Patents by Inventor Stephen A. F. Olson

Stephen A. F. Olson 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).

  • High placement accuracy wire bonder for joining small closely spaced wiring features
    Patent number: 5395038
    Abstract: An automated wire bonding tool for interconnecting circuit pads on microelectronic circuit devices and substrates. A single application of the bonding tool spans both bond sites with the wire being held under the bond tool and gripped at both ends while bonding the wire to both bond sites simultaneously and with high placement accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. F. Olson, Benoit Ventimiglia