FPC 10 major advantages

Flexible

A significant advantage of using FPC boards is that it can be more easily wired and attached in 3D space, or used curly or folded. As long as curled within the allowable radius of curvature, it can withstand thousands to tens of thousands of uses without damage.

2. Reduce the volume

In the assembly of components, compared with the use of lead wire, FPC soft board conductor cross section thin and flat, reducing the wire size, and can be formed along the chassis, so that the device structure is more compact and reasonable, reducing the connection volume. Compared with rigid PCB, the space can save 60 ~ 90%.

Reduce weight

In the same volume, FPC board compared with wire and cable, at the same current carrying capacity, its weight can be reduced by about 70%, compared with rigid PCB, weight reduction of about 90%.

4 connected with the consistency

FPC board with flexible installation, eliminating the wiring with wire and cable errors. As long as the processing of drawings after proofreading through, all the circuit produced after the circuit are the same. Misconnection does not occur when connecting the cable.

5. Increased reliability

When the FPC board is used, it can be interconnected in the X, Y, Z planes to reduce the interconnection of the interconnection, thus increasing the reliability of the entire system and facilitating the check of the fault.

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Electrical parameters design controllability

According to the requirements, designers can control the capacitance, inductance, characteristic impedance, delay and attenuation during FPC board design. Can be designed to have the characteristics of a transmission line. Because these parameters and the conductor width, thickness, spacing, insulation thickness, dielectric constant, loss tangent, etc., which is difficult to do when using wire and cable.

7. The end of the overall soldering

FPC boards, like rigid PCBs, have terminal pads to eliminate scalping and tinning of the wires, saving money. Terminal pads and elements, devices, plugs connected, dip soldering or wave soldering can be used to replace each wire manual soldering.

8. Material use is optional

FPC board can be used according to different requirements, the choice of different substrate materials to manufacture. For example, polyester films can be used in applications where the cost is low. In demanding applications, need to have excellent performance, the use of polyimide film.

9. Low cost

With FPC board installed flexible, can make the total cost reduced. This is because:

1) Due to the consistency of the various parameters of the FPC board, the implementation of the overall termination eliminates the frequent error and rework of the FPC board when it is installed, and the replacement of the FPC board is convenient.

2) The application of FPC soft board simplifies the structural design, it can be directly adhered to the component, reducing the clip and its fixture.

3) For the need to have a shield wire, with FPC soft board lower prices.

10. Processing continuity

The continuous production of FPC soft board can be realized because the soft cover board can be continuously rolled. This also helps reduce costs.