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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2016
Sumco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masaya Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
SUMCO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An epitaxial growth device includes; a chamber; a susceptor; a supporting shaft, having a main column located coaxially with the center of the susceptor and supporting arms; and a lift pin, at least the surface layer region of the lift pin is made of a material having a hardness lower than the susceptor, the lift pin has a straight trunk part upper region configured to pass through the through-hole of the susceptor and having a surface roughness of from not less than 0.1 μm to not more than 0.3 μm, and the lift pin has a straight trunk part lower region configured to pass through the through-hole of the supporting arm and having a surface roughness of from not less than 1 μm to not more than 10 μm.