EP 1198626 A2 20020424 - EDGE MENISCUS CONTROL OF CRYSTALLINE RIBBON GROWTH
Title (en)
EDGE MENISCUS CONTROL OF CRYSTALLINE RIBBON GROWTH
Title (de)
KONTROLLE DES RANDBEREICHMENISKUS WÄHREND DER ZÜCHTUNG VON KRISTALLINEN BÄNDERN
Title (fr)
COMMANDE DES BORDS DU MENISQUE DE FORMATION D'UN RUBAN CRISTALLIN
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0017651 W 20000627
- US 34761599 A 19990702
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0104388A2] An apparatus for growing a crystalline ribbon includes a crucible for holding a melt of a semiconductor material, a pair of strings passing through a pair of openings in the crucible, and a meniscus controller. The pair of strings defines edges of the crystalline ribbon grown from the melt. The crystalline ribbon and an upper surface of the melt form a meniscus. The meniscus controller controls a property of the meniscus near the edges of the crystalline ribbon.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
C30B 15/00 (2006.01); C30B 15/24 (2006.01); C30B 29/06 (2006.01); C30B 29/64 (2006.01); H01L 31/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
C30B 15/007 (2013.01); C30B 15/24 (2013.01); C30B 29/06 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0104388A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0104388 A2 20010118; WO 0104388 A3 20010802; EP 1198626 A2 20020424; JP 2003504295 A 20030204
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0017651 W 20000627; EP 00975147 A 20000627; JP 2001509582 A 20000627