17. An apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit comprising: a memory; and a processor for implementing functionalities, at least part of which are stored in said memory, said functionalities comprising: computerized generic component parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence, pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for said at least one specific pick & place machine to auto-generate generic component parameters for components used in manufacturing said electronic circuit on said at least one specific pick & place machine; and computerized machine parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ said generic component parameters to auto-generate a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one other specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for said at least one other specific pick & place machine.
17. An apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit comprising: a memory; and a processor for implementing functionalities, at least part of which are stored in said memory, said functionalities comprising: computerized generic component parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence, pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for said at least one specific pick & place machine to auto-generate generic component parameters for components used in manufacturing said electronic circuit on said at least one specific pick & place machine; and computerized machine parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ said generic component parameters to auto-generate a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one other specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for said at least one other specific pick & place machine. 18. The apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit according to claim 17 and wherein said at least one other specific pick & place machine is a different type of pick & place machine from said at least one specific pick & place machine.