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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/26 (2006.01); B23K 101/40 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/007 (2013.01); B23K 20/004 (2013.01); B23K 20/26 (2013.01); B23K 2101/40 (2018.08); H01L 24/85 (2013.01); H01L 2224/859 (2013.01); H01L 2224/85035 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.