Patent ID: 7915085

Claim:
A method for coating a plurality of semiconductor devices, comprising: providing a mold with a formation cavity for holding a plurality of semiconductor devices, said formation cavity at least partially defined by opposing rigid upper and lower sections of said mold; mounting a plurality of semiconductor devices within said mold formation cavity to at least one of said upper and lower sections with a film between said semiconductor devices and said upper and lower sections, each of said semiconductor devices being separately mounted in a pattern within said formation cavity by using a removable template comprising openings corresponding to desired locations of said semiconductor devices; injecting or otherwise introducing curable coating material into said mold to fill said mold formation cavity and at least partially cover said semiconductor devices and contacting said film, said curable coating material comprising at least one phosphor; curing or otherwise treating said coating material so that said semiconductor devices are at least partially embedded in said cured coating material; and removing said cured or treated coating material with said embedded semiconductor devices from said formation cavity by releasing said film and said upper and lower sections from said coating material and said semiconductor devices leaving said coating material uncovered.