Apparatus and method for depositing thin sputtered film

Abstract

Mass production of nanoscale thin layer is essential for industrial uses. Reel-to-reel sputtering method is an effective deposition means for producing nanoscale thin layers on a flexible substrate in a vacuum chamber. The present disclosure provides an apparatus for depositing a thin sputtered film on the flexible substrate. By way of example, the apparatus includes a reel-to-reel sputtering system including a deposition or processing chamber, one or more sputtering devices in the processing chamber, a mask device disposed in the processing chamber, and one or more mask supporters coupled to the mask device. Further, the sputtering operation occurs in the processing chamber when the one or more sputtering devices are in operation as a flexible substrate moves under the mask device from a first roller set to a second roller set.

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