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Granted Patent B2
US 11,795,572 · App. 17/329,460 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Method of manufacturing a silicon carbide ingot comprising moving a heater surrounding a reactor to induce silicon carbide raw materials to sublimate and growing the silicon carbide ingot on a seed crystal

Inventors: Byung Kyu Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Jong Hwi Park (Suwon-si, KR); Eun Su Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Jung Woo Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Sang Ki Ko (Suwon-si, KR); Kap-Ryeol Ku (Suwon-si, KR); Jung-Gyu Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SENIC INC.
C30B23/06C30B23/002C30B29/36
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Patent No.
US 11,795,572
App. No.
17/329,460
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide ingot, includes a preparing operation of adjusting internal space of a reactor in which silicon carbide raw materials and a seed crystal are disposed to have a high vacuum atmosphere, a proceeding operation of injecting an inert gas into the internal space, heating the internal space by moving a heater surrounding the reactor to induce the silicon carbide raw materials to sublimate, and growing the silicon carbide ingot on the seed crystal, and a cooling operation of cooling the temperature of the internal space to room temperature. The moving of the heater has a relative position which becomes more distant at a rate of 0.1 mm/hr to 0.48 mm/hr based on the seed crystal.

Claims (17)

1. A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide ingot, the method comprising:

a preparing operation of adjusting an internal space of a reactor in which silicon carbide raw materials and a seed crystal are disposed in a lower part and an upper part of the internal space, respectively, to have a vacuum atmosphere;

a proceeding operation of injecting an inert gas into the internal space, heating the internal space by moving a heater surrounding the reactor to induce the silicon carbide raw materials to sublimate, and growing the silicon carbide ingot on the seed crystal; and

a cooling operation of cooling a temperature of the internal space to a room temperature,

wherein the moving of the heater has a relative position which becomes more distant at a rate of 0.1 mm/hr to 0.48 mm/hr based on the seed crystal,

wherein the proceeding operation sequentially comprises a pre-growth process and a growth process,

wherein the pre-growth process sequentially comprises a first process, a second process, and a third process,

wherein:

the first process in the pre-growth process is to change the vacuum atmosphere to an inert atmosphere and maintain a temperature difference of 40° C. to 60° C. between the upper part near the seed crystal and the lower part near the silicon carbide raw materials,

the second process in the pre-growth process is to raise the temperature of the internal space using the heater, and

the third process in the pre-growth process is to depressurize the internal space to reach a growth pressure and heat the internal space to a growth temperature of 2100° C. to 2500° C.,

wherein the growth process maintains the internal space at the growth temperature and the growth pressure and induces the silicon carbide ingot to grow,

wherein the heater is moved during the growth process,

wherein a maximum heating region of the internal space corresponds to a position at a center of the heater, and the maximum heating region has a temperature of 2100° C. to 2500° C.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the internal space has a sub-heating region with a temperature 110° C. to 160° C. lower than the temperature of the maximum heating region, and the heater is movable to maintain the temperature of the sub-heating region.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a total moving distance of the heater is 10 mm or more.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a temperature difference between the upper part of the internal space and the lower part of the internal space in the growth process is greater than the temperature difference in the first process by 70 to 120° C.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2025
From: SENIC INC.
To: EIN CRYSTAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072990/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058645 FRAME: 0149. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS.. Recorded Apr 10, 2022
From: SENIC INC.
To: SENIC INC.
Reel/Frame 059852/0027 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 5, 2022
From: SENIC INC.
To: SENIC INC.
Reel/Frame 058645/0149 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: SKC CO., LTD.
To: SENIC INC.
Reel/Frame 057788/0414 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: JANG, BYUNG KYU; PARK, JONG HWI; YANG, EUN SU; CHOI, JUNG WOO; KO, SANG KI; KU, KAP-RYEOL; KIM, JUNG-GYU
To: SKC CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 056341/0288 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0064719 · May 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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