Patent ID: 7437818

Claim:
A component mounting method for mounting a plurality of components of semiconductor chips fed from a diced wafer on a board, comprising: in a component mounting apparatus providing a first mounting head for holding and taking out the component fed from a first component feeding position to mount the component on the board held at a board holding position providing, a second mounting head for holding and taking out the component fed from a second component feeding position to mount the component on the board held at the board holding position, and providing a wafer holding table which is moved reciprocationally between the first component feeding position and the second component feeding position, for holding the wafer so that the respective components are fed; holding and taking out the component by the first mounting head at the first component feeding position; moving the first mounting head to the board holding position with the held component; mounting the held component on the board, and then returning the first mounting head to the first component feeding position; until arriving of the first mounting head at the first component feeding position, moving the wafer holding table from the first component feeding position to the second component feeding position; holding and taking out the component by the second mounting head at the second component feeding position; and then returning the wafer holding table to the first component feeding position thereby locating said wafer holding table at said first component feeding position.