Patent ID: 6890384

Claim:
An apparatus for applying adhesive material to one or more underside surfaces of at least one semiconductor component, comprising: an adhesive reservoir configured to provide an exposed surface of adhesive material to only a defined portion of each of one or more underside surfaces of at least one semiconductor component positioned thereover, the adhesive reservoir comprising at least one pool chamber defined by at least one upward facing opening, the adhesive reservoir shaped such that the exposed surface of adhesive material is supplied to a precise location above the at least one upward facing opening, the adhesive material having a surface tension; and at least one mechanism associated with the adhesive reservoir, the at least one mechanism configured to level the exposed surface of adhesive material at the precise location above the at least one upward facing opening and maintain the exposed surface of adhesive material at a substantially constant height, the at least one mechanism including a pump configured to supply the adhesive material to the adhesive reservoir and a control system to control the supply of the adhesive material to the adhesive reservoir to control extrusion of the adhesive material to a selectable height.