Patent ID: 6901305

Claim:
A bonding data setting device for setting wire loop shape parameters for a bonding tool of a wire bonding apparatus, said bonding data setting device comprising: an image drawing means which draws a wire loop shape on a screen; a handle display means which displays an editing handle on said screen; a manipulating input means which is used to manipulate a position of said editing handle displayed on said screen; a redrawing means which is used to redraw said displayed wire loop shape in a position that conforms to a movement of said editing handle; a parameter calculating means which calculates values of operating parameters that correspond to said wire loop shape that is drawn or redrawn on said screen; a parameter value display means which displays calculated values of said operating parameters on said screen; a loop shape display means which displays a plurality of different types of shape of said wire loops on said screen; a selective input means which selects and inputs one of displayed plurality of different types of shape of said wire loops; a judgment means which judges whether or not a manipulated input value of said position of said editing handle that has been inputted by said manipulating input means is within a specified permissible range; and an out-of-range output means which outputs a specified out-of-range output in cases where said manipulated input value is outside said permissible range.