GENEVA, April 19 -- SUMCO CORPORATION (1-2-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo1058634), 株式会社SUMCO (東京都港区芝浦一丁目2番1号) filed a patent application (PCT/JP2025/023928) for "METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONVECTIONAL-FLOW PATTERN OF SILICON MELT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE-CRYSTAL SILICON, DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING CONVECTIONAL-FLOW PATTERN OF SILICON MELT, AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SINGLE-CRYSTAL SILICON" on Jul 02, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/078957, the details related to the patent application was published on Apr 16, 2026.

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