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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Dominick Albert DeAngelis, Villanova, PA (US);
Gary Walter Schulze, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of detecting potential issues in connection with engagement between a wire bonding tool and an ultrasonic transducer of a wire bonding machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing electrical power to an ultrasonic transducer at each of a plurality of levels of electrical power; (b) detecting an electrical characteristic of the ultrasonic transducer at each of the plurality of levels of electrical power; and (c) determining if the electrical characteristic of the ultrasonic transducer at each of the plurality of levels of electrical power is acceptable.