Patent ID: 7757741

Claim:
A peeling tape attaching apparatus for attaching a peeling tape on a surface protective film attached on a front surface of a wafer, comprising: a substantially horizontal movable table for supporting the wafer with the surface protective film pointing upward; a supply means for supplying the peeling tape onto the surface protective film placed on the wafer supported on the movable table; a peeling tape attaching means for attaching the peeling tape supplied from the supply means on the surface protective film; a pressing means for applying a pressing force by pressing the peeling tape attaching means against the surface protective film placed on the wafer via the peeling tape; and a pivot arm having a proximal end pivotable around a pivot shaft portion in a substantially vertical plane, and a forward end, wherein the peeling tape attaching means is attached to a lower portion of the forward end of the pivot arm, wherein the pressing means presses a roller on a portion of the pivot arm between the proximal end and the forward end to press the peeling tape attaching means against the surface protective film, and wherein the pressing means applies the pressing force when an end of the wafer is located under the peeling tape attaching means by the movable table, and the pressing force is canceled when the movable table moves toward another end of the wafer by a predetermined distance from the peeling tape attaching means.