Patent ID: 7320423
Filing Date: 2008-01-22
Classification: B23K,H01L

Abstract:
1. A wire bonding machine for bonding a wire to a semiconductor device, the wire bonding machine comprising: a fixture supporting at least one semiconductor device to be wire bonded in a substantially horizontal plane; a wire bonding head supporting a bonding tool, the wire bonding head being rotatably mounted to a portion of the wire bonding machine to permit rotation of the bonding tool about a substantially vertical axis, the bonding tool being rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis alone or in combination with the wire bonding head, the wire bonding head being configured to provide motion of the bonding tool along only one of (a) a substantially horizontal x-axis direction and (b) a substantially horizontal y-axis direction; a positioning system for positioning the fixture in a substantially horizontal direction; and a camera for receiving an image of at least one of the fixture or the at least one semiconductor device, the camera being supported by the bonding head.