Welding Characteristics of Ultrasonic Wire Bonding Using High-Frequency Vibration Systems

Welding characteristics of ultrasonic wire bonding using 60 kHz, 90 kHz and 120 kHz complex vibration as well as 190 kHz linear vibration welding systems are studied. The locus shapes of the complex vibration welding tip are controlled from linear to elliptical or circular. Aluminum wire specimens of 0.1 mm diameter are welded successfully using complex and high-frequency welding equipment. The required vibration amplitudes of these complex vibration systems are about one-half to one-third and required weld time is shorter than those of a conventional system of linear vibration. The required vibration velocity of a high-frequency system is lower than that of a low-frequency system. The deformations of the welded specimens under adequate welding conditions are almost the same, even if the welding tip vibration locus is altered from linear to elliptical or circular, or the vibration frequency used is changed from 60 kHz to 190 kHz in the case where the same wire specimens are used. Using these methods, the weld strength of wire bonding becomes independent of the difference in the directions of the welding tip vibration and wire length.