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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Hiroaki Fujiwara, Takatsuki, JP;
Masaki Okamoto, Higashiosaka, JP;
Keiji Hanada, Hirakata, JP;
Masashi Yokomori, Hirakata, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A component/board retriever retrieves component/board data from CAD data supplied to a CAD data input unit . A circuit board information storage stores various board information and outputs board information based on board design data. A component information storage stores various component information and outputs component information based on component design data. A mount scheme (process) requirement storage stores requirements for mounting processes. A mounting device requirements storage stores requirements for mounting devices. A design analyzer analyzes whether the designed circuit board is achievable or not under requirements supplied by an applied mount requirement input unit and outputs the analysis results through a check result output unit to a designer. Thus, changes in the mounting process requirement and/or the mounting device requirement can be easily reflected on a design check. Therefore, the number of quality checks onto the actual prototype can be reduced, and the circuit board that satisfies the target quality can be designed in the early stage of designing.