Flexible Circuit Technology Workshop #6: Designs, Principles, and Practices

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In less than 30 minutes, learn from flex expert Joe Fjelstad about considerations when designing flexible circuits.

Fjelstad suggests starting holistically, considering all elements of the product:

1. Use “paper doll” mock-ups to expose issues early on
2. Be prepared to make decisions when mechanical and electrical requirements conflict
3. Learn about tolerancing, nesting, etch factors, and more

Other segments include topics such as flexible circuit designs, principles, and practices; design guidelines for bending, folding, and dynamic movement of flexible circuits; flexible circuit singulation methods; assembly aids, and more.

These 10 workshop segments, created and presented by renowned flex expert Joe Fjelstad, produced and edited by I-Connect007, and sponsored by American Standard Circuits, are a comprehensive look at flexible circuit board design, manufacturing, and assembly.

Register here to view this segment and the entire free workshop. Don’t miss what technical editor Pete Starkey calls, “An encyclopaedic series!”

Related Reading:

• Joe Fjelstad's e-Workshop Reviewed
• I-007eBook: Flexible Circuit Technology, 4th Edition
• I-007eBook: The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to Flex and Rigid-Flex Fundamentals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/10/2020 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team

First, we asked you to send in your questions for Happy Holden, Joe Fjelstad, John Mitchell, and others in our “Just Ask” series. Now, it’s Tara Dunn’s turn! Tara is the vice president of marketing and business development for Averatek. A regular Flex007 columnist, Tara discusses flexible circuits, rigid-flex, and rigid PCBs, as well as RF/microwave technology, microelectronics, and additive processes. She is also co-founder of Geek-a-Palooza and a show manager for the SMTA Additive Electronics TechXchange event. She has over 20 years of experience in the PCB industry. We hope you enjoy “Just Ask Tara.”

04/01/2020 | Hemant Shah, Cadence Design Systems

Good troubleshooting techniques involve considering a system as individual parts rather than as a whole. The same techniques apply to your work with multi-board PCB designs. Each board consists of a single unit that has its own lifecycle. Some product designs may use a single PCB design for multiple functions or for multiple devices. Others may interconnect multiple PCB designs to produce a complete, fully functional system.