Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a suction pipette of sinterable material for receiving substantially rectangular, semiconductor crystal plates. The pipette is formed with a rectangular recess and has walls defining the recess which narrow towards the floor of the recess; an evacuation channel communicates with the floor. The method includes the steps of inserting a binder into the material to be sintered, and fabricating first and second parts for assembly of the pipette, the first part being formed with an open channel and having sidewalls defining the channel. The second part is insertable into the first part and has cam-shaped end projections formed with respective inner walls, and outer walls for making contact with the sidewalls upon insertion of the second part into the first part. The method additionally includes grinding the sidewalls of the first part within the region of the open channel and the outer walls of the projections to a predetermined tapered angle for at least a first portion of the sidewalls, and the outer walls to fittingly abut each other, and heat treating the first and second parts upon insertion of the second part into the first part for uniting the first and second parts by diffusion of the binder within the sinterable material.
Abstract:
In the electronic module (M) of extra-thin construction disclosed, it is the principal object to substantially reduce the tendency to fracture of the module's semiconductor chip embedded in the plastic casing of the module (M), notwithstanding the extremely small thickness of the casing. The chip is fitted on the chip pad of a system support formed by a thin metal strip, commonly known as a lead frame. The chip may partly overlap the external contacts of the module that lie on one of the flat sides of the module's plastic casing. Slits in the system support, which form the boundaries of the chip pad and are inevitable lines of weakness in the thin metal strip, are situated at an oblique angle relative to the edges of the square or rectangular chip, preferably at about 45.degree.; hence the slits extend also at an oblique angle to possible fracture lines within the monocrystalline structure of the material used in chip manufacture, because said fracture lines are parallel to the chip's edges. Other slits in the metal strip, which extend from said boundary slits, should preferably also be at an angle relative to the edges of the chip. Further characteristics disclosed relate to the mechanical bond between parts of the system support and the module casing, and the bonding of the entire module (M) to the surrounding plastic material when it is moulded into a supporting body or medium, for example in the manufacture of chip cards.
Abstract:
A process characterized in that a linear spare wire conveyed in a tubular member has a wire piece fused-off and retained, at the fused-off end of the wire piece and the spare wire each there being a sphere fused thereon, the wire piece being displaced transverse to the axis of the spare wire and then together with the tubular member conveying the spare wire is moved forward in the direction of the referred-to axis through a predetermined distance in which, during the forward displacement, the sphere formed at the end of the spare wire contacts the tubular piece and is through the pulling-away from the spare wire moved into a position in which this sphere has with reference to a pressing tool for picking up the wire piece is located at a predetermined fixed distance in the direction of the referred-to axis, the wire piece being conveyed transverse to the referred-to axis toward the pressing tool and being picked up by the latter, upon which the tubular member while retaining of the spare wire is moved back into its outlet position, and at both spheres of the wire piece are by means of the pressing tool pressed onto the heated contact locations of the semi-conductor element, whereby during the pressing-on of the spare wire the subsequent wire piece is fused-off in the above-mentioned manner. In a preferred embodiment of the process, the tubular member remains stationary, and the spare wire is essentially embraced in closely spaced relationship by suitable forceps.
Abstract:
A contacting device for making a wire connection on a microcircuit by applying ultrasonics or thermocompression. A contacting horn is provided with a capillary which, in turn, is associated with a wire clamping device for feeding or clamping the wire during movement of the contacting horn. The wire clamping device has two clamping members for grasping the wire. The clamping members are movable relative to each other for clamping the wire, and both are arranged to pivot jointly to move the clamped wire in its lengthwise direction. A controllable actuation unit is each associated with the second clamping member which moves relative to the first, and the two clamping members jointly. The clamping members may be formed as a strip for grasping the wire between outer end regions. The second clamping member is mounted on a support of the first clamping member, and its outer end is pressed by a leaf spring fastened to the first clamping member.
Abstract:
A contacting head for making a wire connection, particularly an aluminum or gold wire connection on an integrated circuit by ultrasonic or thermocompression bonding, in which a contacting arm is provided with a concave contacting tool or a capillary, and supplies ultrasonic or heat energy. The concave contacting tool has a gripper, or the capillary has a wire clamping device for effecting a feed or clamping of the wire during movement of the contacting arm. A driving unit provides for threading the wire through a wire guiding device which is entirely enclosed, and through the concave contacting tool or the capillary. The driving unit also provides for controlling the wire tension and produces a gas stream in the enclosed wire guiding device. A magnetic arrangement with a permanent magnet and a non-ferrous core provides for electrodynamic contact pressure control of the contacting arm and for control of the gripper. The wire supply spool is encapsulated and mounted on a base, together with a housing which is vertically movable on the base and mounts the contacting arm, the driving unit and the gripper or wire clamping device. The wire guiding device connects the wire supply spool to the driving unit, and is in the form of an elastic metal tube for the wire.