Patent ID: 7624498

Claim:
An apparatus for detaching a semiconductor chip from a tape, comprising: a hollow holder having an upper portion and a through-hole extending through the upper portion; a first ejector disposed within the holder and supported so as to be slidable longitudinally relative to the holder between a first home position and first ejection position, the first ejector having an upper end that is situated in the through-hole of the upper portion of the holder when the first ejector is at the first home position thereof and that protrudes a first distance above the upper portion of the holder when the first ejector is at the first ejection position thereof, whereby the first ejector can push a semiconductor chip attached to a tape resting on the upper portion of the holder upward; and a second ejector disposed within the first ejector and supported so as to be slidable longitudinally relative to the holder between a second home position and a second ejection position, the second ejector having an upper end that is situated in the through-hole of the upper portion of the holder when the second ejector is at the second home position thereof and that protrudes a second distance above the upper portion of the holder when the second ejector is at the second ejection position, the second distance being greater than the first distance, whereby the second ejector can push the semiconductor chip attached to the tape further away from the holder than the first ejector, wherein the first ejector and the second ejector are elastically coupled each other such that the first ejector and the second ejector move simultaneously relative to the holder as the first ejector moves from the first home position to the first ejection position.