Patents by Inventor Jonathan Medding

Jonathan Medding has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7719125
    Abstract: The detachment of a semiconductor chip (1) from a foil (4) and picking the semiconductor chip (1) from the foil (4) takes place with the support of a chip ejector (6), that has a ramp (16), the surface (17) of which is formed concave and ends at a stripping edge (18) projecting from the surface (9) of the chip ejector (6), and a support area (13) with grooves (12) arranged next to the stripping edge (18). Vacuum can be applied to the grooves (12). The detachment and picking of the semiconductor chip (1) from the foil (4) takes place in that the wafer table (5) is shifted relative to the chip ejector (6) in order to pull the foil (4) over the stripping edge (18) protruding from the surface (9) of the chip ejector (6), whereby the semiconductor chip (1) temporarily detaches itself at least partially from the foil (4) and lands on the foil (4) above the support area (13), and in that the chip gripper (7) picks the semiconductor chip (1) presented on the support area (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Unaxis International Trading Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Medding, Martina Lustenberger, Marcel Niederhauser, Daniel Schnetzler, Roland Stalder
  • Publication number: 20070228539
    Abstract: The detachment of a semiconductor chip (1) from a foil (4) and picking the semiconductor chip (1) from the foil (4) takes place with the support of a chip ejector (6), that has a ramp (16), the surface (17) of which is formed concave and ends at a stripping edge (18) projecting from the surface (9) of the chip ejector (6), and a support area (13) with grooves (12) arranged next to the stripping edge (18). Vacuum can be applied to the grooves (12). The detachment and picking of the semiconductor chip (1) from the foil (4) takes place in that the wafer table (5) is shifted relative to the chip ejector (6) in order to pull the foil (4) over the stripping edge (18) protruding from the surface (9) of the chip ejector (6), whereby the semiconductor chip (1) temporarily detaches itself at least partially from the foil (4) and lands on the foil (4) above the support area (13), and in that the chip gripper (7) picks the semiconductor chip (1) presented on the support area (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Jonathan Medding, Martina Lustenberger, Marcel Niederhauser, Daniel Schnetzler, Roland Stalder
  • Patent number: 7238593
    Abstract: The detachment of a semiconductor chip (1) from a foil (4) and picking the semiconductor chip (1) from the foil (4) takes place with the support of a chip ejector (6), that has a ramp (16), the surface (17) of which is formed concave and ends at a stripping edge (18) projecting from the surface (9) of the chip ejector (6), and a support area (13) with grooves (12) arranged next to the stripping edge (18). Vacuum can be applied to the grooves (12). The detachment and picking of the semiconductor chip (1) from the foil (4) takes place in that the wafer table (5) is shifted relative to the chip ejector (6) in order to pull the foil (4) over the stripping edge (18) protruding from the surface (9) of the chip ejector (6), whereby the semiconductor chip (1) temporarily detaches itself at least partially from the foil (4) and lands on the foil (4) above the support area (13), and in that the chip gripper (7) picks the semiconductor chip (1) presented on the support area (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Unaxis International Trading Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Medding, Martina Lustenberger, Marcel Niederhauser, Daniel Schnetzler, Roland Stalder
  • Patent number: 7080771
    Abstract: A method for checking the quality of a wedge bond between a wire loop and a connection point on a substrate, whereby the wire loop was formed by means of a capillary of a Wire Bonder, is characterised by the following steps: Placing the capillary at a side of the wire loop and next to the wedge bond, whereby the tip of the capillary is located below the level of the wire loop. Moving the capillary parallel to the surface of the substrate and orthogonally to the wire loop until the wedge bond tears away from the connection point or the wire breaks, and simultaneously measuring a signal that is a measure for a force exerted by the capillary on the wire loop, and Determining the maximum of the measured signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: ESEC Trading SA
    Inventor: Jonathan Medding
  • Patent number: 7004372
    Abstract: A predetermined number of bond cycles is carried out in order to find optimum bond parameters for a wire bonder. The bond parameters to be optimized are each varied within a predefined range. With each bond cycle, after attachment of the wire to the connection point, the capillary is moved out of the bond position in a predetermined horizontal direction whereby the current flowing through the drive which moves the capillary is monitored and its maximum determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: ESEC Trading SA
    Inventors: Michael Mayer, Jonathan Medding
  • Publication number: 20050224965
    Abstract: The detachment of a semiconductor chip (1) from a foil (4) and picking the semiconductor chip (1) from the foil (4) takes place with the support of a chip ejector (6), that has a ramp (16), the surface (17) of which is formed concave and ends at a stripping edge (18) projecting from the surface (9) of the chip ejector (6), and a support area (13) with grooves (12) arranged next to the stripping edge (18). Vacuum can be applied to the grooves (12). The detachment and picking of the semiconductor chip (1) from the foil (4) takes place in that the wafer table (5) is shifted relative to the chip ejector (6) in order to pull the foil (4) over the stripping edge (18) protruding from the surface (9) of the chip ejector (6), whereby the semiconductor chip (1) temporarily detaches itself at least partially from the foil (4) and lands on the foil (4) above the support area (13), and in that the chip gripper (7) picks the semiconductor chip (1) presented on the support area (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Jonathan Medding, Martina Lustenberger, Marcel Niederhauser, Daniel Schnetzler, Roland Stalder
  • Publication number: 20050029328
    Abstract: A method for checking the quality of a wedge bond between a wire loop and a connection point on a substrate, whereby the wire loop was formed by means of a capillary of a Wire Bonder, is characterised by the following steps: Placing the capillary at a side of the wire loop and next to the wedge bond, whereby the tip of the capillary is located below the level of the wire loop. Moving the capillary parallel to the surface of the substrate and orthogonally to the wire loop until the wedge bond tears away from the connection point or the wire breaks, and simultaneously measuring a signal that is a measure for a force exerted by the capillary on the wire loop, and Determining the maximum of the measured signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: ESEC Trading SA
    Inventor: Jonathan Medding
  • Publication number: 20040256438
    Abstract: A method for checking the quality of a wedge bond between a wire loop and a connection point on a substrate, whereby the wire loop was formed by means of a capillary of a Wire Bonder, is characterised by the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: ESEC Trading SA
    Inventor: Jonathan Medding
  • Publication number: 20040079790
    Abstract: Optimum bond parameters for a bond force FB and an ultrasonic variable PB and, optionally, at least one further bond parameter GB of a Wire Bonder for ball bonding can be determined by means of a method with which a predetermined number of bond cycles is carried out, whereby the bond parameters to be optimised are each varied within a predefined range, whereby with each bond cycle n, after attachment of the wire ball to the connection point of the semiconductor chip, the following steps are carried out:
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: ESEC Trading SA
    Inventors: Michael Mayer, Jonathan Medding