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Thin film deposition apparatus and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display apparatus using the same

US9450140B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2010
Grant dateSep 20, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10K59/35
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A thin film deposition apparatus used to manufacture large substrates on a mass scale and that allows high-definition patterning, and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus using the same, the apparatus includes a loading unit fixing a substrate onto an electrostatic chuck; a deposition unit including a chamber maintained in a vacuum state and a thin film deposition assembly disposed in the chamber, separated from the substrate by a predetermined distance, to deposit a thin film on the substrate fixed on the electrostatic chuck; an unloading unit separating the substrate on which a deposition process is completed, from the electrostatic chuck; a first circulation unit sequentially moving the electrostatic chuck on which the substrate is fixed, to the loading unit, the deposition unit, and the unloading unit; and a second circulation unit returning the electrostatic chuck separated from the substrate to the loading unit from the unloading unit, wherein the first circulation unit passes through the chamber when passing through the deposition unit.

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