Ingot growth apparatus
OwnerJi Wook SEO, Yang Kyu KIMinventors
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Abstract
An ingot growth apparatus may include an ingot growth furnace which heats molten silicon and an auxiliary melting furnace which melts solid silicon and supplies the molten silicon to the ingot growth furnace, wherein the auxiliary melting furnace may include an auxiliary crucible which melts the solid silicon, a first transfer path connected to the auxiliary crucible and connected to the ingot growth furnace, and a partition wall which extends downward from an upper surface of the auxiliary crucible, is located between a center of the auxiliary crucible and an inlet of the first transfer path, and extends between two facing points of an inner surface of the auxiliary crucible.
Claims9
An ingot growth apparatus comprising:
- an ingot growth furnace which heats molten silicon;
- and
- an auxiliary melting furnace which melts solid silicon and supplies the molten silicon to the ingot growth furnace,
- wherein the auxiliary melting furnace includes:
- an auxiliary crucible which melts the solid silicon;
- a first transfer path connected to the auxiliary crucible and connected to the ingot growth furnace;
- and
- a partition wall which extends downward from an upper surface of the auxiliary crucible, is located between a center of the auxiliary crucible and an inlet of the first transfer path, and extends between two facing points of an inner surface of the auxiliary crucible.
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