Process for producing semiconductor substrate

摘要

In a process for producing a semiconductor substrate, comprising sealing surface pores of a porous silicon layer and thereafter forming a single-crystal layer on the porous silicon layer by epitaxial growth, intermediate heat treatment is carried after the sealing and out before the epitaxial growth and at a temperature higher than the temperature at the time of the sealing. This process improves crystal quality of the semiconductor substrate having the single-crystal layer formed by epitaxial growth and improves smoothness at the bonding interface when applied to bonded wafers and this process enables to detect the smaller particles on the surface by laser light scattering method.