摘要:
A method for measuring the withstand voltage of a semiconductor epitaxial wafer easily and a semiconductor epitaxial wafer exhibiting an excellent withstand voltage. In the method for measuring the withstand voltage of a semiconductor epitaxial wafer (10), withstand voltage between electrodes (12, 12) is measured using only a Schottky electrode without requiring any ohmic electrode. Since a process for forming an ohmic electrode can be eliminated, the semiconductor epitaxial wafer (10) can undergo a withstand voltage measuring test easily. Consequently, the withstand voltage of the semiconductor epitaxial wafer (10) can be measured easily. Furthermore, an unqualified wafer (10) can be removed before being delivered to an actual device fabrication process because the withstand voltage V2 between electrodes can be measured before an actual device is fabricated from the wafer (10). Consequently, loss can be reduced as compared with a conventional method where the withstand voltage V2 between electrodes is measured after an actual device is fabricated.