公开(公告)号：EP3550597A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-09

申请号：EP19176210.3

申请日：2016-06-24

申请人： Alta Devices, Inc.

发明人： SORABJI, Khurshed ,  YOSHIDA, Steven ,  SANFORD, Eric

IPC分类号： H01L21/67

摘要： A method and system for connecting a plurality of materials using pressure and curing is disclosed. The method provides for: a) receiving the plurality of materials on the vacuum conveyor; b) conveying the received plurality of materials from the first location to a second location along the vacuum conveyor; c) applying a predetermined vacuum pressure; and d) curing the compressed plurality of materials. The system comprises a vacuum conveyor for receiving the plurality of materials at a first location, a moving belt adaptively positioned above the vacuum conveyor at a second location and the vacuum conveyor and the moving belt are arranged to be driven in a predetermined relation to one another, a vacuum pressure source for applying a predetermined vacuum pressure creating a force compressing the plurality of materials; and a curing source at a second location for curing the compressed plurality of materials.

公开(公告)号：EP3314639B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-24

申请号：EP16745889.2

申请日：2016-06-24

申请人： Alta Devices, Inc.

发明人： SORABJI, Khurshed ,  YOSHIDA, Steven ,  SANFORD, Eric

IPC分类号： H01L21/67

公开(公告)号：EP3314639A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-02

申请号：EP16745889.2

申请日：2016-06-24

申请人： Alta Devices, Inc.

发明人： SORABJI, Khurshed ,  YOSHIDA, Steven ,  SANFORD, Eric

IPC分类号： H01L21/67

CPC分类号： H01L31/1876 ,  B65G15/16 ,  B65G21/2036 ,  F16B47/003 ,  H01L21/67115 ,  H01L21/67132 ,  H01L21/67173 ,  H01L21/6776 ,  H01L21/6838 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/186

摘要： A system for connecting photovoltaic cells is disclosed. The system comprises a flexible component feeder source for feeding the photovoltaic cells to a process that couples them together; a vacuum conveyor for receiving at a first location the coupled photovoltaic cells and including openings through which a vacuum is applied to hold the coupled photovoltaic cells in place; a moving belt above the vacuum conveyor at a second location, where the vacuum conveyor and the moving belt are driven in a predetermined relation to one another for conveying the coupled photovoltaic cells from the first location to the second location; a vacuum source for applying a vacuum through the openings to cause the moving belt to apply a pressure to an upper surface of the coupled photovoltaic cells to compress the coupled photovoltaic cells; and a curing source at the second location for curing the compressed coupled photovoltaic cells.