Placing Wire Bonds (IMAGE)

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Placing Wire Bonds

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Sandia National Laboratories electrical engineer Ray Haltli optimizes parameters before placing gold wire bonds on an ion trap. When ready, the machine runs automatically, placing up to seven wires per second.

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Craig Fritz, Sandia National Laboratories

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