Methods and apparatuses for stacking devices in an integrated circuit assembly are provided. A tray for supporting multiple dies of a semiconductor material enables both topside processing and bottom side processing of the dies. The dies can be picked and placed for bonding on a substrate or on die stacks without flipping the dies, thereby avoiding particulate debris from the diced edges of the dies from interfering and contaminating the bonding process. In an implementation, a liftoff apparatus directs a pneumatic flow of gas to lift the dies from the tray for bonding to a substrate, and to previously bonded dies, without flipping the dies. An example system allows processing of both top and bottom surfaces of the dies in a single cycle in preparation for bonding, and then pneumatically lifts the dies up to a target substrate so that topsides of the dies bond to bottom sides of dies of the previous batch, in an efficient and flip-free assembly of die stacks.

Disclosed is a method for fabricating an LED module. The method includes: constructing a chip-on-carrier including a chip retainer having a horizontal bonding plane and a plurality of LED chips in which electrode pads are bonded to the bonding plane of the chip retainer; and transferring the plurality of LED chips in a predetermined arrangement from the chip retainer to a substrate by transfer printing. The transfer printing includes: primarily section-wise exposing a transfer tape to reduce the adhesive strength of the transfer tape such that bonding areas are formed at predetermined intervals on the transfer tape; and pressurizing the transfer tape against the LED chips on the chip retainer to attach the LED chips to the corresponding bonding areas of the transfer tape and detaching the electrode pads of the LED chips from the chip retainer to pick up the chips.

Disclosed is a method for fabricating an LED module. The method includes: constructing a chip-on-carrier including a chip retainer having a horizontal bonding plane and a plurality of LED chips in which electrode pads are bonded to the bonding plane of the chip retainer; and transferring the plurality of LED chips in a predetermined arrangement from the chip retainer to a substrate by transfer printing. The transfer printing includes: primarily section-wise exposing a transfer tape to reduce the adhesive strength of the transfer tape such that bonding areas are formed at predetermined intervals on the transfer tape; and pressurizing the transfer tape against the LED chips on the chip retainer to attach the LED chips to the corresponding bonding areas of the transfer tape and detaching the electrode pads of the LED chips from the chip retainer to pick up the chips.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package may include providing a substrate having first and second cutting regions respectively provided along first and second side portions opposite to each other and a mounting region between the first and second cutting regions is provided, disposing at least one semiconductor chip on the mounting region, forming a molding member on the substrate, and removing a dummy curl portion and at least portions of dummy runner portions from the molding member. The molding member may include a sealing portion, the dummy curl portion provided outside the second side portion of the substrate, and the plurality of dummy runner portions on the second cutting region to connect the sealing portion and the dummy curl portion. The substrate may include adhesion reducing pads in the second cutting region, which may contact the dummy runner portions respectively.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package may include providing a substrate having first and second cutting regions respectively provided along first and second side portions opposite to each other and a mounting region between the first and second cutting regions is provided, disposing at least one semiconductor chip on the mounting region, forming a molding member on the substrate, and removing a dummy curl portion and at least portions of dummy runner portions from the molding member. The molding member may include a sealing portion, the dummy curl portion provided outside the second side portion of the substrate, and the plurality of dummy runner portions on the second cutting region to connect the sealing portion and the dummy curl portion. The substrate may include adhesion reducing pads in the second cutting region, which may contact the dummy runner portions respectively.