IP Library Granted Patent US 9,666,346
Granted Patent B2
US 9,666,346 · App. 14/659,684 · Granted May 30, 2017

Magnet plate assembly, deposition apparatus including the same, and method of deposition using the same

Inventors: Sokwon Noh (Yongin, KR); Kookchol Park (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01F7/021C23C14/042
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Patent No.
US 9,666,346
App. No.
14/659,684
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a magnet plate assembly that includes a plurality of magnetic bodies, each magnetic body having a first surface formed to correspond to a flat surface of a substrate and to contact the flat surface of the substrate and a second surface formed in a different direction from that of the first surface, and a support frame which supports the plurality of magnetic bodies and has a plurality of grooves in which the plurality of magnetic bodies are respectively seated.

Claims (33)

1. A magnet plate assembly, comprising:

a plurality of magnetic bodies, each magnetic body having a first surface formed to correspond to a flat surface of a substrate and to contact the flat surface of the substrate and a second surface formed in a different direction from that of the first surface, the plurality of magnetic bodies comprising a plurality of first magnetic bodies and a plurality of second magnetic bodies; and

a support frame which supports the plurality of magnetic bodies and has a plurality of grooves in which the plurality of magnetic bodies are respectively seated,

wherein the each of the first magnetic bodies and the each of the second magnetic bodies adjacent to the each of the first magnetic bodies form a magnetic field in a shape of an inverted triangle.

2. The magnet plate assembly of claim 1 , wherein an angle made by the first surface and the second surface exceeds 0° and is less than 90°.

3. The magnet plate assembly of claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of first magnetic bodies and the plurality of second magnetic bodies are alternately disposed, and each of the first magnetic bodies and each of the second magnetic bodies adjacent to the each of the first magnetic bodies are symmetrical to each other.

4. The magnet plate assembly of claim 3 , wherein when the second surface of the each of the first magnetic bodies and the second surface of the each of the second magnetic bodies face each other, first surface side of the each of the first magnetic bodies and first surface side of the each of the second magnetic bodies have a same polarity.

5. The magnet plate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first surface of the magnetic body is formed substantially parallel to the flat surface of the substrate.

6. The magnet plate assembly of claim 1 , wherein at a first surface side of each magnetic body, a magnetic field in a direction across the flat surface of the substrate is formed greater than a magnetic field in a direction parallel to the flat surface of the substrate.

7. The magnet plate assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of magnetic bodies is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.

8. The magnet plate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of magnetic bodies are disposed such that the second surfaces thereof meet the plurality of grooves.

9. The magnet plate assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of magnetic bodies are disposed with a constant space.

10. A deposition apparatus, comprising:

a deposition source discharging a deposition material;

a mask interposed between the deposition source and a substrate and through which the deposition material passes before being deposited on the substrate;

a magnet plate assembly for applying a magnetic force to the mask by being disposed on a surface of the substrate that is different from a surface of the substrate which contacts the mask; and

a cool plate which is interposed between the substrate and the magnet plate assembly,

wherein the magnet plate assembly comprises:

a plurality of magnetic bodies, each magnetic body having a first surface formed to correspond to a flat surface of the substrate and to contact the flat surface of the substrate and a second surface formed in a different direction from that of the first surface; and

a support frame which supports the plurality of magnetic bodies and has a plurality of grooves in which the plurality of magnetic bodies are respectively seated.

11. A method of deposition, comprising:

disposing a mask onto one surface of a substrate in a chamber;

disposing a magnet plate assembly in a direction of another surface of the substrate, wherein the magnet plate assembly comprises: a plurality of magnetic bodies, each magnetic body having a first surface formed to correspond to a flat surface of the substrate and to closely contact the flat surface of the substrate and a second surface formed in a different direction from that of the first surface, the plurality of magnetic bodies comprise a plurality of first magnetic bodies and a plurality of second magnetic bodies; and a support frame for supporting the plurality of magnetic bodies; and

depositing one or more deposition materials vaporized from a deposition source provided in the chamber onto the substrate through slits formed in the mask,

wherein the each of the first magnetic bodies and the each of the second magnetic bodies adjacent to the each of the first magnetic bodies form a magnetic field in a shape of an inverted triangle.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein an angle made by the first surface and the second surface exceeds 0° and is less than 90°.

13. The method of claim 11 ,

wherein the plurality of first magnetic bodies and the plurality of second magnetic bodies are alternately disposed, and each of the first magnetic bodies and each of the second magnetic bodies adjacent to the each of the first magnetic bodies are symmetrical to each other.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein when the second surface of the each of the first magnetic bodies and the second surface of the each of the second magnetic bodies face each other, first surface side of the each of the first magnetic bodies and first surface side of the each of the second magnetic bodies have a same polarity.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein at a first surface side of each magnetic body, a magnetic field in a direction across the flat surface of the substrate is formed greater than a magnetic field in a direction parallel to the flat surface of the substrate.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of magnetic bodies is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of magnetic bodies are disposed such that the second surfaces thereof meet the plurality of grooves.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EFFECTIVE DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 047229 FRAME 0408. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE THE EFFECTIVE DATE IS 09/05/2018. Recorded Oct 29, 2018
From: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047349/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2015
From: NOH, SOKWON; PARK, KOOKCHOL
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035177/0984 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0135960 · Oct 8, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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