New PVD and PECVD MO depositing equipments for display panel production

Applied Materials has announced the availability of its vapour deposition equipments AKT-PiVot 55K DT PVD (physical vapour deposition), Applied AKT-PiVot 25K DT PVD and Applied AKT 55KS PECVD (plasma etched chemical vapour deposition systems) for manufacturing of large size and ultra-high definition (UHD) LCD and OLED display panels based on Metal Oxide (MO) base Thin-Film Transistors(TFT). MO-based TFT based display panels are used in high-resolution smart phones and tablets as well as some OLED TV technologies. Future 4K TVs are also expected to adopt MO TFTs. Applied's PVD and CVD systems are designed to support high yield in mass production. "Our new PVD and PECVD systems will accelerate display industry roadmaps by enabling customers to transition to MO materials using proven technologies," said Ali Salehpour, senior vice president and general manager, Applied Global Services and Growth Markets. "We worked closely with customers to develop these solutions to address their critical uniformity, particle control and stability challenges, clearing major implementation hurdles, especially with regard to OLED. We can support the various product strategies of our customers by expanding these solutions to different substrate sizes, allowing for multiple technology paths for manufacturing large-area TVs or energy-efficient screens for mobile devices." Applied says it...