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Rigid-flex board is a special circuit board formed by lamination of rigid board (Rigid PCB) and flexible board (Flex PCB). The rigid board and the flexible board are directly connected, eliminating the traditional board-to-board connector. Make PCB design more compact and precise and better electrical performance.
The rigid-flex boards emergence provides a new connection method for the interconnection between electronic components. With the development of electronic information technology and people's needs for electronic equipment, it tends to be light, thin, short and multi-functional.
The distance from the Rigid-flex pcb via hole to the edge of the rigid-flex joint is designed to be at least 1mm. Because the cover film of the high-reliability rigid-flex board is partially bonded, it also extends into the rigid board area by 1mm, so the via hole should be avoided. Prevent production abnormalities.
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Rigid-flex board is using a flexible base material and combining it with a rigid base material in different areas to make a circuit board. In the hard-flex joint area, the conductive patterns of the flexible base material and the rigid base material are usually interconnected.
3 layers Rigid-flex Circuit Stackup withsymmetrical structure
The standard rigid-flex PCB structure is 1R+1F+1R. Typically, a standard rigid-flex PCB design has a symmetrical structure. This type of symmetrical design also allows for impedance control.
As the bellow shows, the flexible layer is at the center of the structure, with an even number of layers in the rigid and flexible regions. In this example, there are 3 layers, but it can vary from three to sixteen or more layers. A key element of the design is the flexible layer at the center of the structure.
This is 3 layers rigid-flex circuit stackup(1R+1F+1R). The flex layer use the ED as the base copper. ED is done by electroplating process. ED is formed by separating copper ions in copper sulfate solution by electric current, and then it is completed after anti-oxidation and roughening treatment. ED has strong conductivity and low cost. So sample rigid-flex pcb can use the ED to reduce the cost.
3 layers Rigid-flex Circuit Integrated ZIF Tail Stackup
The rigid-flex circuit boards common stackup also integrates ZIF tails into rigid-flex circuit boards. This integrates ZIF tails don't need to mount the ZIF connector to the rigid board, and also not need a separate flex circuit. This stackup type reduces the need for real estate in rigid board areas. If the component is a high-density design (where real estate will be expensive), or a very thin design, and cannot meet ZIF height requirement.
This rigid-flex circuit with integrates ZIF tails type stackup is also through eliminating connectors and their associated interconnection points in rigid sections to enhance reliability. We have various configurations for your choice. Please see the following 3 layers stackup.
Above 3 layer rigid-flex pcb stackup is a very simple example of a 3 layers rigid-flex PCB integrated ZIF tail structure. The ZIF tail extends to the right which is with an additional polyimide(PI) stiffener to achieve the ZIF finger contact area for the ZIF connector the needed specific thickness.
This stucture can also be combined with multilayer flex circuit. 2 layers, 3 layers, or even 4 layers flex circuits.4 layers flex circuits will be the max actual limitation because this rigid -flex pcb stackup might be tight to fuifill the ZIF thickness requirements. The most common structure is 1 layer flex circuit and 2 layer flex circuits.
Other 3 layers Rigid-flex Circuit Stackup
This is a 1R+2F 3 layers rigid-flex pcb stackup. This circuit board has one rigid areas and two flexible areas. And the flex circuit use the RA as the base copper. The RA material has good bending resistance, good flexibility, the thinner the better the flexibility, and the post-treatment electroplating surface is bright. So make the 3 layers Rigid-flex Circuit have a better flexibility.
This is 2F+1R 3 layer rigid-flex board stackup. It is almost same with above one. 2 layers flexible circuits add a layer rigid circuit. The only difference is the total thickness of rigid-flex board.
The above is the stackup of 3 layers rigid-flex pcb. If you have any questions or demands about 3 layers rigid-flex circuit, please contact me at cathy@beton-tech.com. Our professional engineer will help to solve your rigid flex circuit questions.
Rigid-flex pcbs have a unique feature, light, thin, and short, so Rigid-flex boards are prone to be hit, folded, and scratched during use; Rigid-flex pcbs also have low mechanical strength and are easy to crack. The purpose of the flexible circuit board manufacturer to attach the reinforcing material is to strengthen the mechanical strength of the soft-hard combination board, to facilitate the surface mounting of parts, etc. There are many types of reinforcing films, which depend on the different requirements of the product, mainly including PET, PI, Adhesive, metal or resin reinforcement board, etc. To sum up, the soft and hard board has the following characteristics:
1. The flexible and rigid board can be bent, folded and wound freely, and can be moved and stretched freely in three-dimensional space.
2. The heat dissipation performance of the soft and hard board is good, and the FPC can be used to reduce the size.
3. Rigid-flex boards can be lightweight, miniaturized, and thinned, so as to achieve the integration of component devices and wire connections.
Our typical Rigid-flex pcb other manufacturing processing
Since the rigid-flex board has a variety of complex structural forms, the manufacturing process is also different. The following shows a typical rigid-flex laminated structure manufactured by the standard process of rigid-flex boards.