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Voice coil programmable wire tensioner

US5114066A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 20, 1990
Grant dateMay 19, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/19043
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voice coil actuated wire tensioner is used on a wire bonder in conjunction with a primary wire clamp to provide accurate control of the bond wire and looping of the bond wire between ball bonding of one end of a bond wire and stitch bonding of the other end of the bond wire.

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