Patent ID: 7867563

Claim:
A method of mounting a plurality of components on a substrate, comprising the steps of (a) to (f): (a) preparing the substrate comprising a plurality of first regions, a second region, and a line, wherein the second region surrounds the plurality of first regions and the line, the line is provided on a side of and along one edge of the substrate and has a shorter width than a minimum length of each of the components, and each of the first regions has the same shape and size as mounting surfaces of the components that are to be brought into contact with the substrate; (b) preparing a first liquid; (c) preparing a component-containing liquid containing the components and a second liquid, wherein the first liquid is insoluble in the second liquid and has a higher wettability than the second liquid with respect to the surfaces of the components, the first regions, and the line; (d) disposing the first liquid in the first regions and the line; (e) moving a squeegee relative to the substrate over the line from the one edge to the other edge of the substrate to bring the component-containing liquid into contact with the first liquid disposed in the first regions, the squeegee supplying the component-containing liquid to the substrate; and (f) removing the first liquid and the second liquid from the substrate to dispose the components in the first regions.