Wire bonding arrays, maintenance stations for wire bonding arrays, and related methods
AssigneeKulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
InventorsMichael Christopher Lamarra, Manoj Kumar Venna
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Abstract
A wire bonding array is provided. The wire bonding array includes a plurality of wire bonding systems, each of the plurality of wire bonding systems including a bond head assembly for bonding a wire to a workpiece and a support structure for supporting the workpiece. The wire bonding array also includes a wire bonding tool replacement system configured for installation on, and removal from, each of the plurality of wire bonding systems. The wire bonding array also includes a service robot configured to install the wire bonding tool replacement system on, and remove the wire bonding tool replacement system from, each of the plurality of wire bonding systems.
Claims19
A wire bonding array comprising:
- a plurality of wire bonding systems, each of the plurality of wire bonding systems including (i) a bond head assembly for bonding a wire to a workpiece and (ii) a support structure for supporting the workpiece;
- a maintenance station including a plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems, each of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems being configured for installation on, and removal from, each of the plurality of wire bonding systems, the maintenance station including a plurality of wire bonding tool trays, each of the plurality of wire bonding tool trays configured to be loaded into ones of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems, wherein the maintenance station further includes a replacement assembly configured to service each of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems to a ready state, wherein the replacement assembly is configured to load one of the plurality of wire bonding tool trays into one of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems;
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- a service robot configured to move ones of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems between the maintenance station and ones of the plurality of wire bonding systems.
A maintenance station for servicing a wire bonding array, the maintenance station comprising:
- a plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems, each of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems being configured for installation on, and removal from, a wire bonding system;
- a replacement assembly configured to service each of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems to a ready state;
- a plurality of wire bonding tool trays, each of the plurality of wire bonding tool trays configured to be loaded into ones of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems, wherein the replacement assembly is configured to load one of the plurality of wire bonding tool trays into one of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems;
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- a service robot configured to move one of the plurality of wire bonding tool replacement systems between the maintenance station and the wire bonding system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.