Patent ID: 8492175

Claim:
A method for assembling a stack of surface-mount devices (SMDs) on a substrate, the method comprising: providing a substrate with a top surface having a landing pad and a first reference feature; placing an alignment jig overlying the substrate top surface, the alignment jig having a second reference feature and a first boundary feature; aligning the alignment jig second reference feature with respect to the substrate first reference feature; placing a first SMD overlying the substrate landing pad, the first SMD having a third reference feature; aligning the first SMD third reference feature with respect to the alignment jig second reference feature; placing a second SMD overlying the substrate top surface, the second SMD having a second boundary feature and a first interface; mating the alignment jig first boundary feature with the second SMD second boundary feature; and, in response to the mating, aligning the second SMD first interface over an underlying SMD active element.