US 12,077,841 B2
Mask assembly and method of manufacturing the same
Kwanghyun Kim, Hwaseong-si (KR); Heonsik Ha, Hwaseong-si (KR); and Woo-Seok Jeon, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do (KR)
Filed by Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-Si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/516,030.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0181956 (KR), filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0195578 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. C23C 14/04 (2006.01); B05D 1/32 (2006.01); B05D 5/06 (2006.01); C23C 14/08 (2006.01)
CPC C23C 14/042 (2013.01) [B05D 1/32 (2013.01); B05D 5/06 (2013.01); C23C 14/08 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a mask assembly, comprising:
forming a cell mask comprising a plurality of masking patterns and a mesh frame comprising a plurality of conductive patterns disposed to correspond to the plurality of masking patterns; and
disposing the cell mask and the mesh frame on a mask frame, the forming the cell mask and the mesh frame comprising:
forming a polymer layer on a base substrate;
forming a conductive layer directly on the polymer layer;
forming a hard masking layer directly on the conductive layer, the hard masking layer comprising a first polymer material;
etching the hard masking layer and the conductive layer and forming a mask pattern layer comprising etch patterns; and
etching the polymer layer using the mask pattern layer and forming the cell mask and the mesh frame.