24. The apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit according to claim 19 and wherein said computerized machine parameter auto-generation functionality comprises: computerized supply parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ generic component supply form parameters and said second database for auto-generating pick & place machine specific component supply parameters; and computerized shape parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ generic component geometric parameters and said second database for auto-generating pick & place machine specific component shape parameters.
24. The apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit according to claim 19 and wherein said computerized machine parameter auto-generation functionality comprises: computerized supply parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ generic component supply form parameters and said second database for auto-generating pick & place machine specific component supply parameters; and computerized shape parameter auto-generation functionality operative to employ generic component geometric parameters and said second database for auto-generating pick & place machine specific component shape parameters. 27. The apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit according to claim 24 and wherein said computerized shape parameter auto-generation functionality comprises: PCN selection functionality operative to select at least one PCN corresponding to each of said components; rules operating functionality operative to employ at least part of said generic component geometric parameters to access appropriate ones of said machine-specific, component manufacturer-independent rules for generating said pick & place machine-specific component data and to operate said appropriate ones of said machine-specific, component manufacturer-independent rules based on said second database and at least one of said generic component parameters to yield corresponding values; and value assigning functionality operative to assign said corresponding values to corresponding ones of said pick & place machine-specific component shape parameters.