Patent ID: 9333525
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B05C,B05D,B65G,C23C,G11B,H01J

Claim Text:
1. A processing apparatus for processing a flexible substrate, comprising: a vacuum chamber; a processing drum within the vacuum chamber, wherein the processing drum is configured to rotate around an axis extending in a first direction; a deposition or etch station adjacent the processing drum; a heating device adjacent to the processing drum, wherein the heating device is configured for spreading the substrate in the first direction or for maintaining a spread of the substrate in the first direction, and wherein the heating device has a dimension in a direction parallel to a substrate transport direction of at least 20 mm; and a substrate transport arrangement including one or more rollers, wherein the heating device is positioned between the processing drum and a roller of the one or more rollers, wherein the roller is a first roller to touch the substrate upstream or downstream of the processing drum.