Patent ID: 11935864
Assignee: KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of adjusting a clamping of a semiconductor element against a support structure on a wire bonding machine, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) detecting an indicia of floating of the semiconductor element with respect to the support structure at a plurality of locations of the semiconductor element, wherein step (a) includes (a1) pressing a respective portion of the semiconductor element against the support structure using a pressing force applied using a wire bonding tool of the wire bonding machine, and (a2) releasing at least a portion of the pressing force to detect the indicia of floating at the respective one of the plurality of locations of the semiconductor element; and
(b) adjusting the clamping of the semiconductor element against the support structure based on the results of step (a).