Patent ID: 7059940

Claim:
A singulation engine for singulating a substrate into a plurality of smaller component parts, the singulation engine comprising: a gang manifold assembly including a manifold configured to distribute a slurry to a plurality of nozzles, each of the nozzles being configured to discharge an individual jet stream in the form of a beam for cutting through the substrate at the same time; and a chuck assembly configured to hold and support the substrate and the smaller component parts formed therefrom before, during and after the jet stream cuts through the substrate, the chuck assembly including one or more chucks, each chuck having a jet stream opening disposed therethrough for allowing the jet streams to pass after cutting through the substrate, each chuck including a vacuum platform and a vacuum manifold disposed underneath the vacuum platform, the vacuum platform being configured to receive the substrate and smaller component parts thereon, the vacuum platform including a plurality of vacuum openings, each of which is configured to apply a vacuum to the backside of the substrate and each of the smaller component parts formed therefrom, the vacuum manifold being configured to supply a vacuum to each of the openings so as to retain the substrate and each of the smaller component parts on the surface of the vacuum platform.