Patent US5046654A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US5046654A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Ultrasonic wire bonding apparatus

Assignee: Shinkawa Ltd
•
Filing: 1989-10-25
•
Granted: 1991-09-10
•
Expires: 2009-10-25
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract An ultrasonic wire bonding apparatus including a ultrasonic oscillation control circuit which causes a transducer having a bonding tool fastened at one end to be vibrated by ultrasonic oscillation voltage. The control circuit includes an electric current amplifier connected to the transducer, an A/D converter to which an electric current amplified by an electric current amplifier is supplied so as to be converted into digital signal which is supplied to a microcomputer, an ultrasonic oscillating circuit, and an output control circuit to which ultrasonic oscillation voltage is supplied from the ultrasonic oscillating circuit. The output control circuit controls the ultrasonic oscillating voltage by comparing it to the ultrasonic oscillating output data supplied from the computer and supplies the thus controlled voltage to the transducer through a power amplifier so as to vibrate the transducer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nobuto Yamazaki
  • 👤 Yoshimitsu Terakado
  • 👤 Yuji Ohashi
  • 👤 Hijiri Hayashi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 19:01
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K20/00; B23K20/10; H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/0711

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
An ultrasonic wire bonding apparatus wherein a transducer which has a bonding tool fastened at one end is caused to vibrate by ultrasonic oscillating voltage of an ultrasonic oscillating circuit comprising an output control circuit provided between said ultrasonic oscillating circuit and transducer, said output control circuit controlling an output voltage of said ultrasonic oscillating circuit and a microcomputer which reads a current value of said transducer and outputs ultrasonic oscillating output data to said output control circuit so that a correction is made for differences in transducer characteristics.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 89 words
An ultrasonic wire bonding apparatus wherein a transducer which has a bonding tool fastened at one end is caused to vibrate by ultrasonic oscillating voltage of an ultrasonic oscillating circuit comprising an output control circuit provided between said ultrasonic oscillating circuit and transducer, said output control circuit controlling an output voltage of said ultrasonic oscillating circuit and a microcomputer which reads a current value of said transducer and outputs ultrasonic oscillating output data to said output control circuit so that a correction is made for differences in transducer characteristics.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 132 words
An ultrasonic wire bonding apparatus comprising: a transducer having at one end a bonding tool; a microcomputer wherein ultrasonic oscillation data is inputted; and an ultrasonic oscillation control circuit which includes: an electric current amplifier connected to said transducer; an A/D converter to which an electric current amplified by said electric current amplifier is supplied so as to be converted into a digital signal which is supplied to said microcomputer; an ultrasonic oscillating circuit; and an output control circuit to which ultrasonic oscillation voltage is supplied from said ultrasonic oscillating circuit, and wherein said output control circuit controls said ultrasonic oscillating voltage by comparing it to ultrasonic oscillating output data supplied from said computer and supplying thus controlled voltage to said transducer through a power amplifier so as to vibrate said transducer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 132 words
An ultrasonic wire bonding apparatus comprising: a transducer having at one end a bonding tool; a microcomputer wherein ultrasonic oscillation data is inputted; and an ultrasonic oscillation control circuit which includes: an electric current amplifier connected to said transducer; an A/D converter to which an electric current amplified by said electric current amplifier is supplied so as to be converted into a digital signal which is supplied to said microcomputer; an ultrasonic oscillating circuit; and an output control circuit to which ultrasonic oscillation voltage is supplied from said ultrasonic oscillating circuit, and wherein said output control circuit controls said ultrasonic oscillating voltage by comparing it to ultrasonic oscillating output data supplied from said computer and supplying thus controlled voltage to said transducer through a power amplifier so as to vibrate said transducer.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4525790A Cited
US4808948A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1994-09-09 1995-03-11 1995-09-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1998-09-09 1999-03-11 1999-09-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2002-09-09 2003-03-11 2003-09-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag