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Wirebond pin-plastic header combination and methods of making and using the same

US5263880A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1992
Grant dateNov 23, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49146
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a wirebond pin having a star-shaped anchor, collar and paddle. The collar prevents passivation material, used to make a sealed semiconductor device, from leaking out of the package. The collar also helps to eliminate the resonant vibration of the pin during ultrasonic wirebonding at the paddle.

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