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High strength bonding tool and a process for production of the same

US5934542A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 24, 1997
Grant dateAug 10, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a thermocompression tool, i.e. high strength bonding tool used for mounting a semiconductor device or element such as IC, LSI, etc. on a substrate, for example, a tool of pulse heating type used for soldering, and a mounting tool (bonding tool) used for heating, melting and bonding or thermocompression bonding in a lump a number of workpieces to be bonded, making up a part of electronic parts, in particular, a high precision tool called outer lead bonding tool. The high strength bonding tool comprises a substrate consisting of a cemented carbide having microscopic protrusions of hard carbides and/or hard carbonitrides on at least one surface and a coefficient of linear expansion of 4.0.times.10.sup.-6 to 5.5.times.10.sup.-6 /.degree. C. at room temperature to 400.degree. C. and a polycrystalline diamond coating formed on the above described surface having microscopic protrusions by a gaseous phase synthesis method, the surface coated with the polycrystalline diamond coating being used as a tool end surface.

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