Patent ID: 7900807

Claim:
A conductive ball mounting apparatus for mounting one conductive ball on each of a plurality of pads which are provided on a substrate and on which an adhesive is formed, the conductive ball mounting apparatus comprising: a conductive ball container configured to contain a plurality of conductive balls therein and having an opening through which the plurality of conductive balls pass; a substrate holder disposed vertically above the conductive ball container in the direction of gravity to face the opening, and holding the substrate in such a manner that the plurality of conductive balls and the plurality of pads face each other and the substrate is disposed vertically above the conductive ball container in the direction of gravity with a space therebetween; and a conductive ball supplying unit configured to supply the plurality of conductive balls to the plurality of pads via the opening by vertically moving the plurality of conductive balls against the force of gravity by vibrating the conductive ball container, wherein a solder resist having a plurality of openings is provided on the substrate such that each of the openings exposes a corresponding one of the pads.