A laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) apparatus and a method of making an
electronic device using the same are disclosed. The LITI apparatus
includes a chamber, a substrate support, a contact frame, and a laser
source or oscillator. The LITI apparatus transfers a transferable layer
from a film donor device onto a surface of an intermediate electronic
device. The LITI apparatus uses a magnetic force to provide a close
contact between the transferable layer and the surface of the
intermediate device. The magnetic force is generated by magnetic
materials formed in two components of the LITI apparatus that are spaced
apart interposing transferable layer and the surface of the intermediate
device. Magnets or magnetic materials are formed in the two following
components of the LITI apparatus: 1) the intermediate device and the film
donor device; 2) the intermediate device and the contact frame; 3) the
substrate support and the film donor device; or 4) the substrate support
and the contact frame.