Abstract: An apparatus for performing operations on at least one surface of an electronic substrate having a first surface and a second surface includes a frame, a transportation system that moves the substrate through the apparatus, a substrate support system, coupled to the frame, having a non-rigid portion that contacts and supports the substrate during an operation on the substrate, wherein the non-rigid portion allows flexure of the substrate before and during the performance of an operation on the substrate, and a device coupled to the frame that performs an operation on a surface of the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing operations on an electronic substrate includes a frame, a transportation system that moves the substrate through the apparatus, a substrate support system coupled to the frame that supports the substrate during a manufacturing operation on the substrate, wherein the substrate support system includes a deformable material, and a device coupled to the frame that performs an operation on a surface of the substrate. Manufacturing operations are performed on the substrate while the substrate is substantially evenly supported by the deformable material.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing operations on at least one surface of an electronic substrate having a first surface and a second surface includes a frame, a transportation system that moves the substrate through the apparatus, a substrate support system, coupled to the frame, having a non-rigid portion that contacts and supports the substrate during an operation on the substrate, wherein the non-rigid portion allows flexure of the substrate before and during the performance of an operation on the substrate, and a device coupled to the frame that performs an operation on a surface of the substrate.