A metal mask and an inspecting method thereof are provided. In the method, a metal mask having a first and a second long side, a first and a second short side, and plural pattern regions is provided. Afterwards, based on the pattern regions adjacent to the first and second long sides, a first reference straight line adjacent to the first long side and a second reference straight line adjacent to the second long side are defined. Then, a first maximum offset length between the pattern regions adjacent to first long side and first reference straight line is measured. A second maximum offset length between the pattern regions adjacent to second long side and second reference straight line is measured. When a difference between the first and second maximum offset lengths is less than or equal to 20 μm, the metal mask is determined to meet an inspecting standard.

A trim for an object and its method of manufacture involve providing a transparent or translucent substrate defining a top surface, applying an opaque layer above the top surface of the substrate, the opaque layer defining one or more apertures through which light can pass, and applying one or more translucent metallic-looking layers above a top surface of the opaque layer. In some implementations, the trim is a selectively illuminable trim whereby a light source is arranged beneath a bottom surface of the substrate, the light source being configured to output light through the substrate, the one or more apertures defined by the opaque layer, and the one or more metallic-looking layers.

A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes: sequentially fixing a display substrate and a mask assembly to a carrier; transporting the mask assembly and the display substrate to a deposition unit via the carrier; and depositing a deposition material on the display substrate by passing the deposition material through the mask assembly, by using the deposition unit.

The present invention resides in the unifying idea of synchronizing a positive voltage pulse supplied to an electrically conductive or ferromagnetic tube and a exciting negative voltage pulse on a hollow cathode induced on the background of a high-frequency capacitive discharge. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method of generating low-temperature plasma in a vacuum chamber comprising a hollow cathode and an electrode, the method comprising the step of igniting the pulsed DC discharge in the hollow cathode wherein the positive voltage pulse at least partially overlaps with the negative voltage pulse, and the positive voltage pulse at least partially overlaps with the negative voltage pulse on the hollow cathode. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of coating the inner walls of hollow tubes which utilizes the above-mentioned low-temperature plasma generation process. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a low-temperature plasma generating device comprising a hollow cathode located in the vacuum chamber, a RF plasma source, a pulse DC burst source, and a bipolar pulse source. In another embodiment, an object of the invention is an apparatus adapted to coat the inner sides of hollow tubes comprising a low-temperature plasma generating device.

A deposition mask includes: a first surface and a second surface, in which a plurality of through-holes are formed; a pair of long side surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces, and defining a profile of the deposition mask in a longitudinal direction of the deposition mask; and a pair of short side surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces, and defining a profile of the deposition mask in a width direction of the deposition mask. The long side surface includes a first portion that is recessed inside and includes a first end portion positioned along the first surface, and a second end portion positioned along the second surface and positioned inside the first end portion. The through-hole includes a first recess formed on the first surface, and a second recess formed on the second surface and connected to the first recess through a hole connection portion.

A mask assembly includes a mask frame in which a first opening is defined, the mask frame including a front surface through which the first opening extends, and a deposition mask which is attached to the front surface of the mask frame and through which a plurality of second openings is defined. The mask frame includes an in which the front surface extends along a direction of gravity, the deposition mask includes an initial mask which is attached to the front surface of the mask frame in the thereof and through which the plurality of second openings is defined, and the of the mask frame having the front surface which extends along the direction of gravity disposes the first opening of the mask frame corresponding to all of the plurality of second openings of the initial mask along the direction of gravity.

A display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a mask plate are provided. The display panel includes several pixel units. Each of the pixel units includes four pixels. Each of the pixels includes first subpixels, second subpixels, and third subpixels. The first subpixels in each of the pixel units are disposed opposite to each other.

A system comprising (i) thin film optical element comprising substrate and thin film stack (≥2 film layers; uniform thickness—variation of less than ±5% in any 10 mm.sup.2 stack) deposited on substrate's first side; (ii) holder comprising at least one opening; wherein holder has inner side and outer side having beveled edge extending into lip having flat side and beveled edge side; wherein beveled edge/beveled edge side of lip form angle <45° with flat side of lip/first side; wherein flat side of lip and holder inner side define socket receiving substrate; wherein opening exposes first side to deposition plume; wherein first side contacts flat side of lip, thereby allowing film stack deposition on first side; wherein beveled edge side/beveled edge provide film uniformity, and (iii) deposition source providing plume traveling towards first side perpendicular to flat side of lip/first deposition side; and wherein beveled edge side faces plume.

A deposition mask according to an embodiment comprises a metal plate comprising a deposition area and a non-deposition area. The through-hole comprises a communicating portion connected to a first facing hole configured such that the first diameter slopes at an acute angle with regard to one surface in the transverse-axis direction of the metal plate, and a communicating portion connected to a second facing hole configured such that the first diameter slopes at an obtuse angle with regard to one surface in the transverse-axis direction of the deposition mask. In the longitudinal-axis direction of the metal plate, the first facing hole and the second facing hole are arranged alternately in a row. In the transverse-axis direction of the metal plate, the first facing hole and the second facing hole are arranged alternately in a row. A first island portion is arranged between two adjacent first facing holes in a first diagonal direction joining the first diameters of the communicating portions connected to the first facing holes. A second island portion is arranged between two adjacent second facing holes in a second diagonal direction joining the first diameters of the communicating portions connected to the second facing holes. A rib is arranged between the first island portion and the second island portion. The deviation in size between the first island portion and the second island portion, which are adjacent to each other, is 30% or less.

A display substrate, a display device, a high-precision metal mask are provided. The display substrate includes first, second, third sub-pixels. In first direction, first and third sub-pixels are alternant to form first sub-pixel rows, second sub-pixels form second sub-pixel rows. In second direction, first and second sub-pixel rows are alternant, first direction is approximately perpendicular to second direction. Two first and two third sub-pixels in two adjacent rows and two adjacent columns form a 2*2 array, in the array, two first sub-pixels are in different rows and different columns, two third sub-pixels are in different rows and different columns, at least one of two first and two third sub-pixels is a pattern where corner is cut off, connection lines of centers of two first and two third sub-pixels form non-square virtual quadrilateral, and second sub-pixel is within virtual quadrilateral. The display effect can be improved.