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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 19, 2022
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Peter Julius Klaerner, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Eric T. Scranton, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Karthik Gundappa Balte, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Jose De Jesus Lozano De Alva, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Devesh Sharma, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of determining a cutter height on a wedge bonding machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) lowering a wedge bonding tool toward a surface on the wedge bonding machine; (b) determining a first height measurement when the wedge bonding tool contacts the surface; (c) lowering a cutter of the wedge bonding machine, relative to the wedge bonding tool; (d) determining a second height measurement when the cutter contacts the surface; and (e) determining a cutter height using the first height measurement and the second height measurement.