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Wire bonding method
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1989-07-27
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Granted: 1991-02-19
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Expires: 2009-07-27
Abstract
Abstract A wire bonding method for connecting a pad of a semiconductor chip and an inner lead with a bonding wire, which comprises the steps of pressing a ball formed on an end of the bonding wire to the pad, and applying ultrasonic waves to the ball, while the output of the ultrasonic waves is reduced after a predetermined period of time from the beginning of the step of pressing.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Toyozawa
- 👤 Takamichi Maeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:15
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K20/00; B23K20/002; B23K20/004; B23K20/005; B23K20/007; H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/019; H10W72/071; H10W72/0711; H10W72/07141; H10W72/075; H10W72/07521; H10W72/07531; H10W72/07532; H10W72/07533; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/5525; H10W72/59; H10W72/90; H10W72/951; H10W72/952; H10W72/981; H10W72/983
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A wire bonding method for connecting a pad of a semiconductor chip and an inner lead with a bonding wire, comprising the steps of: pressing a ball formed on an end of the bonding wire to the pad; and applying ultrasonic waves to the ball to bond the ball to the pad by: (A) commencing said applying of ultrasonic waves to the ball at a first amplitude comprising a maximum amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball in said wire bonding method; (B) reducing the amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball from said first amplitude to a second amplitude, wherein said second amplitude is in the range of 1/6 to 2/3 of said first amplitude; and (C) further reducing the amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball from said second amplitude to substantially zero amplitude in a single stepwise reduction so as to thereby discontinue said applying of ultrasonic waves to the ball.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A wire bonding method for connecting a pad of a semiconductor chip and an inner lead with a bonding wire, comprising the steps of: pressing a ball formed on an end of the bonding wire to the pad; and applying ultrasonic waves to the ball to bond the ball to the pad by: (A) commencing said applying of ultrasonic waves to the ball at a first amplitude comprising a maximum amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball in said wire bonding method; (B) reducing the amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball from said first amplitude to a second amplitude, wherein said second amplitude is in the range of 1/6 to 2/3 of said first amplitude; and (C) further reducing the amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball from said second amplitude to substantially zero amplitude in a single stepwise reduction so as to thereby discontinue said applying of ultrasonic waves to the ball.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of commencing the applying of ultrasonic waves to the ball at said first amplitude is initiated at a nonzero time T 1 following said pressing of the ball to the pad.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of reducing the amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball from said first to said second amplitude comprises continuously reducing the amplitude from said first to said second amplitude.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of reducing the amplitude from said first to said second amplitude comprises continuously reducing the amplitude from said first to said second amplitude at a substantially constant rate of change.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said step of commencing the applying of ultrasonic waves to the ball at said first amplitude is initiated at a time T 1 , further comprising, between said steps (A) and (B), the step of maintaining the applied amplitude of the ultrasonic waves at said first amplitude from said time T 1 until a subsequent time T 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 10, wherein said step (B) of reducing the amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball from said first to said second amplitude comprises reducing the amplitude in a single stepwise reduction so that the amplitude of the applied ultrasonic waves is reduced to said second amplitude at said time T 2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 6, further comprising, between said steps (B) and (C), the step of maintaining the applied amplitude of the ultrasonic waves at said second amplitude from said time T 2 to a subsequent time T 3 , and said amplitude of the applied ultrasonic waves being further reduced to substantially zero at said time T 3 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of reducing the amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball from said first to said second amplitude comprises gradually reducing the amplitude from said first to said second amplitude.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of reducing the amplitude from said first to said second amplitude comprises gradually reducing the amplitude from said first to said second amplitude at a substantially constant rate of change.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of reducing the amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball from said first to said second amplitude comprises stepwise reducing the amplitude from said first to said second amplitude.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
A wire bonding method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of reducing the amplitude at which the ultrasonic waves are applied to the ball from said first to said second amplitude comprises reducing the amplitude from said first to said second amplitude in a single stepwise reduction.
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