SPOTLIGHT
This issue Got Flex? Featuring:
Expert Discussion: The Flex Technologists Speak, a conversation with Jonathan Weldon, Mark Finstad, Scott McCurdy, and Scott Miller
Expert Discussion with John Talbot, Tramonto Circuits, a conversation with John Talbot
Field Trip: CID Class Sees How Flex is Made at Streamline Circuits, by Kelly Dack
Excerpt: The Printed Circuit Designers’ Guide to Flex and Rigid-Flex Fundamentals, by Dave Lackey and Anaya Vardya
APCT Moves into Rigid-Flex with Cartel, Cirtech Acquisition, a conversation with Steve Robinson
FPCB Firm Flexium Looks to Double-digit Revenue Growth in 2018
Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Flexium Interconnect expects to enjoy another year of double-digit revenue growth in 2018. Flexium has started...
AT&S Offers Interconnection Tech for Next-Generation 5G Mobile Communications
Significantly higher data rates and volumes together with high power densities are resulting in rising requirements for interconnection technologies,...
All Flex Introduces Thermal Controller
All Flex, one of the country’s leading manufacturers of flexible printed circuit boards and flexible polyimide and silicone rubber heaters, has introduced an easy-to-use thermal controller for engineers, product...
Flexible Substrates Market Worth $775.8 Million by 2023
The growth of the flexible substrates market can be attributed to the rising demand for flexible displays from the electronics industry. Increased...
SEMI-FlexTech Invites Proposals for Flexible Hybrid Electronics Advances
FlexTech, a SEMI Strategic Association Partner, is now soliciting proposals for projects that advance flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) for sensors,...
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Excerpt: The Printed Circuit Designer’s Guide to…Flex and Rigid-Flex Fundamentals
June 20, 2018 | Dave Lackey and Anaya Vardya, American Standard Circuits
The design process is arguably the most important part of the flex circuit procurement process. The decisions made in the design process will have a lasting impact, for better or worse, throughout the manufacturing cycle. In advance of providing important details about the actual construction of the flex circuit, it is of value to provide some sort of understanding of the expected use environment for the finished product.
Flex Talk: E-Textiles—the Wild Frontier
May 23, 2018 | Tara Dunn, Omni PCB
How many hours is your car sitting idle outside in your driveway or a parking lot? What if your car was used for solar harvesting—converting heat to energy? What about biometric sensors in automotives: skin sensors for preventing DUI, posture identification to monitor driver fatigue, monitoring exposure to hazardous materials in a load for truck drivers.
All About Flex: Terms and Conditions
April 12, 2018 | Dave Becker, All Flex
An issue that is frequently addressed by many of us in the printed circuit industry, and by others in the world of contract fabrication and assembly, is dealing with the “Terms and Conditions” in a purchase agreement or contract.
ESI Targets Growing HDI Space
April 5, 2018 | Stephen Las Marias, I-Connect007
At the recent HKPCA and IPC Show 2017 in Shenzhen, China, Chris Ryder, director of product management for HDI at Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI), discusses how laser-based processing is addressing the challenges in HDI development, and MSAP technology and its impact on the PCB industry.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Miraco Company and Services Introduction
March 29, 2018 | Real Time with...IPC
Miraco's current quality manager, William Pfingston, fills Guest Editor Steve Williams in on the company's contract manufacturing capabilities and services, including strengths in design and flex circuits. He also talks about the company's expansion and organizational changes.