WO2010033713A3 - Large batch production of thin photovoltaic modules - Google Patents

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WO2010033713A3
WO2010033713A3 PCT/US2009/057334 US2009057334W WO2010033713A3 WO 2010033713 A3 WO2010033713 A3 WO 2010033713A3 US 2009057334 W US2009057334 W US 2009057334W WO 2010033713 A3 WO2010033713 A3 WO 2010033713A3
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Alan E. Delahoy
Anthony Varvar
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Abstract

A substrate carrier for use in a coating system includes a plurality of electrodes having a set of rf electrodes and a set of ground electrodes, a carrier frame for holding the plurality of electrodes, and a plurality of substrates held upon the plurality of electrodes. Characteristically, the electrodes are arranged substantially parallel to each other in an order alternating between rf electrode and ground electrode and the frame defines a front opening and a rear opening.
PCT/US2009/057334 2008-09-17 2009-09-17 Large batch production of thin photovoltaic modules WO2010033713A2 (en)

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US20070031609A1 (en) * 2005-07-29 2007-02-08 Ajay Kumar Chemical vapor deposition chamber with dual frequency bias and method for manufacturing a photomask using the same

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US4664890A (en) * 1984-06-22 1987-05-12 Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Glow-discharge decomposition apparatus
JP2001274231A (en) * 1999-11-08 2001-10-05 Applied Materials Inc Apparatus for controlling temperature in semiconductor processing system
US20070031609A1 (en) * 2005-07-29 2007-02-08 Ajay Kumar Chemical vapor deposition chamber with dual frequency bias and method for manufacturing a photomask using the same

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