Integration of atmospheric intrusion sensors in electronic component packages
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDale W Swanson, Len R Enlow, Anton B Monge
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting an intrusion of an environmental substance into an environmentally sealed electronic components package. The electronic components package generally includes a plastic coated or plastic enclosed electronic component, that includes a printed circuit board and/or integrated circuits. The intrusion of the environmental substance into the electronic components package can be measured by one of a plurality of monitors. The monitors can detect the presence of the environmental substance and alert a user that a break in the seal of the electronic components package has occurred.
Claims9
A system for detecting if a sealed environment containing a component has been compromised, said system comprising:
- a substantially sealed structure defining the sealed environment;
- a component disposed in the sealed environment;
- a monitor disposed in the sealed environment;
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- wherein said monitor is able to determine the presence of an external substance in the sealed environment, thereby indicating that the sealed environment has been compromised.
A system for detecting if a sealed environment containing a component has been compromised, the system comprising:
- a substantially sealed structure defining the sealed environment;
- a component disposed in the sealed environment;
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- a monitor disposed in the sealed environment consisting essentially of a probe including at least one of the group consisting of a nickel constituent and a chrome constituent and a processor to determine the presence of the substance affecting the probe;
- wherein the monitor is able to determine the presence of an external substance in the sealed environment including producing a signal dependant upon the presence of the substance affecting the probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.