Palomar

9000

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Plate 019000 Wedge Bonder overview
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Plate 02Palomar 9000 High-Speed Fine Wire Wedge and Ribbon Bonder
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What is it?

The Palomar 9000 Wedge Bonder is described as a high-speed fine wire wedge and ribbon bonder with voice coil technology in the bond head. It has interchangeable 45-60° and 90° deep access wedge clamps and a single large 304 x 152 mm work area.

What can it run?

Process applications and technology nodes documented for this tool.

Disk drives
Large complex hybrids
RF and microwave devices
Compact hybrids
Fine pitch devices
Low profile wire bonds
Ribbon bonding
MCM power connections
Running stitch interconnects (die-to-die)
High frequency passive and active components

What do the numbers mean?

Configuration & options5

Machine type: High-speed fine wire wedge and ribbon bonder^[1]
Bond head drive technology: Voice coil technology^[1]
Wedge clamps: Interchangeable 45-60° and 90° deep access wedge clamps^[1]
Work area: 304 x 152 mm^[1]
Bond head motion note: The entire bond head mechanism rides on theta^[1]

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No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the 9000 are on record.
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No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the 9000 are on record.
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The control-system platform and OS era of the 9000 are not on record.
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No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the 9000 are on record.
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The process node or technology generation of the 9000 is not on record.
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