Method of programming a programmable electronic device by an in-line programming system
US6687986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53187
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An in-line programming (ILP) system and method for programming and testing programmable integrated circuit devices (PICs) and performing the assembly of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs). Printed circuit boards enter and leave the ILP system on a conveyor system. PICs are loaded into the ILP system, and the ILP system automatically programs and tests the PICs and places them onto the PCBs as the PCBs arrive on the conveyor. The programming and testing operations are performed by the same piece of equipment that performs the PCBA assembly operation.
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