Patent ID: 7719125

Claim:
An apparatus for mounting semiconductor chips on a substrate, the apparatus comprising: a wafer table ( 5 ) for accommodating a foil ( 4 ) with semiconductor chips; a chip ejector ( 6 ) having a support area ( 13 ) with grooves ( 12 ) and a ramp ( 16 ), a surface ( 17 ) of the ramp ( 16 ) formed concave and ending at a stripping edge ( 18 ) protruding from the surface ( 9 ) of the chip ejector ( 6 ); the wafer table ( 5 ) movable relative to the chip ejector ( 6 ); and a chip gripper for picking a semiconductor chip ( 1 ) presented on the support area ( 13 ) from the foil ( 4 ) and placing the semiconductor chip ( 1 ) on the substrate.