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US 12,431,440 · App. 17/445,505 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

SiC composite substrate and composite substrate for semiconductor device

Inventors: Kiyoshi Matsushima (Nagoya, JP); Jun Yoshikawa (Nagoya, JP); Morimichi Watanabe (Nagoya, JP); Risa Miyakaze (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
H01L23/562H10D62/405H10D62/53H10D62/8325
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Patent No.
US 12,431,440
App. No.
17/445,505
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a SiC composite substrate including a biaxially-oriented SiC layer in which SiC is oriented in both a c-axis direction and an a-axis direction, and a SiC polycrystalline layer provided on one surface of the biaxially-oriented SiC layer. Pores are present in the SiC composite substrate.

Claims (12)

1. A SIC composite substrate comprising:

a biaxially-oriented SiC layer in which SIC is oriented in both a c-axis direction and an a-axis direction; and

a SIC polycrystalline layer provided on one surface of the biaxially-oriented SIC layer,

wherein pores are present in the SiC composite substrate.

2. The SiC composite substrate according to claim 1 , wherein pores are present in the SIC polycrystalline layer.

3. The SIC composite substrate according to claim 2 , wherein pores are also present in the biaxially-oriented SIC layer.

4. The SiC composite substrate according to claim 3 , wherein the number of the pores per 1 cm 2 of a unit cross-sectional area in the SIC polycrystalline layer is greater than the number of the pores per 1 cm 2 of a unit cross-sectional area in the biaxially-oriented SIC layer.

5. The SiC composite substrate according to claim 1 , wherein pores are absent in the biaxially-oriented SIC layer.

6. The SIC composite substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the biaxially-oriented SiC layer has a defect density of 1.0×10 1 /cm 2 or less.

7. A composite substrate for a semiconductor device comprising:

the SIC composite substrate according to claim 1 ; and

a functional layer for a semiconductor device provided on the biaxially-oriented SiC layer of the SIC composite substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2021
From: MATSUSHIMA, KIYOSHI; YOSHIKAWA, JUN; WATANABE, MORIMICHI; MIYAKAZE, RISA
To: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057237/0708 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-061502 · Mar 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020004320 · Feb 5, 2020
Related Publication 20210384145A1 · Dec 9, 2021
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