Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110033964 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - A thin film deposition apparatus and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device using the thin film deposition apparatus. The thin film deposition apparatus includes a plurality of thin film deposition assemblies, each of which includes: a deposition source that discharges a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit that is disposed at a side of the deposition source and includes a plurality of deposition source nozzles; a patterning slit sheet that is disposed opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and includes a plurality of patterning slits arranged in a first direction; and a barrier plate assembly that is disposed between the deposition source nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet, in the first direction. The barrier plate assembly includes a plurality of barrier plates that partition a space between the deposition source nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet into a plurality of sub-deposition spaces. | 02-10-2011 |
20110042659 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE APPARATUS, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY USING THE METHOD - A thin film deposition apparatus that includes a thin film deposition assembly incorporating: a deposition source that discharges a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit that is disposed at a side of the deposition source and includes a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; a patterning slit sheet that is disposed opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and includes a plurality of patterning slits arranged in the first direction; and a barrier plate assembly including a plurality of barrier plates that are disposed between the deposition source nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet in the first direction, and partition a space between the deposition source nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet into a plurality of sub-deposition spaces, wherein each of the barrier plates is separate from the patterning slit sheet. | 02-24-2011 |
20110045617 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - A thin film deposition apparatus and an organic light-emitting display device by using the same. The thin film deposition apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck, an a plurality of chambers; at least one thin film deposition assembly; a carrier; a first power source plug; and a second power source plug. The electrostatic chuck includes a body having a supporting surface that contacts a substrate to support the substrate, wherein the substrate is a deposition target; an electrode embedded into the body and applying an electrostatic force to the supporting surface; and a plurality of power source holes formed to expose the electrode and formed at different locations on the body. The plurality of chambers are maintained in a vacuum state. The at least one thin film deposition assembly is located in at least one of the plurality of chambers, is separated from the substrate by a predetermined distance, and is used to form a thin film on the substrate supported by the electrostatic chuck. The carrier is used to move the electrostatic chuck to pass through the plurality of chambers. The first power source plug is installed to be attachable to and detachable from one of the power source holes in order to supply power to the electrode. The first power source plug is installed at an upstream of a path in which the electrostatic chuck is moved by the carrier. The second power source plug is installed to be attachable to and detachable from another of the power source holes in order to supply power to the electrode. The second power source plug is installed in the path to be downstream to the first power source plug with respect to the path. | 02-24-2011 |
20110048320 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A thin film deposition apparatus that forms a thin film on a substrate includes: a deposition source that discharges a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit that is disposed at a side of the deposition source and includes a plurality of deposition source nozzles; a patterning slit sheet that is disposed opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and includes a plurality of patterning slits; and a blocking member that is disposed between the substrate and the deposition source, wherein the thin film deposition apparatus is separated from the substrate by a predetermined distance, the substrate is moved relative to the thin film deposition apparatus, and the blocking member is moved along with the substrate to screen at least one portion of the substrate. | 03-03-2011 |
20110052791 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - 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. | 03-03-2011 |
20110052795 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - A thin film deposition apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck that fixes a substrate on which a deposition material is to be deposited; a blocking member disposed at a side of the substrate fixed on the electrostatic chuck and covering at least a portion of the substrate; and a deposition unit including a chamber and a thin film deposition assembly disposed in the chamber and to deposit a thin film on the substrate fixed on the electrostatic chuck. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053301 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - A thin film deposition apparatus that is suitable for production of large-sized substrates with fine patterns includes: an electrostatic chuck including a body that contacts a substrate that constitutes a deposition target and including a supporting surface supporting the substrate, an electrode installed in the body to generate an electrostatic force on the supporting surface, and a battery that is electrically connected to the electrode in the body; a plurality of chambers that are maintained in vacuum states; at least one thin film deposition assembly disposed in one of the plurality of chambers, separated by a predetermined distance from the substrate, and forming a thin film on the substrate supported by the electrostatic chuck; and a carrier moving the electrostatic chuck through the chambers. | 03-03-2011 |
20110165320 | DEPOSITION SOURCE, THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A deposition source, a thin film deposition apparatus, and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus, the deposition source including: a crucible to hold a deposition material; a heater to heat the deposition material; a nozzle unit disposed at a side of the crucible; a first connector disposed between the crucible and the nozzle unit; a first valve disposed on the first connector to control the flow of the deposition material to the nozzle unit; a deposition material recovery unit to collect the deposition material; a second connector to connect the first connector to the deposition material recovery unit; and a second valve to control the flow of the deposition material through the second connector. | 07-07-2011 |
20110165327 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A thin film deposition apparatus that can be simply applied to produce large-sized display devices on a mass scale and that improves manufacturing yield. The thin film deposition apparatus includes a deposition source that discharges a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit disposed at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; and a patterning slit sheet disposed opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and including a plurality of patterning slits arranged in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. A deposition is performed while the substrate or the thin film deposition apparatus moves relative to each other in the first direction, and the deposition source, the deposition source nozzle unit, and the patterning slit sheet are formed integrally with each other. | 07-07-2011 |
20110262625 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A thin film deposition apparatus including a chamber; a deposition source accommodated in the chamber and configured to discharge a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit located at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; and a patterning slit sheet located opposite the deposition source nozzle unit inside the chamber and including a plurality of patterning slits arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the patterning slit sheet being spaced apart from the substrate, and the thin film deposition apparatus being configured to perform a deposition while at least one of the substrate or the thin film deposition apparatus moves relative to the other in the first direction. | 10-27-2011 |
20120009328 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - A thin film deposition apparatus that may be precisely aligned with a substrate during a deposition process, and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device using the thin film deposition apparatus. | 01-12-2012 |
20120083061 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - A thin film deposition apparatus and an organic light-emitting display device by using the same. The thin film deposition apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck, a plurality of chambers; at least one thin film deposition assembly; a carrier; a first power source plug; and a second power source plug. The electrostatic chuck includes a body having a supporting surface that contacts a substrate to support the substrate, wherein the substrate is a deposition target; an electrode embedded into the body and applying an electrostatic force to the supporting surface; and a plurality of power source holes formed to expose the electrode and formed at different locations on the body. | 04-05-2012 |
20120174865 | DEPOSITION SOURCE AND ORGANIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A deposition source and an organic layer deposition apparatus that may be simply applied to the manufacture of large-sized display apparatuses on a mass scale and may prevent or substantially prevent deposition source nozzles from being blocked during deposition of a deposition material, thereby improving manufacturing yield and deposition efficiency. A deposition source includes a first deposition source including a plurality of first deposition source nozzles, and a second deposition source including a plurality of second deposition source nozzles wherein the plurality of first deposition source nozzles and the plurality of second deposition source nozzles are tilted toward each other. | 07-12-2012 |
20130009177 | ORGANIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - An organic layer deposition apparatus, and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device using the organic layer deposition apparatus. The organic layer deposition apparatus includes: an electrostatic chuck that fixedly supports a substrate that is a deposition target; a deposition unit including a chamber maintained at a vacuum and an organic layer deposition assembly for depositing an organic layer on the substrate fixedly supported by the electrostatic chuck; and a first conveyer unit for moving the electrostatic chuck fixedly supporting the substrate into the deposition unit, wherein the first conveyer unit passes through inside the chamber, and the first conveyer unit includes a guide unit having a receiving member for supporting the electrostatic chuck to be movable in a direction. | 01-10-2013 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130298829 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - 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 inclues 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. | 11-14-2013 |
20140193581 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A method for forming a thin film on a substrate includes discharging a deposition material from a deposition source through a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction on a deposition source nozzle unit disposed at a side of the deposition source; passing the deposition material through a patterning slit sheet; and depositing the deposition material on the substrate, while moving the substrate and the patterning slit sheet relative to each other. The patterning slit sheet is spaced apart from the substrate by a distance. A blocking member is disposed between the substrate and the deposition source and is moved along with the substrate to be positioned to screen at least one portion of the substrate, and the patterning slit sheet is disposed opposite to and spaced apart from the deposition source nozzle unit, and includes a plurality of patterning slits arranged in the first direction. | 07-10-2014 |