Patent ID: 8388853

Claim:
A method for processing a substrate, comprising: positioning the substrate on a substrate receiving surface of a susceptor, wherein positioning the substrate on the susceptor comprises: extending three or more supporting pins through openings formed through the susceptor; receiving the substrate using the three or more substrate supporting pins; and transferring the substrate to the susceptor by lowering the three or more substrate supporting pins; and wherein the susceptor is disposed over a support assembly of a processing chamber, the support assembly comprises one or more supporting ports, one or more rotating ports, and each of the supporting ports and rotating ports is adapted to receive a fluid from a flow controller; raising the substrate to a processing position by delivering flow of fluid to the one or more supporting ports to float the susceptor and the substrate; rotating the susceptor and the substrate by delivering flow of fluid to the one or more rotating ports; aligning the openings in the susceptor with the three or more supporting pins by controlling the flow of fluid to the one or more rotating ports; and ceasing the flow of fluid to the one or more rotating ports to stop rotating the susceptor.