A molding is formed by laminating an aggregate of SiC and a paste containing Si and C powders on an epitaxial layer of SiC formed on a support substrate of SiC to form an intermediate sintered body in which polycrystalline SiC is produced from the Si and C powders by reaction sintering, free Si is carbonized to SiC to form a sintered body layer, and the support substrate is removed from the epitaxial layer to form a semiconductor substrate in which the epitaxial layer and the sintered body layer are laminated.

An apparatus for manufacturing a stator that includes a stator core, in which a plurality of core pieces formed of electrical steel sheets are stacked, and coils inserted into slots of the stator core. The apparatus for manufacturing a stator includes a pair of coil holding jigs and an activation mechanism. The coil holding jigs hold, of the coils disposed in the slots, coil ends projecting from both of axial direction end portions of the stator core. The activation mechanism rotates at least one of the pair of coil holding jigs holding the coil ends in a circumferential direction of the stator, in order to form skew in the stator.

An apparatus for manufacturing a stator that includes a stator core, in which a plurality of core pieces formed of electrical steel sheets are stacked, and coils inserted into slots of the stator core. The apparatus for manufacturing a stator includes a pair of coil holding jigs and an activation mechanism. The coil holding jigs hold, of the coils disposed in the slots, coil ends projecting from both of axial direction end portions of the stator core. The activation mechanism rotates at least one of the pair of coil holding jigs holding the coil ends in a circumferential direction of the stator, in order to form skew in the stator.