Wedge bonding tools and methods of forming wire bonds
AssigneeKulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
InventorsTyler Ownby, Tony Wong, Raymond Chen, Christoph B. Luechinger, Tanbir Saini, Yahia Benhacene, Cristian Cionea
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Abstract
A wedge bonding tool is provided. The wedge bonding tool includes a body portion including a tip portion, the tip portion terminating at a working end of the wedge bonding tool. The tip portion includes (i) two opposing walls, and (ii) an adjoining surface between the two opposing walls. The adjoining surface includes a flat area. The two opposing walls and the flat area define a groove configured to receive a wire. The flat area has a width of at least 20% of a width of the groove at the working end.
Claims16
A wedge bonding tool comprising:
- a body portion including a tip portion, the tip portion terminating at a working end of the wedge bonding tool,
- the tip portion including (i) two opposing walls, and (ii) an adjoining surface between the two opposing walls, the adjoining surface including a flat area, the two opposing walls and the adjoining surface defining a recess surrounding the flat area, the recess exceeding a width of the adjoining surface such that the two opposing walls define part of the recess, the two opposing walls and the flat area defining a groove configured to receive a wire,
- the flat area having a width of at least 20% of a width of the groove at the working end.
A wedge bonding tool comprising:
- a body portion including a tip portion, the tip portion terminating at a working end of the wedge bonding tool,
- the tip portion including (i) two opposing walls, and (ii) an adjoining surface between the two opposing walls, the adjoining surface including a flat area which extends along both x-axis and y-axis, the adjoining surface defining a recess, the recess bisecting the flat area and extending into each of the two opposing walls such that a portion of the recess is defined by each of the two opposing walls, the two opposing walls and the flat area defining a groove configured to receive a wire,
- the flat area having a width of at least 20% of a width of the groove at the working end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.