Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A 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; a patterning slit sheet disposed opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and including a plurality of patterning slits arranged in the first direction; a position detection member that detects a relative position of the substrate to the patterning slit sheet; and an alignment control member that controls a relative position of the patterning slit sheet to the substrate by using the relative position of the substrate detected by the position detection member, wherein the thin film deposition apparatus and the substrate are separated from each other, and the thin film deposition apparatus and the substrate are moved relative to each other.

Abstract: A thin film deposition apparatus, a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device by using the thin film deposition apparatus, and an organic light-emitting display device manufactured by using the method.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Provided is a mask for an evaporation apparatus, which includes a first division mask and a second division mask. The first and second division masks are directly bonded to each other by welding, thereby forming welding portion between the first and the second division masks. A method and apparatus for manufacturing a mask for evaporation are also provided. The division masks according to the embodiment do not use subframes, and are directly bonded to one another by welding, so that a shadow effect does not occur. The apparatus for manufacturing a mask for evaporation includes a work stage, a clamp fixing a first division mask and a second division mask to the work stage, and a laser welding part welding the first division mask to the second division mask. The apparatus may further include a first roller leading the laser welding part and a second roller following the laser welding part.

Abstract: A thin film deposition apparatus can be simply applied to produce large-sized display devices on a mass scale and improves manufacturing yield. The thin film deposition apparatus for forming a thin film on a substrate 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 the first direction; wherein each of the patterning slits includes a plurality of sub-slits.

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

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A shadow mask for a cathode ray tube has an effective screen portion having a plurality of beam passage holes arranged in a predetermined pattern, and an inactive portion with no beam passage holes. The length of a beam passage hole at a column adjacent to a division between the effective screen portion and the inactive portion (hereinafter “the beam passage hole length”) in the long-sided direction is set to be smaller than the length of a beam passage hole placed at the short-sided center of the column. The beam passage hole length “a” at columns which are even-numbered from the long-sided center of the effective screen portion is set to satisfy the condition of 1>a/A?0.45, compared to the length A of the beam passage hole placed at the short-sided center of relevant columns. The beam passage hole length “b” at columns which are odd-numbered is set to satisfy the condition of 1>b/B?0.35, compared to the length B of the beam passage hole placed at the short-sided center of relevant columns.

Abstract: A shadow mask for a cathode ray tube has an effective screen portion having a plurality of beam passage holes arranged in a predetermined pattern, and an inactive portion with no beam passage holes. The length of a beam passage hole at a column adjacent to a division between the effective screen portion and the inactive portion in the long-sided direction is set to be smaller than the length of a beam passage hole placed at the short-sided center of the column. The length a of the beam passage hole adjacent to the division between the effective screen portion and the inactive portion at columns which are even-numbered from the long-sided center of the effective screen portion is established to satisfy the condition of 1>a/A?0.45, compared to the length A of the beam passage hole placed at the short-sided center of relevant columns.