A method for forming pin-form wires or bumps on, for instance, an electrode pad of an electronic circuit element, in which a ball is formed on a tip end of a wire that passes through a capillary, the wire is then extended from the lower end of the capillary, a notch is formed in the portion of the wire between the ball and the capillary by a cutter, the ball is bonded to the electrode pad using the capillary, and the capillary is raised, thus pulling the wire and cutting the wire at the notch to form a pin-form wire or bump on the electrode pad.