Circuit board component ambient moisture exposure monitoring
First Claim
1. A method of assembling multiple electronic components to a circuit board, the method comprising:
- securing an electronic component to the circuit board;
creating an association between the secured electronic component and an environmental condition recorder;
recording data from the environmental condition recorder, the data indicating exposure of the secured electronic component to an environmental condition over time; and
determining, based on the recorded data, whether the secured electronic component is suitable for exposure to conditions associated with securing a second electronic component to the circuit board.
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Abstract
A method of assembling multiple electronic components to a circuit board includes securing one electronic component to the circuit board, then, creating an association between that electronic component and an environmental condition recorder. The method further includes recording data from the environmental condition recorder. The recorded data indicates exposure of the secured electronic component to an environmental condition over time. The method also includes determining, based on the stored data, whether the secured electronic component is suitable for exposure to conditions associated with securing a second electronic component to the circuit board.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of assembling multiple electronic components to a circuit board, the method comprising:
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securing an electronic component to the circuit board;
creating an association between the secured electronic component and an environmental condition recorder;
recording data from the environmental condition recorder, the data indicating exposure of the secured electronic component to an environmental condition over time; and
determining, based on the recorded data, whether the secured electronic component is suitable for exposure to conditions associated with securing a second electronic component to the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of securing multiple sets of electronic components to a circuit board, the method comprising:
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reflow soldering a first set of electronic components to a circuit board;
creating an association between the first set of electronic components and an environmental condition recorder;
collecting environmental exposure data with the environmental condition recorder, the environmental exposure data being associated with the first set of electronic components during consecutive time periods before reflow soldering a second set of electronic components to the circuit board;
storing the collected data in the environmental condition recorder;
estimating, with the environmental condition recorder, a cumulative effect of the environmental exposure on each electronic component of the first set, based on the stored data; and
evaluating, with the environmental condition recorder, whether each electronic component of the first set is suitable for exposure to environmental conditions associated with reflow soldering the second set of electronic components to the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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