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Pattern formation method and substrate manufacturing apparatus

US6599582B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 1999
Grant dateJul 29, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D86/0241
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a substrate manufacturing technique for forming patterns on substrates with the aid of an ink-jet systems. Relates to a substrate manufacturing apparatus for forming arbitrary patterns on a substrate 1 from a fluid 11. This apparatus comprises an ink-jet print head 2 configured to allow the fluid 11 to be ejected onto the substrate 1; treatment means 3 for performing a specific treatment on the substrate 1; drive means 4 configured to allow the relative positions of the ink-jet print head 2, the treatment means 3, and the substrate 1 to be varied; and control means 5 for controlling the ejection of the fluid 11 from the ink-jet print head 2, the treatment performed by the treatment means 3, and the drive effected by the drive means 4. The control means 5 is configured to allow the treatment by the treatment means to be performed prior to the ejection of fluid from the ink-jet print head 2.

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