Product Description
Borosilicate Glass Wafers Perfect silicon crystals with miraculous mechanical strength, chemical stability and uniformity in the form of wafers are the basis of the multi-billion dollar silicon industry. Silicon is one of the most useful elements given to mankind by nature. It is an ideal substrate for processing standard integrated circuits. It is also the most widely used substance for manufacturing transistors. Thinned silicon integrated circuits have become very common in modern technology, and borosilicate glass wafers are of great significance in this regard.
Borosilicate glass wafers are made of borosilicate glass. Borosilicate glass is made of silicon trioxide, boron trioxide and certain other additives. Boron trioxide is a magical matrix that completely changes the behavior of glass by making it resistant to thermal shock. Borosilicate glass is significantly better than ordinary glass and has numerous advantages. Similarly, borosilicate glass wafers are far superior to other simple silicon wafers.
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Material |
Size |
Thickness |
Refractive index |
Material Density |
Expansivity |
Young's modulus Knoop |
Knoop hardness |
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Unit |
mm |
mm |
nd (20°C) |
g/cm3 |
α (20-300°C) |
kN/mm2 |
HK0.1/20 |
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BOROFLOAT 33 |
1150 x 850 |
0.7 - 25.4 |
1.4714 |
2.2 |
3.25 x 10-6 K-1 |
64 |
480 |
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D 263T Eco |
440 x 360 |
0.1 - 1.1 |
1.5231 |
2.51 |
7.2 x 10-6 K-1 |
72.9 |
590 |
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B 270i |
258 x 406 |
0.7 - 17 |
1.523 |
2.56 |
9.4 x10-6 K-1 |
71.1 |
500 |
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Wafer |
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Sizes: |
Typically from 1 inch to 4 inch |
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Thickness: |
Typically 0.5mm and 1.0mm |
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Clear Aperture: |
Central 90% of diameter |
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Flatness: |
From 1/4th wave to 2 wave |
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Parallelism: |
From 5 arcsec to 15 arcsec |
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Surface Quality: |
10-5 and 20/10 |
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Rouoghness: |
5 angstrom to 10 angstrom |
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Material: |
Quartz, LiTaO3, LiNbO3, MgO doped LiNb |
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Windows |
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Sizes: |
4mm to 300mm |
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Thickness: |
From 0.3mm to 30mm |
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Clear Aperture: |
Central 90% of diameter |
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Flatness: |
1/10th wave |
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Parallelism: |
1 arcsec |
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Surface Quality: |
20-10 or better |
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Shapes: |
Circular, rectangular and special shapes |
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Material: |
Optical glasses, Fused Silica, B270, D263T, BOROFLOAT 33 |
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History of Borosilicate Glass Wafers
The history of borosilicate glass is quite old and dates back to the end of the 19th century. German glassmaker Otto Schott produced this remarkable substance for the first time. It all happened in the city of Jena, and thus, borosilicate glass got its name from Jena glass. After the launch of Pyrex in 1915, the term became a household name and borosilicate glass entered the English vocabulary. Over the years, borosilicate glass has undergone several innovations. Now, borosilicate glass has become the name of a family of glasses that consists of various family members that are produced specifically for special purposes. Later, the production of borosilicate glass wafers began to be used to manufacture components with highly practical and advantageous electrical or photonic structures.
Production of Borosilicate Glass Wafers
Borosilicate glass wafers contain nearly 80% silicon dioxide and about 15% to 20% boron trioxide. Alkaline oxides, alkaline potassium oxide, and aluminum oxide are other additives in its manufacturing process. The very special borosilicate glass is produced by a very unique float process. All the components of the borosilicate glass are melted. The melting process requires very high temperatures. After that, the molten material floats on a bed of molten tin. A floating smooth ribbon with uniform thickness is formed on both sides. This borosilicate glass is further processed in a drum to produce borosilicate glass wafers. At the end of the process, it is cooled to room temperature to avoid strain during annealing. In this way, the sheet can be cut into any desired shape or size.
Applications of Borosilicate Glass Wafers
Borosilicate glass is not just a glass, it is a significant upgrade from the conventional glass we know. Similarly, borosilicate glass wafers are not conventional silicon wafers, it is something extraordinary that has found applications in several industries such as home appliances, chemicals, environmental engineering, lighting, optics, precision engineering, biotechnology, medical technology, sensors, electronics, security, and semiconductor engineering. It has found a wide range of applications due to its excellent chemical and physical properties.
Borosilicate glass wafers are widely used in the production of semiconductor industry. These wafers are used to bond silicon and other substrates together in the production of semiconductors such as micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS).
Lighting applications widely use these materials instead of inferior plastics. These wafers help to achieve better light transmittance. Companies that produce the best flashlights always prefer borosilicate glass wafers over simple glass. High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps and Organic Light Emitting Diodes also use borosilicate wafers for better results.
These wafers are also used in space applications such as reflecting telescopes where borosilicate wafers have excellent resistance to thermal shock and do not bend even when exposed to extreme temperature changes. Many other telescopes also make use of the excellent physical and chemical properties of these wafers.
Borosilicate glass wafers are valuable for medical devices such as dental composites, artificial hip joints, bone cements, artificial eyes, etc. They are also used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical containers such as cartridges, ampoules, vials, syringes, etc.
Borosilicate wafers have good optical clarity as well as chemical and heat resistance. These properties make them the best material for manufacturing high-quality glassware for laboratories. They are also used in other laboratory equipment when high heat resistance is required. Some injectable drug applications also make use of the chemical stability of borosilicate wafers.
Borosilicate wafers have found application in professional glass cookware manufacturing. Beverage glassware production is the main use of these wafers.
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) or Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) build plates are also made from borosilicate glass. These borosilicate wafers are very useful for this technology.
Borosilicate wafers have become the material of choice for the production of aquarium heaters due to their very high thermal stability.
Borosilicate glass wafers have also been used in the production of glass pipes, and harm reduction organizations have mentioned their use in this regard.
Vacuum tube solar technology is another area of application for these wafers, again due to their high resistance to heat and chemical reactions.
Borosilicate glass wafers can also be used to store radioactive waste. Their high resistance to chemical reactions allows these nuclear wastes to be preserved in borosilicate glass for hundreds of years.
Using borosilicate glass wafers as packaging material is very useful for environmental protection compared to other glass or plastics.
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