Patent ID: 7763114

Claim:
A deposition system, comprising: a chamber including a deposition region; a rotatable frame assembly disposed within the chamber, the frame assembly comprising: a frame comprising: two end structures; and one or more beams coupling the end structures; a mask having one or more apertures; and a clamping arrangement configured to tension the mask and to conform the mask to a shape defined by the frame, wherein the clamping arrangement includes a clamping element configured to clamp an edge of the mask between the clamping element and the frame, wherein the clamping arrangement comprises one or more edge clamps positioned on one or both of the two end structures, and wherein each edge clamp is coupled to one of the two end structures through a bearing block mounted on a rail; a deposition source disposed within the deposition region; and a web drive mechanism configured to move a web in relation to the deposition source to allow deposition of a material from the deposition source onto the web through the apertures of the mask.