Patent ID: 8574931

Claim:
A method of processing integrated circuit dies, comprising: providing a plurality of integrated circuit dies mounted on a leadframe strip, electrically connected to the leadframe strip, and encapsulated together with the leadframe strip in an encapsulant; making first cuts into said encapsulant, wherein said encapsulated integrated circuit dies remain encapsulated together within said encapsulant after completion of said first cuts and said leadframe strip to electrically isolate the encapsulated integrated circuit dies from one another; performing strip testing on the encapsulated integrated circuit dies without mounting the encapsulated integrated circuit dies on a support tape, including making second cuts through said encapsulant with the encapsulated integrated circuit dies supported on a fixture having a protruding portion that is received in said first cuts while said second cuts are made, wherein said second cuts are aligned with said first cuts and separate the encapsulated integrated circuit dies from one another.