Abstract:
A process for printing conductive metal markings directly on a substrate under an ambient condition, including the steps of synthesizing or providing conductive the ink on a substrate to form conductive metallic nanoparticles into an ink; and printing the ink on a substrate to form conductive metallic markings on the substrate. The printed conductive metallic markings may form wires that behave as resonant RFID antenna applications.
Abstract:
A marking system or identification code for a flexible circuit or cable is disclosed. The system provides individual tracking for flexible circuits or cables assembled in data storage systems. As described, the flexible circuit or cable includes an identification code or marking on a flexible substrate for providing individual tracking for a flexible circuit or cable of a data storage device.
Abstract:
A multilayer printed circuit board may include traces that are printed on selected layers of the board so that the traces extend to the edge of the corresponding layer. When the layers are assembled together, the ends of the traces may be viewable on a side of the printed circuit board. The traces may be arranged to convey information. For example, trace ends may be readable as one or more binary words, as alphanumeric characters or as a bar code.
Abstract:
A communication system is provided that includes both an electromagnetic (“EM”) communication device and an optical communication device including at least a machine readable symbol where at least a portion of the EM communication device and at least a portion of the machine readable symbol are formed from the same material. This material may be, for example, a conductable ink or a conductable foil. If desired, the EM communication device may include an antenna where at least a portion of the antenna includes at least a portion of the machine readable symbol.
Abstract:
An identification code drawing method of drawing an identification code on a substrate includes: cleaning the substrate by using a cleaning unit; performing lyophobization for the substrate; discharging liquid droplets of functional liquid, into which particles of metal or metal oxide are dispersed, from nozzles of a first liquid droplet discharging head onto a region of the substrate having been subjected to the lyophobization, on the basis of liquid droplet discharge data for drawing the identification code; and heating the liquid droplets adhered on the substrate by using a heating unit or drying the liquid droplets adhered on the substrate by using a drying unit.
Abstract:
A method of assembling multiple electronic components to a circuit board includes securing one electronic component to the circuit board, then, creating an association between that electronic component and an environmental condition recorder. The method further includes recording data from the environmental condition recorder. The recorded data indicates exposure of the secured electronic component to an environmental condition over time. The method also includes determining, based on the stored data, whether the secured electronic component is suitable for exposure to conditions associated with securing a second electronic component to the circuit board.
Abstract:
An automatically marking, reading and distinguishing apparatus, which programmingly controls a conveyance of a printed circuit board, includes a table, an information label generator, at least one flipping device, and an image reading and distinguishing device. The table includes a first area and a second area. The information label generator is disposed corresponding to the first area for generating and labeling an information label on the printed circuit board. The image reading and distinguishing device is disposed corresponding to the second area to determine whether the information label is readable. The flipping device is located under the table and has a rotating part and at least one set of jigs for flipping the labeled or readable printed circuit boards.
Abstract:
An identification code drawing method of drawing an identification code on a substrate includes: discharging liquid droplets of functional liquid, into which particles of metal or metal oxide are dispersed, from nozzles of a liquid droplet discharging head on the basis of liquid droplet discharge data for drawing an identification code so as to attach the liquid droplets on the substrate; and heating or drying the liquid droplets attached on the substrate to fix the particles contained in the liquid droplets on the substrate so that the identification code is drawn on the substrate.
Abstract:
An electric-circuit fabricating system for fabricating an electric circuit, by performing a working operation on a circuit substrate, including a substrate holding device to hold the substrate, an imaging device to image a surface of the substrate on which the working operation is to be performed, an imaging control device to control the imaging device to take an image of a substrate-position fiducial mark provided on the substrate, and obtaining substrate-position information on the basis of the image, and a working device to perform the working operation on the substrate, on the basis of the substrate-position information, and wherein the imaging control device is operable to control the imaging device to take an image of a substrate ID mark provided on the substrate as held by the substrate holding device, for obtaining substrate identifying information identifying the substrate, on the basis of the image of the substrate ID mark. Also disclosed are a method and a control program for fabricating an electric circuit by performing the working operation on the substrate.
Abstract:
A depaneling system having multiple router stations. A feeder station in the dual routing station receives a panel from a feeder station. The feeder station then selectively delivers the panel to one of the router stations. The router station then severs all of the connections between the panel and the PC boards. The multiple router stations can also share a common router that is used by each station to sever the connections. In order to use a common router the router station have a movable receiving base which moves along a first axis. The router then moves along the second axis. The router and receiving base are then moved along the first and second axises independently to sever the connections.