Patent ID: 8702902
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B41C,H05H

Abstract:
1. A device for generating a plasma discharge for patterning a surface of a substrate, comprising a first electrode having a first discharge portion and a second electrode having a second discharge portion, a high voltage source for generating a high voltage difference between the first and the second electrode, and one or more position components for positioning the first electrode with respect to the substrate, wherein the one or more position components are arranged for selectively positioning the first electrode with respect to the second electrode in a first position in which a distance between the first discharge portion and the second discharge portion is small enough to support the plasma discharge at the high voltage difference, and in a second position in which the distance between the first discharge portion and the second discharge portion is large enough to prevent the plasma discharge at the high voltage difference, wherein the device comprises a plurality of first electrodes and one or more second electrodes, and wherein the one or more position components are arranged for individually positioning each first electrode with respect to the one or more second electrodes.