Patent ID: 7828900

Claim:
A vacuum film-forming apparatus comprising: a turn table for placing and transferring a substrate and capable of freely moving up and down; a plurality of vacuum chamber-forming containers which are opposed to the turn table and which can freely move up and down; a plurality of gas-introduction means which are separately connected to every corresponding vacuum chamber-forming containers; and a stage-supporting table for receiving a substrate stage, the stage-supporting table comprising an interior having an exhaust passage; the turn table having a plurality of exhaust holes provided therethrough; and the stage supporting table having a plurality of exhaust ports through a surface thereof; wherein when practicing a film-forming process, at least one of the turn table and the vacuum chamber-forming container is moved toward each other to thus bring an upper face of the turn table and an opening of the vacuum chamber-forming container into contact with one another so that a plurality of vacuum chambers can be formed; and wherein when practicing the film-forming process, a lower face of the turn table is brought into contact with the surface of the stage-supporting table such that the plurality of exhaust holes and the plurality of exhaust ports are aligned with each other, thereby defining a plurality of exhaust paths that are in communication with the plurality of vacuum chambers and the exhaust passage of the stage-supporting table.