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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jason T. Albert, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew S. Doyle, Chatfield, MN (US);
Christopher J. Engel, Rochester, MN (US);
Kahn C. Evans, Rochester, MN (US);
Steven B. Janssen, Rochester, MN (US);
Matt K. Light, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of probing printed circuit boards that includes providing a circuit board design including a plurality of probe points, and selecting a probe point including a location ink from the plurality of probe points in the circuit board design to be probed on a physical printed circuit board design. The method continues with probing at least one probe point of the plurality of probe points with a probe that activates the location ink. Activation of the location ink by the probe indicates the selected probe point including the locating ink.