Patent ID: 8999498
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B23B,B32B,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An assembly, comprising: a temporary carrier having a plurality of support blocks separated from each other by a plurality of gaps, the individual support blocks having a first side facing toward a microfeature workpiece, a second side opposite from the first side and facing toward the carrier, and side walls extending between the first and the second sides, the support blocks being arranged on a first side of the carrier in a pattern generally corresponding to a die pattern of the microfeature workpiece such that the individual support blocks face corresponding individual dies on the workpiece, wherein a first adhesion of the first side of the support blocks is less than a second adhesion of the second side of the support blocks; and adhesive material disposed in the gaps between the individual support blocks, wherein the adhesive material in the gaps is in contact with portions of the first side of the carrier and the side walls of the support blocks, wherein the first side of the support blocks and an upper surface of the adhesive material in the gaps between the individual support blocks are generally co-planar.