Mobile Panel Sputter
MPS｜A High-Throughput Sputtering Solution Built for Mobile Display Panels
Mobile Panel Sputter｜High-Throughput Sputtering for Mobile Display PanelsA High-Throughput Sputtering Platform Built for Mobile Panels and Consumer Electronics Touch Glass
Smartphone cover glass, tablet touch panels, and smart wearable display panels have become some of the largest-scale optical coating applications in modern consumer electronics. Billions of touch and display panels shipped globally each year require coating equipment with high throughput, high uniformity, and high consistency to meet the consumer electronics market's core requirements of short cycle time, high turnaround, and high yield.
The Dah Young Vacuum MPS (Mobile Panel Sputter) is built on Dah Young's proprietary ARMS high-precision sputtering platform, optimized specifically for large-area mobile / touch panel mass production. The MPS employs a high-throughput configuration with dual sputter systems and dual ICP plasma sources, paired with rotational planar fixtures and large-area uniformity optimization — delivering industry-leading mobile panel sputtering production solutions for consumer electronics brands and panel manufacturers.
Dual Sputter System + Dual ICP Plasma Source｜High-Throughput Configuration Without Compromise
The core requirement of mobile panel mass production is throughput — markets shipping tens of thousands of panels daily require equipment that maintains coating quality while delivering industry-leading single-machine throughput efficiency. The MPS employs a dual sputter system high-throughput configuration, depositing two different film layers synchronously within the same chamber — substantially shortening the overall process time of complex film systems.
Paired with two sets of Dah Young in-house ICP inductively coupled plasma sources, the MPS maintains excellent gas dissociation efficiency and film density even under high-deposition-rate conditions. The dual-ICP configuration not only boosts throughput but also ensures reaction consistency across large-area substrates — effectively avoiding the center-edge film quality differences common with large panels. For mass-production applications including smartphone cover glass and touch panels, the MPS delivers the industry's optimal balance of throughput and quality.
Dah Young's Latest Proprietary Super-Hard Coating｜Mohs Hardness Up to 7, 10,000 Steel Wool Cycles
Mobile panels endure thousands of finger touches per day, pocket friction, and scratches from keys — coating surface hardness and abrasion performance directly determine long-term user experience and brand reputation. While conventional sputtered optical films outperform evaporation, they still leave room for improvement when facing increasingly stringent consumer market standards.
The MPS integrates Dah Young's latest proprietary super-hard coating technology — through the precise combination of separated activated reactive sputtering architecture, ICP high-density plasma source, and proprietary film structure design, the deposited film achieves Mohs hardness 7 (equivalent to natural quartz crystal hardness) and passes the demanding 10,000-cycle steel wool abrasion test with no significant film integrity degradation. This breakthrough hardness performance places mobile panel coatings deposited by the MPS at industry-leading levels in scratch and abrasion resistance — substantially extending smartphone cover glass service life and providing smartphone brand customers with a powerful product differentiation.
Beyond the super-hard coating process, the MPS also passes 9H pencil hardness testing, eraser abrasion testing, cross-cut adhesion testing, and other demanding consumer electronics reliability standards. It solves conventional reactive sputtering's target poisoning problem at the root, ensuring deposition-rate stability and film consistency under high-volume mass production — suitable for the long-term high-frequency use environment of smartphone touch panels.
Large-Area Substrate Uniformity｜Critical Advantage for Mobile Panel Mass Production
Mobile / tablet touch panel sizes continue to scale up — from 5-inch smartphones to 13-inch tablets — posing extreme challenges for coating uniformity on large-area substrates. The MPS employs a rotational planar fixture design optimized specifically for large-area planar substrates. Combined with the uniform sputtering flow field of the separated target zone, it ensures coating uniformity from center to edge on large-format substrates.
The MPS achieves full-load thickness uniformity within ±1.5%, ensuring high consistency in optical properties (color performance, reflectance, transmittance) across every panel — substantially improving production yield and brand consistency. For mobile panel mass-production applications requiring balance across large area, high throughput, and high consistency, the MPS provides the industry's most complete solution.
Specifications
| Item | MPS-1650 |
|---|---|
| Product Line | Sputter Series — Mobile Panel Sputter |
| Chamber Specification | Ø1650 mm process chamber｜1650 platform |
| Substrate Material | Chemically strengthened glass (Gorilla Glass, Dragontrail), sapphire glass, 3D curved glass, plastic panels |
| Coating Technology | Activated Reactive Magnetron Sputtering (ARMS-based)｜metal and reaction zones separated to overcome target poisoning |
| Sputter System | Multi-target sputter system｜high-throughput configuration meeting mass production needs |
| Plasma Source | 2 sets Dah Young in-house ICP source｜high-efficiency dual plasma boosts throughput |
| Fixture Design | Rotational planar fixture｜optimized for large-area planar substrates (3D curved fixtures optional) |
| Thickness Uniformity | Within ± 1.5% (full load)｜optimized for large-area substrates |
| Film Quality | High-hardness sputtered film｜superior adhesion, abrasion resistance, and impact resistance |
| Super-Hard Coating Technology | Dah Young's latest proprietary super-hard coating process｜Mohs hardness up to 7｜passes 10,000-cycle steel wool abrasion test |
| Coating Materials | Oxides (SiO₂, TiO₂, Ta₂O₅, Nb₂O₅, Al₂O₃), Metals (Al, Cr, Ag, Ti), ITO transparent conductive films |
| Ultimate Vacuum | LL Chamber ≦ 8 × 10⁻³ Torr｜PR Chamber ≦ 5 × 10⁻⁶ Torr |
| Operation Mode | IPC fully automatic / manual mode｜designed for 24/7 mass production |
| Optional Modules | 3D curved fixture / AF integration module |
※ The above represents standard configuration. Actual specifications can be customized to customer application requirements.
01Dual Sputter System + Dual ICP Plasma Source
- Dual Sputter Configuration: Two sputter systems deposit different film layers synchronously, substantially shortening complex film system processing time.
- Dual ICP Plasma Source: Two ICP sources ensure reaction uniformity across large-area substrates, avoiding center-edge differences common in large panels.
- High-Throughput Design: Designed for large-scale mass production with industry-leading single-machine throughput efficiency, suitable for smartphone / tablet high-volume shipments.
02Separated Activated Reactive Sputtering Architecture
- Target Poisoning Solution: Metal sputtering zone separated from reactive plasma zone — solving target poisoning at its root.
- High-Speed Rotating Chamber: High-speed rotation balances high deposition rate with stable long-duration operation, suitable for 24/7 mass production.
- Long-Term Stability: Ensures deposition-rate stability and film consistency under high-volume mass production, reducing equipment downtime and maintenance cost.
03Dah Young Proprietary Super-Hard Coating | Mohs Hardness 7, Industry-Leading Abrasion Lifetime
- Mohs Hardness 7: Dah Young's latest proprietary super-hard coating technology achieves Mohs hardness 7 — equivalent to natural quartz crystal.
- 10,000 Steel Wool Cycles: Passes 10,000-cycle steel wool abrasion test with no significant film integrity degradation — industry-leading.
- High-Hardness Sputtering: Also passes 9H pencil hardness, cross-cut adhesion, and other demanding consumer electronics standards.
- Impact Resistance: High-adhesion films do not delaminate when panels are impacted, ensuring long-term product safety.
04Large-Area Substrate Uniformity Optimization
- Rotational Planar Fixture: Designed specifically for large-area planar substrates, ensuring coating uniformity on large-format panels.
- Full-Load ±1.5%: Full-load thickness uniformity within ±1.5%, ensuring optical consistency across all panels in a batch.
- Large-Size Support: Handles various panel specifications from smartphones to large tablets — single equipment meeting diverse needs.
05Integrated Multi-Function Film Systems
- Optical Coatings: Capable of depositing broadband anti-reflection (BBAR), color decoration, and other optical functional film systems.
- ITO Transparent Conductive Films: Supports ITO transparent conductive film deposition, meeting touch sensing and display function requirements.
- Optional AF Integration: Optional AF integration module enables optical + anti-fingerprint integrated processing within the same equipment.
Combining dual sputter systems, dual ICP plasma sources, and large-area planar substrate optimization, the MPS delivers industry-leading high-throughput sputtering solutions for various mobile / tablet touch and display panels — broadly deployed across consumer electronics, smart wearables, automotive displays, and other large-scale mass production markets.
01Smartphone Cover Glass
Smartphone cover glass is one of today's largest-scale coating applications in consumer electronics, with over 1 billion units shipped globally per year. Smartphone brands demand exceptional scratch resistance, visual quality, and production consistency from cover glass. The MPS integrates Dah Young's latest proprietary super-hard coating technology — Mohs hardness up to 7, passing 10,000-cycle steel wool abrasion — combined with high-throughput configuration and industry-leading hardness specifications, perfectly meeting the smartphone industry's core requirements for brand differentiation, long-lasting durability, and large-scale mass production.
02Tablet & Laptop Touch Panel
Tablet computer and laptop touch screens have large dimensions and broad areas, with stringent requirements for large-area uniformity and throughput. The MPS's large-area substrate optimization ensures consistent center-to-edge optical properties on large-format touch panels — making it a trusted choice for the tablet and laptop industries.
03Smart Wearable Display
Small-format display panels for smartwatches, fitness bands, and sports wearables have specialty requirements for coating refinement and durability (sweat, UV, mechanical impact). The MPS can adjust fixture configuration to adapt to small-format panel batch production needs, providing complete coating solutions for the wearable industry.
04Automotive Display & HMI
With the proliferation of smart cockpit concepts, demand for touch displays in automotive center-stack screens, dashboards, and rear-seat entertainment systems is growing rapidly. The MPS's high throughput and automotive-grade durable film quality meet the automotive industry's core requirements for long lifetime and stability. (Note: For integrated dashboard and HUD large automotive panels, please refer to the APS automotive panel-specific model.)
05Emerging Consumer Electronics
Emerging consumer electronics applications including smart home control panels, IoT device touch interfaces, and foldable devices face increasing demand for small-to-medium-sized touch panel coatings. The MPS's flexible configuration and multi-function film system capability adapt to the diverse needs of emerging applications.
