Patent ID: 7780821

Claim:
A method of treating/processing magnetic and/or magneto-optical disks in a multi-chamber treatment/processing apparatus, comprising: providing a multi-chamber treatment/processing apparatus adapted for sputter deposition of a plurality of stacked layers forming part of a magnetic or magneto-optical recording medium on each of at least one magnetic and/or magneto-optical disk, comprising at least a pair of operatively interconnected upstream and downstream treatment/processing chambers; providing each of said upstream and downstream treatment/processing chambers with at least one magnetic and/or magneto-optical disk; treating/processing said at least one magnetic and/or magneto-optical disk positioned in each of said upstream and downstream treatment/processing chambers; evacuating process gas from each of said upstream and downstream treatment/processing chambers during or upon completion of said treating/processing of said at least one magnetic and/or magneto-optical disk positioned therein; removing said at least one magnetic and/or magneto-optical disk from said downstream treatment/processing chamber and initiating transport of said at least one magnetic and/or magneto-optical disk from said upstream treatment/processing chamber to said downstream treatment/processing chamber; and initiating a flow of said process gas to the evacuated downstream treatment/processing chamber prior to completion of said transport.