George,
I strongly ditto your comments on theromosonic gold bonding to ENIG - electroless nickel, immersion gold. I have not been able to obtain a stable process with theromsonic gold wire bonding and ENIG. If someone has, I would certainly like to hear and learn.
With aluminum ultrasonic wedge bonding, we are attempting to bond through the gold layer - actually bonding to the nickel below. With thermosonic gold bonding we are attempting to bond to the gold. Being very thin, and usually very hard [compared to thick electrolytic gold], thermosonic gold bonding is not a very stable process.
Just out of curiousity, where do you feel that ENEPIG [electroless Ni - electroless Pd - immersion Au] lays in the ultrasonic aluminum & thermosonic gold wire bonding spectrum?
Would you lump elecrolytic Ni-Pd-Au in the same category/s as the electroless Ni-Pd-Au?
I would generally like to open that question up to any of the other bath suppliers/users on TechNet as well. We have some very knowledgeable individuals out there...
At the present time, I have some very strong interest in the ENEPIG process, and its suitablity for thermosonic gold wire bonding.
FYI - Back in the late 80's or so, with Dr. Joe Abys and Lucent Technologies thermosonic gold bonding to ELECTROLYTIC Ni-Pd-Au was pretty much a dial and forget type of process. Agreed, it took some effort to come up with a suitable bond schedule [and capillary], but it appeared to be quite stable, once determined. It definitely is different than the pure, soft, electrolytic golds of my [innocent] youth in the Mil and implantable medical arenas, but nonetheless appeared to work well.
Interested in your comments ..
Steve Creswick - Gentex Corp
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From: George Milad [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:43 PM
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No soldering material of any kind is used in wire bonding.
It is based on the compatibility of metals and their ability to fuse into
each using ultrasound energy for aluminum wire and heat the ultrasound for
bonding gold wire.
For your info ENIG is a good surface for aluminum wire bonding, not so for
gold wire bonding.
Best regards
George Milad
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From: Kathy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:42 PM
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Subject: [TN] wire bonding
Question for the assemblers:
When wirebonding to ENIG, do you use any solder paste or other "facilitator"
to create the bond?
Thanks for your reply...
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