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Method and apparatus for aligning the bonding head of a bonder, in particular a die bonder

US6179938A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 1998
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of aligning the bonding head of a bonder, in particular a die bonder, or of a pick and place machine comprising the steps of a) placing an alignment plate provided with two plane parallel surfaces on a supporting surface which is set plane parallel to the bonding surface upon which the semiconductor chip will be bonded to the carrier material; b) calibration of a measuring device, the signal of which is dependent upon the position of the alignment plate; c) grasping the alignment plate with the bonding head of the bonder and holding the alignment plate free at a slight distance above the measuring device; and d) alignment of the bonding head until the signal from the measuring device is equal to the signal following step b).

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