Patent ID: 7364952

Claim:
A method of processing a plurality of thin films, comprising: loading a first thin film onto a first loading fixture; loading a second thin film onto a second loading fixture; generating laser beam pulses, each said generated laser beam pulse having a pulse duration; splitting each said generated laser beam pulse into at least a first laser beam pulse and a second laser beam pulse; directing at least one first laser beam pulse onto a first optical path and directing at least one second laser beam pulse onto a second optical path; irradiating said first thin film with said at least one first laser beam pulse to induce melting and subsequent crystallization of at least a portion of said first thin film; and irradiating said second thin film with said at least one second laser beam pulse to induce melting and subsequent crystallization of at least a portion of said second thin film, wherein at least a portion of said step of irradiating said first thin film and at least a portion of said step of irradiating said second thin film occur simultaneously.