Re: Dice on the cheap

On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 08:55:08 -0700, "Joel Kolstad"
<JKolstad71HatesSpam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>"Paul Mathews" <optoeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Look around for an old K&S thermosonic bonder and a small supply of 1
>> mil Au bond wire. You will need functioning electronics, preheating
>> stage, and a stereo microscope. Some of the used ones are missing
>> parts of the above.
>
>Thanks, will do!
>

I haven't done it now for ~25 years, but in 1980 I can recall
rummaging around a San Jose "used" equipment warehouse and bought 3
K&S bonders so I could get ONE workable bonder on-the-cheap ;-)

Also bought a probe station the same way.

...Jim Thompson
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