Patent ID: 6267287
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: B23K,H01L

Abstract:
A clamp assembly for stabilizing at least one lead finger of a lead frame during a wire bonding process, said clamp assembly comprising:a primary clamp having at least one bond site window extending therethrough for receiving a semiconductor device having a periphery to be wire bonded to said at least one lead finger of said lead frame, said primary clamp having at least one surface for contacting a first surface of said at least on lead finger of said lead frame outside of the periphery of said semiconductor device;at least one resiliently-biased secondary clamp extending over said at least one bond site window to contact said first surface of at least one of said lead fingers of said lead frame; anda support arm for contacting a second surface of said at least one lead finger of said lead frame at a position opposite said primary clamp and said secondary clamp.