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Four-motion wire bonder

US4550871A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 24, 1982
Grant dateNov 5, 1985
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/01082
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A four-motion wire bonding apparatus, for effecting wire bonds between a semiconductor chip and a lead frame. In addition to employing X-, Y-, Z- and theta-motion drives for the bonding head, the apparatus provides a bulk wire-feed, which delivers bonding wire along the theta-rotation axis.

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