Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
228100100 | MEANS TO APPLY VIBRATORY SOLID-STATE BONDING ENERGY (E.G., ULTRASONIC, ETC.) TO WORK | 55 |
20080203136 | Horn attachment arm - A horn attachment arm for a bonding apparatus that performs high speed bonding with high accuracy to a large sized workpiece is provided. The horn attachment arm includes a fixing bracket fixed to a moveable member of a driving motor and a ultrasonic horn attaching bracket for attaching an ultrasonic horn on a tip end side to be fixed by being sandwiched between flat plates made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. A flat plate space keeping member is attached between the flat plates so as to extend between the brackets. Flanges of the brackets and the longitudinal structure member are fixed to respective flat plates using a screw and an adhesive agent. The carbon fiber reinforced plastic that constitutes the flat plates has a greater number of reinforced fibers in a longitudinal direction than in a width direction, and is high in strength and rigidity in the longitudinal direction. | 08-28-2008 |
20080210740 | LOW-PROFILE CAPILLARY FOR WIRE BONDING - A wire bonding tool includes a first cylindrical portion having a first outside diameter and a second cylindrical portion adjacent the first cylindrical portion. The second cylindrical portion has a second outside diameter, the second outside diameter being less than the first outside diameter. The wire bonding tool also includes a tapered portion adjacent the second cylindrical portion. The tapered portion has a third outside diameter at an end adjacent the second cylindrical portion, the third outside diameter being less than the first outside diameter. | 09-04-2008 |
20080237299 | DEVICE FOR THE ULTRASONIC PROCESSING OF A WORKPIECE - The present disclosure relates to a device for the ultrasonic processing of a workpiece using an ultrasonic resonator and optionally a counter-die, the workpiece lying against the ultrasonic resonator and the ultrasonic resonator having a converter, a booster and a sonotrode. According to the disclosure, an additional booster is provided between the converter and the sonotrode and both boosters carry a holder for the ultrasonic resonator. | 10-02-2008 |
20080265002 | Method of ultrasonic mounting and ultrasonic mounting apparatus using the same - A method of ultrasonic mounting can increase mounting efficiency by using high-frequency ultrasound and can also mount large semiconductor chips. The method ultrasonically bonds a semiconductor chip | 10-30-2008 |
20080272176 | WEDGE-BONDING OF WIRES IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURE WITH REVERSIBLE WEDGE BONDING - In the manufacture of electronic devices ( | 11-06-2008 |
20080308609 | BOND HEAD FOR A WIRE BONDER - A bond head for a wire bonding comprises a platform which is movable in a horizontal plane and on which a rocker is arranged which is rotatable about a first horizontal axis. An ultrasonic transducer which is rotatably held about a second horizontal axis is fastened to the rocker. A linear motor is arranged close to the first horizontal axis, with which the rotational position of the ultrasonic transducer is adjustable relative to the rocker. A sensor supplies an output signal from which the rotational position of the ultrasonic transducer can be derived. A controller regulates the position of the linear motor and thus rotational position of the ultrasonic transducer. The controller is also configured to supply a predetermined current to the linear motor in order to generate the required bonding force during the bonding. | 12-18-2008 |
20090212089 | POWDER METAL ULTRASONIC WELDING TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An ultrasonic welding tool fabricated of powder metal material includes a body and a welding tip extending axially from the body to a working end. The powder metal material can be ferrous-based and admixed with additives, such as alumina, carbide, ferro-molybdenum, ferro-nickel, chrome or tribaloy. An exposed surface of the welding tip can comprise Fe | 08-27-2009 |
20090218385 | WIRE BONDER - A wire bonder comprises a bonding head with a rocker which is arranged on the bonding head and is rotatable about a horizontal axis. The rocker comprises at least three bores into which a piezoelectric element each is inserted, which element is used either as a sensor or as a piezoelectric drive in order to move a horn which is fastened to a body relative to the rocker. The body is tightly screwed onto the rocker by means of at least three screws, with at least two screws being tightly screwed in a resilient way. The body is pressed against the piezoelectric elements. A membrane is preferably arranged between the rocker and the body, which membrane prevents that shearing forces can act upon the piezoelectric elements. | 09-03-2009 |
20090250503 | Z-AXIS MOTION SYSTEM FOR A WIRE BONDING MACHINE - A coil assembly configured to provide motion of a bonding tool of a wire bonding machine along a substantially vertical axis is provided. The coil assembly includes a first coil portion having a first force constant, the first coil portion being configured to receive energy to provide a first motion of the bonding tool. The coil assembly also includes a second coil portion having a second force constant, the second coil portion being configured to receive energy to provide a second motion of the bonding tool, the second force constant being different from the first force constant. | 10-08-2009 |
20090255979 | ULTRASONIC MOUNTING APPARATUS - In an ultrasonic mounting apparatus, a pressing shaft coupled with a voice coil motor to apply a load on a part to be mounted is placed independently from components including a bonding tool, ultrasonic horn, transducer, and horn support member. The components can move coaxially with the pressing shaft which is an application axis of a driving force. Abutting position of the bonding tool and pressing shaft is brought into coincidence with a node of a standing wave generated in the bonding tool. | 10-15-2009 |
20090266869 | ULTRASONIC VIBRATION BONDING RESONATOR - An ultrasonic vibration bonding resonator includes a resonance body, bonding working portions having a bonding working face and provided at a point of maximum oscillation on upper and lower surfaces of the resonance body and support portions provided at two points of minimum oscillation apart from the bonding working portions to opposite sides in a direction of ultrasonic vibration as projecting from front and back surfaces of the resonance body. Otherwise, it includes a resonance body, tool-attaching portions provided at a point of maximum oscillation on upper and lower surfaces of the resonance body, a bonding working portion having a bonding working face and attached to one of the tool-attaching portions with a screw, support portions provided at two points of minimum oscillation apart from the bonding working portion to opposite sides in a direction of ultrasonic vibration as projecting from front and back surfaces of the resonance body. Furthermore, it may includes a supporting device that includes an upper substrate, two lower substrates separated from each other in forward and backward directions and a resilient body. | 10-29-2009 |
20090283569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING WELDING - A system for monitoring a weld process is provided. The system includes an ultrasonic wave generator adapted to deliver an ultrasonic signal to a target material during a weld operation. The system also includes a pair of ultrasonic receiver elements with opposite directions of polarization relative to each other, the ultrasonic receiver elements configured to receive the ultrasonic signal propagated through the target material. The system further includes an electronic circuit coupled to the pair of ultrasonic receiver elements. The electronic circuit is configured to receive respective signals from the pair of ultrasonic receiver elements; wherein the respective signals comprise the ultrasonic signal and a noise signal. The electronic circuit is also configured to output the ultrasonic signal devoid of the noise signal. The system also includes a signal processor coupled to the electronic circuit, wherein the signal processor is configured to determine a quality level of a weld created during the weld operation by extracting data corresponding to the ultrasonic signal and comparing the data to a profile that corresponds to an acceptable quality level. | 11-19-2009 |
20090283570 | RESONANT NODAL MOUNT FOR LINEAR ULTRASONIC HORNS - A resonant, nodal mount suitable for linear horns. | 11-19-2009 |
20090308910 | Ultrasonic device having exponential horn sleeve portion - An ultrasonic device includes a coupler, a mounting sleeve and an exponential horn form by both the coupler and the mounting sleeve. A flange is located on the mounting sleeve for support at a node of minimum vibratory motion. The mounting sleeve and coupler are formed separately and then metallurgically attached so they vibrate together as a substantially unitary member. The formation of the horn by the two components in this manner allows the diameter at the start of the horn to be increased to the outer diameter of the mounting sleeve, thereby increasing cross-sectional area at the horn start and increasing amplitude at the horn tip. Preferably, the coupler and mounting sleeve are made from stainless steel alloy and attached using a silver braze alloy. The device may also include a support collar attached to the mounting sleeve flange to support the mounting sleeve and primary coupler. | 12-17-2009 |
20090308911 | WIRE BONDING CAPILLARY TOOL HAVING MULTIPLE OUTER STEPS - A bonding tool for bonding a fine wire to a substrate, said bonding tool comprising an at least substantially cylindrical portion having a concentric capillary therein through which the fine wire runs; a working tip portion formed at an end of the cylindrical portion being tapered towards the tip thereof, said working tip portion having an annular chamfer at the tip thereof; wherein the concentric capillary opens into the annular chamfer of the working tip, and wherein the diameter of the cylindrical portion decreases consecutively at a plurality of discrete intervals along the length of the cylindrical portion towards the working tip portion. | 12-17-2009 |
20100006621 | ULTRASONIC BONDING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic bonding apparatus for manufacturing an electronic device that includes a substrate, an electronic component, and an underfill filled between the electronic component and the substrate includes a head that includes a tool surface configured to mount the electronic component, a wiping unit configured to wipe out pre-cured underfill that has adhered to the tool surface of the head, by using a wiping member on a wiping table, an ultrasonic bonding unit configured to ultrasonically bond the electronic component with the substrate and to press the head against the wiping member on the wiping table, a detector configured to detect a first pressure applied between the wiping member on the wiping table and the tool surface when the wiping unit provides wiping, and a controller configured to control a second pressure applied by the ultrasonic bonding unit, based on a detection result by the detector. | 01-14-2010 |
20100282821 | ERGONOMIC HORN - An ergonomic horn for use in an ultrasonic welder having a base structure defining a first longitudinal axis, where the base structuring is connectable to the ultrasonic welder, and a tip mounting head defining a second longitudinal axis. The second longitudinal axis is angled relative to the first longitudinal axis to permit an ergonomic positioning of the item to be welded. The tip mounting head is operable to support a removable ultrasonic welding tip member. The ergonomic horn further having a reduced thickness neck portion interconnecting the base structure and the tip mounting head, such that the base structure, tip mounting head, and reduced thickness neck portion together transmit ultrasonic energy in the range of approximately 10 kHz to approximately 60 kHz for ultrasonic welding. | 11-11-2010 |
20100320255 | RESONATOR FOR JOINING METAL MEMBERS TOGETHER UTILIZING ULTRASONIC VIBRATION - A resonator for joining metal members utilizing ultrasonic vibration includes an ultrasonic horn having a length of at least half wavelength of a resonance frequency of ultrasonic vibration transmitted from a vibrator, and a joining tool provided on the ultrasonic horn so as to project in a direction normal to a vibration transmission direction of the ultrasonic horn at a position of a point of a maximum vibration amplitude of the ultrasonic horn. The joining tool is formed into a linear bar made of a material excellent in acoustic property and is provided on a distal end thereof with a tool head projecting laterally. | 12-23-2010 |
20110036897 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR RESONATOR - The purpose of this invention is to provide a support device for a resonator that can support the resonator at an optional location, can let the resonator vibrate with a specified vibration consistently, and can apply an ultrasonic vibration to objects efficiently. By inserting first clamping means and second clamping means, which comprise supporting member at least at each contacting portion, into first portion-to-be-supported and second portion-to-be-supported of resonator, the resonator is supported. As substances of the supporting member, substances that have a logarithmic decrement higher than 0.01 and lower than 1.0 and/or a sound propagation speed of more than 5900 m/s are suitable. | 02-17-2011 |
20110114703 | Z-AXIS MOTION SYSTEM FOR A WIRE BONDING MACHINE - A coil assembly configured to provide motion of a bonding tool of a wire bonding machine along a substantially vertical axis is provided. The coil assembly includes a first coil portion having a first force constant, the first coil portion being configured to receive energy to provide a first motion of the bonding tool. The coil assembly also includes a second coil portion having a second force constant, the second coil portion being configured to receive energy to provide a second motion of the bonding tool, the second force constant being different from the first force constant. | 05-19-2011 |
20110155789 | BONDING APPARATUS - A bonding apparatus includes an ultrasonic horn configured to vibrate longitudinally in resonance with the vibration of an ultrasonic vibrator; a capillary attached at an anti-node of the vibration of the ultrasonic horn; a flange provided at a node of the vibration of the ultrasonic horn; a bonding arm; a load sensor attached between the center of rotation of the bonding arm and a flange mounting surface; and a vibration load detection unit for extracting a signal obtained by causing a signal that is detected with the load sensor to pass a signal within a frequency range around the vibrational frequency of the ultrasonic vibrator through a band-pass filter, whereby the bonding apparatus can detect the vibration load at a tip end of the capillary in the direction along the central axis of the ultrasonic horn with a simple structure. | 06-30-2011 |
20110259939 | TRANSDUCER OF AN ULTRASONIC BONDER - A bonding tool is attached to a transducer of an ultrasonic bonder with several screws, at least two of which are advantageously disposed at different heights when the transducer is in its operating position. The transducer may comprise a bore in which the bonding tool is disposed. The bore may have a circumference that is expanded away from the transducer's free end. | 10-27-2011 |
20110272449 | Dual Capillary IC Wirebonding - The invention discloses apparatus and methods for the formation of bond wires in integrated circuit assemblies by attaching two separate wires using a dual capillary bond head. The separate wires are preferably non-identical, for example, being of different gauges and/or material composition. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, dual capillary bond head apparatus includes a rotatable ultrasonic horn with a pair of capillaries for selectably dispensing separate strands of bond wire and for forming bonds on bond targets. According to another aspect of the invention, a method is provided for dual capillary IC wirebonding including steps for using two dual capillary bond heads for contemporaneously attaching non-identical bond wires to selected bond targets on one or more IC package assemblies. | 11-10-2011 |
20110290859 | RIBBON BONDING TOOLS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A ribbon bonding tool including a body portion is provided. The body portion includes a tip portion. The tip portion includes a working surface between a front edge of the tip portion and a back edge of the tip portion. The working surface includes a region defining at least one of a plurality of recesses and a plurality of protrusions. The working surface also defines at least one of (1) a first planar portion between the region and the front edge of the tip portion, and (2) a second planar portion between the region and the back edge of the tip portion. | 12-01-2011 |
20120018489 | ULTRASONIC HORN - An ultrasonic horn used in, for instance, a wire bonding apparatus and formed with mounting flanges, including a slit and a cross-sectional shape varying portion; the slit being on the central axis in the horn's longitudinal direction and extending fore and aft relative to the center of the mounting flanges, the length of the slit(s) being equal to or greater than the width direction of a flange region that is between the opposing flanges, and at least a part of the cross-sectional shape varying portion being on the outer surface of the horn at a slit region in which the slit is formed. The stress center point in the cross-section of the ultrasonic horn at the flange region is positioned more to the inside than a straight line joining the stress center points in the cross-sections of the ultrasonic horn at the front and rear end portions of the slit. | 01-26-2012 |
20120018490 | ULTRASONIC HORN - An ultrasonic horn used in, for instance, a wire bonding apparatus and formed with mounting flanges, including a slit and a cross-sectional shape varying portion; the slit being on the central axis in the horn's longitudinal direction and extending fore and aft relative to the center of the mounting flanges, the length of the slit(s) being equal to or greater than the width direction of a flange region that is between the opposing flanges, and at least a part of the cross-sectional shape varying portion being on the outer surface of the horn at a slit region in which the slit is formed. The stress center point in the cross-section of the ultrasonic horn at the flange region is positioned more to the inside than a straight line joining the stress center points in the cross-sections of the ultrasonic horn at the front and rear end portions of the slit. | 01-26-2012 |
20120018491 | ULTRASONIC HORN - An ultrasonic horn used in, for instance, a wire bonding apparatus and formed with mounting flanges, including a slit and a cross-sectional shape varying portion; the slit being on the central axis in the horn's longitudinal direction and extending fore and aft relative to the center of the mounting flanges, the length of the slit(s) being equal to or greater than the width direction of a flange region that is between the opposing flanges, and at least a part of the cross-sectional shape varying portion being on the outer surface of the horn at a slit region in which the slit is formed. The stress center point in the cross-section of the ultrasonic horn at the flange region is positioned more to the inside than a straight line joining the stress center points in the cross-sections of the ultrasonic horn at the front and rear end portions of the slit. | 01-26-2012 |
20120037687 | Capillary and ultrasonic transducer for ultrasonic bonding - A capillary is attached to an ultrasonic transducer of a wire-bonding apparatus. The capillary includes a first part configured to be attached to the ultrasonic transducer, and a second part other than the first part and extending from the first part. The first part has a shape different from a shape of the second part so that the first part has a flexure rigidity larger than the second part. | 02-16-2012 |
20120091185 | IN-PROCESS WELD GEOMETRY METHODS & SYSTEMS - Some embodiments include in-process welding devices to compensate for error associated with detected weld penetration depth. Exemplary devices can generally include an ultrasonic energy source, an ultrasonic receiving sensor, and a controller. The ultrasonic energy source can be disposed to generate ultrasonic energy through a first specimen being welded to a second specimen. A weld seam can be used to join the first specimen to the second specimen. The ultrasonic sensor can be disposed on an opposite side of the weld seam from the ultrasonic energy source, and configured to detect ultrasonic energy propagated from the first specimen side of the weld seam to the second specimen side of the weld seam. The controller can be disposed to receive data from the ultrasonic sensor, configured to determine time of flight signal data corresponding to arrival of the ultrasonic energy detected by the ultrasonic sensor, and configured to compare the determined time of flight signal data to a model to compute error associated with the determined time of flight signal data due to a dynamic welding environment. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are claimed and described. | 04-19-2012 |
20120138662 | WIRE BONDING METHOD - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a wire bonding method includes vibrating a capillary of a bonding head, the capillary having a heater attached thereto at a position corresponding to a node of vibration of the capillary generated by the vibration heating the capillary with the heater and performing a wire bonding operation while heating the capillary with the heater. | 06-07-2012 |
20120138663 | SYNCHRONOUS ULTRASONIC METAL WELDING DEVICE WITH DOUBLE-HEADS - A synchronous ultrasonic metal welding device with double-heads has two sets of ultrasonic welding mechanisms which are installed side by side on a middle frame ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120228361 | POWDER METAL ULTRASONIC WELDING TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An ultrasonic welding tool fabricated of powder metal material includes a body and a welding tip extending axially from the body to a working end. The powder metal material can be ferrous-based and admixed with additives, such as alumina, carbide, ferro-molybdenum, ferro-nickel, chrome or tribaloy. An exposed surface of the welding tip can comprise Fe | 09-13-2012 |
20120280019 | ULTRASONIC WELDING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic welding apparatus and method for detaching or effecting release of an ultrasonic welding tool stuck or attached to a weldment. The method includes the step of utilizing a mechanism mounted adjacent to the ultrasonic welding tool to hold the weldment in position during welding and/or while the ultrasonic welding tool is withdrawn and, if necessary, using the mechanism to detach the weldment from the ultrasonic welding tool. The method contemplates providing a twist, rotary or axial motion to one of the ultrasonic welding tool or weldment to effect release of the ultrasonic welding tool. The apparatus may include a clamp member having a distinct clamping area or pad located adjacent to the sonotrode or anvil of the ultrasonic welding tool. The clamp mechanism provides vibration control, noise mitigation, and a more uniform boundary condition during welding and facilitates part release upon the completion of the welding process. | 11-08-2012 |
20120286023 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS FOR WIRE BONDING AND METHODS OF FORMING WIRE BONDS USING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS - A method of forming a wire bond using a bonding tool coupled to a transducer is provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) applying electrical energy to a driver of the transducer at a first frequency; and (2) applying electrical energy to the driver at a second frequency concurrently with the application of the electrical energy at the first frequency, the first frequency and the second frequency being different from one another. | 11-15-2012 |
20130105556 | BINARY CLASSIFICATION OF ITEMS OF INTEREST IN A REPEATABLE PROCESS | 05-02-2013 |
20130119111 | RIBBON BONDING TOOLS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A ribbon bonding tool including a body portion is provided. The body portion includes a tip portion. The tip portion includes a working surface between a front edge of the tip portion and a back edge of the tip portion. The working surface includes a region defining at least one of a plurality of recesses and a plurality of protrusions. The working surface also defines at least one of ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130221067 | DEVICE FOR BONDING FLEXIBLE PCB TO CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed is a device for bonding a flexible PCB (Printed Circuit Board) to a camera module, the device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprising a thermo-compression unit configured to bond the camera module to the flexible PCB using an conductive film by applying heat and pressure to the conductive film between the camera module and the flexible PCB, an ultrasonic wave bonding unit configured to directly transmit ultrasonic wave vibration energy to the camera module to remove an oxide film on connection particles intrinsically formed inside the conducive film, and a controller configured to activate the ultrasonic wave bonding unit when a temperature of the conductive film rises to a predetermined temperature. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221068 | IMPLEMENTING INTERLEAVED-DIELECTRIC JOINING OF MULTI-LAYER LAMINATES - A method and apparatus are provided for implementing interleaved-dielectric joining of multi-layer laminates. First and second multi-layer laminates are provided, each having with a laminated portion and an unlaminated portion. The first and second multi-layer laminates are joined together at the unlaminated portions by interleaving a plurality of dielectric layers of the first and second multi-layer laminates. Respective conductors carried by adjacent dielectric layers are connected. The interleaved unlaminated portions are laminated together with heat and pressure, to create a larger laminate of the joined first and second multi-layer laminates. | 08-29-2013 |
20130228611 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNING TOOLING ELEMENTS OF ULTRASONIC BONDING SYSTEMS - A method of aligning a subject tooling element of a material handling system of an ultrasonic bonding system is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing an overlay defining a relative position of at least a portion of a reference tooling element; b) viewing an image of at least a portion of the subject tooling element combined with a corresponding portion of the overlay; and c) adjusting a position of at least a portion of the subject tooling element by referring to the overlay in the image. | 09-05-2013 |
20130240605 | WIRE BONDER INCLUDING A TRANSDUCER, A BOND HEAD, AND A MOUNTING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an apparatus for mounting a transducer to a bond head of a wire bonder. In particular, the bond head of the wire bonder is operative to mechanically drive the transducer when forming electrical interconnections between separate locations within a semiconductor package. Specifically, the apparatus comprises: i) a flexural structure having a connector for connecting to the transducer, the flexural structure being configured to bend; and ii) at least one actuator attached to the flexural structure, the at least one actuator being operative to bend the flexural structure to thereby cause a displacement of the transducer connected thereto via the connector. | 09-19-2013 |
20130240606 | TOOL FOR ULTRASONIC WELDING DEVICE - The invention relates to a tool for an ultrasonic welding device, wherein a contact face of a carrier body ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130299558 | Device for Torsionally Welding Metal Parts By Means Of Ultrasound - The invention relates to a device ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130306708 | ULTRASONIC BONDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - An ultrasonic bonding system is provided. The ultrasonic bonding system includes a bond head assembly and a bonding tool supported by the bond head assembly. The system further includes a pressing member adapted to press against a bonding material bonded using the bonding tool. The pressing member is supported by the bond head assembly and is moveable with respect to the bond head assembly independent of the bonding tool. The ultrasonic bonding system may also be an ultrasonic ribbon bonding system or a solar cell ribbon bonding system for bonding a ribbon material to portions of a solar cell. | 11-21-2013 |
20140103095 | WIRE BONDING TOOL - A wire bonding tool including a body portion terminating in a tip portion is provided. The tip portion includes opposing walls defining a groove, each of the opposing walls having a curved profile. | 04-17-2014 |
20140158749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SOLDER TO A WORK PIECE - The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for the application of solder onto a work piece, wherein the solder is soldered on at a soldering temperature T | 06-12-2014 |
20140305996 | BONDING APPARATUS - A bonding apparatus includes a bonding arm which has a receiving portion facing a center axis of a bonding tool; a pair of capillary holding portions in contact with the bonding tool; a pair of piezoelectric elements configured to generate an ultrasonic vibration in contact with the capillary holding portions; and a pressurizing device which has a pressurizing member arranged to face the receiving portion of the bonding arm and a moving device configured to move the pressurizing member toward the receiving portion of the bonding arm. The pressurizing member is moved in a state in which the pair of piezoelectric elements, the pair of capillary holding portions, and the bonding tool are placed between the receiving portion of the bonding arm to cause the bonding arm to hold the pair of capillary holding portion and the bonding tool. | 10-16-2014 |
20140326778 | ULTRASONIC WIRE BONDING WEDGE WITH MULTIPLE BONDING WIRE SLOTS - An ultrasonic wire bonding wedge with multiple bonding wire slots is provided. The wire bonding wedge includes a pillar fixing part for providing fixed connection to the bonding device. One end of the fixing part includes a wire bonding wedge nozzle, with feature that the tip of the nozzle including at least two bonding wire slots. The tip of nozzle of the wire bonding wedge includes at least two bonding wire slots, and is able to realize bonding operations between two or more bonding wires and the chips to improve bonding operation efficiency. When bonding operation is performed on a smaller bonding area, or two or more parallel bonding wires, the wire bonding wedge is able to perform a single bonding operation in a smaller bonding operation so as to reduce defective rate of the chips and ensure sufficient bonding strength of the bonding operation. | 11-06-2014 |
20150008249 | Device For Dispensing And Distributing Flux-Free Solder On A Substrate - A device for dispensing and distributing flux-free solder on a substrate comprises an elongated tool, a tool mount, an ultrasonic generator, a wire guide tube, and optionally a heat sink and a housing. The tool can be fixed to the tool mount and has a longitudinal borehole which opens into an opening on the tip of the tool. The wire guide tube extends along a central longitudinal axis through the ultrasonic generator and the tool mount, protrudes into the longitudinal borehole of the tool and reaches up to a position above the tip of the tool. The wire guide tube does not touch the tool. The ultrasonic generator is fixed to the tool mount. Advantageously, a cooling chamber which can actively be cooled is formed between an inner wall of the housing and the ultrasonic generator. | 01-08-2015 |
20150008250 | Device for Torsionally Welding Metal Parts By Means Of Ultrasound - A device for ultrasonically welding metal parts includes a sonotrode whose head can be excited by a vibration generator to produce vibrations. The sonotrode is connected to the vibrator with a screw connection provided on one side of the sonotrode. The sonotrode head may have at least one welding surface relative to the torsion axis on the circumference side. An anvil having a counter/compacting surface may be arranged opposite the welding surface of the sonotrode in a stationary position. The welding surface and the compacting surface may delimit a compaction space to receive parts to be welded. The entire sonotrode may be excited to produce torsional oscillation with a negligibly small longitudinal vibration component. | 01-08-2015 |
20150352662 | HIGH BANDWIDTH LARGE SURFACE AREA ULTRASONIC BLOCK HORN - A large surface area ultrasonic block horn includes one or more shaped elements having a node at a mid-point of the shaped element that is narrower than opposed ends of the shaped element. | 12-10-2015 |
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20160023298 | WIRE BONDING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN OSCILLATOR MECHANISM - A wire bonding apparatus comprises an ultrasonic transducer including a capillary, a flexible connecting frame having a first side to which the ultrasonic transducer is connected and at least one electrically-driven actuator which is connected to a second side of the flexible connecting frame that is opposite to the first side thereof, the actuator having a longitudinal actuation direction. An elongated slit located in the flexible connecting frame extends substantially transversely to the actuation direction of the at least one actuator to form at least one pivot point adjacent to an end of the slit about which the flexible connecting frame is rotatable when it is driven by the at least one actuator. | 01-28-2016 |
20160074956 | Multi-Functional Manufacturing Tool - Aspects relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for a manufacturing tool. The manufacturing tool is comprised of a vacuum tool and an ultrasonic welder as a unified manufacturing tool. The manufacturing tool may be used to pick and position a manufacturing part that is then welded with the associated ultrasonic welder. | 03-17-2016 |
20160158877 | DUAL ULTRASONIC WELDER - A dual ultrasonic welder unit may be coupled to and carried by a mounting bracket including a base member extending in a an end of a robot arm and may include a first welder including a welding horn adjustable in a Z-axis direction by a first motor mounted within a mounting bar assembly of the first welder. The mounting bar assembly may be coupled to the base member and include a support for adjusting the location of the first welder in an X-axis direction by a second motor mounted to an extension member coupled to the base member and including a threaded member coupled to a follower member coupled to the mounting bar assembly. The dual ultrasonic welder may include a second ultrasonic welder fixedly coupled to the base member. Methods of controlling and operating the dual ultrasonic welding unit include steps of operating the robot and the first and second motors to position the first welder relative to the second welder unit for simultaneously performing ultrasonic welds on at multiple locations on a workpiece. | 06-09-2016 |
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