Placing Wire Bonds (IMAGE) DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Caption Sandia National Laboratories electrical engineer Ray Haltli optimizes parameters before placing gold wire bonds on an ion trap. When ready, the machine runs automatically, placing up to seven wires per second. Credit Craig Fritz, Sandia National Laboratories Usage Restrictions For news reporting purposes only. All other uses must receive express permission from Sandia National Laboratories. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.