Patent ID: 7816278

Claim:
An in-situ hybrid film deposition method, comprising: loading a plurality of substrates into a process chamber of a batch processing system; depositing a first portion of a high-k dielectric film on the plurality of substrates by atomic layer deposition (ALD); after depositing the first portion, and without removing the plurality of substrates from the process chamber, depositing a second portion of the high-k dielectric film on the first portion by chemical vapor deposition (CVD); prior to removing the plurality of substrates from the process chamber, post-treating the first portion or the second portion of the high-k dielectric film, wherein the post-treating is selected from one or any sequential combination of: (a) a high temperature anneal at a substrate temperature between about 500° C. and about 1000° C. with no gaseous environment; (b) a high temperature oxidation at substrate temperature between about 500° C. and about 1000° C. in the presence of a fourth oxidizer selected from an oxygen-containing gas or an oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas; or (c) a high temperature anneal at a substrate temperature between about 500° C. and about 1000° C. in the presence of a non-oxidizing gas; and removing the plurality of substrates from the process chamber.