Patent ID: 11967544
Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
using a welding tool for bonding electrical wire-like connections between at least one semiconductor die arranged on a semiconductor die mounting area of a substrate and an array of electrically-conductive leads of said substrate; and
using a clamping tool, separate from the welding tool, for applying a pressure force directly to said electrically-conductive leads during bonding by the welding tool of said wire-like connections to said electrically-conductive leads;
wherein applying the pressure force comprises utilizing at least one pair of mutually co- operating force transmitting surfaces, said at least one pair of mutually co-operating force transmitting surfaces comprising a first convex surface engaging a second concave surface.