Patent ID: 6571806
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G11B,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for drying a workpiece comprising the acts of:providing said workpiece in a liquid bath, said workpiece being held with a first holder such that said workpiece is immersed in said bath; raising said workpiece so that a first portion of said workpiece extends out of said bath but a second portion of said workpiece remains in said bath; causing a second holder to lift said first portion of said workpiece while said second portion is still in said bath, such that the portion of said second holder that lifts said first portion of said workpiece does not come into contact with said liquid during said method; raising said workpiece out of contact with said liquid with said second holder after said act of causing; and drying said workpiece, at least some of said drying occurring during said acts of raising and said act of causing.