Methods, systems, and apparatus for progressive corrosion detection
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsThomas Birch, Barry Kennedy
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods for progressive corrosion detection are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a query generator to query a multiplexer channel to receive an output voltage, the multiplexer channel linked to a fin group of an electrode array, the fin group forming an open circuit in the absence of conductive crystal formation, a quantifier to determine, using a reference voltage, a difference between the reference voltage and the output voltage from the queried multiplexer channel, and a contamination level comparator to identify presence of conductive crystal formation based on the difference between the reference voltage and the output voltage.
Claims29
An apparatus for corrosion detection on electronic component assemblies, comprising:
- a query generator to query a multiplexer channel to receive an output voltage, the multiplexer channel linked to a fin group of an electrode array, the fin group forming an open circuit in the absence of conductive crystal formation;
- a quantifier to determine, using a reference voltage, a difference between the reference voltage and the output voltage from the queried multiplexer channel;
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- a contamination level comparator to identify presence of conductive crystal formation based on the difference between the reference voltage and the output voltage.
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A method for corrosion detection on electronic component assemblies, the method comprising:
- querying a multiplexer channel to receive an output voltage, the multiplexer channel linked to a fin group of an electrode array, the fin group forming an open circuit in the absence of conductive crystal formation;
- determining, using a reference voltage, a difference between the reference voltage and the output voltage from the queried multiplexer channel;
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- identifying presence of conductive crystal formation based on the difference between the reference voltage and the output voltage.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to, at least:
- query a multiplexer channel to receive an output voltage, the multiplexer channel linked to a fin group of an electrode array, the fin group forming an open circuit in the absence of conductive crystal formation;
- determine, using a reference voltage, a difference between the reference voltage and the output voltage from the queried multiplexer channel;
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- identify presence of conductive crystal formation based on the difference between the reference voltage and the output voltage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.