Flexible Circuit Technology

Cover......Page 1
About the Author......Page 2
Title Page & Dedication......Page 3
Contents & Advertisers......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Chapter 1 — Flexible Circuit Technology Overview......Page 14
Chapter 2 — Flex Circuit Technology—Past, Present & Future......Page 26
Chapter 3 —Flex Circuit Drivers, Benefits & Applications......Page 48
Chapter 4 — Process Challenges and System Applications in Flex......Page 94
Chapter 5 — Flexible Circuit Materials......Page 126
Chapter 6 — Implementing Flexible Circuit Technology......Page 168
Chapter 7 — Practical Design Guidlines for Flex......Page 185
Chapter 8 — Guide to Reliable Static and Dynamic Flexing......Page 262
Chapter 9 — Flex Circuit Manufacturing Process......Page 280
Chapter 10 — Flexible Circuit Assembly......Page 354
Chapter 11 — Printed Electronics......Page 380
Chapter 12 — Solderless Assembly Processes for Flexible Circuits......Page 448
Chapter 13 — Stretchable Circuits......Page 478
Chapter 14 — Inspection and Test of Flex Circuits......Page 514
Chapter 15 — Plated Through-Hole Reliability......Page 542
Chapter 16 — Documentation Needs for Flexible Circuits......Page 572
Chapter 17 — Flexible Circuit Standards and Environmental/Regulatory Requirements......Page 586
Advertisements:......Page 608
Airtech International, Inc.......Page 104
All Flex Flexible Circuits, LLC......Page 276
American Standard Circuits......Page 134
Circuits, LLC......Page 176
Dupont......Page 21
Epec Engineered Technologies......Page 70
Imagineering Inc.......Page 248
leadfreesoldering.com......Page 6
Lenthor Engineering......Page 366