Patent ID: 7669751

Claim:
A method of profiling a series of wire bonds between a line of contact pads on a die, and a corresponding set of conductors on a supporting structure, the method comprising the steps of: electrically connecting each of the contact pads on the die to a corresponding conductor on the supporting structure with a respective wire bond, each of the wire bonds extending in an arc from the contact pad to the conductor; and, pushing on each of the wire bonds individually to collapse the arc and plastically deform the wire bond such that the plastic deformation maintains the wire bond in a flatter profile shape; wherein, the step of forming the line of wire bonds uses a wirebonder that has a bonding tool for moving between the contact pads and their respective corresponding conductors, and the line of wire bonds are sequentially pushed by a wire engaging structure on the wirebonder, the wire engaging structure and the bonding tool being configured for synchronized movement such that the wire engaging structure pushes the wire bond immediately adjacent the wire bond currently being formed by the bonding tool.