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11…第1の端部、
12…第2の端部、
13…縦軸、
14…周表面、
15…最上面、
16…シード部分、
17…単結晶、
18…配向平坦部、
20…シード結晶、
30…水、
41…研削ホィール、
42…ダイシングブレード、
43…スピンドル、
44…スピンドル軸、
110…結晶成長ステップ、
120…周表面研削ステップ、
130…ウェハ生産ステップ、
140…シード結晶処理ステップ、
LB…レーザビーム、
d1…第1の距離、
d2…第2の距離。
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- 単結晶ブランク(10)を処理するための方法であって、
前記単結晶ブランク(10)は、第1の端部(11)と、第2の端部(12)と、前記第1の端部(11)と前記第2の端部(12)との間に延びる縦軸(13)とを有し、
前記単結晶ブランク(10)は、シード結晶(20)および単一結晶(17)を含み、前記シード結晶(20)は、少なくとも部分的に前記縦軸に沿って延びており、
前記方法は、前記単結晶ブランク(10)の周表面(14)を少なくとも部分的に前記縦軸(13)に沿って研削する周表面研削ステップを含み、前記単結晶ブランク(10)の前記周表面(14)は、前記シード結晶(20)を除く前記縦軸(13)の一部分に少なくとも部分的に沿って、前記縦軸(13)に対する第1の距離(d1)まで研削され、前記第1の距離は、前記シード結晶(20)の前記縦軸(13)に対する延びよりも小さい、方法。 - 前記単結晶ブランク(10)の前記周表面(14)は、少なくとも一部が前記縦軸(13)に沿って、前記縦軸(13)に対して第2の距離(d2)まで研削され、前記第2の距離(d2)は、前記シード結晶(20)の縦軸(13)に対する延びより大きい又は前記延びと実質的に等しい、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記単結晶ブランク(10)の前記周表面(14)は、少なくとも前記縦軸(13)のシード部分(16)に沿って前記縦軸(13)に対して前記第2の距離(d2)まで研削され、前記シード部分(16)は、前記シード結晶(20)、特にシード結晶(20)全体を含む、請求項2に記載の方法。
- 前記方法は、前記単結晶ブランク(10)から、前記縦軸(13)に沿って所定の厚みを有するウエハ(30)を生産するウエハ生産ステップ(130)を更に含み、前記ウエハ生産ステップ(130)は、前記単結晶ブランク(10)の内側にレーザ光(LB)を収束するサブステップを含むことが好ましい、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記方法は、
結晶成長用シード結晶(20)を提供するシード結晶提供ステップと、
前記単結晶ブランク(10)を形成するための前記シード結晶(20)の表面に単結晶(17)を成長させる結晶成長ステップ(110)と、
を更に含む、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記方法は、
前記シード結晶(20)を処理するシード結晶処理ステップ(140)であって、前記シード結晶(20)を研削および/または研磨する工程を含むことが好ましいステップを更に含む、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記単結晶ブランク(10)を加工してインゴットまたはウエハ(30)を形成し、前記ウエハ(30)は、レーザビーム(LB)、ブレードおよび/またはワイヤーソーを用いて特に形成される、請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 単結晶ブランク(10)を処理するための装置であって、
前記単結晶ブランク(10)は、第1の端部(11)と、第2の端部(12)と、前記第1の端部(11)と前記第2の端部(12)との間に延びる縦軸(13)とを有し、前記単結晶ブランク(10)は、シード結晶(20)および単一結晶(17)を含み、前記シード結晶(20)は、少なくとも部分的に前記縦軸に沿って延びており、
前記装置は、前記単結晶ブランク(10)の周表面(14)を少なくとも部分的に前記縦軸(13)に沿って研削するように構成された周表面研削手段を備え、
前記周表面研削手段は、前記単結晶ブランク(10)の前記周表面(14)が、前記シード結晶(20)を除く前記縦軸(13)の一部分に少なくとも部分的に沿って、前記縦軸(13)に対する第1の距離(d1)まで研削されるように構成され、前記第1の距離(d1)は、好ましくは、前記シード結晶(20)の前記縦軸(13)に対する延びよりも小さい、装置。 - 前記単結晶ブランク(10)の前記周表面(14)は少なくとも一部が前記縦軸(13)に沿って前記縦軸(13)に対して第2の距離(d2)まで研削されるように、前記周表面研削手段が更に構成され、前記第2の距離(d2)は、前記シード結晶(20)の縦軸(13)に対する延びより大きい又は前記延びと実質的に等しい、請求項8に記載の装置。
- 前記単結晶ブランク(10)の前記周表面(14)が少なくとも前記縦軸(13)のシード部分(16)に沿って前記縦軸(13)に対して前記第2の距離(d2)まで研削されるように、前記周表面研削手段が更に構成され、前記シード部分(16)は、前記シード結晶(20)、特にシード結晶(20)全体を含む、請求項9に記載の装置。
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