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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Applicant:
Gary S. Gillotti, North Wales, PA (US);
Inventor:
Gary S. Gillotti, North Wales, PA (US);
Assignee:
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Fort Washington, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 31/02 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/00 (2013.01); B23K 20/005 (2013.01); B23K 20/007 (2013.01); H01L 24/48 (2013.01); H01L 24/85 (2013.01); H01L 24/45 (2013.01); H01L 24/78 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45124 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45144 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45147 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45565 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45664 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48095 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48247 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48471 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48478 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48479 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48599 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48699 (2013.01); H01L 2224/78301 (2013.01); H01L 2224/829 (2013.01); H01L 2224/82045 (2013.01); H01L 2224/85051 (2013.01); H01L 2224/85186 (2013.01); H01L 2224/85203 (2013.01); H01L 2224/85205 (2013.01); H01L 2224/85986 (2013.01); H01L 2924/01005 (2013.01); H01L 2924/01006 (2013.01); H01L 2924/01013 (2013.01); H01L 2924/01029 (2013.01); H01L 2924/01033 (2013.01); H01L 2924/01046 (2013.01); H01L 2924/01079 (2013.01); H01L 2924/01082 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a wire loop is provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) forming a conductive bump on a bonding location using a wire bonding tool; (2) bonding a portion of wire to another bonding location using the wire bonding tool; (3) extending a length of wire from the bonded portion of wire toward the bonding location; (4) lowering the bonding tool toward the bonding location while detecting a height of a tip of the wire bonding tool; and (5) interrupting the lowering of the wire bonding tool during step (4) if the wire bonding tool reaches a predetermined height.