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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Kenji Sugawara, Musashimurayama, JP;
Yong Ghen, Suzhou, CN;
Kenji Sugawara, Musashimurayama, JP;
Yong Ghen, Suzhou, CN;
Shinkawa Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A bonding apparatus provided with a control unit capable of controlling the position of the central axis of a bonding tool in the X direction and the Y direction based on an image of a pad acquired with a camera and an offset amount, the apparatus including: an outline obtaining unit for obtaining each of the sides of the pad and an outline of a pressure-bonded ball by processing the image acquired with the camera; a gap length obtaining unit for obtaining gap lengths between the respective sides of the pad and the outline of the pressure-bonded ball; and an offset correcting unit for correcting the offset amount based on the gap lengths obtained by the gap obtaining unit.