SiC ingot slicing method

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PATENT NO 9884389
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14850239

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Disclosed herein is an SiC ingot slicing method including: an initial separation layer formation step for scanning a focal point of a laser beam parallel to an end face of the SiC ingot along a scheduled separation plane, and forming a separation layer at a position at a distance from the end face; a repetition step for sequentially moving, after the initial separation layer formation step, the focal point by the distance equal to the thickness of an SiC plate from the separation layer toward the end face, scanning the focal point parallel to the end face, repeating the formation of the separation layer, and forming the plurality of separation layers; and a separation step for applying an external force to the plurality of separation layers formed by the repetition step, peeling off the SiC plates starting from the separation layers, and acquiring the plurality of SiC plates.

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DISCO CORPORATION13-11 OMORI-KITA 2-CHOME OTA-KU TOKYO 143-8580

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  • 2015 Application Filing Year
  • B28D Class
  • 139 Applications Filed
  • 101 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 72.67 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hirata, Kazuya Tokyo, JP 117 848
Nishino, Yoko Tokyo, JP 24 460

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  • 5 Citation Count
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