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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2024
Applicant:
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Inventors:
Todd J. Walker, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Omid Niayesh, Irvine, CA (US);
Henri Seppaenen, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/10 (2006.01); H10W 72/50 (2026.01); B23K 101/36 (2006.01); H10W 70/05 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/106 (2013.01); H10W 72/50 (2026.01); B23K 2101/36 (2018.08); H10W 70/093 (2026.01);
Abstract
A conductive pin for ultrasonic welding is provided. The conductive pin includes a body portion. The conductive pin also includes a pin head at one end of the body portion. The pin head defines a bonding surface configured to be ultrasonically welded to a workpiece. The bonding surface includes at least one of (i) a nonplanar surface and (ii) an aperture defined in a central region of the bonding surface.