Patent ID: 7825010

Claim:
A die singulation method, comprising: placing a front side region of a semiconductor substrate against a pliable surface; the semiconductor substrate having a back side region adjacent the front side region; the front side region having integrated circuitry formed therein; the pliable surface being over a pedestal; while the pliable surface remains over the pedestal and the front side region of the semiconductor substrate is against the pliable surface, removing material from the back side region of the semiconductor substrate to thin the semiconductor substrate; while the front side region of the semiconductor substrate is against the pliable surface and the pliable surface is over the pedestal, cutting the semiconductor substrate to separate the semiconductor substrate into a plurality of dice; the cutting occurring after said removing of material from the back side region of the semiconductor substrate; stretching the pliable surface over the pedestal to increase separation between at least some of the dice; and while the pliable surface is stretched, picking at least some of the dice from the surface.