IP Library Granted Patent US 9,390,924
Granted Patent B2
US 9,390,924 · App. 14/650,596 · Granted Jul 12, 2016

Method for manufacturing SiC substrate

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Patent No.
US 9,390,924
App. No.
14/650,596
Granted
Jul 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a SiC substrate is provided. The method includes: a sacrificial film-forming process of forming a sacrificial film on a surface of a SiC substrate in a film thickness that is equal to or greater than a maximum height difference of the surface; a sacrificial film planarization process of planarizing a surface of the sacrificial film by mechanical processing; and a SiC substrate planarization process of performing dry etching under conditions in which etching selectivity between the SiC substrate and the sacrificial film is in a range of 0.5 to 2.0 so as to remove the sacrificial film and so as to planarize the surface of the SiC substrate.

Claims (28)

1. A method for manufacturing a SiC substrate, comprising:

a sacrificial film-forming process of forming a sacrificial film on a surface of a SiC substrate in a film thickness that is equal to or greater than a maximum height difference of the surface;

a sacrificial film planarization process of planarizing a surface of the sacrificial film by mechanical processing; and

a SiC substrate planarization process of performing dry etching under conditions in which etching selectivity between the SiC substrate and the sacrificial film is in a range of 0.5 to 2.0 so as to remove the sacrificial film and so as to planarize the surface of the SiC substrate.

2. A method for manufacturing a SiC substrate, comprising:

a sacrificial film-forming process of forming a sacrificial film while adjusting a film thickness of the sacrificial film in order for the entirety of a surface of the sacrificial film to be located at a position higher than a position of the most protruding portion on a surface of a SiC substrate when forming the sacrificial film on the surface of the SiC substrate;

a sacrificial film planarization process of planarizing the surface of the sacrificial film by mechanical processing; and

a SiC substrate planarization process of performing dry etching under conditions in which etching selectivity between the SiC substrate and the sacrificial film is in a range of 0.5 to 2.0 so as to remove the sacrificial film and so as to planarize the surface of the SiC substrate.

3. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the sacrificial film planarization process, the sacrificial film is planarized by grinding, polishing, or CMP.

4. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the sacrificial film planarization process, the sacrificial film is planarized without exposing the surface of the SiC substrate.

5. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein a carbon film is used as the sacrificial film, and the carbon film is formed by a sputtering method.

6. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 1 .

wherein a SiC substrate that is sliced from a SiC ingot is used as the SiC substrate that is provided to the sacrificial film-forming process.

7. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein after the SiC substrate is sliced from the SiC ingot, the surface of the SiC substrate is preliminarily planarized by mechanical processing before the sacrificial film planarization process.

8. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 2 ,

wherein in the sacrificial film planarization process, the sacrificial film is planarized by grinding, polishing, or CMP.

9. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 2 ,

wherein in the sacrificial film planarization process, the sacrificial film is planarized without exposing the surface of the SiC substrate.

10. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 2 ,

wherein a carbon film is used as the sacrificial film, and the carbon film is formed by a sputtering method.

11. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 2 ,

wherein a SiC substrate that is sliced from a SiC ingot is used as the SiC substrate that is provided to the sacrificial film-forming process.

12. The method for manufacturing a SiC substrate according to claim 2 ,

wherein after the SiC substrate is sliced from the SiC ingot, the surface of the SiC substrate is preliminarily planarized by mechanical processing before the sacrificial film planarization process.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064082/0513 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: SASAKI, YUZO
To: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
Reel/Frame 035808/0309 →