(19)
(11) EP 3 228 593 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.08.2021 Bulletin 2021/33

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.06.2021 Bulletin 2021/26

(21) Application number: 17155922.2

(22) Date of filing: 13.02.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C01B 33/035(2006.01)
C30B 29/06(2006.01)
 C30B 13/00(2006.01)

(54)

POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FZ SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON USING THE POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON

POLYKRISTALLINES SILIZIUM UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES EINKRISTALLINEN SILIZIUM NACH DEM FZ-VERFAHREN, UNTER VERWENDUNG DES POLYKRISTALLINEN SILIZIUM

SILICIUM POLYCRISTALLIN ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE SILICIUM MONOCRISTALLIN

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 04.04.2016 JP 2016075072

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/41

(73) Proprietor: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Tokyo 100-0004 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Miyao, Shuichi
    Joetsu-shi, Niigata 9428601 (JP)
  • Netsu, Shigeyoshi
    Joetsu-shi, Niigata 9428601 (JP)

(74) Representative: WP Thompson 
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT
London EC4A 1BT (GB)


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