TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Composition: In the composition, the lead fluoride is at least one of PbF, PbF2, PbF4, or a mixture; or at least one of PbO2, Pb3O4, PbO, or a mixture. The lead compound comprises a lead fluoride present in an amount such that the glass component comprises at most 5 wt.% of elemental fluorine. The lithium-containing additive is at least one of lithium oxide, lithium hydroxide, a lithium salt of an inorganic or organic acid, or a mixture, where the lithium-containing additive is lithium fluoride (LiF), or lithium carbonate (Li2CO3). The electrically conductive metal is at least one of gold, silver, copper, nickel, palladium, or an alloy or a mixture. The electrically conductive metal is silver. The source of electrically conductive metal is finely divided silver particles. Preferred Article: In the article, an insulating layer is present on the first major surface of the semiconductor substrate and the paste composition is deposited on the insulating layer. The paste composition has been fired to remove the organic medium and form an electrode that has electrical contact with the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate is a silicon wafer. Alternatively, the article is fabricated using the process. Preferred Process: In the process, the insulating layer comprises at least one of aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, silicon nitride, silicon nitride (SiN):hydrogen (H), silicon oxide, or silicon oxide/titanium oxide. The insulating layer is a naturally occurring layer. The paste composition is applied onto the first major surface in a pre-selected pattern. The firing is carried out in air or an oxygen-containing atmosphere. The source of electrically conductive metal is finely divided silver particles. The glass component consists essentially of: 5-30 wt.% of SiO2; 50-95 wt.% of at least one of a lead oxide or a lead fluoride; 0-5 wt.% of Al2O3; 0-10 wt.% of B2O3; 0-5 wt.% of at least one of Li2O, Na2O, or K2O; 0-5 wt.% of at least one of MgO, CaO, SrO, or BaO; and 0-5 wt.% of at least one oxide of Zn, Bi, Ta, Zr, Nb, Hf, Te, Cd, Mo, W, P, Gd, Ce, Ti, V, Mn, Sn, Ru, Cr, Co, Fe, Cu, Ag, or a mixture, optionally at least one fluoride of Al, Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Bi, Ta, Zr, Hf, Cd, Mo, W, Gd, Ce, Ti, Mn, Sn, Ru, Co, Fe, Cu, Cr, or a mixture; and where the weight percentages are based on the total glass component and the amount of fluoride present is such that the glass component comprises at most 5 wt.% of elemental fluorine.