Patent ID: 8105524

Claim:
A compression molding method for molding an electronic component, the method comprising the steps of: preparing an upper mold section, a lower mold section provided with a cavity, a nozzle including a spiral supply member having an internal spiral structure, a base resin, and a curing agent; supplying said base resin and said curing agent to said spiral structure; mixing said base resin and said curing agent as a liquid resin mixture in said spiral structure; inserting said nozzle to extend horizontally between said upper mold section and said lower mold section while said mold sections are separated; discharging said liquid resin from said nozzle into said cavity while the nozzle remains disposed horizontally so that said liquid resin falls from said nozzle into said cavity; dipping an electronic component loaded on a substrate mounted on said upper mold section in said liquid resin by closing said upper mold section and said lower mold section; curing said liquid resin while said electronic component is dipped therein; and opening said upper mold section and said lower mold section, wherein the discharge port of said nozzle moves above the bottom surface of said cavity in said discharging step.