Patent ID: 8268657

Claim:
An apparatus for laser induced thermal imaging (LITI), the apparatus comprising: a chamber; a laser source; and a substrate support directly contacting the chamber comprising a surface facing the laser source and configured to receive thereon a device to be subjected to laser induced thermal imaging, the substrate support comprising a magnet; an intermediate device comprising a receiving surface and placed on the surface of the substrate support; a film donor device comprising a transferable film layer and placed on the receiving surface of the intermediate device; and a contact frame interposed between the laser source and the substrate support, the contact frame being movable relative to the substrate support between a first position and a second position, the first position being a first distance from the substrate support, the second position being a second distance from the substrate support, the second distance being greater than the first distance, the contact frame being configured to press the film donor device against the intermediate device about the first position, the contact frame comprising at least one magnetic material selected from the group consisting of a permanent magnet, an electromagnet, and a magnetically attractable material wherein the substrate support comprises a magnetic layer comprising the magnet.