Flexible Circuit Benefits

Packaging and Miniaturization Solutions

• Flexible circuit thinness and light weight will enable a substantial packaging size reduction.
• Flexible circuits allow unique designs which solve interconnection problems.
• Flexible circuit’s ability to be folded or creased and positioned into the smallest areas makes miniaturization of many devices possible.

Cost Reduction

• Thin and flexible polyimide film requires a much smaller area, reducing the packaging size and overall material costs.
• Flex circuits used as interconnects reduce the number of connections to be soldered.
• Elimination of connectors and solder joints reduce costs.

Replacement for wires and wire harness assemblies

• Flexible circuits are an efficient and cost saving method to eliminate wires and wire harness assemblies.
• Flex circuit wiring simplifies designs.
• Flexible circuits used to replace wiring reduces the errors common in hand wired assemblies.

High temperature applications

• Flex circuits dissipate heat at a better rate than other dielectric materials.
• Flexible circuits are consistently reliable in high temperature environments.
• Expansion and contraction are minimized when using polyimide circuitry.

Weight reduction

• Substantial weight reduction is a benefit over wires and wire harnesses.
• Polyimide films can be as thin as .004 inches in total.

Dynamic flexing

• The flexibility of polyimide film makes flex circuits the leading choice for interconnecting movable components.