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Method and apparatus for inspecting line width on printed board

US5272761A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 1991
Grant dateDec 21, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B11/024
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An operator for detecting the width of a wiring line on a printed board comprises plurality of arms. Pixels on each arm increase in size toward the end of the arm. When the width of a narrow wiring line is detected on small pixels, while the width of a wide line is detected on large pixels. The operater is obtained by converting a wiring pattern signal into a plurality of signals corresponding to different pixel sizes and then combining respective parts of the plurality of signals with each other.

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