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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1997
Michael A Crist, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
David S Dehaan, Delavan, WI (US);
Ronald J Schmidt, Grayslake, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A test strip (209-211) is associated with a circuit board (201-203) to facilitate inspection of the circuit board (201-203) during an assembly process (100). The board (201-203) has a plurality of pads (208) to receive solder paste (400) and electronic parts (600). The pads (208) are electrically coupled such that the received parts (600), once assembled, form an electronic circuit. The strip (209-211) has at least one pad (308, 310), electrically isolated from the pads (208), to receive solder paste (400) and/or parts (600). Inspection of the received solder paste (400) and/or parts (600) of the strip (209-211) indicates the accuracy of the received solder paste (400) and parts (600) on the pads (208) of the board (201-203).