Electric heating – Metal heating – Wire – rod – or bar bonding
Patent
1983-02-01
1984-10-09
Shaw, C. C.
Electric heating
Metal heating
Wire, rod, or bar bonding
219 5621, 219113, B23K 3100
Patent
active
044763662
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method are described for rapid ball formation at the end of lead wire retained in the capillary wire holding tool of a ball bonding machine. A circuit is coupled between the cover gas shroud and lead wire for establishing controlled electrical discharge between the end of the bonding wire and the shroud, for melting and forming a ball. The circuit includes a DC power supply for delivering a positive polarity to the shroud and negative polarity to the lead wire for drawing a discharge of electrons from the end of the lead wire to the shroud. A capacitor is coupled in series with the DC power supply for receiving the electrical discharge. An impedance is also coupled in series for limiting the electrical discharge current. Charging of the capacitor limits and shapes the electrical arc discharge to a controlled pulse profile of short duration for rapid ball formation. An electronic gate is also used to control pulse duration. The rapid and controlled ball formation avoids necking or thinning of the lead wire which often occurs at the stem above the bonding ball.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3241218 (1966-03-01), Phillips
patent: 4390771 (1983-06-01), Kurtz et al.
Cousens Donald E.
Dufour Mark D.
Kurtz John A.
Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp.
Kane, Jr. Daniel H.
Olsen Kenneth
Shaw C. C.
Silverman Carl L.
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