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Method for bonding an aluminum wire
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1983-09-23
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Granted: 1986-04-08
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Expires: 2003-09-23
Abstract
Abstract A method for bonding an aluminum wire to a minute pad of an electronic circuit by an ultrasonic bonding technique. An anodized aluminum wire having its surface subjected to insulating coating is used. The bonding is effected such that this anodized aluminum wire is pressed against the pad by means of a wedge and, while a load is being thereby applied to the wire, ultrasonic vibrations are caused in the wedge. The alumite is exfoliated from the base material by application of the load and ultrasonic energy to the wire, and this base material and pad are bonded together at this exfoliated portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Masao Sekibata
- 👤 Kanji Otsuka
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Ohzawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-09 16:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/02; H01R43/0207; H01R4/00; H01R4/58; H01R4/62; H01R4/625; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/0711; H10W72/07141; H10W72/075; H10W72/07531; H10W72/07532; H10W72/07533; H10W72/07551; H10W72/07554; H10W72/50; H10W72/521; H10W72/522; H10W72/531; H10W72/5363; H10W72/541; H10W72/547; H10W72/5473; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/5524; H10W72/5525; H10W72/553; H10W72/555; H10W72/59; H10W72/90; H10W72/951; H10W72/952; H10W72/953; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/753; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A method for bonding a wire to a pad of an electronic circuit, the method comprising the steps of: preparing an anodized aluminum wire to be used as said wire, said aluminum wire having a diameter in a range of between 30 to 60 μm; and, pressing said anodized aluminum wire against said pad by a wedge and, while applying a load to said anodized aluminum wire, subjecting said wedge to ultrasonic vibrations, thereby effecting a bonding of said aluminum wire to said pad, said ultrasonic vibrations are imparted after said aluminum wire is pressed against the pad by said wedge and is thereby applied with a load, a duration in which the ultrasonic vibrations are applied is in a range of between 0.35 to 0.45 seconds, an ultrasonic output is in a range of between 0.035 to 0.045 W, and the load applied is in a range of between 18 to 45 g.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A method for bonding a wire to a pad of an electronic circuit, the method comprising the steps of: preparing an anodized aluminum wire to be used as said wire, said aluminum wire having a diameter in a range of between 30 to 60 μm; and, pressing said anodized aluminum wire against said pad by a wedge and, while applying a load to said anodized aluminum wire, subjecting said wedge to ultrasonic vibrations, thereby effecting a bonding of said aluminum wire to said pad, said ultrasonic vibrations are imparted after said aluminum wire is pressed against the pad by said wedge and is thereby applied with a load, a duration in which the ultrasonic vibrations are applied is in a range of between 0.35 to 0.45 seconds, an ultrasonic output is in a range of between 0.035 to 0.045 W, and the load applied is in a range of between 18 to 45 g.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein an ultrasonic frequency of the ultrasonic vibrations is approximately 60 kHz.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of bonding a wire to a pad of an electronic circuit, the method comprising the steps of preparing an anodized aluminum wire having a diameter in a range of between 30 to 60 μm to be used as said wire; pressing said aluminum wire against said pad by a wedge so as to apply a load in a range of between 18 to 45 g to said aluminum wire; and subjecting said wedge to ultrasonic vibrations for a time period in a range of between 0.35 to 0.45 seconds.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of bonding a wire to a pad of an electronic circuit, the method comprising the steps of preparing an anodized aluminum wire having a diameter in a range of between 30 to 60 μm to be used as said wire; pressing said aluminum wire against said pad by a wedge so as to apply a load in a range of between 18 to 45 g to said aluminum wire; and subjecting said wedge to ultrasonic vibrations for a time period in a range of between 0.35 to 0.45 seconds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein an ultrasonic frequency of the ultrasonic vibrations is approximately 60 kHz.
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