Abstract: In a method for producing a conductive coating on an insulating substrate, at least one surface of an electrically insulating substrate is equipped, in selected regions, with a coating of an electrically highly conductive first metal; the coated surface is cleaned; the coating made of the first metal on the substrate is seeded with seeds of a second metal; a layer of the second metal is deposited onto the layer thus seeded; the substrate thus coated is fired.

Abstract: In a method for producing a conductive coating on an insulating substrate, at least one surface of an electrically insulating substrate is equipped, in selected regions, with a coating of an electrically highly conductive first metal; the coated surface is cleaned; the coating made of the first metal on the substrate is seeded with seeds of a second metal; a layer of the second metal is deposited onto the layer thus seeded; the substrate thus coated is fired.

Abstract: A method for increasing the manufacturing certainty of soldered connections between a ceramic carrier and a printed-circuit board. It includes the method step of applying a first decomposition-resistant metallization layer on a ceramic carrier and the subsequent imprinting onto the first metallizing layer of a second metallizing layer, improving the wetting performance. In this manner, it is possible to achieve an increase in the overall metallizing layer thickness in the edge area of a soldered connection, whose solder rise in turn makes possible an optical, fully-automatic monitoring of the soldered connection.

Abstract: In a method for producing a pressure sensor, a ceramic plate is joined to a shaped ceramic part. The shaped ceramic part has a depression. Around the depression there is provided a thick-layer paste which does not completely surround the depression. As a result, the air can escape from the depression during firing and a subatmospheric pressure can thus be enclosed in the depression.