Electrostatic discharge monitoring and manufacturing process control system
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
There are disclosed systems, computer program products, and method for monitoring electrostatic discharge (ESD) fault conditions and controlling manufacturing processes on an assembly line. In an embodiment, each ESD monitored station in an assembly line is provided with at least one ESD management device (e.g. an ESD monitoring device or ESD protection device). Predetermined ESD fault conditions may be used to automatically stop a manufacturing process at an ESD monitored station. Upon occurrence of an ESD fault condition an ESD fault notification message may be sent identifying the ESD monitored station, the nature of the ESD fault condition, and whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station is stopped. The ESD fault notification message may be sent to a mobile communications device, for example, and the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored device may be controlled based on a reply received from the mobile communications device.
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. (canceled)
-
2. A method of monitoring electrostatic discharge (ESD) fault conditions and controlling a manufacturing process on an assembly line, comprising:
-
providing at each ESD monitored station in the assembly line at least one ESD management device;
monitoring each ESD management device for an occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition;
upon occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition at an ESD monitored station, determining based on predetermined criteria whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station should be stopped;
sending a notification of the at least one ESD fault condition to a mobile communication device, the notification indicating whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. (canceled)
-
10. A system for monitoring electrostatic discharge (ESD) fault conditions and controlling a manufacturing process on an assembly line, the system adapted to:
-
provide at each ESD monitored station in the assembly line at least one ESD management device;
monitor each ESD management device for an occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition;
upon occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition at an ESD monitored station, determine based on predetermined criteria whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station should be stopped; and
send a notification of the at least one ESD fault condition to a mobile communication device, the notification indicating whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. (canceled)
-
18. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium storing computer code that when loaded into a computing device adapts the device to monitoring electrostatic discharge (ESD) fault conditions and control a manufacturing process on an assembly line, the computer readable medium including:
-
code for monitoring each ESD management device at an ESD monitored station for an occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition;
code for determining based on predetermined criteria whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station should be stopped upon occurrence of at least one ESD fault condition at an ESD monitored station; and
code for sending a notification of the at least one ESD fault condition to a mobile communication device, the notification indicating whether the manufacturing process at the ESD monitored station is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
-
Specification