Patent ID: 8256658
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: B23K,H01L

Abstract:
1. A wire bonding apparatus for bonding an electrical connection on an electronic device, the wire bonding apparatus comprising: a bondhead body and a bonding tool mounted on the bondhead body; a positioning table on which the bondhead body is mounted, the positioning table comprising a first motor and a second motor; the first motor and the second motor coupled to the positioning table and configured to drive the bondhead body to positions along, respectively, an x axis and y axis orthogonal to the x axis; a bondhead housing positioned on the positioning table; a support structure positioned and configured to at least partially enclose the bondhead body, the bondhead body being configured to rotate with respect to the support structure about the x axis in a plane that includes the y axis and a z axis; a pivot positioned and configured to connect the support structure to the bondhead housing such that the support structure is rotatable about the pivot; and a third motor connected to the support structure and operable to drive the support structure and the bondhead body to rotate about the pivot in a plane that includes the x axis and the y axis; wherein the support structure and the third motor are mounted on the positioning table.