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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Chan H. Yoo, Boise, ID (US);
James M. Derderian, Boise, ID (US);
Walter L. Moden, Boise, ID (US);
Christopher Glancey, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure configure a processor to detect faults in a printed circuit board (PCB) solder mask using an optical waveguide. The processor directs an optical beam to an input of one or more optical waveguides embedded in a protective coating layer of a PCB, the protective coating layer being adjacent to one or more traces of the PCB. The processor measures a beam characteristic of the optical beam that is output by the one or more optical waveguides. The processor detects a disruption of the optical beam that is output by the one or more optical waveguides based on the beam characteristic. The processor detects a fault in the protective coating layer of the PCB based on detecting the disruption of the optical beam that is output by the one or more optical waveguides.