Power supply
US5595330A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/3011
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The power supply includes a voltage controlled oscillator, two potentiometers and a by-pass circuit coupled to the output of the voltage controlled oscillator. The two potentiometers form two channels, channel 1 and channel 2, one of which will be selected during the bonding cycle to be coupled to a power amplifier. The output of the power amplifier is adapted to be coupled to an ultrasonic transducer for operating the transducer. Selectable channel 1 and channel 2 reference voltage devices are provided. The voltage and current applied to the amplifier are converted to power. During a bonding cycle, a comparator compares the power applied to the transducer with that of a selected reference voltage and varies the output of the potentiometer of the selected channel to maintain the output of the power amplifier constant during bonding. Also provided is a switching arrangement for coupling the by-pass circuit to the power amplifier at the initial part of a bonding cycle and for coupling the potentiometers the selected channel 1 or channel 2 to the power amplifier such that a maximum burst of energy is applied to the transducer initially during the bonding cycle and then the desired vol…
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