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Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2025
Applicants:

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;

Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Masatoshi Tanabe, Yokohama, JP;

Takashi Ito, Fujisawa, JP;

Takahiro Aizawa, Yokohama, JP;

Akira Tojo, Naka, JP;

Yasunari Ukita, Kamakura, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/10 (2006.01); B23K 20/26 (2006.01); B23K 101/40 (2006.01); H10W 72/00 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/26 (2013.01); B23K 20/005 (2013.01); B23K 20/007 (2013.01); B23K 20/10 (2013.01); B23K 2101/40 (2018.08); H10W 72/07141 (2026.01); H10W 72/07183 (2026.01);
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a controller of a wire bonding apparatus is configured to calculate a height of a bump based on a diameter of a ball-shaped portion detected by a diameter detecting part, a first position of a bonding tool detected by a position detecting part when a load sensor detects a load at a first bonding point, and a second position of the bonding tool when the bonding tool is lowered at the first bonding point, and to bond a wire based on the calculated height of the bump.


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