If you’ve ever looked at a computer motherboard—whether it’s for a desktop or a gaming PC—you’ll notice it’s a big, stiff board. Unlike the tiny flexible PCBs in phones, motherboards rely entirely on ……
If you’ve ever taken apart an old phone (or seen a teardown video), you might notice those thin, bendable circuit boards—those are flexible PCBs. Phones rely on them way more than rigid PCBs, and it a……
Rigid-flex PCBs mix stiff and bendable parts—so their production is a bit trickier than regular rigid or flexible PCBs. The two most critical steps are “bonding” (sticking rigid and flexible parts tog……
If you’re building electronics—whether it’s a DIY project, a small gadget, or a big industrial machine—you might wonder: How big should my rigid PCB be? And is there a point where a PCB gets too big (……
Flexible PCBs are as thin as a sheet of paper (some even thinner!)—that’s why they fit in foldable phones and tiny wearables. But here’s the catch: making something this thin while keeping its copper ……
In the field of electronic manufacturing, Flexible Printed Circuits (FPCs) and traditional rigid Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) represent two fundamental yet distinctly different technical pathways. As……
Flexible PCBs (FPCs) live tough lives—bending in phone hinges, vibrating in drones, or twisting in medical devices. But how do we know if an FPC will last 6 months or 6 years? That’s where lifespan te……
Soldering surface-mount components (SMD) onto rigid-flex PCBs feels trickier than regular rigid boards. One minute you’re working on the stiff FR-4 section (where parts stay put), the next you’re deal……
5G is all about speed—downloading a movie in seconds, streaming 4K video without buffering, or connecting hundreds of devices at once. But that speed relies on tiny flexible PCBs (FPCs) inside 5G phon……
Walk into any old-school rigid-flex PCB shop, and you’ll notice two things: the sting of solvent fumes in your nose, and the rows of warning labels on chemical drums. For decades, we’ve done it this w……
If you’ve worked with FPCs (flexible printed circuits), you know the drill: you unroll a big sheet of polyimide (PI) substrate, cut out your custom shapes, and end up with a pile of odd scraps—trimmed……
High-frequency signals (think 1GHz and above) are the lifeblood of modern gadgets—powering everything from 5G phones to medical scanners. But these signals are finicky: when they travel through a rigi……