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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Norihiro Kawakami, Oita-Ken, JP;
Yoshikatsu Umeda, Oita-ken, JP;
Sohichi Kadoguchi, Oita-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for forming secure wirebonds between electrical contacts in electronic device assemblies. Representative embodiments of the invention are described for forming a wirebond including system components and method steps for generating electromagnetic energy from a heat source and transmitting heat to a ball formed on a bondwire. Subsequently, pressure applied to the ball at the bonding site is used in the formation of a wirebond.