Patent ID: 7563643

Claim:
A wafer processing apparatus for processing a wafer having a front surface, and a back surface on which a circuit pattern is formed and a surface protective film is attached comprising: a dicing tape application unit for attaching a dicing tape on a mount frame and the back surface of the wafer to integrate the mount frame and the wafer; a surplus dicing tape take-up unit for taking up a surplus part of the dicing tape attached on the mount frame and the wafer, wherein the dicing tape application unit and the surplus dicing tape take-up unit are arranged slidably with respect to each other on at least one rail of the wafer processing apparatus; and a table for supporting the wafer, wherein the table is capable of rotating around a vertical axis, wherein the table is rotated in such a manner that a peeling direction in which the surface protective film is peeled by the surface protective film peeling unit and a bisector of a corner of the circuit pattern of the wafer supported on the table are substantially parallel to each other.