SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF COMPONENT DATA
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing electronic circuits including generating CAD data, a bill of materials and an approved component vendor list for an electronic circuit and employing the CAD data, the bill of materials and the approved component vendor list for automatically generating a pick & place machine-specific component loading specification, a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line.
23 Citations
148 Claims
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1-66. -66. (canceled)
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67. A method of manufacturing an electronic circuit comprising:
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employing a pick &
place machine-specific component placement sequence, pick &
place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick &
place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for said at least one specific pick &
place machine to auto-generate generic component parameters for components used in manufacturing said electronic circuit on said at least one specific pick &
place machine; andemploying said generic component parameters to auto-generate a pick &
place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick &
place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one other specific pick &
place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for said at least one other specific pick &
place machine. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83-135. -135. (canceled)
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136. Apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit comprising:
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computerized generic component parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ a pick &
place machine-specific component placement sequence, pick &
place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick &
place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for said at least one specific pick &
place machine to auto-generate generic component parameters for components used in manufacturing said electronic circuit on said at least one specific pick &
place machine; andcomputerized machine parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ said generic component parameters to auto-generate a pick &
place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick &
place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one other specific pick &
place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for said at least one other specific pick &
place machine. - View Dependent Claims (137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147)
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148-149. -149. (canceled)
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