SINGAPORE, Nov 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: KLIC) ("K&S") introduces the IConnPS ProCu, the world's leading wire bonder optimized for copper wire bonding. This is the latest addition to the highly successful Power Series product line, which offers high accuracy over a large bondable area.

A result of years of fundamental research and development into the properties and bondability of copper wire, the IConnPS ProCu offers a significant and new level of capability for customers transitioning from gold to copper wire bonding. It employs a combination of precisely designed new hardware, an optimized gas delivery system, and powerful new process controls to provide the most advanced system available for copper wire bonding. The key features include:

• Specialized copper processes, ProCuBond and ProCuSSB, that successfully address the many challenges of bonding copper wire while delivering higher productivity
• New process tools and features that make the complex capabilities easy to use
• A new cover gas delivery system enabling the widest process window with less gas consumption
• High precision gas regulation, metering, and filtering for production stability

Bruno Guilmart, President and CEO of K&S, said "the IConnPS ProCu is uniquely designed to accelerate the industry transition to copper wire bonding from expensive gold wire. K&S is the technology and market leader in wire bonding, and the IConnPS ProCu extends our leadership position in copper."

In addition to wire bonders, K&S has been delivering innovative capillary solutions for fine copper wire bonding. The latest offering is the CuPRA3GTM which delivers excellent bondability, extended life span, and superior workability with any copper wire type.

The IConnPS ProCu is currently being qualified with customers. Initial production shipments to customers are anticipated this quarter.

About Kulicke & Soffa

Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment. As a pioneer in this industry, K&S has provided customers with market leading packaging solutions for decades. In recent years, K&S has expanded its product offerings through strategic acquisitions, adding die and wedge bonders and a broader range of expendable tools to its core ball bonding products. Combined with its extensive expertise in process technology, K&S is well positioned to help customers meet the challenges of assembling the next-generation semiconductor and LED devices. (www.kns.com)

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