IP Library Granted Patent US 10,872,827
Granted Patent B2
US 10,872,827 · App. 16/514,114 · Granted Dec 22, 2020

Manufacturing method and evaluation method for SiC device

Inventor: Ling Guo (Chichibu, JP)
Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
H01L22/12G01N21/6489G01N21/9501G01N27/00H01L22/14H01L21/046
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Patent No.
US 10,872,827
App. No.
16/514,114
Granted
Dec 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a manufacturing method for a SiC device including: performing an ion implantation process of implanting ions in an epitaxial layer of a SiC epitaxial wafer that has the epitaxial layer; and performing an evaluation process of evaluating a defect of the SiC epitaxial wafer after the ion implantation process, in which the evaluation process includes a surface inspection process of inspecting a surface of the SiC epitaxial wafer, a PL inspection process of irradiating a region that includes the defect detected in the surface inspection to perform photoluminescence measurement after the surface inspection process, and a determination process of determining a degree of the defect from a surface defect image detected in the surface inspection and a PL defect image detected in the PL inspection process.

Claims (19)

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

performing an ion implantation process of implanting ions in an epitaxial layer of a SiC epitaxial wafer that has the epitaxial layer; and

performing an evaluation process of evaluating a defect of the SiC epitaxial wafer after the ion implantation process,

wherein the evaluation process includes

a surface inspection process of inspecting a surface of the SiC epitaxial wafer,

a photoluminescence inspection process of irradiating a region that includes the defect detected in the surface inspection with excitation light to perform photoluminescence measurement after the surface inspection process, and

a determination process of determining a degree of the defect from a surface defect image detected in the surface inspection and a photoluminescence defect image detected in the photoluminescence inspection process,

wherein in the photoluminescence inspection process, the defect evaluated in the evaluation process is determined as being defective in a case in which a ratio between luminance S at a light emitting portion that emits light and light emitting intensity N at a light non-emitting portion that does not emit light is equal to or greater than 4.0.

2. The manufacturing method for a SiC device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

performing an electric strength measurement process of applying a voltage to each produced SiC device to perform electric strength measurement after the evaluation process.

3. The manufacturing method for a SiC device according to claim 2 , wherein in the photoluminescence inspection process, the defect evaluated in the evaluation process is determined as being defective in a case in which the ratio between the luminance S at the light emitting portion that emits light and light emission intensity N at the light non-emitting portion that does not emit light is equal to or greater than 2.0.

4. The manufacturing method for a SiC device according to claim 1 , wherein in the photoluminescence inspection process, the defect evaluated in the evaluation process is determined as being defective in a case in which the ratio between the luminance S at the light emitting portion that emits light and light emission intensity N at the light non-emitting portion that does not emit light is equal to or greater than 2.0.

5. An evaluation method for a SiC device, comprising:

performing a surface inspection process of inspecting a surface of a SiC epitaxial wafer;

performing a photoluminescence inspection process of irradiating the surface of the SiC epitaxial wafer with excitation light to perform photoluminescence measurement; and

performing a determination process of determining a degree of defect from a surface defect image detected in the surface inspection and a photoluminescence defect image detected in the PL inspection process,

wherein in the photoluminescence inspection process, the defect evaluated in the evaluation process is determined as being defective in a case in which a ratio between luminance S at a light emitting portion that emits light and light emitting intensity N at a light non-emitting portion that does not emit light is equal to or greater than 4.0.

6. The evaluation method for a SiC device as claimed in claim 5 ,

wherein in the photoluminescence inspection process, the defect evaluated in the evaluation process is determined as being defective in a case in which the ratio between the luminance S at the light emitting portion that emits light and light emission intensity N at the light non-emitting portion that does not emit light is equal to or greater than 2.0.

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 Jul 17, 2019
From: GUO, LING
To: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
Reel/Frame 049780/0497 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-136251 · Jul 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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