Method and apparatus for thin film center shielding

摘要

A carrier (20) is used in the thin film coating of disks (35). The disks (35) are held in a disk tray (30). The disks (35) have a center (35a) through which the thin film coating can go through. The carrier (20) includes a base plate (21) for receiving the disk tray (30). A plurality of discrete shields (24) are positioned in alignment with the center openings of the disk (35). The shields (24) are releasably connected to the base plate (21). Preferably, the shields (24) are releasably connected by a magnetic force.