Patent ID: 7029539

Claim:
A method for processing a substrate in a spin, rinse, and dry (SRD) module, the method comprising: providing the substrate to be processed; positioning the SRD module in a substrate receive position, the operation of positioning the SRD module including, opening a window disposed in a wall of the SRD module; and moving an engaging roller disposed within an enclosure of the SRD module from a first position to a second position, the moving being configured to provide a sufficient clearance for inserting the substrate into the SRD module at an insert position; orienting the substrate to be processed at the insert position that is defined at an angle; inserting the substrate into the SRD module at the angle; placing the SRD module in a process position; spinning the substrate at the angle; rinsing the substrate being spun at the angle; and drying the substrate being spun at the angle.