Patent ID: 7458318
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: B41P,G01N,H05K

Abstract:
1. A stencil printer for depositing solder paste onto a surface of an electronic substrate, the stencil printer comprising: a frame; a substrate support coupled to the frame, the substrate support being constructed and arranged to support an electronic substrate; a stencil coupled to the frame, the stencil having a plurality of apertures formed therein; a dispenser coupled to the frame, the stencil and the dispenser being constructed and arranged to deposit solder paste onto the electronic substrate; an imaging system constructed and arranged to capture an image of the electronic substrate, the imaging system comprising a controller coupled to the imaging system, the controller being constructed and arranged to control movement of the imaging system to capture an image, wherein the imaging system is configured to operate between the stencil and the substrate support.