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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Sunedison, Inc., Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Inventors:
Jihong Chen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Tirumani N. Swaminathan, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Assignee:
Corner Star Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 15/04 (2006.01); C30B 15/00 (2006.01); C30B 15/10 (2006.01); C30B 29/06 (2006.01); C30B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 15/04 (2013.01); C30B 15/00 (2013.01); C30B 15/002 (2013.01); C30B 15/02 (2013.01); C30B 15/10 (2013.01); C30B 29/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Production of silicon ingots in a crystal puller that involve reduction of the erosion rate at the crucible contact point are disclosed.