US5395037A
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Method and apparatus for performing wire bonding by using solder wire
Assignee: Rohm Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-12-20
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Granted: 1995-03-07
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Expires: 2013-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A method for bonding a solder wire is provided wherein a lower ball end of a material solder wire is first bonded to a first bonding portion of a workpiece. Then, the material solder wire is thermally cut to provide a solder wire segment held bonded to the first bonding portion and having an upper ball end. Finally, the upper ball end is bonded to a second bonding portion of the workpiece. All of the wire bonding process steps are performed in an oxygen-free atmosphere to prevent oxidation of the solder wire.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Takahashi
- 👤 Shinichi Fujino
- 👤 Kazuhiro Sakamoto
- 👤 Tomoyasu Hirano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:06
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K1/00; B23K1/0008; H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/02; H05; H05K; H05K13/00; H05K13/06; B23K2101/00; B23K2101/32; B23K2101/36; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/015; H10W72/01515; H10W72/0198; H10W72/071; H10W72/0711; H10W72/07141; H10W72/07173; H10W72/075; H10W72/07521; H10W72/07531; H10W72/07532; H10W72/07533; H10W72/07541; H10W72/50; H10W72/521; H10W72/522; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W72/541; H10W72/543; H10W72/5449; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/5524; H10W72/555; H10W72/59; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A wire bonding method for electrically connecting a solder wire to at least one bonding portion of a workpiece, the method comprising the steps of: forming an upward stream of an oxygen-free gas from below a vertically movable capillary tool, the capillary tool being capable of continuously supplying a material solder wire; causing a thermal melting means to form a lower ball end of the material solder wire in the oxygen-free gas stream; and lowering and then raising the capillary tool for bonding the lower ball end of the material solder wire to said one bonding portion of the workpiece in the oxygen-free gas stream.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A wire bonding method for electrically connecting a solder wire to at least one bonding portion of a workpiece, the method comprising the steps of: forming an upward stream of an oxygen-free gas from below a vertically movable capillary tool, the capillary tool being capable of continuously supplying a material solder wire; causing a thermal melting means to form a lower ball end of the material solder wire in the oxygen-free gas stream; and lowering and then raising the capillary tool for bonding the lower ball end of the material solder wire to said one bonding portion of the workpiece in the oxygen-free gas stream.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the formation of the lower ball end for the material solder wire is performed by holding the thermal melting means for a predetermined time at a position deviating slightly from the material solder wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the formation of the lower ball end for the material solder wire is performed by slowly moving the thermal melting means from the material solder wire.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: cutting the material solder wire to separate a solder wire segment held bonded to said one bonding portion of the workpiece and having an upper end; and bonding the upper end of the solder wire segment to another bonding portion of the workpiece.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
79 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein the cutting step is performed by causing the thermal melting means to thermally cut the material solder wire in the oxygen-free gas stream so that the upper end of the solder wire segment is formed into a ball while the material solder wire is also made to have a new lower ball end, the upper ball end of the solder wire segment being bonded to said another bonding portion of the workpiece.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the formation of the new lower ball end for the material solder wire is performed by holding the thermal melting means for a predetermined time at a position deviating slightly from the material solder wire.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the formation of the new lower ball end for the material solder wire is performed by slowly moving the thermal melting means from the material solder wire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the bonding of the upper ball end of the solder wire segment to said another bonding portion of the workpiece is performed in another upward stream of an oxygen-free gas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the upper ball end of the solder wire segment is flattened before bonding to said another bonding portion of the workpiece.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the flattening of the upper ball end of the solder wire segment is performed in another stream of an oxygen-free gas.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the oxygen-free gas is a reducing gas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the oxygen-free gas is an inert gas.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the upper ball end of the solder wire segment and the new lower ball end of the material solder wire are subjected to accelerated solidification by applying an oxygen-free coolant gas.
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