The disadvantages of rigid-flex PCB boards
The biggest disadvantage of the rigid-flex PCB board is that the price of “rigid-flex PCB board” is more expensive, and it may be nearly double the original price of pure “FPC board + rigid PCB board”, but if the price of the connector and processing cost is deducted, the price may tend to be the same, and the detailed cost may have to be actuated to have a clearer outline.
Another disadvantage is that it may need to use a carrier to support the part of the FPC board for both the production and the furnace, which invisibly increases the assembly cost of the SMT.
Applications of rigid-flex PCB boards
The rigid-flex PCB boards provide a wide range of applications from smart devices to mobile phones and digital cameras. Rigid-flex board manufacturing has been increasingly used in medical devices such as pacemakers to reduce their space and weight. The use of rigid flexible PCB has the same advantages and can be applied to intelligent control systems.
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