Patent ID: 6334247
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: G01R,H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method comprising:providing a surface that has a plurality of bondable locations; bonding a wire to each of said bondable locations; drawing said wire away from said bondable location and holding an end of said wire in place, while said wire is held in place forming a notch in said wire with a knife edge; said notch is formed at a selected location on said wire; pulling said wire to break said wire at said notch leaving a free-standing wire bonded at one end to said bondable location; said wire projecting away from said surface and terminating in a free end; said wire has a predetermined shape permitting said free end to wipe a surface of an electrical contact against which said free end is pressed as said surface is moved toward said surface of said electrical contact; said wire and said free end have an original position, said wire and said predetermined shape permit said free end and said wire as said free end is pressed against said surface of said electrical contact to move away from said original position and permits said wire and said free end to substantially return to said original position when said free end is retracted from being pressed against said surface of said electrical contact.