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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Shinjirou Uchida, Tokyo, JP;
Sumio Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinjirou Uchida, Tokyo, JP;
Sumio Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sumco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/66 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for pre-treating an epitaxial layer performed before evaluation of the epitaxial layer by making the epitaxial layer contact with a metal electrode by a capacitance-voltage measurement, the method comprising; applying carbon-bearing compound to a surface of the epitaxial layer; subsequently irradiating ultraviolet light to the surface of the epitaxial layer; and thereby forming an oxide film on the surface of the epitaxial layer.