Patent ID: 6369884
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01L,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
A method of bonding a light-emitting element on a board at a predetermined position thereon, comprising the steps of:picking up and temporarily holding the light-emitting element with a holder integral with a light-transmissive support member from an area in which the light-emitting element emits light; energizing the light-emitting element to emit light; imaging a light-emitting state of the light-emitting element using an imaging means to obtain an image of said light-emitting element through said light-transmissive support member when the light-emitting element is being held; determining a light-emitting center of the light-emitting element based on the imaged light-emitting state; and positioning and bonding the light-emitting element held by said holder on the board at a bonding position thereon based on the recognized light-emitting center.