COATED WIRE FOR BONDING APPLICATIONS

摘要

The invention is related to a bonding wire which contains a core having a surface and a coating layer which is at least partially superimposed over the surface of the core. The core contains a core main component selected from copper and silver. The coating layer contains a coating component selected from palladium, platinum, gold, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium and iridium in an amount of at least 10% and further contains the core main component in an amount of at least 10%.