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Rigid Flex PCB

Rigid flex printed circuit boards are boards using a combination of flexible and rigid board technologies in an application. Most rigid flex boards consist of multiple layers of flexible circuit substrates attached to one or more rigid boards externally and/or internally, depending upon the design of the application. The flexible substrates are designed to be in a constant state of flex and are usually formed into the flexed curve during manufacturing or installation.
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What is a Rigid Flex PCB?


Rigid flex printed circuit boards are boards using a combination of flexible and rigid board technologies in an application. Most rigid flex boards consist of multiple layers of flexible circuit substrates attached to one or more rigid boards externally and/or internally, depending upon the design of the application. The flexible substrates are designed to be in a constant state of flex and are usually formed into the flexed curve during manufacturing or installation.


Rigid flex designs are more challenging than the design of a typical rigid board environment, as these boards are designed in a 3D space, which also offers greater spatial efficiency. By being able to design in three dimensions rigid flex designers can twist, fold and roll the flexible board substrates to achieve their desired shape for the final application's package.


Rigid Flex Capabilities and Advantages


we can provide our customers with rigid flex combination boards with a great variety of technologies, from complex multilayer rigid flex for commercial applications to high reliability mil-spec printed circuit boards.


Rigid Flex PCB Fabrication Applications


Rigid flexible PCBs offer a wide array of applications, ranging from military weaponry and aerospace systems to cell phones and digital cameras. Increasingly, rigid flex board fabrication has been used in medical devices such as pacemakers for their space and weight reduction capabilities. The same advantages for rigid flex PCB usage can be applied to military weaponry and weapon control systems


In consumer products, rigid flex doesn't just maximize space and weight but greatly improves reliability, eliminating many needs for solder joints and delicate, fragile wiring that are prone to connection issues. These are just some examples, but rigid flex PCBs can be used to benefit nearly all advanced electrical applications including testing equipment, tools and automobiles. Not sure what technology needs to be used for your project? Call our experts and we can help you figure out whether you need rigid flex, flex PCB, RF PCB or HDI PCB technology.


Rigid Flex PCB



4 Layer Rigid-flex PCB stack Up


The birth and development of FPC and rigid PCB gave birth to the new product of Rigid-flexible PCB. The Rigid-flex PCB is combination of flexible circuit board and rigid circuit board, which are produced according to the relevant process requirements, after pressing and other processes to form a circuit board with FPC characteristics and rigid PCB characteristics.

Rigid-flex circuit board is a special PCB composed of flexible and rigid substrates selectively laminated together, with tight structure and electrical connection formed by metallized holes. It has the characteristics of high density, thin wire, small aperture, small size, light weight and high reliability, and its performance is still very stable under vibration, shock and wet environment.

Flexible, three-dimensional installation, effective use of installation space, Rigid-flex PCB is widely used in mobile phones, digital cameras, digital video cameras and other portable digital products. Rigid-flex boards will be used more in areas where packaging is reduced, especially in consumer areas.



Rigid Flex PCB Technology and Production Process


Whether producing a rigid flex prototype or production quantities requiring large scale rigid flex PCB fabrication and PCB assembly, the technology is well proven and reliable. The flex PCB portion is particularly good in overcoming space and weight issues with spatial degrees of freedom.


Careful consideration of flex-rigid solutions and a proper assessment of the available options at the early stages in the rigid flex PCB design phase will return significant benefits. It is critical the rigid flex PCB fabricator is involved early in the design process to ensure the design and fab portions are both in coordination and to account for final product variations.

The rigid flex manufacturing phase is also more complex and time consuming than rigid board fabrication. All the flexible components of the rigid flex assembly have completely different handling, etching and soldering processes than rigid FR4 boards.



Benefits of Rigid Flex PCBs


  • Space requirements can be minimized by applying 3D

  • By removing the need for connectors and cables between the individual rigid parts the board size and overall system weight can be reduced.

  • By maximizing space, there is often a lower count in parts.

  • Less solder joints assure higher connection reliability.

  • Handling during assembly is easier in comparison with flexible boards.

  • Simplified PCB assembly processes.

  • Integrated ZIF contacts provide simple modular interfaces to the system environment.

  • Test conditions are simplified. A complete test prior to installation becomes possible.

  • Logistical and assembly costs are significantly reduced with flex-rigid boards.

  • It is possible to increase the complexity of mechanical designs, which also improves the degree of freedom for



Rigid Flex Design and Fabrication Issues


During the rigid flex PCB design process, certain considerations must be taken into account for final product size variations. In the manufacture of rigid flex boards, the flexible polyimide core will shrink once the bonded copper foil is etched away. This variation must be accounted for in the design process.


The final rigid flex assembly process requires the flex portions to be bent into shape, stressing the flex lamination with the potential to cause stress fractures.



rigid flex circuit boards

6 Layer Rigid-flex camera PCB  

Material: FR4+PI

Layer count: Rigid 6layer, Flex 4layer

Board thickness: 0.4+0.8mm

Copper thickness: 1oz

Surface treatment: ENIG

Min Line/space: 2.5/2.5mil

Min hole size: 0.15mm

Special Process: Rigid-flexible PCB

rigid flex circuits

4 Layer rigid-flexible PCB

Material: FR4+PI

Layer count: Rigid 4layer, Flex 2layer

Board thickness: 1.6mm+0.2mm

Copper thickness: 1oz

Surface treatment: ENIG

Min Line/space: 5/5mil

Min hole size: 0.2mm

Special Process: Rigid-flexible PCB





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