A wire bonding includes a capillary that extrudes a wire; a wire clamp assembly disposed on the capillary; a support disposed on the wire clamp assembly; a wire contact member; and a slide rail that provides a slide hole. The wire clamp assembly includes: a first member; a second member spaced apart from the first member; a first contact member coupled to the first member; and a second contact member coupled to the second member and spaced apart from the first contact member. The first member includes a first body that extends in a first direction and a first tilting member that extends at an acute angle relative to the first direction. The second member includes a second body that extends in the first direction and is spaced apart from the first body in a second direction a second tilting member.

Disclosed is a wire bonding apparatus comprising a capillary, a wire clamp assembly, and a support. The wire clamp assembly includes a first member, a second member, a first contact member, and a second contact member. The first member includes a first body and a first tilting member. The second member includes a second body and a second tilting member. The first contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the first tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the first tilting member. The second contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the second tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the second tilting member. The second member is movable in the second direction.

Disclosed is a wire bonding apparatus comprising a capillary, a wire clamp assembly, and a support. The wire clamp assembly includes a first member, a second member, a first contact member, and a second contact member. The first member includes a first body and a first tilting member. The second member includes a second body and a second tilting member. The first contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the first tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the first tilting member. The second contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the second tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the second tilting member. The second member is movable in the second direction.

A method for automatically threading wire in a wire bonding apparatus includes the steps of extending a wire tail of a wire from a wire spool, locating the wire tail in a wire locating device and positioning the wire tail at a straightening location of the wire locating device. The wire tail is straightened at the straightening location with a wire manipulating device and then conveyed to a threading location. With a wire threading device, the straightened wire tail is received at the threading location and is threaded through a capillary of the wire bonding apparatus.

A method for automatically threading wire in a wire bonding apparatus includes the steps of extending a wire tail of a wire from a wire spool, locating the wire tail in a wire locating device and positioning the wire tail at a straightening location of the wire locating device. The wire tail is straightened at the straightening location with a wire manipulating device and then conveyed to a threading location. With a wire threading device, the straightened wire tail is received at the threading location and is threaded through a capillary of the wire bonding apparatus.

The present invention comprises: a spool (10); a clamper (22); a torch electrode (31); a high-voltage power source circuit (30); a non-bonding detection circuit (40); a first changeover switch (50) switching a connection between the spool (10) and the high-voltage power source circuit (30) or the non-bonding detection circuit (40); and a relay (53) turning on/off a connection between the clamper (22) and a spool side of the first changeover switch (50), and comprises a control part (60) that sets the first changeover switch (50) to the high-voltage power source circuit side and turns off the relay (53) to generate electric discharge, and that sets the first changeover switch (50) to the non-bonding detection circuit side and turns on the relay (53) to perform non-bonding detection. Due to this configuration, electric corrosion of a wire clamper can be suppressed and non-bonding detection can be carried out with a simple configuration.

The present invention comprises: a spool (10); a damper (22); a torch electrode (31); a high-voltage power source circuit (30); a non-bonding detection circuit (40); a first changeover switch (50) switching a connection between the spool (10) and the high-voltage power source circuit (30) or the non-bonding detection circuit (40); and a relay (53) turning on/off a connection between the damper (22) and a spool side of the first changeover switch (50), and comprises a control part (60) that sets the first changeover switch (50) to the high-voltage power source circuit side and turns off the relay (53) to generate electric discharge, and that sets the first changeover switch (50) to the non-bonding detection circuit side and turns on the relay (53) to perform non-bonding detection. Due to this configuration, electric corrosion of a wire damper can be suppressed and non-bonding detection can be carried out with a simple configuration.

A wire bonding tool for bonding a micro-coaxial wire to a bonding surface includes an electrical-energy application mechanism configured to apply electrical-energy to remove a portion of an electrically conductive shield layer of the micro-coaxial wire to expose a portion of an insulating layer of the micro-coaxial wire, a thermal-energy application mechanism configured to apply thermal-energy to the micro-coaxial wire to remove the exposed portion of the insulating layer of the micro-coaxial wire to expose a portion of a core wire of the micro-coaxial wire, and a bonding head configured to bond the exposed portion of the core wire of the micro-coaxial wire to the bonding surface.

Wire bonding operations can be facilitated through the use of metal nanoparticle compositions. Both ball bonding and wedge bonding processes can be enhanced in this respect. Wire bonding methods can include providing a wire payout at a first location from a rolled wire source via a dispensation head, contacting a first metal nanoparticle composition and a first portion of the wire payout with a bonding pad, and at least partially fusing metal nanoparticles in the first metal nanoparticle composition together to form an adhering interface between the bonding pad and the first portion of the wire payout. The adhering interface can have a nanoparticulate morphology. Wire bonding systems can include a rolled wire source, a dispensation head configured to provide a wire payout, and an applicator configured to place a metal nanoparticle composition upon at least a portion of the wire payout or upon a bonding pad.

A wire bonding includes a capillary that extrudes a wire; a wire clamp assembly disposed on the capillary; a support disposed on the wire clamp assembly; a wire contact member; and a slide rail that provides a slide hole. The wire clamp assembly includes: a first member; a second member spaced apart from the first member; a first contact member coupled to the first member; and a second contact member coupled to the second member and spaced apart from the first contact member. The first member includes a first body that extends in a first direction and a first tilting member that extends at an acute angle relative to the first direction. The second member includes a second body that extends in the first direction and is spaced apart from the first body in a second direction a second tilting member.