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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2005
Amir Noy, Kfar Mordehai, IL;
Gilad Davara, Rehovot, IL;
Amir Noy, Kfar Mordehai, IL;
Gilad Davara, Rehovot, IL;
Orbotech Ltd., Yavne, IL;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for automatically inspecting and repairing printed circuit boards includes an inspection functionality automatically inspecting printed circuit boards and providing a machine readable indication of regions thereon requiring repair. An automatic repair functionality employs the machine readable indication to repair the printed circuit boards at some of the regions thereon requiring repair. An automatic repair reformulation functionality automatically reinspects the printed circuit boards following an initial automatic repair operation, and provides to the automatic repair functionality a reformulated machine readable indication of regions thereon requiring repair.