Words of Advice: Flex Design Problems
January 29, 2019 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 MagazineEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
In a recent I-Connect007 survey, we asked the following question: What are your biggest problems related to flex design? Here are just a few of the answers, edited slightly for clarity.
- Understanding how to design a PCB that is easily manufacturable and robust.
- Educating the customer.
- None…design them correctly!
- Price.
- Signal integrity of signal paths through the flex and rigid parts of the PCB.
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