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Mask manufacturing equipment and method of manufacturing mask using the same

US12416072B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2021
Grant dateSep 16, 2025
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10K71/166
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mask manufacturing equipment includes a first stage on which a mask frame is disposed, the mask frame including cell openings arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction, a transfer module that places cell masks on the mask frame to respectively overlap the cell openings of the mask frame and the cell masks, a camera module that photographs the cell masks, a first processing module that irradiates a first laser beam between a border portion corresponding to a portion of the mask frame adjacent to an N-th cell opening and a first edge area of an N-th cell mask disposed on the border portion, and a second processing module that irradiates a second laser beam to a boundary area between the first edge area and a second edge area extending from the first edge area.

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