Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

Hui Xu

Wei Qin

Ziauddin Ahmad

JeongHo Yang

D Matthew Odhner

Jon W Brunner

Aashish Shah

Jeong Ho Yang

A method of calibrating an ultrasonic characteristic on a wire bonding system is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) determining a reference ultrasonic characteristic for formation of a wire bond; (b) determining a reference non-stick ultrasonic characteristic that results in a non-stick wire bond condition; (c) determining a calibration non-stick ultrasonic characteristic, on a wire bonding system to be calibrated, that results in a non-stick wire bond condition; and (d) determining a calibration factor for the wire bonding system to be calibrated using the reference non-stick ultrasonic characteristic and the calibration non-stick ultrasonic characteristic.

Methods of calibrating an ultrasonic characteristic on a wire bonding system

A method of adjusting a clamping of a semiconductor element against a support structure on a wire bonding machine is provided. The method includes: (a) detecting an indicia of floating of the semiconductor element with respect to the support structure at a plurality of locations of the semiconductor element; and (b) adjusting the clamping of the semiconductor element against the support structure based on the results of step (a).

Methods of optimizing clamping of a semiconductor element against a support structure on a wire bonding machine, and related methods

A method of operating a wire bonding machine is provided. The method includes: (a) operating a wire bonding machine during at least one of (i) an automatic wire bonding operation and (ii) a dry cycle wire bonding operation, wherein a bonding force is applied during the operation of the wire bonding machine; and (b) monitoring an accuracy of the bonding force of the wire bonding machine during the at least one of (i) an automatic wire bonding operation and (ii) a dry cycle wire bonding operation.

Methods of operating a wire bonding machine, including methods of monitoring an accuracy of bond force on a wire bonding machine, and related methods

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