Apparatus for depositing a multilayer coating on discrete sheets

US8900366B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. · KR

Inventors

• Martin Philip Rosenblum · Menlo Park, US
• Xi Chu · Fremont, US
• Lorenza Moro · Redwood City, US
• Kenneth Nelson · Sunnyvale, US
• Paul E. Burrows · Chattaroy, US
• Mark E. Gross · Pasco, US
• Mac R. Zumhoff · Kennewick, US
• Peter M. Martin · Kennewick, US
• Charles C. Bonham · Richland, US
• Gordon L. Graff · West Richland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 22, 2005
• Grant date: Dec 2, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 20, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10K2102/311
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A tool for depositing multilayer coatings onto a substrate. In one configuration, the tool includes a includes an in-line organic material deposition station operating under at least one of a pressure or temperature controlled environment. In another, it further is of a hybrid design that incorporates both in-line and cluster tool features. In this latter configuration, at least one of the deposition stations is configured to deposit an inorganic layer, while at least one other deposition station is configured to deposit an organic layer. The tool is particularly well-suited to depositing multilayer coatings onto discrete substrates, as well as to encapsulating environmentally-sensitive devices placed on the flexible substrate.