Flexible pcbs
A flexible circuit is a printed circuit board manufactured using polyimide (Kapton) material that is naturally flexible and can be prepared from one to multiple layers of copper. These pcbs have a wide area of use in industries like automobiles, consumer electronics, high speed digital and microwave applications, LED lighting, medical systems, power electronics, and other industrial uses.
The materials that Circuitek Solutions Inc. works with include branded materials from trusted suppliers. A flexible printed circuit board will bend without snapping. However, the copper will likely crack if the bend causes a crease. A flexible circuit shouldn't be confused with a thin "semi-flexible" FR4 board. Usually a thin (<10 mil) FR4 board will be like a flex, but because FR4 is brittle, will eventually snap.
The main benefit of using a Flex printed circuit board includes the weight and space. Being flexible instead of a rigid pcb it reduces the space up to 50% and weight up to 90% while maintaining the functions and reliability of the circuits.
As a leading PCB Manufacturer, we use smart DFM and other engineering tools to provide high-quality flex circuit boards with different finishes and a variety of features, including single-sided flex boards, single-sided flex circuits with dual access, double-sided flex boards, multi-layer flex boards, rigid-flex boards, flexible micro circuits, HDI, and ultrathin flex boards.
