International Business Machines Corporation

Robert E Mahoney

Kenneth Scea

Lynda L Anderson

Andrew Rybak

Robert L Nicoletti

Norman L Hoffman

Kent D Waddell

Bruce E Moore

Gilles Granier

Disclosed is an apparatus for associating a cable including a braid with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding between the cable and the electronic device, the apparatus including a tubular member including an outer dimension, and defining a first opening, a second opening, and a cable cavity, the tubular member being configured to associate with the electronic device and the braid of the cable, the outer dimension of the tubular member being further configured to receive a charge from the braid of the cable in a region of the tubular member disposed externally to the electronic device.

Apparatus for associating a cable with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatability shielding between the cable and the electronic device

Method and apparatus for associating a cable with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatability shielding between the cable and the electronic device

A method for making and testing the thermal compression bond between a wire and a contact or terminal lead of a connector wherein the wire and contact/terminal lead are positioned between opposing electrodes, and a direct current is passed through the electrodes, wire and contact/terminal lead to make a direct attach thermocompression bond. Sample bonds are subjected to a peel test to determine if the thermocompression bonds are within specification. The peel test includes securing the contact/terminal lead, bend the wire 90 degrees from the contact/terminal lead, and applying force to the wire at a constant rate of pull until thermocompression bond is broken and the wire is separated from the contact/terminal lead. The peel force required to break the bond is then compared to a standard to determine if the thermocompression bonds are within determined specifications. Additionally, an axial pull test may also be performed.

Method for making and testing thermocompression bonds

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Poughkeepsie, NY, United States of America

Robert E Mahoney