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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fumio Miyano, Akiruno, JP;
Kuniyuki Takahashi, Musashi Murayama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2281805 ; 228-45 ; 219 5621 ; 219 5622 ;
Abstract
In a fixed type discharge electrode system employed for forming a ball on a bonding wire, a magnet is provided on, for instance, the discharge electrode so as to apply a magnetic field that causes the portion of an electric spark facing the bonding wire to be bent and positioned beneath the bonding wire.