Patent ID: 6092578
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B29C,B32B,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A thin film forming apparatus, comprising:a specimen holder on which a substrate for thin film formation is placed;a transfer plate opposing the specimen holder, on which a sheet film is placed, the sheet film having, on a surface, a thin film to be formed on the substrate;a heating unit for heating the substrate at a predetermined temperature;a pressure unit for moving at least one of the specimen holder and the transfer plate and pressing the specimen holder against the transfer plate for a predetermined time while the substrate and the thin film formed on the sheet film are in contact with each other;a thin film forming chamber comprising the specimen holder and the transfer plate; andexhausting means for vacuum-exhausting the thin film forming chamber,wherein the pressure unit includespressure means for pressing the specimen holder against the transfer plate,pressure detection means for detecting a pressure applied by the pressure means, andpressure control means for pressing the specimen holder against the transfer slate for a predetermined time on the basis of a signal from the pressure detection means.