What are the benefits of flexible circuit boards over traditional PCBs?
l Reduce assembly errors: Flexible circuit boards require less labor in the assembly process, which helps reduce production errors.
l Design freedom: Flexible circuits are not limited to two-dimensional boards, such as rigid boards. In complex applications, they can be designed to interconnect in three dimensions.
Flexible Installation: These circuits are as flexible as wire or ribbon cable, allowing interconnection between two or more planes during installation. Furthermore, they can be bent or twisted during installation and execution without any failure.
Reliability and Durability: In applications with moving parts, flex circuits can bend and move indefinitely without electronic failure. Earlier, most failures used to occur at circuit interconnection points. Therefore, flexible circuit boards can be designed with limited interconnections, which ultimately increases the reliability of the circuit.