Flexible Printed Circuitry
The Connection & Enabling Technology
Today's sophisticated packaging requirements require complex electrical and mechanical interfaces. Flexible Printed Circuits provide a preferred electrical connection while simplifying the ever increasing mechanical challenges.
Miniaturization is continuing to demand increased performance of each component. Few products other than Flexible Printed Circuits can provide mechanical and electrical interfaces in a cost effective solution within small packages.
The application and configurations using Flexible Printed Circuits are unlimited to ones innovations. This provides a huge matrix of design choices and material choices. The performance of the Flexible Printed Circuit is directly tied to the understanding of the application and the design and material choices.
PFC believes we can be your partner and guide working through the details to find the best solution to you interconnect challenge using Flexible Printed Circuitry.
Benefits of Flexible Circuits
- Cost Savings - Typically 30% to hand wiring
- Weight Savings - Typically 70%
- Space Savings - Typically 60%
- Reliability Improvements
- Mechanical and Electrical Repeatability
- Wiring Errors Eliminated
- Conformability
- Point to Point connectors on active hole
- Minimizes the quantity of connections
When to Use Flex
- Density. Are more than 20 conductors needed?
- Is space limitation important?
- Is weight an important consideration?
- Does assembly labour need to be reduced?
- Is reliability critical?
- Is repeatability of electrical characteristics crucial?
- Is integral shielding or impedance control required?
- Is dynamic flexing of circuits needed?
- Eliminate or enable use of smaller, less expensive connections.