Note that +/- 2microns is much thicker than the total plated deposits. If
you get at least a peak and a valley beneath a wirebond stitch, that
certainly will cause a bunch of trouble: Totally burning through the peaks
and not being able to get welds down in the valleys. So it depends on the
wavelength of the deformations.

IPC cares about soldering, not wirebonding.

Wayne

-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steven Kelly
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 12:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] ENEPIG & Gold wire bond

Thanks Steve,
I have had one complaint that the nickel is too rough - looks like surface
co-planarity is +/-  2 microns which too me is nothing and from further
analysis follows the contour of the copper underneath which easily meets the
IPC spec - should this cause an issue? Regards Steve

On 2015-01-19, 11:56 AM, "Steven Creswick" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Steve,
>
>The short answer is not too much.
>
>You should be able to develop a robust bond schedule to the ENEPIG (but 
>I guarantee you that it will be at least somewhat different than your 
>bond schedule to soft gold).  Under no circumstances should you assume 
>that it is a plug and play alternate.
>
>You should not have to spec any differences in wire properties.
>
>You may look into changing the face angle of your capillary and inner 
>chamfer as part of your qualification testing.  Depending upon your 
>current bonding tool, you may also take a look at increasing the outer 
>radius of the tool.
>
>ENEPIG is 'hard' in comparison to pure soft gold, so if currently 
>running with a 15° face angle, look at 8°.  If you have problems with 
>tail formation, you may look into a 120° inner chamfer instead of a 
>90°.  If you are getting a lot of heel breaks at the second bond, 
>increase the outer radius ..... all stuff you most likely are already 
>looking into.
>
>Final comments - ENEPIG is not totally without issues.  Some days, some 
>lots, just plain sucked!  There is no other way to say it.  Get a 
>reliable plater.  Work with them.  Stay with them.  Don't let 
>accounting take you to the cheapest place in town - you will regret the 
>grief you will have.
>
>NOTHING bonds like clean, pure, soft gold!!!  It IS the Cadillac!
>
>
>Steve Creswick
>Sr Associate - Balanced Enterprise Solutions 
>http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevencreswick
>                         616 834 1883
>
>
>
>
> 
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 11:22 AM
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>Subject: [TN] ENEPIG & Gold wire bond
>
>Hi All,
>When wire bonding with 1 mil gold wire is their any difference in wire 
>bonding technique on ENEPIG versus electroplated soft gold?
>Thanks. Steve Kelly
>
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