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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Silicor Materials Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Abdallah Nouri, Brampton, CA;
Assignee:
Silicor Materials, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 11/02 (2006.01); B22D 27/04 (2006.01); C30B 11/00 (2006.01); C30B 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 27/045 (2013.01); C30B 11/002 (2013.01); C30B 11/003 (2013.01); C30B 29/06 (2013.01); Y10T 117/1092 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for directional solidification of silicon. The apparatus can use a cooling platform to cool a portion of a bottom of a directional solidification crucible. The apparatus and method of the present invention can be used to make silicon crystals for use in solar cells.