Flexible Printed Circuits

These flexible-printed circuits have SMT capabilities for component assembly on both prototypes and full-production runs. This process can accommodate package sizes down to 0402 and 0.5 mm pitch-leaded packages.
Oct. 12, 2006

Polyimide or epoxy-glass stiffeners can be laminated in place for additional support and strain relief. Laser processing, used in board manufacture, supports precision drilling down to 0.002 in. diameters for micro-via and blind-via-multilayer circuits.

Tech-Etch, Inc., 45 Aldrin Road, Plymouth, MA 02360, (508) 747-0300, www.tech-etch.com

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