Patent ID: 8153513

Claim:
A method for forming substrates using a continuous implant process, the method comprising: providing a movable track member, the movable track member being provided within a chamber, the chamber including an inlet port, an outlet port and a process chamber; maintaining a first substrate including a first plurality of tiles in the inlet port, the chamber being maintained in a vacuum environment; transferring the first substrate including the first plurality of tiles from the inlet port onto the movable track member; subjecting the first plurality of tiles to a first implant process using a scanning implant process, while the chamber including the first plurality of tiles being maintained in a vacuum environment; maintaining a second substrate including a second plurality of tiles in the inlet port, the inlet port being maintained in a vacuum environment while the first plurality of tiles are being implanted; transferring the second substrate including a second plurality of tiles from the inlet port onto the movable track member; and subjecting the second plurality of tiles to a second implant process using the scanning implant process.