IP Library Granted Patent US 12,166,087
Granted Patent B2
US 12,166,087 · App. 17/454,416 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

SiC epitaxial wafer and method for manufacturing SIC epitaxial wafer

Inventors: Naoto Ishibashi (Chichibu, JP); Keisuke Fukada (Chichibu, JP)
Assignee: Resonac Corporation
H01L29/365C30B25/14C30B25/165C30B29/36H01L21/02378H01L21/02529H01L21/02584H01L21/0262H01L29/1608
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Patent No.
US 12,166,087
App. No.
17/454,416
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A SiC epitaxial wafer of the present invention includes a SiC single crystal substrate, and a high concentration layer that is provided on the SiC single crystal substrate and has an average value of an n-type doping concentration of 1×10 18 /cm 3 or more and 1×10 19 /cm 3 or less, and in-plane uniformity of the doping concentration of 30% or less.

Claims (28)

1. A SiC epitaxial wafer comprising:

a SiC single crystal substrate; and

a high concentration layer that is provided on the SiC single crystal substrate and has an average value of an n-type doping concentration of 1×10 18 /cm 3 or more and 1×10 19 /cm 3 or less, and in-plane uniformity of the n-type doping concentration of 30% or less,

wherein the high concentration layer is doped with nitrogen, and

the in-plane uniformity is obtained from

an absolute value of (a maximum value of the n-type doping concentration−a minimum value of the n-type doping concentration)/an average value of the n-type doping concentration.

2. The SiC epitaxial wafer according claim 1 ,

wherein the high concentration layer is a buffer layer, and

a drift layer having an average value of a doping concentration lower than an average value of the doping concentration of the buffer layer is provided on the buffer layer.

3. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 1 , wherein the in-plane uniformity of the high concentration layer is 20% or less.

4. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 1 , wherein the in-plane uniformity of the high concentration layer is 10% or less.

5. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the wafer is 150 mm or more.

6. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 2 , wherein the in-plane uniformity of the high concentration layer is 20% or less.

7. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 2 , wherein the in-plane uniformity of the high concentration layer is 10% or less.

8. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 3 , wherein the in-plane uniformity of the high concentration layer is 10% or less.

9. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 6 , wherein the in-plane uniformity of the high concentration layer is 10% or less.

10. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 2 , wherein a diameter of the wafer is 150 mm or more.

11. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 3 , wherein a diameter of the wafer is 150 mm or more.

12. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 4 , wherein a diameter of the wafer is 150 mm or more.

13. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 6 , wherein a diameter of the wafer is 150 mm or more.

14. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 7 , wherein a diameter of the wafer is 150 mm or more.

15. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 8 , wherein a diameter of the wafer is 150 mm or more.

16. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 9 , wherein a diameter of the wafer is 150 mm or more.

17. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 1 , wherein the high concentration layer has the average value of the n-type doping concentration of 1.2×10 18 /cm 3 or more and 1×10 19 /cm 3 or less.

18. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 1 , wherein the high concentration layer has the average value of the n-type doping concentration of 1.5×10 18 /cm 3 or more and 1×10 19 /cm 3 or less.

19. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 1 , wherein the high concentration layer has the average value of the n-type doping concentration of 2×10 18 /cm 3 or more and 1×10 19 /cm 3 or less.

20. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 1 , wherein the high concentration layer has the average value of the n-type doping concentration of 3×10 18 /cm 3 or more and 1×10 19 /cm 3 or less.

21. The SiC epitaxial wafer according to claim 1 , wherein the high concentration layer has the average value of the n-type doping concentration of 5×10 18 /cm 3 or more and 1×10 19 /cm 3 or less.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066547/0677 →
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 Nov 11, 2021
From: ISHIBASHI, NAOTO; FUKADA, KEISUKE
To: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
Reel/Frame 058081/0190 →