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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Inventor:
Christoph Benno Luechinger, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 1/008 (2006.01); H05K 3/34 (2006.01); B23K 3/08 (2006.01); B23K 101/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/008 (2013.01); B23K 1/0016 (2013.01); B23K 3/085 (2013.01); H05K 3/3494 (2013.01); B23K 2101/40 (2018.08);
Abstract
An oven for assisting in conductive joint formation related to a workpiece is provided. The oven includes (a) a chamber, the chamber being at least partially defined by (i) an oven plate and (ii) a cover; (b) a material handling system for moving the workpiece through the oven in connection with a conductive joint formation process; and (c) at least one vacuum chamber within the chamber. The oven provides a stepped temperature profile including a plurality of temperature zones along the oven plate.