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Copper Wire

Cost saving alternative to gold wire. For about 30 years, we have been striving to improve our copper wire technology to meet ever-complicating and -sophisticating applications and overseas demands. Due to the sharp rise in gold prices in recent years, the sales of cost-effective copper wires have taken off mainly overseas. Adoption is expanding from discrete small-pin systems to multi-pin IC applications.

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  • Highly Pure Copper Type TC-A
    Highly Pure Copper Type|TC-A
    • Lower cost compared to gold wire.
    • Superior long-term reliability compared to gold wire, making it suitable for automotive IC applications.
    • Better conductivity than gold wire, making it ideal for higher speeds in LSIs and as a remedy for heat radiation.
    • Due to the use of highly pure (6N) copper with few contaminants, the initial ball is soft and it is more resistant to chip damage.
    • Excellent second and subsequent bonding results from oxygen-free (4N) copper material.
  • 4N Copper Type TC-E・TC-ER
    • Lower cost compared to highly pure copper (6N) with excellent cost performance
    • Compared to highly pure copper (6N), this material is stronger, with superior roundness properties of the ball bond.
    • Superior long-term reliability compared to gold wire, making it suitable for automotive IC applications.
    • Better conductivity than gold wire, making it ideal for higher speeds in LSIs and as a remedy for heat radiation.
    • More stability in FAB forming due to minute amounts of additives (TC-ER)
  • Copper Alloy Type MCXE (for fine pitch applications)
    Copper Alloy Type|MCXE (for fine pitch applications)
    Copper Alloy Type|MCXE (for fine pitch applications)
    • Enables stable FAB forming because of its single melting point structure.(compared to the Pd-Cu wire)
    • Superior small ball roundness, because the FAB is a hyperfine crystal.
    • High strength and high elongation achieved by ultrafine crystal wires
    • Resistant to wire flow and neck damage and formable into long and short loops
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