Wire bonding apparatus

US12057428B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12057428-B2
Application numberUS-202218060012-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 30, 2022
Priority dateJul 10, 2020
Publication dateAug 6, 2024
Grant dateAug 6, 2024

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A wire bonding includes a capillary that extrudes a wire; a wire clamp assembly disposed on the capillary; a support disposed on the wire clamp assembly; a wire contact member; and a slide rail that provides a slide hole. The wire clamp assembly includes: a first member; a second member spaced apart from the first member; a first contact member coupled to the first member; and a second contact member coupled to the second member and spaced apart from the first contact member. The first member includes a first body that extends in a first direction and a first tilting member that extends at an acute angle relative to the first direction. The second member includes a second body that extends in the first direction and is spaced apart from the first body in a second direction a second tilting member.

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What is claimed is: 1. A wire bonding apparatus, comprising: a capillary that extrudes a wire; a wire clamp assembly disposed on the capillary; a support disposed on the wire clamp assembly; a wire contact member; and a slide rail that provides a slide hole, wherein the wire clamp assembly includes: a first member; a second member spaced apart from the first member; a first contact member coupled to the first member; and a second contact member coupled to the second member and spaced apart from the first contact member, wherein the first member includes: a first body that extends in a first direction; and a first tilting member that extends at an acute angle relative to the first direction, wherein the second member includes: a second body that extends in the first direction and is spaced apart from the first body in a second direction; and a second tilting member that extends at the acute angle relative to the first direction and is spaced apart from the first tilting member, wherein the first contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the first tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the first tilting member, wherein the second contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the second tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the second tilting member, and wherein the second member is movable in the second direction, wherein the support is coupled to an upper side of the wire clamp assembly and provides a support through hole that extends in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions, wherein the wire contact member is inserted into the support through hole, wherein the wire contact member provides a through hole wherein the slide hole forms an arc shape whose center of curvature is located within the through hole of the wire contact member, and wherein the wire clamp assembly is slidably coupled to the slide hole. 2. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wire clamp assembly is rotatable. 3. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wire clamp assembly is coupled through a slide block to the slide hole. 4. A wire bonding apparatus, comprising: a capillary that extrudes a wire; a wire clamp assembly disposed on the capillary; and a support disposed on the wire clamp assembly, wherein the wire clamp assembly includes: a first member; a second member spaced apart from the first member; wherein the first member includes: a first body that extends in a first direction; and a first tilting member that extends at an acute angle relative to the first direction, wherein the second member includes: a second body that extends in the first direction and is spaced apart from the first body in a second direction; and a second tilting member that extends at the acute angle relative to the first direction and is spaced apart from the first tilting member, wherein the second member is movable in the second direction, and wherein the wire clamp assembly is rotatable. 5. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising: a first contact member coupled to the first member; and a second contact member coupled to the second member and spaced apart from the first contact member, wherein the first contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the first tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the first tilting member, and wherein the second contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the second tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the second tilting member. 6. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second contact members includes sapphire. 7. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first member and the second member are connected to each other through a resilient member. 8. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the support is coupled to an upper side of the wire clamp assembly and provides a support through hole that extends in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions. 9. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a wire contact member inserted into the support through hole, wherein the wire contact member provides a through hole. 10. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the wire contact member includes sapphire. 11. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a slide rail that provides a slide hole, wherein the slide hole forms an arc shape whose center of curvature is located within the through hole of the wire contact member, and wherein the wire clamp assembly is slidably coupled to the slide hole. 12. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the wire clamp assembly is coupled through a slide block to the slide hole. 13. The wire bonding apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a wire tensioner on the support.

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  • Means for storing or moving the material for the connector · CPC title

  • between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL · CPC title

  • Top-view layouts, e.g. mirror arrays · CPC title

  • Plan-view shape, i.e. in top view · CPC title

  • Aligning · CPC title

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What does patent US12057428B2 cover?
A wire bonding includes a capillary that extrudes a wire; a wire clamp assembly disposed on the capillary; a support disposed on the wire clamp assembly; a wire contact member; and a slide rail that provides a slide hole. The wire clamp assembly includes: a first member; a second member spaced apart from the first member; a first contact member coupled to the first member; and a second contact …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B23K3/063. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 06 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).