Wire-bond location and fracture-surface review
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Priority items to confirm · 5
01Wire-bond location and electrical path can be correlatedUnconfirmed
Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?
Overall voltage or Rth drift, clips, or microbumps cannot establish this location. If unlocalized, retain other interconnect / thermal-path hypotheses.
Update engineering conditions →02Original evidence collection and fracture modes are traceableUnconfirmed
Are original / staged samples, decapsulation records, and foot / heel fracture-surface controls preserved?
Record preparation limitations for bright acoustic regions and cracks seen after decapsulation. Do not treat decapsulation-induced damage or a single SAM image as preexisting lift-off.
Update engineering conditions →03Wire material / geometry and actual bonding records are comparableUnconfirmed
Are wire material / diameter, pad surfaces, loop / heel geometry, and actual bonding records comparable?
Recipes cannot be ranked directly across different structures, materials, or original joints. This source provides no universal power-module bonding parameters.
Update engineering conditions →04Loads and measurement / package constraints are comparableUnconfirmed
Are actual local current, thermal / mechanical loads, temperature-measurement timing, and package constraints comparable?
Junction temperature may differ from wire self-heating. Molded and decapsulated conditions cannot be treated as the same loading condition; do not adopt the paper's test coefficients.
Update engineering conditions →05Tools and fracture modes have matched controlsUnconfirmed
Do pull / shear tool position, direction, speed, fixtures, and fracture modes have controls using the same structure?
Confirm equipment suitability for this wire diameter and package. A single maximum force cannot represent repeated fatigue or justify the same acceptance limit.
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Bonding and local-load comparisons
First obtain the location, history, or comparison baseline missing for this route.
Mechanical-mode and load comparisons
First obtain the location, history, or comparison baseline missing for this route.
Assessment preparation checklist
Discussion preparation based on the relevant engineering conditions; not mandatory supplier requirements or a record of evidence already available.
- Wire-bond location and electrical path can be correlated
- Original evidence collection and fracture modes are traceable
- Wire material / geometry and actual bonding records are comparable
- Loads and measurement / package constraints are comparable
1 more preparation item
- Tools and fracture modes have matched controls
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Questions to discuss
- How is the wire-bond electrical path correlated with feet / heels and normal joints?
- Can original, decapsulated, and staged samples establish preparation and local-load limitations?
- How can bonding, geometry, and pull / shear loading modes be compared using the same structure?
Public references · 18
- Zeng et al. / Infineon author repository · First results of development of a lifetime model for transfer molded discrete power devices ↗
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The experiment separates bond-foot lift-off from heel cracking, correlates acoustic observations with destructive analysis, and identifies temperature-measurement delays and load changes caused by local decapsulation.
The 2018 study concerns transfer-molded discrete devices; it does not qualify this power module. Do not transfer voltage thresholds, fitted coefficients, or cycling lifetimes. Bright SAM regions and overall voltage drift do not prove a single fracture mode.
- Nordson TEST & INSPECTION · Bond Testing ↗
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The current manufacturer page lists mechanical-test configurations including wire pull and ball / die shear, supporting prior confirmation of tools, fixtures, and fracture-observation deliverables.
Public equipment capabilities do not establish service acceptance for this wire diameter or package. Destructive pull / shear loads cannot directly substitute for power-cycling fatigue or sample acceptance.
- Kulicke & Soffa · Asterion wedge bonding and process monitoring ↗
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The named Asterion page documents these functions. The Chinese page calls BPM an option; installed version and configuration need confirmation.
Scope and limitations Monitoring or a single non-destructive pull check does not establish heel-fatigue life. Asterion PW/TW are different products; their specifications cannot be transferred. Confirm which monitoring functions are installed. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/loop, pad and tool information, with bonding logs, initial pull/fracture modes and local thermal loading. Plan post-cycle cross-section and fracture comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm BPM/BPM+, pulltest version, settings, sampling frequency, thresholds and data export. Compare monitoring alerts with measured bond quality on representative samples.
- Heraeus Electronics · PowerCu Soft thick copper bonding wire and ribbon ↗
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The official page and wire factsheet describe applications and material characteristics. Comparative lifetime tests do not guarantee equivalent module gains.
Scope and limitations Wire specifications do not establish ribbon dimensions or joint life. Switching from aluminum requires renewed checks of pad damage, bond quality and cycling failure modes. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing metallization, wire/ribbon dimensions, loop geometry, current/temperature cycles and existing strength/failure data for matched-load trials. Confirm with the supplier Confirm available sizes, actual wire or ribbon specifications, tooling and pad/die-top requirements. Discuss trial settings, supplier test conditions and project-specific qualification.
- Integra Technologies · DPA wirebond fracture and construction analysis service ↗
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The service page lists delidding, SEM, EDS, bond pull and die shear; the February 2024 FAQ also lists sections and wirebond pull/shear.
Scope and limitations Opening can alter evidence. Test-created fractures are not original fatigue surfaces; sampled DPA does not establish field life or automatically certify an entire lot. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preserving original images, wire/package construction and lot/stress histories, and agreeing which samples may be destroyed. Confirm with the supplier Confirm opening methods, available analyses, sampling and acceptance criteria, and how the report distinguishes original defects from preparation or test damage.
- Shinko Electric Industries · SHINKO Ni/Pd/Au pre-plated leadframes ↗
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The official page describes the three-layer finish and eliminating external solder plating during IC assembly.
Scope and limitations PPF neither measures fatigue nor repairs cracks. General reliability descriptions do not qualify every wire/finish pairing or establish mission life. What to prepare BLNKK suggests recording wire, plating/storage surface condition, bond geometry and parameters, with pull/shear failure modes and stress histories. Confirm with the supplier Confirm available specifications, wire/finish compatibility, bonding window and surface storage, and agree thermal-cycle/fatigue and interface checks.
- Kulicke & Soffa · RAPID Pro thermosonic ball-wire bonding ↗
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The technology page explains ball bonding; the May 2024 announcement names RAPID Pro and ProSuite.
Scope and limitations Commercial use does not prove lift-free joints or fatigue life. Wedge-bond recipes do not transfer automatically. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/pads, capillaries, loops, temperature/force/ultrasound conditions and pull/shear/fatigue comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm configuration, bonding/looping windows, failure-mode assessment and representative-sample reliability validation.
- Polytec · VibroFlex wirebond-process vibration comparison ↗
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Current pages describe modular sensing and wire-bond applications; the 2010 paper uses older OFV systems.
Scope and limitations Motion does not establish adhesion or fatigue life. Thick-wire and older OFV research does not qualify fine wires or current VibroFlex configurations. What to prepare BLNKK suggests documenting wires, pads, process frequencies and optical access, synchronizing excitation/bonding records and adding pull/shear comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm head, bandwidth, spot/access, reference synchronization and sample feasibility, together with the separate bond-quality acceptance method.
- Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA · fe-safe calibrated wire-load fatigue comparison ↗
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SIMULIA documents multi-solver fatigue analysis.
Scope and limitations Bulk-material database curves are not automatically valid for fine wires or bonds. Predictions need the relevant fracture mechanism and do not replace bond-strength measurements. What to prepare BLNKK suggests gathering geometry, loading/temperature histories, FEA results, material fatigue data and fracture or cyclic-test records. Confirm with the supplier Confirm supported result formats, applicable fatigue methods, wire/interface parameter sources and the model-to-test calibration approach.
- Palomar Technologies · 8100 thermosonic wire bonding ↗
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Current official product page lists 8100 and customized loops.
Scope and limitations Formation and monitoring features alone do not identify lift causes or prove fatigue life. Other bonders’ material/process capabilities cannot be assumed. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/pad surface details, capillary, recipe and loop geometry, with failure location, joint-strength and cycling results. Confirm with the supplier Confirm wire/pad compatibility, tool and loop limitations, available process signals and the sample/reliability validation approach.
- Nippon Micrometal Corporation · Nippon Micrometal EX bonding wire ↗
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Nippon Micrometal distinguishes EX grade features, but provides no qualification or fatigue-life result for your package/loop.
Scope and limitations Coatings and humidity/temperature positioning differ by grade. Qualification statements cannot cover the entire family or your assembly; changing wire does not repair existing lift or cracks. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing grades, diameters, pad metallurgy, loop drawings and bonding parameters. Pull/shear failure locations and thermal/humidity records can guide matched comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm grade/pad compatibility, suggested bonding window and storage. Agree on loop, failure-location and actual-load comparisons, and clarify the scope of any qualification statement.
- TANAKA ELECTRONICS Co., Ltd. · TANAKA ELECTRONICS power bonding wires and ribbons ↗
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The official page names these TANAKA ELECTRONICS products and power-device applications.
Scope and limitations Product capability is not package-fatigue qualification or repair of failed bonds. Validate processes separately for each material. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing pad metallurgy, wire/ribbon geometry, loops, tools and bonding records, alongside pull/shear failure surfaces and loading histories. Confirm with the supplier Confirm grades, dimensions and bonding compatibility, and comparisons of failure modes and durability after thermal/current loading.
- TATSUTA Electric Wire and Cable Co., Ltd. · TATSUTA TG bonding and bumping wire ↗
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The official lineup distinguishes TG loop types and TG-B/RB bumping wire, with qualitative series-specific features.
Scope and limitations Stable-loop or bump-height descriptions do not qualify the actual height distribution or fatigue life. Properties are not interchangeable across TG grades. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing pad metallurgy, wire/loop or bump geometry, tooling and process history, with height maps, pull/shear failure locations and cycling loads. Confirm with the supplier Confirm the grade, ball/cut/bonding window and assessment of height consistency, interface strength and cyclic reliability.
- RHESCA · PTR1102 wire-pull and bond-shear testing ↗
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Official information lists wire pull, ball shear and die shear applications.
Scope and limitations A single strength test does not predict fatigue life. Tooling, speed and failure location affect comparability. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing bond geometry/materials, process and aging records, with loading direction, reference samples and failure-surface recording planned. Confirm with the supplier Confirm sensors, tools, holders and current microscope configuration, and how to compare test conditions and failure modes together.
- Hesse GmbH · Bondjet ultrasonic bonding for power-module wires ↗
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Official specifications describe heads, monitoring and optional PiQC/non-destructive pull, not this module’s cycling qualification.
Scope and limitations Real-time monitoring establishes neither fatigue life nor detection of every defect. Wire/ribbon size is application-dependent; confirm actual PiQC/pull configuration. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/dimensions, pad metallization/surface, loop and bonding settings, pull/shear results, fracture locations and cycling-load records. Confirm with the supplier Confirm model/head/tool/material compatibility and monitoring/pull options. Agree on actual-module strength, failure-mode and cycling trials, including alarm criteria.
- F&S BONDTEC Semiconductor GmbH · Series 56i wire-bond process-development platform ↗
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The official page separates ball, wedge, deep-access, heavy-wire/ribbon heads and pull/shear testing configurations.
Scope and limitations Head-specific materials/tools are not interchangeable. Bonding or pull/shear tests do not validate heel-fatigue lifetime. What to prepare BLNKK recommends preparing pad structures, wire, loop constraints and existing recipes for pull/shear, fracture-surface and post-cycle comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm selected heads, tool/material compatibility, pad access, data export and required fatigue-validation arrangements.
- xyztec b.v. · Sigma wire-bond strength comparison ↗
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Current system and pull-test pages document wire/ribbon testing.
Scope and limitations Pull force depends on angle, tool contact and fracture location; it is not individual-interface stress. Static strength or one proof load does not establish fatigue life. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/geometry, aging/cycling history, test method and controls; retain curves, fracture images and sample coordinates. Confirm with the supplier Confirm sensor/tool, hook placement, speed, fixture and test mode. Agree on calibration, repeatability, fracture grading, comparison criteria and data export.
- Integra Technologies, a Micross company · Semiconductor and package reliability qualification programs ↗
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The service page describes planning and project management; the October 2024 PEM FAQ gives package risks and an example flow. The copper-wire page separately lists pull/shear, cross-section and SEM/EDX capabilities.
Scope and limitations Test execution does not guarantee qualification success or expected service life. FAQ sample counts and stress sequences are examples, and copper-wire capability does not establish qualification of every wire material. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing device/package and material changes, operating conditions, target requirements, previous tests and failures; wire-bond investigations also need wire materials, bonding metals and suspected locations. Confirm with the supplier Confirm the qualification plan, standard editions, representative sample quantities, stress/rejection criteria and handling/reporting of failures. Wire-bond work also needs agreement on decapsulation and pull/shear methods.
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Current assessment and next steps
Based on reported conditions and public sources. Ready to assess does not establish sample applicability or root cause. Order does not identify the best solution.
Known conditions · 0
Key unknowns · 5
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?Overall voltage or Rth drift, clips, or microbumps cannot establish this location. If unlocalized, retain other interconnect / thermal-path hypotheses.
- Are original / staged samples, decapsulation records, and foot / heel fracture-surface controls preserved?Record preparation limitations for bright acoustic regions and cracks seen after decapsulation. Do not treat decapsulation-induced damage or a single SAM image as preexisting lift-off.
- Are wire material / diameter, pad surfaces, loop / heel geometry, and actual bonding records comparable?Recipes cannot be ranked directly across different structures, materials, or original joints. This source provides no universal power-module bonding parameters.
- Are actual local current, thermal / mechanical loads, temperature-measurement timing, and package constraints comparable?Junction temperature may differ from wire self-heating. Molded and decapsulated conditions cannot be treated as the same loading condition; do not adopt the paper's test coefficients.
- Do pull / shear tool position, direction, speed, fixtures, and fracture modes have controls using the same structure?Confirm equipment suitability for this wire diameter and package. A single maximum force cannot represent repeated fatigue or justify the same acceptance limit.
Paths to assess
Wire-bond location and fracture-surface review
First obtain the location, history, or comparison baseline missing for this route.
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?
- Are original / staged samples, decapsulation records, and foot / heel fracture-surface controls preserved?
Conditions that change this path
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?Supports assessment: Wire-bond location and electrical path can be correlated · Unsuitable for now: Only overall drift / other interconnect locations
- Are original / staged samples, decapsulation records, and foot / heel fracture-surface controls preserved?Supports assessment: Original evidence collection and fracture modes are traceable · Unsuitable for now: Only decapsulated endpoints without preparation records
Bonding and local-load comparisons
First obtain the location, history, or comparison baseline missing for this route.
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?
- Are wire material / diameter, pad surfaces, loop / heel geometry, and actual bonding records comparable?
- Are actual local current, thermal / mechanical loads, temperature-measurement timing, and package constraints comparable?
Conditions that change this path
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?Supports assessment: Wire-bond location and electrical path can be correlated · Unsuitable for now: Only overall drift / other interconnect locations
- Are wire material / diameter, pad surfaces, loop / heel geometry, and actual bonding records comparable?Supports assessment: Wire material / geometry and actual bonding records are comparable · Unsuitable for now: Only bonding recipes / mixed structures
- Are actual local current, thermal / mechanical loads, temperature-measurement timing, and package constraints comparable?Supports assessment: Loads and measurement / package constraints are comparable · Unsuitable for now: Only nominal cycles or uncalibrated temperatures
Mechanical-mode and load comparisons
First obtain the location, history, or comparison baseline missing for this route.
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?
- Are actual local current, thermal / mechanical loads, temperature-measurement timing, and package constraints comparable?
- Do pull / shear tool position, direction, speed, fixtures, and fracture modes have controls using the same structure?
Conditions that change this path
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?Supports assessment: Wire-bond location and electrical path can be correlated · Unsuitable for now: Only overall drift / other interconnect locations
- Are actual local current, thermal / mechanical loads, temperature-measurement timing, and package constraints comparable?Supports assessment: Loads and measurement / package constraints are comparable · Unsuitable for now: Only nominal cycles or uncalibrated temperatures
- Do pull / shear tool position, direction, speed, fixtures, and fracture modes have controls using the same structure?Supports assessment: Tools and fracture modes have matched controls · Unsuitable for now: Only maximum force / mixed modes
What to do next
No result provided. Clarify key conditions before arranging an assessment.
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?
What to prepare
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?; Are actual local current, thermal / mechanical loads, temperature-measurement timing, and package constraints comparable?; Do pull / shear tool position, direction, speed, fixtures, and fracture modes have controls using the same structure?
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?; Are original / staged samples, decapsulation records, and foot / heel fracture-surface controls preserved?
- Have the electrical path and physical defect been localized to a wire-bond joint or heel?; Are wire material / diameter, pad surfaces, loop / heel geometry, and actual bonding records comparable?; Are actual local current, thermal / mechanical loads, temperature-measurement timing, and package constraints comparable?; Do pull / shear tool position, direction, speed, fixtures, and fracture modes have controls using the same structure?
- A power-wire-bonding candidate; supported wire materials and diameters, pad finishes, tools and fixtures depend on the actual configuration.
- For power interconnects, including supplier-listed SiC, GaN and IGBT applications, with compatible pads, equipment and loop space.
- For packages permitting destructive sampling; select methods for the package, lot and investigation.
- A surface option for leadframe packages; confirm wire, bond location and process compatibility.
- Evaluate compatible Au/Cu ball-wire packages with confirmed pads, wire and RAPID Pro configuration.
- Evaluate optically accessible pads/structures; the official wire-bond application concerns thick aluminum wires.
- A possible post-processing tool for calibrated wire/contact models with representative material data and failure correlations.
- The page lists gold-wire and ball-bumping processes and SiP, MCM and COB applications. Validate the actual wire, pad and tool combination.
- Assess the selected grade together with pad metallurgy, loop geometry and bonding conditions in a new process trial.
- Consider TANW aluminum wire, TABR aluminum ribbon or CP-1 copper wire, matched to pads and equipment.
- Select bonding grades for loop and package geometry; confirm bump feedstock and forming conditions separately.
- Assess accessible joints, selecting sensors, holders and loading geometry for the structure.
- BJ955/959/985 work areas differ; match Al, Cu or AlCu wire/ribbon with the head, tool, pads and geometry.
- Use it for development and small-batch trials with manual part feeding, selecting compatible wire, tools and heads.
- Select sensor, hook/tool, head and fixture for the loop, pads and load; keep comparison geometry consistent.
- Published services cover device/package qualification, plastic encapsulated microcircuits (PEMs) and copper-wire evaluation for aerospace, defense, automotive and other applications. The test combination and standards require project-specific agreement. Wire/bond metallurgy and loop geometry Failure chronology and suspect positions Decapsulation plan and pull/shear geometry
Questions to discuss
- How is the wire-bond electrical path correlated with feet / heels and normal joints?
- Can original, decapsulated, and staged samples establish preparation and local-load limitations?
- How can bonding, geometry, and pull / shear loading modes be compared using the same structure?
Public references
Zeng et al. / Infineon author repository · First results of development of a lifetime model for transfer molded discrete power devices ↗The 2018 study concerns transfer-molded discrete devices; it does not qualify this power module. Do not transfer voltage thresholds, fitted coefficients, or cycling lifetimes. Bright SAM regions and overall voltage drift do not prove a single fracture mode.
Nordson TEST & INSPECTION · Bond Testing ↗Public equipment capabilities do not establish service acceptance for this wire diameter or package. Destructive pull / shear loads cannot directly substitute for power-cycling fatigue or sample acceptance.
Kulicke & Soffa · Asterion wedge bonding and process monitoring ↗Scope and limitations Monitoring or a single non-destructive pull check does not establish heel-fatigue life. Asterion PW/TW are different products; their specifications cannot be transferred. Confirm which monitoring functions are installed. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/loop, pad and tool information, with bonding logs, initial pull/fracture modes and local thermal loading. Plan post-cycle cross-section and fracture comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm BPM/BPM+, pulltest version, settings, sampling frequency, thresholds and data export. Compare monitoring alerts with measured bond quality on representative samples.
Heraeus Electronics · PowerCu Soft thick copper bonding wire and ribbon ↗Scope and limitations Wire specifications do not establish ribbon dimensions or joint life. Switching from aluminum requires renewed checks of pad damage, bond quality and cycling failure modes. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing metallization, wire/ribbon dimensions, loop geometry, current/temperature cycles and existing strength/failure data for matched-load trials. Confirm with the supplier Confirm available sizes, actual wire or ribbon specifications, tooling and pad/die-top requirements. Discuss trial settings, supplier test conditions and project-specific qualification.
Integra Technologies · DPA wirebond fracture and construction analysis service ↗Scope and limitations Opening can alter evidence. Test-created fractures are not original fatigue surfaces; sampled DPA does not establish field life or automatically certify an entire lot. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preserving original images, wire/package construction and lot/stress histories, and agreeing which samples may be destroyed. Confirm with the supplier Confirm opening methods, available analyses, sampling and acceptance criteria, and how the report distinguishes original defects from preparation or test damage.
Shinko Electric Industries · SHINKO Ni/Pd/Au pre-plated leadframes ↗Scope and limitations PPF neither measures fatigue nor repairs cracks. General reliability descriptions do not qualify every wire/finish pairing or establish mission life. What to prepare BLNKK suggests recording wire, plating/storage surface condition, bond geometry and parameters, with pull/shear failure modes and stress histories. Confirm with the supplier Confirm available specifications, wire/finish compatibility, bonding window and surface storage, and agree thermal-cycle/fatigue and interface checks.
Kulicke & Soffa · RAPID Pro thermosonic ball-wire bonding ↗Scope and limitations Commercial use does not prove lift-free joints or fatigue life. Wedge-bond recipes do not transfer automatically. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/pads, capillaries, loops, temperature/force/ultrasound conditions and pull/shear/fatigue comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm configuration, bonding/looping windows, failure-mode assessment and representative-sample reliability validation.
Polytec · VibroFlex wirebond-process vibration comparison ↗Scope and limitations Motion does not establish adhesion or fatigue life. Thick-wire and older OFV research does not qualify fine wires or current VibroFlex configurations. What to prepare BLNKK suggests documenting wires, pads, process frequencies and optical access, synchronizing excitation/bonding records and adding pull/shear comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm head, bandwidth, spot/access, reference synchronization and sample feasibility, together with the separate bond-quality acceptance method.
Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA · fe-safe calibrated wire-load fatigue comparison ↗Scope and limitations Bulk-material database curves are not automatically valid for fine wires or bonds. Predictions need the relevant fracture mechanism and do not replace bond-strength measurements. What to prepare BLNKK suggests gathering geometry, loading/temperature histories, FEA results, material fatigue data and fracture or cyclic-test records. Confirm with the supplier Confirm supported result formats, applicable fatigue methods, wire/interface parameter sources and the model-to-test calibration approach.
Palomar Technologies · 8100 thermosonic wire bonding ↗Scope and limitations Formation and monitoring features alone do not identify lift causes or prove fatigue life. Other bonders’ material/process capabilities cannot be assumed. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/pad surface details, capillary, recipe and loop geometry, with failure location, joint-strength and cycling results. Confirm with the supplier Confirm wire/pad compatibility, tool and loop limitations, available process signals and the sample/reliability validation approach.
Nippon Micrometal Corporation · Nippon Micrometal EX bonding wire ↗Scope and limitations Coatings and humidity/temperature positioning differ by grade. Qualification statements cannot cover the entire family or your assembly; changing wire does not repair existing lift or cracks. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing grades, diameters, pad metallurgy, loop drawings and bonding parameters. Pull/shear failure locations and thermal/humidity records can guide matched comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm grade/pad compatibility, suggested bonding window and storage. Agree on loop, failure-location and actual-load comparisons, and clarify the scope of any qualification statement.
TANAKA ELECTRONICS Co., Ltd. · TANAKA ELECTRONICS power bonding wires and ribbons ↗Scope and limitations Product capability is not package-fatigue qualification or repair of failed bonds. Validate processes separately for each material. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing pad metallurgy, wire/ribbon geometry, loops, tools and bonding records, alongside pull/shear failure surfaces and loading histories. Confirm with the supplier Confirm grades, dimensions and bonding compatibility, and comparisons of failure modes and durability after thermal/current loading.
TATSUTA Electric Wire and Cable Co., Ltd. · TATSUTA TG bonding and bumping wire ↗Scope and limitations Stable-loop or bump-height descriptions do not qualify the actual height distribution or fatigue life. Properties are not interchangeable across TG grades. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing pad metallurgy, wire/loop or bump geometry, tooling and process history, with height maps, pull/shear failure locations and cycling loads. Confirm with the supplier Confirm the grade, ball/cut/bonding window and assessment of height consistency, interface strength and cyclic reliability.
RHESCA · PTR1102 wire-pull and bond-shear testing ↗Scope and limitations A single strength test does not predict fatigue life. Tooling, speed and failure location affect comparability. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing bond geometry/materials, process and aging records, with loading direction, reference samples and failure-surface recording planned. Confirm with the supplier Confirm sensors, tools, holders and current microscope configuration, and how to compare test conditions and failure modes together.
Hesse GmbH · Bondjet ultrasonic bonding for power-module wires ↗Scope and limitations Real-time monitoring establishes neither fatigue life nor detection of every defect. Wire/ribbon size is application-dependent; confirm actual PiQC/pull configuration. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/dimensions, pad metallization/surface, loop and bonding settings, pull/shear results, fracture locations and cycling-load records. Confirm with the supplier Confirm model/head/tool/material compatibility and monitoring/pull options. Agree on actual-module strength, failure-mode and cycling trials, including alarm criteria.
F&S BONDTEC Semiconductor GmbH · Series 56i wire-bond process-development platform ↗Scope and limitations Head-specific materials/tools are not interchangeable. Bonding or pull/shear tests do not validate heel-fatigue lifetime. What to prepare BLNKK recommends preparing pad structures, wire, loop constraints and existing recipes for pull/shear, fracture-surface and post-cycle comparisons. Confirm with the supplier Confirm selected heads, tool/material compatibility, pad access, data export and required fatigue-validation arrangements.
xyztec b.v. · Sigma wire-bond strength comparison ↗Scope and limitations Pull force depends on angle, tool contact and fracture location; it is not individual-interface stress. Static strength or one proof load does not establish fatigue life. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing wire/geometry, aging/cycling history, test method and controls; retain curves, fracture images and sample coordinates. Confirm with the supplier Confirm sensor/tool, hook placement, speed, fixture and test mode. Agree on calibration, repeatability, fracture grading, comparison criteria and data export.
Integra Technologies, a Micross company · Semiconductor and package reliability qualification programs ↗Scope and limitations Test execution does not guarantee qualification success or expected service life. FAQ sample counts and stress sequences are examples, and copper-wire capability does not establish qualification of every wire material. What to prepare BLNKK suggests preparing device/package and material changes, operating conditions, target requirements, previous tests and failures; wire-bond investigations also need wire materials, bonding metals and suspected locations. Confirm with the supplier Confirm the qualification plan, standard editions, representative sample quantities, stress/rejection criteria and handling/reporting of failures. Wire-bond work also needs agreement on decapsulation and pull/shear methods.