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FIC: David Janes
Owner: Tim Miller
Location: BRK 2261
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Overview

General Description

These systems use gold wire to bond. The pad surfaces to be bonded must be compatible with gold or the bonds will not stick. Gold, copper, anuminum, or silver work well. Titanium, ITO, and diamond can not be wire bonded

Specifications

The West Bond bonder has 25 micron gold wire and is operated manually. The K&S bonder has a wire size of 125 microns by 25 microns and may be operated manually or by programming. The pads must be larger than the size of a wire bond foot. Wire bond feet are typically 50 microns in width and 75 microns long. The recommended pads are 100 x100 microns minimum size on both chip and package for the West Bond. 100 x 150 microns for the K&S Ribbon Bonder.

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Sample Requirements and Preparation

Standard Operating Procedure

Questions & Troubleshooting

Process Library

References