Patent ID: 9317643
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer system implemented method comprising: receiving, by a scrub tool of a computer system, a list of part numbers for electronic components of a printed circuit board assembly (“PCBA”); sending one or more queries to a database by the scrub tool, wherein the one or more queries are configured for finding temperature and time limits of the electronic components having the part numbers of the list; receiving, by a mapping tool of the computer system, a selection of one or more part numbers found in the database responsive to the one or more queries, wherein the selection is responsive to the temperature and time limits; sending a data structure from the mapping tool to a physical design tool of the computer system, wherein the physical design tool is configured with physical design data for generating a graphic representation of the PCBA, including representation of components on the PCBA, and wherein the data structure from the mapping tool provides the received selection of one or more part numbers and configures the physical design tool to responsively highlight on the PCBA graphic representation components having the one or more of the part numbers of the selection; receiving, by an analysis module of the computer system, reference designators of highlighted components selected by the user as mounting components, wherein each respective mounting component is for mounting a respective temperature sensor and wherein the analysis module associates each respective mounting component to a respective temperature sensor responsive to the received reference designators; receiving for each respective temperature sensor, by the analysis module, a selection of one or more additional ones of the highlighted components for association with the respective temperature sensor, wherein the selection of the one or more additional ones of the highlighted components is responsive to where the one or more additional ones of the highlighted components are located on the PCBA relative to the respective temperature sensor, and wherein the analysis module associates the one or more additional ones of the highlighted components with the respective temperature sensor responsive to the received user selection of the one or more additional ones of the highlighted components; receiving, by the analysis module, data from a monitoring module for respective signals generated by the respective temperature sensors, the signals being generated when the PCBA is heated in a manufacturing process, wherein the data for the respective signals indicate temperatures encountered by the respective temperature sensors; and comparing, by the analysis module, the temperature encountered by each respective temperature sensor to the time and temperature limits of the one or more electronic components associated with the respective temperature sensor, wherein responsive to the comparing the analysis module sends a thermal indication for showing whether any of the time and temperature limits were exceeded during the manufacturing process.