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US 12,304,009 B2Granted
Methods of installing wire bonding tools on wire bonding systems, and related installation tools and systems
AssigneeKulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
InventorsJon W. Brunner, Gary W. Schulze, Aashish Shah
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Abstract
A method of installing a wire bonding tool on a wire bonding system is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) holding a wire bonding tool with an installation tool; (b) engaging the wire bonding tool in an aperture of a transducer of a wire bonding system while the wire bonding tool is held by the installation tool; (c) securing the wire bonding tool in the aperture; and (d) releasing the wire bonding tool from the installation tool.
Claims11
A method of installing a wire bonding tool on a wire bonding system, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) holding a wire bonding tool with an installation tool while the installation tool is held by a user;
- (b) (i) engaging the wire bonding tool in an aperture of a transducer of a wire bonding system while the wire bonding tool is held by the installation tool and while the installation tool is held by the user, and (ii) releasing the installation tool by the user, while the installation tool continues to hold the wire bonding tool, and while the wire bonding tool is engaged in the ap erture;
- (c) securing the wire bonding tool in the aperture;
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- (d) releasing the wire bonding tool from the installation tool.
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