Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 24 22:36:29 EDT 2000 | DL
On the main page of Smtnet towards the end of the opening paragraph states the following...Your " research continues in determining the reliability of thick film hybrid microcircuits and similar technologies using low-temperature, co-fired ceramics.
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 03 10:38:28 EST 2003 | davef
Electroplated nickel and electroplated gold is the more �traditional� finish for aluminum wire bonding. That surface was an extension of gold thermosonic wire bonding that requires a thick [50 thou min] gold surface. For years fabricators recommend
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 07 20:37:15 EST 2002 | davef
For soldered areas, we like to keep gold thickness substantially below the maximum you propose. Search the fine SMTnet Archives for our discussions on the topic of acceptable levels of gold with solder connections. Let�s fix this �no one seems be s
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 16 18:36:11 EDT 2010 | janz
Looking for a large area wire ball bonder or > wedge bonder. Must be able to take 4" X 5" panel > and have a bond area of close to 3.5" X 4.4". > Also need 6 to 8 wire per second. K&S no longer > makes one. Panasonic no longer makes one. ASM
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 30 17:58:49 EST 2007 | flipit
Hi, I would not be too concerned about what the shape of your wirebonding fiducial is. Cross, Square, Diamond, Circle, will all work well for you. I use a "+" and a diamond. Your machine magnification will be great, so don't make the fiducials to
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 28 16:03:53 EST 2005 | Chris
I have lots of experience with thermosonic gold ball bonding. You can read the literature and you will probably find some papers that say you can do it. I have never been able to do it. We gold ball bond all day long with little problems at all bu
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 17 01:40:55 EDT 2001 | V.RAMANAND KINI
We are in the watch & clock Business. We have a Watch IC chip that has to be wirebonded using Ultrasonic aluminium wedge bonder. The wire dia is 1.25mil. The PCB is made of G10 Glass epoxy copper clad laminate. The copper thickness is 18 microns. The
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 28 21:18:12 EST 2005 | davef
You don't TS bond gold wire to nickel [of ENIG] for the same reason that you don't TS bond gold wire to hard gold. [Nickel or maybe cobalt is used to harden soft gold.] Together nickel and gold produce unreliable bonds. Look here: * http://www.smta.
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 15 20:24:13 EST 2003 | ramanandkini
Thanks Mr.Dave. Sorry for the delay. One of our major prolems in ENIG plated surface is that wire does not stick. For many years we were getting a bond strength of 14 grams in both ENIG and electroplated surfaces. Now one vendor supplies ENIG boards
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 02 12:16:29 EST 2003 | ramanandkini
Recently, one of our new vendor supplied us PCBs with Electroplated Nickel and Gold. We have the other regular source giving us ENIG plating. In both the wirebonding quality is OK. How do we benchmark this? Which one is suitable for production with l
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