Patent ID: 8146902

Claim:
A carrier for supporting a substrate, the carrier comprising: a frame having a top surface, a bottom surface and six sides, wherein a first side and a second side are parallel to each other and have thickened edges, third and fourth sides and fifth and sixth sides are respectively defined between the first side and the second side, wherein third, fourth, fifth and sixth sides are angled away from a perpendicular direction defined from the first side or the second side, the frame having an opening sized for receiving a substrate; and a plurality of support pins for supporting the substrate within the opening, the opening being slightly larger than the substrate such that a gap exists between the substrate and the opening, the plurality of pins coupled to the frame and extending into the opening in a parallel orientation relative to the top and bottom surfaces of the frame; the frame comprising a composite core, a top sheet defining the top surface, and a bottom sheet defining the bottom surface, and a layer of aramid fabric between the top sheet and the composite core, wherein the top sheet and the bottom sheet comprise a polymer material with a defined hydrophobicity.