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Vapor-deposition mask, vapor-deposition method and method for manufacturing organic el display apparatus

a technology of organic el and mask, which is applied in the direction of identification means, instruments, vacuum evaporation coating, etc., can solve the problems of etching exposure, achieve the effects of suppressing heat accumulation, reducing weight, and reducing weigh

Inactive Publication Date: 2021-09-02
SAKAI DISPLAY PROD
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Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to a vapor-deposition mask, which has a reduced number of materials used, and a honeycomb structure that creates gaps to reduce the weight of the mask. These gaps improve the mask's ability to withstand stress while also minimizing heat conduction and radiation from the vapor-deposition source. This reduces the heat accumulation and allows for continuous vapor deposition while replacing the substrate being vapor-deposited. Overall, the invention allows for a lighter, more flexible, and more efficient vapor-deposition mask.

Problems solved by technology

This organic layer is susceptible to moisture, so that it cannot be subjected to etching.

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[0059]At the time of alignment between the vapor-deposition mask 1 and the substrate to be vapor-deposited 2 the vapor-deposition apparatus also comprises a micro-motion apparatus which relatively moves the substrate to be vapor-deposited 2 with respect to the vapor-deposition mask 1 while imaging an alignment mark formed on each of the vapor-deposition mask 1 and the substrate to be vapor-deposited 2. Alignment is carried out while stopping supplying power to the electromagnet 3 so that the vapor-deposition mask 1 is not unnecessarily suctioned by the electromagnet 3. Thereafter, the electromagnet 3 being held by a similar holder (not shown) or the touch plate 4 to be lowered to cause current to flow causes the vapor-deposition mask 1 to be suctioned toward the substrate to be vapor-deposited 2.

[0060]According to the present embodiment, a structure in which the core portion 151 of the sandwich structure 150 comprising a gap is sandwiched by the end plate 152 is used for the frame ...

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[0069]A method for manufacturing an organic-EL display apparatus according to the present invention comprises: forming a TFT (not shown), a planarizing film, and a first electrode 22 (for example, an anode) on a supporting substrate 21; overlapping a vapor-deposition mask 1 aligning to the first electrode 22 being oriented downward; and, in vapor-depositing a vapor-deposition material 51, forming a deposition layer 25 of an organic layer using the previously-described vapor-deposition method. In this way, a second electrode 26 (see FIG. 7B; a cathode) is formed on the deposition layer 25.

[0070]While the supporting substrate 21 such as a glass plate, for example, is not shown fully, a driving element such as a TFT is formed for a RGB sub-pixel of each pixel, and the first electrode 22 that is connected to the above-mentioned driving element is formed on the planarizing layer by a combination of an ITO layer and a layer of metal such as Ag or APC. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, an insul...

second embodiment

[0085](10) Moreover, a method of vapor deposition according to the present invention comprises: arranging a substrate to be vapor-deposited and the vapor-deposition mask as described in one of (1) to (9) such that they overlap each other; and depositing the vapor-deposited material onto the substrate to be vapor-deposited by causing a vapor-deposited material to fly away from a vapor-deposition source arranged at a distance from the vapor-deposition mask.

[0086]The vapor-deposition method according to the second embodiment of the present invention makes it easier to handle the vapor-deposition mask with a robot arm since the vapor-deposition mask is made very lightweight, and a further upsizing of the substrate is realized.

[0087](11) The frame of the vapor-deposition mask having a frame-like rectangular shape and the substrate to be vapor-deposited and the vapor-deposition mask being arranged such that a side of the frame formed such that the gap faces the outside of the frame from t...

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Abstract

To obtain a vapor-deposition mask that suppresses heat conduction at a frame of the vapor-deposition mask and make the weight thereof lighter to achieve upsizing of the vapor-deposition mask and carry out high-definition vapor-deposition cheaply, the frame (15) to which a mask main body (10) is bonded is formed as a sandwich structure (150) in which end plate (152) is bonded onto an opposing surface of at least a part of a core portion (151) in the vapor-deposition mask disclosed in the present embodiment.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a vapor-deposition mask, a vapor-deposition method, and a method for manufacturing organic-EL display apparatus that vapor deposits an organic layer of an organic-EL display apparatus, for example.BACKGROUND ART[0002]When an organic-EL display apparatus is manufactured, a driving element such as a TFT is formed on a substrate, on which electrode organic layers are deposited in correspondence for each pixel. This organic layer is susceptible to moisture, so that it cannot be subjected to etching. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, deposition of an organic layer 80 is carried out by overlapping a vapor-deposition mask 82 comprising a mask main body 821 and a frame 822 and a substrate to be vapor-deposited 81 and vapor-depositing an organic material 85a of a vapor-deposition source 85 through an aperture 821c of the vapor-deposition mask 82. Then, the organic layer 80 that is necessary is deposited only on an electrode 81a ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H01L51/56C23C14/04H01L51/00H10K99/00
CPCH01L51/56H01L51/5012H01L51/0011C23C14/042H05B33/10G09F9/00G09F9/30H10K71/166H10K71/00H10K50/11
Inventor KISHIMOTO, KATSUHIKO
Owner SAKAI DISPLAY PROD