. "FIG. 3W is a sectional view illustrating a method of severing capped chips in accordance with a variation of the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 3S-3V. FIGS. 3X-3Z are sectional views illustrating a method of severing capped chips in accordance with another variation of the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 3S-3V. FIGS. 4A and 4B are a sectional view and a plan view corresponding thereto, illustrati" . . . .