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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1982
Ely Razon, Hatboro, PA (US);
Dan Vilenski, Horsham, PA (US);
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., Horsham, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention teaches a novel method of making ultrasonic fine wire interconnections between pads on a semiconductor chip and lead out terminals which may be performed with commercially available computer controlled automatic wire bonding machines having an ultrasonic bonding tool holder. A capillary wedge bonding tool is employed which has an annular working face similar in cross-section to a conventional narrow face bonding wedge. When the second bond of an interconnecting wire is made, the capillary wedge bonding tool is moved away from the second bond to leave a small portion of the wire exposed out of the capillary wedge bonding tool. The wire is clamped and the bonding tool is then moved in a predetermined direction away from the second bond to break the wire and form a wire bonding tail. The predetermined direction of movement is at an angle which properly aligns the wire bonding tail in an angular direction under the annular working face of the capillary wedge bonding tool without the necessity of rotating the wedge bonding tool relative to the semiconductor chip.