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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jon W. Brunner, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Gary W. Schulze, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Aashish Shah, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Assignee:
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/00 (2025.01); B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B25B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/00 (2013.01); B23K 20/004 (2013.01); B25B 9/02 (2013.01); H01L 2224/78308 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49998 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of installing a wire bonding tool on a wire bonding system is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) holding a wire bonding tool with an installation tool; (b) engaging the wire bonding tool in an aperture of a transducer of a wire bonding system while the wire bonding tool is held by the installation tool; (c) securing the wire bonding tool in the aperture; and (d) releasing the wire bonding tool from the installation tool.