Patent ID: 7320425

Claim:
A wire bonding tool comprising: a first cylindrical portion having a first outside cylindrical diameter, the first cylindrical portion being configured to be engaged with a transducer of a wire bonding machine such that the length of the first cylindrical portion does not extend below the transducer during engagement with the transducer; a second cylindrical portion adjacent the first cylindrical portion, the second cylindrical portion having a second outside cylindrical diameter, the second outside cylindrical diameter being less than the first outside cylindrical diameter; and a tapered portion adjacent the second cylindrical portion, the tapered portion having a third outside diameter at an end adjacent the second cylindrical portion, the third outside diameter being less than the first outside cylindrical diameter; wherein a tip of an EFO wand is configured to be positioned directly adjacent (1) the second cylindrical portion and (2) a lower end of the transducer during a wire bonding operation.