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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ryuichi Kyomasu, Kodaira, JP;
Minoru Kawagishi, Kodaira, JP;
Mitsuaki Sakakura, Iruma, JP;
Tadashi Akiike, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228-11 ; 228-45 ;
Abstract
An ultrasonic horn that has a capillary attachment hole to hold a capillary therein so as to be used in wire bonding, including a perpendicular slit provided on the opposite side of the capillary attachment hole from the tip end of the ultrasonic horn. An area surrounding the capillary attachment hole is formed thin, and the slit is narrowed and tightened by a bolt so as to insure a stable capillary holding force and prevent deterioration in the holding force over time.