Patent ID: 7748825
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: C09K,G02F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A droplet discharge apparatus that disposes a liquid material on a plurality of application areas of a substrate, the apparatus comprising: a droplet discharge head that has a plurality of nozzles that define a width of a nozzle line, the liquid material being discharged in droplets on the plurality of application areas in a plurality of scannings by the plurality of nozzles; a liquid material supply system that supplies the liquid material to the plurality of nozzles; and by a control unit that controls movement of the droplet discharge head so that the droplets are applied to each of the plurality of application areas in a single scanning by means of the control unit: determining, based on a single scanning, whether an application area of the plurality of application areas is completely covered by the width of the nozzle line or whether an application area of the plurality of application areas is not completely covered by the width of the nozzle line; and discharging, based on the determination of the single scanning, the droplets on each application area that is completely covered by the width of the nozzle line and not discharging droplets on each application area that is not completely covered by the width of the nozzle line.