Patent ID: 7211215

Claim:
A mould for encapsulating electronic components mounted on a carrier, comprising: at least two mould parts displaceable relative to each other, at least one of which is provided with a recess for holding the electronic components and to be filled with encapsulating material, and feed means for filling the recess with encapsulating material, wherein at least a lower mould part of the mould parts is provided with a runner which connects on one side to a wall of the lower mould part co-defining a mould cavity and connects on the other side to a side of the lower mould part remote from the mould cavity, wherein the lower mould part comprises a flat support surface provided with plural runners arranged in patterns corresponding with locations where the recess in the at least one mould part is formed, the plural runners adapted to extract gasses therethrough to adhere the carrier in a flat position at multiple positions to the lower mould part.