Wafer producing method

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PATENT NO 9981339
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15173227

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A wafer having an off angle α is produced from a hexagonal single crystal ingot having an upper surface, a c-plane exposed to the upper surface, and a c-axis perpendicular to the c-plane. The ingot is supported by a wedge member having a wedge angle α equal to the off angle α, thereby inclining the upper surface of the ingot by the off angle α with respect to a horizontal plane. A modified layer is formed by setting the focal point of a laser beam inside the ingot and next applying it to the upper surface, thereby linearly forming a modified layer inside the ingot and cracks extending from the modified layer along the c-plane. The focal point is moved in the second direction to index the focal point by a predetermined amount.

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

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Hirata, Kazuya Tokyo, JP 117 848

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