Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for supplying material to a substrate (109). The apparatus includes a member (3) having a surface with a plurality of features (8) which locate, in use, menisci of a liquid (1) supplied to the member. An actuator (4) induces mechanical vibrations within the liquid located by the features to cause liquid droplets (7) to be sprayed. Liquid (1) is supplied to the member and electrical charge is supplied to the member and electrical charge is supplied to the liquid by, for example, an electrode (14). Electrical charge or potential is also supplied to the substrate (109) so that the droplets are directed towards the substrate to deposit material thereon.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 12, 1998
Date of Patent:
October 3, 2000
Assignee:
TCC Group PLC
Inventors:
Victor Carey Humberstone, Andrew Jonathan Sant, David Mark Blakey, Peter John Taylor, Richard Wilhelm Janse Van Rensburg