Agere Systems Inc.

Donald Farrell

Joseph Michael Freund

John McKenna Brennan

A method for performing a wire-bonding operation in an integrated circuit utilizes a bonding tool. A wire is bonded to a first bond site in the integrated circuit, and terminated at a second bond site in the integrated circuit. The bonding and terminating steps are repeated for a plurality of additional wire bonds of the integrated circuit. At least two wire bonds in the integrated circuit are substantially perpendicular to one another at a crossing point in a plan view of the integrated circuit.

Integrated circuit with substantially perpendicular wire bonds

An integrated circuit comprises an integrated circuit package and a plurality of circuit elements disposed within the integrated circuit package. A plurality of wire bonds provide connections for at least one of the circuit elements. At least one wire bond in a first subset of wire bonds and at least one wire bond in a second subset of wire bonds are substantially perpendicular to one another at a crossing point of the wire bonds in a plan view of the integrated circuit.

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Donald Farrell