Patent ID: 9337167
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H01L,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A method of attaching bond wires to bond pads of an integrated circuit die, wherein the integrated circuit die is rectangular and has an active surface with first bond pads located on first and second opposing sides of the die, and second bond pads located on third and fourth opposing sides of the die, wherein the third and fourth sides, respectively are adjacent to the first and second sides and extend in a first direction, and the first and second sides extend in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, the method comprising: attaching first bond wires to the first bond pads using a first group of settings; and attaching second bond wires to the second bond pads using a second group of settings that is different from the first group of settings, wherein attaching comprises: