Just to add,a 1 mil dia Aluminum bond wire can tolerate 1 Amp. Regards Sunil dgun@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: Depends on the material, diameter, and length. A year or so ago, I think I = remember someone posting a document to this list that covered this subject pretty th= oroughly. Try searching the archives. For a quick data point, I've fried 0.7 mil diameter gold wire bonds that we= re 0.4 mm long with 300 mA of current. So 750 mA/mm for 0.7 mil gold bond. No warranty expressed or implied... I have a more accurate number somewhere, but I'm sure a web search can find= it for you quicker than me looking through the junk on my desk. -- Daniel > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kamran Azizi" > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] currnet through wire bond > Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 14:45:47 -0800 (PST) >=20 >=20 > Question: what is the current handling of wire bonds? any equations for t= hat. What is the=20 > maximum current a wire bond can tolerate? >=20 > thank you > Kami --=20 ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & more on new and used cars. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu