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Wire bonding apparatus

US5763849A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1996
Grant dateJun 9, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/01079
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a wire bonding apparatus comprising a torch electrode for melting an end of a metallic thin wire to form a ball thereof, a high voltage detecting circuit for detecting a voltage between the metallic thin wire and the torch electrode in order to output the detected voltage as a voltage signal, a ball diameter calculator, and a ball diameter display device for displaying the ball diameter outputted from the ball diameter calculator, are further provided.

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