Brief Introduction of FPC
Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPC) is referred to as "soft board". In the industry, FPC is a
Printed circuit board made of flexible insulating substrate (mainly polyimide or polyester film),
Which has many advantages that rigid printed circuit boards do not have. for example, it can
Be freely bent, wound, folded. the volume of electronic products can be greatly reduced by
Using FPC, which is suitable for the development of electronic products in the direction of
High density, miniaturization and high reliability. Therefore, FPC has been widely used in
Aerospace, military, laptop, computer peripherals, PDA, digital camera and other fields or
Products.

FPC also has the advantages of good heat dissipation,
Solderability, easy mounting and low cost.

Flexible printed circuit board has one layer, two layers and multilayer board. the base material
Is polyimide clad laminate. this kind of material has high heat resistance and good dimensional
Stability. It is the final product through pressing with the coating film which has both mechanical
Protection and good electrical insulation. the surface and inner conductors of double-sided and
Multi-layer printed circuit boards are metallized to realize the electrical connection of inner and
Outer layers.

the function of flexible circuit board can be divided into four kinds, namely, lead line, printed
Circuit, connector and multifunction integrated system, which cover computer, computer
Peripheral auxiliary system, consumer household electrical appliance and automobile, etc.



FPC Case: Double Layer Flexible PCB Prototype Flexible
Circuit with Black Coverlay
(FPC's are custom-made products, the picture and parameters shown are just for reference)


General description
this is a type of flexible printed circuit for the application of WiFi Directional Antenna. It's a 2
Layer FPC at 0.2mm thick. the base laminate is from ITEQ, It's fabricated per IPC 6012 Class
2 using supplied Gerber data.

Parameter and data sheet

Size of Flexible PCB	32.25 X 68.17mm
Number of Layers	2
Board Type	Flexible PCB
Board Thickness	0.20mm
Board Material	Polyimide 25m
Board Material Supplier	ITEQ
Tg Value of Board Material	60
PTH Cu thickness	20 m
Inner Iayer Cu thicknes	N/A
Surface Cu thickness	35 m
Coverlay Colour	Black
Number of Coverlay	2
Thickness of Coverlay	25 m
Stiffener Material	no
Stiffener Thickness	N/A
Type of Silkscreen Ink	IJR-4000 MW300
Supplier of Silkscreen	TAIYO
Color of Silkscreen	White
Number of Silkscreen	2
Peeling test of Coverlay	No peelable
Legend Adhesion	3M 90 No peeling after Min. 3 times test
Surface Finish	Immersion Gold
Thickness of Nickle/Gold	Au: 0.03m(Min.); Ni 2-4m
RoHS Required	Yes
Famability	94-V0
Thermal Shock Test	Pass, -25125, 1000 cycles.
Thermal Stress	Pass, 3005,10 seconds, 3 cycles. No delamination, no Blistering.
Function	100% Pass electrical test
Workmanship	Compliance with IPC-A-600H & IPC-6013C Class 2

Features and benefits
Excellent flexibility
Reducing the volume
Weight reduction
Consistency of assembly
Increased reliability
Controllability of electrical parameter design
the end can be whole soldered
Material optionality
Low cost
Continuity of processing
Focus on low to medium volume production
Meeting your printed circuit board needs from PCB prototyping to mass volume production.


Application
Flexible flat cable, medical keypad soft board, LED display soft board


Variety of PCBs

Disposal prior to Solder mask