There are a variety of various techniques readily available for singulating (reducing and also getting rid of) specific flexible circuits from a processed panel, and all of these means apply to all kinds of flexible circuits. The means for singulating flexible circuits can be branched along two main approaches. The first is vibrant vector-based reducing […]

The following location of interest remains in the stack-up of flex PCB materials used in the lamination process. Many different materials have been utilized in the lamination process for many years. As a whole, these have been included the following: – Thermal lagging material to regulate or regulate the price of temperature rise in the […]

When required, there are a number of viable options for protectively coating flex PCB circuits. Which method to use depends on a number of factors including application and cost, among others. It can be difficult at times to make the decision, but it is helpful to have choices. Coverlayer lamination may seem straightforward, but lamination […]

Coverlayers and covercoats are very important subjects and also, due to their many varieties and also aspects, requiring of further discussion. Flexible circuits almost always call for a covering of some fashion over the completed circuits. At the same time, openings are almost always required to offer access to flex circuit features for affiliation to […]

While the foregoing discussion has actually given detail on the many variations of flex PCB circuit buildings it would be remiss not to dedicate some conversation to the imaging and also etching procedures that are the heart of the flex PCB manufacturing process. There are a few bottom lines that must be dealt with about […]

POLYMER THICK FILM TECHNOLOGY The area of additively refined flexible circuits has actually been controlled by polymer thick film (PTF) technology. PTF has been in use for a very long time in calculator keyboards, screens and the like, but recent developments in polymer ink modern technology have actually caused increases in conductivity that make PTF […]

While additively and semi-additively processed flex PCB were a relatively uncommon part of flex PCB manufacture just a couple of years ago, their numbers are raising. Most flex PCB designers went with typical subtractive copper techniques to create their styles because circuit manufacturers had restricted encounter with the newer processing strategies. There are presently multitudes […]

LASER ABLATION Lasers of basically every kind are capable of skiving polyimide material. CO2, YAG and also excimer lasers have all been used to gain access to steel attributes via the cover film or coverlayer by ablation. Excimer lasers are slower than the others, much less powerful as well as require even more maintenance, but […]

BACK BARED FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS Back exposed, likewise called dual side access, double gain access to or rear end access, flexible circuits are most commonly solitary conductor layer circuits that have their steel conductors accessed or accessible from both sides. The back gain access to strategy is generally employed when component soldering or one more affiliation […]

SEMI-SUBTRACTIVE PROCESSING While there are no set definitions for semisubtractive processing, the difference is well seen in terms of the density of the base copper. While base copper for semi-subtractive handling is much thinner than aluminum foils made use of for subtractive flexible circuits; the copper aluminum foils for semi-subtractive processing tend to be two […]