Patent ID: 8941390
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A method for determining the electrical continuity of a conductive trace, comprising the steps of: a) providing an electronic device comprising an electrically conductive trace having a length extending from at least a first electrical site spaced from a second electrical site; b) contacting an electrolyte to the first electrical site along the conductive trace; c) irradiating the electrolyte contacting the first electrical site with a light source, thereby inducing a photoelectrochemical (PEC) effect at the interface between the electrolyte and the first electrical site; d) contacting an electrical probe to the second electrical site along the conductive trace, e) wherein the electrical probe is configured to measure at least one of an electrical potential and current at the second electrical site as a result of the PEG effect at the first electrical site.