IP Library Granted Patent US 12,252,809
Granted Patent B2
US 12,252,809 · App. 18/143,665 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

SiC substrate and SiC epitaxial wafer

Inventors: Yoshitaka Nishihara (Tokyo, JP); Hiromasa Suo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Resonac Corporation
C30B29/36C01B32/956H01L29/1608
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Patent No.
US 12,252,809
App. No.
18/143,665
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a SiC substrate of the present invention, in a case where the SiC substrate is supported on an inner periphery by an inner peripheral support surface positioned to overlap a circumference having a radius of 17.5 mm from a center, in a case where a plane connecting first points of an upper surface overlapping the inner peripheral support surface when seen in a thickness direction is defined as a first reference plane, and an upper side of the first reference plane is defined as a positive side, a bow is less than 40 μm.

Claims (43)

1. A SiC substrate,

wherein, in a case where the SiC substrate is supported on an inner periphery by an inner peripheral support surface positioned to overlap a circumference having a radius of 17.5 mm from a center, the SiC substrate deflects upward,

in a case where a plane connecting first points of an upper surface overlapping the inner peripheral support surface when seen in a thickness direction is defined as a first reference plane, and an upper side of the first reference plane is defined as a positive side, a bow is less than 40 μm and

a diameter is 145 mm or more.

2. The SiC substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein a warp in a case where the SiC substrate is supported by the inner peripheral support surface is less than 60 μm.

3. The SiC substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in a case where the SiC substrate is supported on an outer periphery by an outer peripheral support surface positioned to overlap a circumference 7.5 mm inside from an outermost periphery,

in a case where a plane connecting second points of the upper surface overlapping the outer peripheral support surface when seen in the thickness direction is defined as a second reference plane, and an upper side of the second reference plane is defined as a positive side, a bow is more than −40 μm.

4. The SiC substrate according to claim 3 ,

wherein, in a case where the SiC substrate is supported on the outer periphery by the outer peripheral support surface, a bow with respect to the second reference plane is 0 μm or less.

5. The SiC substrate according to claim 3 ,

wherein a warp in a case where the SiC substrate is supported by the outer peripheral support surface is less than 60 μm.

6. The SiC substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein a diameter is 195145 mm or more.

7. A SiC epitaxial wafer comprising:

the SiC substrate according to claim 1 ; and

a SiC epitaxial layer stacked on one surface of the SiC substrate.

8. The SiC substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein the bow in a case where the SiC substrate is supported by the inner peripheral support surface is less than 10 μm.

9. The SiC substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein a warp in a case where the SiC substrate is supported by the inner peripheral support surface is less than 20 μm.

10. A SiC epitaxial wafer comprising:

the SiC substrate according to claim 2 ; and

a SiC epitaxial layer stacked on one surface of the SiC substrate.

11. A SiC epitaxial wafer comprising:

the SiC substrate according to claim 3 ; and

a SiC epitaxial layer stacked on one surface of the SiC substrate.

12. A SiC epitaxial wafer comprising:

the SiC substrate according to claim 4 ; and

a SiC epitaxial layer stacked on one surface of the SiC substrate.

13. A SiC epitaxial wafer comprising:

the SiC substrate according to claim 5 ; and

a SiC epitaxial layer stacked on one surface of the SiC substrate.

14. A SiC epitaxial wafer comprising:

the SiC substrate according to claim 6 ; and

a SiC epitaxial layer stacked on one surface of the SiC substrate.

15. A SiC epitaxial wafer comprising:

the SiC substrate according to claim 8 ; and

a SiC epitaxial layer stacked on one surface of the SiC substrate.

16. A SiC epitaxial wafer comprising:

the SiC substrate according to claim 9 ; and

a SiC epitaxial layer stacked on one surface of the SiC substrate.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066547/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2023
From: NISHIHARA, YOSHITAKA; SUO, HIROMASA
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063548/0703 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-089091 · May 31, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240003053A1 · Jan 4, 2024
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