Methods of processing wedge bonding tools
AssigneeKulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
InventorsTanbir Saini, Amey Vidvans, Christoph B. Luechinger, Frank Daniels
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Abstract
A method of processing a wedge bonding tool is provided. The method includes: (a) providing a wedge bonding tool, the wedge bonding tool having a body portion and a tip portion at a terminal end of the body portion, the tip portion including a groove surface defining a groove, the groove being configured to receive a wire during a wire bonding operation; and (b) forming a plurality of recesses in the groove surface using a laser beam, the laser beam contacting the groove surface normal to the groove surface to form each of the plurality of recesses.
Claims20
A method of processing a wedge bonding tool, the method comprising steps of:
- (a) providing a wedge bonding tool, the wedge bonding tool having a body portion and a tip portion at a terminal end of the body portion, the tip portion including a groove surface defining a groove, the groove being configured to receive a wire during a wire bonding operation;
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- (b) forming a plurality of recesses in the groove surface using a laser beam, the laser beam contacting the groove surface normal to the groove surface to form each of the plurality of recesses.
A method of processing a wedge bonding tool, the method comprising steps of:
- (a) providing a wedge bonding tool, the wedge bonding tool having a body portion and a tip portion at a terminal end of the body portion, the tip portion including a groove surface defining a groove, the groove being configured to receive a wire during a wire bonding operation;
- (b) forming a plurality of recess in the groove surface using a laser beam;
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- (c) applying a coating to the groove surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.