| CPC B23K 20/007 (2013.01) [H01L 24/78 (2013.01); B23K 2101/40 (2018.08); B23K 2101/42 (2018.08); H01L 2224/78306 (2013.01); H01L 2224/78309 (2013.01); H01L 2924/40 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |

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1. A wire bonding capillary, consisting of:
a sleeve having a cavity; and
a core consisting of a composite, the composite consisting of diamond greater than 79 vol. % and a binder consisting of silicon carbide placed in the cavity of the sleeve, the core having a passageway therethrough for passage of a wire,
wherein the core has a hardness greater than a hardness of the sleeve.
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