What are the advantages of FPC flexible circuit boards?

FPC flexible printed circuit board/FPC flexible printed circuit board, as the name suggests, has the function of folding and can be made into a three-dimensional space. Therefore, theoretically, the entire wiring work can be completed with just one FPC flexible circuit board/FPC flexible board within a machine. Due to the use of FPC flexible circuit boards/FPC flexible boards, many connectors or wires can be omitted, greatly reducing the wiring volume, thus enabling electronic products to achieve the goal of miniaturization and lightweight. In addition, FPC flexible circuit boards/FPC soft boards can be assembled with many parts and can be stored in gaps within the machine. Therefore, well-designed circuits do not require any welding or adjustment work after being installed in the chassis, invisibly reducing costs significantly.



Due to the ability of FPC flexible circuit boards/FPC flexible boards to withstand small radius twists and turns, this characteristic is difficult for ordinary wires to replace. Therefore, recently, the use of FPC flexible circuit boards/FPC soft boards on printing heads has had an absolute phenomenon of overwhelming ordinary wires, and almost all printing heads on electronic calculators and personal computers have used FPC flexible circuit boards/FPC soft boards. In the recently developed circuit forming technology, circuits with a width of 0.1mm and a spacing of 0.2mm can be standardized, especially for circuits that need to flow through most signals but do not need to flow through large currents. Both ground and power lines can be configured simultaneously.



Lightweight and thin are a major feature of FPC flexible circuit boards/FPC flexible boards. Most RPCs have a thickness of 1.6mm, while the recently developed fiberglass RPCs also have a thickness of 0.40.6mm. When a current of about 1A flows through a typical wire, the thickness of its insulation sheath should also have an outer diameter of 1mm. However, if a general performance FPC flexible circuit board/FPC soft board is used, with a substrate thickness of 25um, the overall thickness only needs to be 100140um, fully demonstrating the thickness advantage of FPC flexible circuit board/FPC soft board. In terms of weight, the weight of plastic matrix and glass fiber matrix cannot be matched at all.



From the above points, it can be seen that in order to reduce the weight and volume of the product, FPC must be relied on.



In addition, FPC flexible circuit boards/FPC soft boards have the advantage of improving product reliability. Even if its welding points are reduced, the connector will also be reduced, greatly reducing the chance of failure. In addition, compared to traditional substrates that are welded one by one, the assembly time can be greatly reduced and many operational errors can be saved. Therefore, online repair work can be greatly reduced, which can greatly reduce production costs.