Claims
- 1. A system comprising:
a deposition chamber that contains:
a plurality of pairs of source and take-up reels within the vacuum chamber, including a first source reel and a first take-up reel, and a second source reel and a second take-up reel; a deposition station configured to deposit material onto a first strip of substrate running between the first source reel and the first take-up reel, and to deposit material onto a second strip of substrate running between the second source reel and the second take-up reel; and a controller operatively coupled to run the first strip of substrate between the first source reel and the first take-up reel at a first independent rate and tension, and to run the second strip of substrate between the second source reel and the second take-up reel at a second independent rate and tension.
- 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the deposition chamber includes a vacuum chamber.
- 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of movable mask strips, each mask strip associated with one of the plurality of source and take-up reels, each mask strip including a plurality of mask areas, each mask area defining a pattern to be deposited on a respective strip of substrate.
- 4. The system of claim 3, wherein each mask strip is supplied from a source reel and collected on a corresponding take-up reel.
- 5. The system of claim 3, further comprising an adhesive deposition station that attaches an adhesive layer to the substrate.
- 6. A method comprising:
moving a plurality of substrate strips through a deposition station at independent rates of movement; and depositing material in layers on each of the substrate strips.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the deposition station is within a vacuum chamber.
- 8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
moving a plurality of movable mask strips through the deposition station, each mask strip associated with one of the plurality of substrate strips, each mask strip including a plurality of mask areas, each mask area defining a pattern that controls the depositing operation.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein each mask strip is supplied from a source reel and collected on a corresponding take-up reel.
- 10. The method of claim 6, further comprising depositing an adhesive layer to the substrate.
- 11. A system comprising:
a deposition chamber that contains: means for moving a plurality of substrate strips through a deposition station at independent rates of movement; and a deposition station that deposits material in layers on each of the substrate strips.
- 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the deposition chamber includes a vacuum chamber.
- 13. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of movable mask strips, each mask strip associated with one of the plurality of source and take-up reels, each mask strip including a plurality of mask areas, each mask area defining a pattern to be deposited on a respective strip of substrate.
- 14. The system of claim 3, wherein each mask strip is supplied from a source reel and collected on a corresponding take-up reel.
- 15. The system of claim 3, further comprising an adhesive deposition station that attaches an adhesive layer to the substrate.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED INVENTIONS
[0001] This invention is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/816,602 (Attorney Docket No. 1327.010us1) entitled “Device Enclosures with Integrated Batteries” filed Mar. 23, 2001, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/815,884 (Attorney Docket No. 1327.011us1) entitled “Battery-Operated Wireless-Communication Apparatus and Method,” filed Mar. 23, 2001, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket No. 1327.015us1) entitled “Solid State Activity-Activated Battery Device and Method” filed on even date herewith, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket No. 1327.017us1) entitled “APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING MATERIAL ONTO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY MOVING SUBSTRATES IN A CHAMBER” filed on even date herewith, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket No. 1327.018us1) entitled “ACTIVE WIRELESS TAGGING SYSTEM ON PEEL AND STICK SUBSTRATE” filed on even date herewith, each of which is incorporated by reference.