An adaptive coding and modulation apparatus and method for a forward link in satellite communication is provided. An illumination device comprises a full wave rectifier for converting the AC supply into a direct current. The insert cartridge includes a tapered piston pocket having a piston-engaging face and a piston-retracting face. Interchangeable spacers are configured for attachment to the other handle, so that a selected one of differently shaped containers may be biased against the container piercing member when the handles are pivoted toward each other. The method also includes covering protruding electrode formation regions in the semiconductor chip formation region and covering electrode portion formation regions in the peripheral region, and performing optical exposure of the negative resist layer.