Cleaning method for thin-film processing applications and apparatus for use therein

According to the present disclosure, a method for cleaning the processing chamber of a flexible substrate processing apparatus without breaking the vacuum in the processing chamber is provided. The method for cleaning the processing chamber includes guiding a sacrificial foil into the processing cha...

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Hauptverfasser: Ries, Florian, Stolley, Tobias, Lorenz, Stefan, Morrison, Neil, Hein, Stefan
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:According to the present disclosure, a method for cleaning the processing chamber of a flexible substrate processing apparatus without breaking the vacuum in the processing chamber is provided. The method for cleaning the processing chamber includes guiding a sacrificial foil into the processing chamber; initiating a first pump process in the processing chamber; plasma cleaning the processing chamber while the sacrificial foil is provided in the processing chamber; initiating a second pump process in the processing chamber; and guiding a flexible substrate into the processing chamber.