Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for testing electrical connections on a printed circuit board
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Application No.: US13122347Application Date: 2009-11-13
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Publication No.: US09638742B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Anthony J. Suto
- Applicant: Anthony J. Suto
- Applicant Address: US MA North Reading
- Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA North Reading
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2009/006110 WO 20091113
- International Announcement: WO2010/056346 WO 20100520
- Main IPC: G01R31/20
- IPC: G01R31/20 ; G01R31/28 ; G01R31/312 ; G01R31/304 ; G01R31/3185

Abstract:
A test system and method for identifying open and shorted connections on a printed circuit board (PCB). An integrated circuit (IC) unit on the PCB is configured to generate a test signal on an output pin connected to a test pin on a second device, connector, or socket on the PCB. For a connection, the test signal is capacitively coupled to a detector plate proximal the second device. Based on the signal coupled to the detector, time domain analysis is performed on the coupled signal to determine if the test pin has a good connection to the PCB or if the pin is open or shorted. Analysis may include cross-correlating the coupled signal with a learned signal obtained from a known “good” PCB. The test pin may pass the test if the cross-correlation is within a specified threshold window. If the test fails, additional tests may be performed to troubleshoot the cause of the testing failure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110204910A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ON A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Public/Granted day:2011-08-25
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