Micro-strip module production for the ATLAS Semi-conductor Tracker

This report will discuss the development and implementation of a process to wirebond and electrically test ATLAS semiconductor tracker silicon micro-strip detectors. It will detail the specific requirements for successful wire-bonding, the steps taken to improve and streamline the process and the criteria to be met during testing before the modules are deemed suitable for use. These detectors form part of the inner detector of the ATLAS experiment which is scheduled to begin in 2007 at the large hadron collider at CERN in Switzerland. The ATLAS experiment will observe and record the products of head on collisions of protons at very high energy. It is expected to shed light on many as yet unanswered questions about the fundamental particles of matter and forces of nature.