Patent ID: 7887884

Claim:
A method for atomic layer deposition, the method comprising: placing a plurality of substrates into a cassette; removing one of the substrates; applying the one substrate on a moving member, the moving member being coupled to a plurality of gas distribution members numbered from 1 through N, where N is an integer; moving the substrate via the moving member to expose a surface of the substrate to one or more of the gas distribution members in a serial manner from the first gas distribution member to the Nth gas distribution member; and forming an atomic layer film overlying the surface as the surface moves on the moving member and is facing one or more of the plurality of gas distribution members, wherein the plurality of gas distribution members are provided in a plurality of groups numbered 1 through M, M being an integer greater than 1, each of the groups including a set of gas distribution members arranged in a same serial configuration numbered from 1 through N, and the substrate is moved from the first group to the Mth group via the moving member in a serial manner and in a first direction, wherein each of the plurality of groups comprises at least a reactant gas distribution member and an inert gas distribution member, and wherein the moving member comprises a silicon carbide coated carbon material.