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US 7,521,339 · App. 11/643,875 · Granted Apr 21, 2009

GaN single crystal substrate and method of making the same

Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,521,339
App. No.
11/643,875
Granted
Apr 21, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method of making a GaN single crystal substrate comprises a mask layer forming step of forming on a GaAs substrate 2 a mask layer 8 having a plurality of opening windows 10 disposed separate from each other; and an epitaxial layer growing step of growing on the mask layer 8 an epitaxial layer 12 made of GaN.

Claims (12)

1. A method of making a hexagonal, n type GaN single crystal substrate comprising:

a mask layer forming step of forming on a 111 plane of a GaAs substrate, a mask layer having a plurality of opening windows disposed separate from each other; and

an epitaxial layer growing step of growing on said mask layer an epitaxial layer made of GaN,

wherein said epitaxial layer is grown in said epitaxial layer growing step so as to form an ingot of n type, hexagonal single crystal GaN,

said method further comprising a cutting step of cutting said ingot into a plurality of sheets.

2. A method of making a crystal substrate as claimed in claim 1 wherein said crystal is grown according to an HVPE method.

3. A method of making a hexagonal, n type GaN single crystal substrate comprising:

a mask layer forming step of forming on a 111 plane of a GaAs substrate a mask layer having a plurality of opening windows disposed separate from each other; and

an epitaxial layer growing step of growing on said mask layer an epitaxial layer made of GaN,

wherein said epitaxial layer is grown in said epitaxial layer growing step so as to form an ingot of n type, hexagonal single crystal GaN,

said method further comprising a cleaving step of cleaving said ingot into a plurality of sheets.

4. A method of making a crystal substrate as claimed in claim 3 wherein said crystal is grown according to an HVPE method.

Priority Claims (3)
JP 298300 · Oct 30, 1997 · national
JP 009008 · Jan 20, 1998 · national
JP 102546 · Apr 14, 1998 · national
Continuity (4)
Division 1069156900 · Oct 24, 2003
Division 0956081800 · Apr 28, 2000
Continuation In Part PCTJP980490800 · Oct 29, 1998
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