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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazumasa Sasakura, Musashimurayama, JP;
Yoshimitsu Terakado, Hachijoji, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228103 ; 228 565 ; 219 5621 ; 219 5622 ;
Abstract
A device and method is available for detecting abnormalities of an electric discharge generated for forming a ball at the end of a bonding wire in a bonding apparatus. A high voltage is applied across the bonding wire and an electrode, and the maximum value of the applied high voltage is detected and sent, via a peak hold circuit, to a computer that compares the maximum high voltage with an insulation breakdown voltage of a normal detection range and calculates a gap between the end of the bonding wire and the electrode, thus determining the discharge abnormalities based upon the result of the calculation of the gap.