Alignment of a shadow frame and large flat substrates on a heated support

摘要

Centering pins mounted to a susceptor in a vacuum chamber align a glass substrate with respect to the susceptor on which it is supported, and with respect to a shadow frame which overlies the periphery of the substrate and protects the edge and underside of the substrate from undesired processing. Shaped pins loosely mounted in openings in the susceptor so that the pins extend above the upper surface of the susceptor support the centered glass substrate during the transporting stages, but recess into the heated susceptor during processing.