At 19:09 10/20/2001 -0400, Bob Barr wrote:
>Does anyone know if discrete transistors are die-bonded with heavier wire
>than IC's? It almost seems that they'd have to be.

With respect to bonding, there's no difference between a single transistor
chip and a more complex integrated circuit; both are usually silicon
substrates wth donation areas. There are ICs with high-current connections
that need thicker bonding wires than CMOS inputs or low-power transistors
(and that have the corresponding larger donation areas for the current).

ge

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