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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshimitsu Terakado, Hachioji, JP;
Kazumasa Sasakura, Higashiyamato, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Shinkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/700 ; B23K 3/100 ; B23K 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/700 ; B23K 3/100 ; B23K 3/102 ;
Abstract
A wire bonding apparatus equipped with a capillary through which a wire is passed, a torch electrode which is installed in a substantially horizontally movable manner so as to be positioned beneath the capillary, and a torch electrode driver which drives the torch electrode, in which the torch electrode is directly coupled to an output shaft of a pulse motor which is driven by a high-resolution angle control circuit, so that a resolution of the pulse motor obtained by the high-resolution angle control circuit is 30,000 parts per revolution or greater.