Novara - Flexible Printed Circuits (FPC)

Flexible Printed Circuits (FPC) are similar in concept to PCB providing electronic component surface mount technology (SMT) options but differ in the ability to be flexed around other objects due to the conductive circuit being sandwiched between a flexible plastic substrate, such as polyimide. FPC can be offered in many forms from fully flexible single sided, single layer to complex double sided multi-layer with rigid PCB (Flex-Rigid) to provide extra mechanical strength and plated through hole (PTH) component mounting options.