A production method of a mold includes: preparing a plate precursor having a protruding pattern formed of protrusions in a pattern presence region on a base, and a thermoplastic resin sheet; determining a position at which the plate precursor is to be pressed against the thermoplastic resin sheet by moving the plate precursor and the thermoplastic resin sheet relative to each other; and forming a recessed pattern on the thermoplastic resin sheet by pressing the protrusions of the plate precursor which is heated against the thermoplastic resin sheet at a position where a part of the pattern presence region of the plate precursor excluding the protrusions is separated from a surface of the thermoplastic resin sheet, cooling the plate precursor in a state in where the pressed protrusions and the thermoplastic resin sheet are in contact with each other, and separating the plate precursor from the thermoplastic resin sheet.

A production method of a mold includes: preparing a plate precursor having a protruding pattern formed of protrusions in a pattern presence region on a base, and a thermoplastic resin sheet; determining a position at which the plate precursor is to be pressed against the thermoplastic resin sheet by moving the plate precursor and the thermoplastic resin sheet relative to each other; and forming a recessed pattern on the thermoplastic resin sheet by pressing the protrusions of the plate precursor which is heated against the thermoplastic resin sheet at a position where a part of the pattern presence region of the plate precursor excluding the protrusions is separated from a surface of the thermoplastic resin sheet, cooling the plate precursor in a state in where the pressed protrusions and the thermoplastic resin sheet are in contact with each other, and separating the plate precursor from the thermoplastic resin sheet.

A mask has a mask pattern region and a non-mask pattern region located at a peripheral of the mask pattern region. The mask pattern region includes at least one effective mask region. In any effective mask region, the mask includes a plurality of evaporation holes and at least one shielding strip. Each shielding strip is located between two adjacent evaporation holes. The mask has at least one welding region in the non-mask pattern region. A thickness of a portion of the mask in the non-mask pattern region and at least in the welding region is greater than a thickness of the shielding strip of the mask in the effective mask region, and the thickness refers to a dimension of the corresponding portion along a direction perpendicular to a plane where the mask is located.

A mask has a mask pattern region and a non-mask pattern region located at a peripheral of the mask pattern region. The mask pattern region includes at least one effective mask region. In any effective mask region, the mask includes a plurality of evaporation holes and at least one shielding strip. Each shielding strip is located between two adjacent evaporation holes. The mask has at least one welding region in the non-mask pattern region. A thickness of a portion of the mask in the non-mask pattern region and at least in the welding region is greater than a thickness of the shielding strip of the mask in the effective mask region, and the thickness refers to a dimension of the corresponding portion along a direction perpendicular to a plane where the mask is located.

A method of forming a tubular element includes providing an attachment joint, and disposing a mandrel adjacent the attachment joint, where the mandrel can also include an outer or exposed surface. Metal can be disposed on the outer surface of the mandrel to form at least a portion of the tubular element.

A method of forming a tubular element includes providing an attachment joint, and disposing a mandrel adjacent the attachment joint, where the mandrel can also include an outer or exposed surface. Metal can be disposed on the outer surface of the mandrel to form at least a portion of the tubular element.

An apparatus for manufacturing a copper foil is provided including a winding unit configured to wind copper foil from an electrodeposition unit including a negative electrode drum on which copper foil is electrodeposited and a positive electrode electrically connected thereto via an electrolyte, the positive electrode includes an electrode body spaced apart from the negative electrode drum, a plurality of electrode plates disposed on a surface thereof, and a plurality of fastening units fastening each electrode plate thereto, the electrode plates including a base plate coupled to the positive electrode body between left and right ends thereof, first and second electrode plates coupled to opposing sides of the base plate and spaced apart from each other, the base plate coupled to the electrode body via a base fastening member, the first and second electrode plates partially overlapping the base plate to cover the base fastening member.

An apparatus for manufacturing a copper foil is provided including a winding unit configured to wind copper foil from an electrodeposition unit including a negative electrode drum on which copper foil is electrodeposited and a positive electrode electrically connected thereto via an electrolyte, the positive electrode includes an electrode body spaced apart from the negative electrode drum, a plurality of electrode plates disposed on a surface thereof, and a plurality of fastening units fastening each electrode plate thereto, the electrode plates including a base plate coupled to the positive electrode body between left and right ends thereof, first and second electrode plates coupled to opposing sides of the base plate and spaced apart from each other, the base plate coupled to the electrode body via a base fastening member, the first and second electrode plates partially overlapping the base plate to cover the base fastening member.

Probe structures, probe arrays, have varying intrinsic material properties along their lengths. Methods of forming probes and probe arrays comprise varying the plating parameters to provide varying intrinsic material properties. Some embodiments provide deposition templates created using multiphoton lithography to provide probes with varying lateral configurations along at least portion of their lengths.

Probe structures, probe arrays, have varying intrinsic material properties along their lengths. Methods of forming probes and probe arrays comprise varying the plating parameters to provide varying intrinsic material properties. Some embodiments provide deposition templates created using multiphoton lithography to provide probes with varying lateral configurations along at least portion of their lengths.