Patent ID: 6932136

Claim:
A post singulation, die separation assembly configured for separating adhesive wafer saw tape from the plurality of dice of a singulated wafer, said assembly comprising: a support base defining a support surface and having a first portion and an opposite second portion thereof, said second portion including a down-ramped portion thereof skewed downwardly at a first acute angle from the support surface; a feed tray having a collection end positioned adjacent the base second portion such that an elongated, substantially thin gap is formed between the tray collection end and at least a portion of the base second portion; and a flexible platform movably supported atop the base support surface for movement from said first portion to said second portion thereof, and downward through the gap formed between the tray collection end and the at least a portion of the base second portion, said platform defining an upward facing surface upon which the singulated wafer is adhered thereto, via the saw tape, each die being in a forward aligned manner; wherein, upon movement of said flexible platform down said down-ramped portion, a portion of the wafer saw tape thereat is peeled away from the respective die, separating and releasing the respective die onto the collection end of the feed tray in a manner substantially maintaining the forward alignment orientation of each die.