Patent ID: 8211235

Claim:
An atomic layer deposition apparatus for the deposition of material on at least one substrate, wherein the atomic layer deposition apparatus comprises: a dual-chamber system which comprises a reaction chamber inside a vacuum chamber that surrounds the reaction chamber, the reaction chamber providing a place in which the deposition of material is arranged to take place, the apparatus comprising a reaction chamber lid configured to form a lid to the reaction chamber and a vacuum chamber lid configured to form a lid to the vacuum chamber, a lifting mechanism for accessing the reaction chamber for loading or unloading the at least one substrate from the top side of the reaction chamber, and a substrate holder for receiving said at least one substrate and for holding the at least one substrate in the reaction chamber during deposition, and wherein said substrate holder is integratable or integrated with said reaction chamber lid, and wherein the atomic layer deposition apparatus is configured to grow material on the at least one substrate by sequential self-saturating surface reactions.