Patent ID: 6109508
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B23K,H01L

Abstract:
A method of forming a wire bond comprising the steps of:(a) providing a capillary having an exterior surface, a nose region at a terminal portion of said capillary and a bore therethrough, said bore having a predetermined cross section extending at least through said nose region and terminating at the end portion of said capillary and a wall disposed between and defined by said bore and said exterior surface;(b) disposing a wire in said bore and having geometry relative to the geometry of said bore to prevent rotation of said wire within said portion of said bore having predetermined cross section;(c) orienting said capillary in a predetermined position relative to a regions to which a bond is to be made; and(d) forming a bond to said region with said wire while said capillary is oriented in said predetermined position.