Patent ID: 7017794

Claim:
A wire bonding method comprising: (a) bonding a tip portion of a wire to a first electrode by pressing an open end section of a first hole of a first tool against the tip portion of the wire that is passed through the first hole and protrudes outside the first hole; (b) bonding a part of a section of the wire that is led out from the first electrode to a second electrode; and (c) cutting the wire; wherein the first tool is passed through a second hole of a second tool; wherein a width of an open end section of the second hole is greater than a width of the open end section of the first hole; wherein the step (b) is conducted by pressing the open end section of the second hole against the part of the wire; wherein the wire is cut adjacent to the open end section of the second hole in the step (c); and wherein the step (c) is conducted in a state in which the open end section of the first hole is disposed above the open end section of the second hole, and the wire is led out from the first hole to reach an area adjacent to the open end section of the second hole.