Patent ID: 8394297

Claim:
A semiconductor device formed by the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device from a structural element composed of a semiconductor having a p-n junction and an insulating film formed on a main surface of the semiconductor comprising the steps of: (a) applying onto said insulating film the thick film composition comprising: a) electrically conductive silver powder; b) zinc-containing additive, wherein the zinc-containing additive is ZnO; c) glass frit wherein said glass frit composition comprises, based on weight percent total glass frit composition: SiO 2 21-29, Al 2 O 3 0.1-8, PbO 50-62, B 2 O 3 7-10, ZnO 0-4, Li 2 O 0-0.1, and TiO 2 2-7; dispersed in d) organic medium; and (b) firing said semiconductor, insulating film and thick film composition to form an electrode.