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Method and system for detecting defects on a printed circuit board

US6771807B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2001
Grant dateAug 3, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30141
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a system for detecting surface defects on electronic circuits, such as Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), are described herein. The method first comprises identifying contours on a digital image of the PCB. Then anomalies are detected on the PCB image by comparing the identified contours to contours on a vectorial model of the PCB. Each detected anomaly is compared to manufacturing data to verify if it corresponds to a defect.

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