Patent ID: 7845540

Claim:
A system for processing microfeature workpieces, the system comprising: a processing chamber; a transfer chamber adjacent to the processing chamber, wherein the transfer chamber is sized to receive a microfeature workpiece; an opening between the transfer chamber and the processing chamber; a door positioned to sealably close the opening; a vacuum pump operably coupled to the processing chamber and the transfer chamber, wherein the vacuum pump is configured to exhaust ambient gas from the transfer chamber and the processing chamber to create a vacuum within the transfer chamber and the processing chamber, respectively; and a solder reservoir in the processing chamber, the solder reservoir including a slot positioned to receive a microfeature workpiece, wherein a width of the slot is less than a depth of the slot, and wherein the slot is canted at an angle between about 45 degrees and 90 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane extending through the processing chamber.