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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2016
Applicant:

Yxlon International Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;

Inventors:

Keith Bryant, Johannesburg, ZA;

Bernhard Murkens, Hamburg, DE;

Mathias Wientapper, Hamburg, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/18 (2018.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G01N 21/956 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/18 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G01N 21/95 (2013.01); G01N 2021/95638 (2013.01); G01N 2223/6113 (2013.01); G01N 2223/66 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30141 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for testing an electronic component for defects, by examining the electronic component in a production line by means of automatic optical inspection; determining the coordinates of regions in which an examination using automatic optical inspection is not possible; transmitting the coordinates of these regions from the production line to a computer; transporting the electronic component from the production line into an X-ray device which is arranged outside the production line, for non-destructive material testing; transmitting the coordinates of the regions from the computer to this X-ray device; examining the electronic component by means of the X-ray device only in the regions in which an examination using automatic optical inspection is not possible; transmitting the results of the examination in the X-ray device to the computer; returning the electronic component to the production line if the result indicates that it is not defective.


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