Membrane Switch                 

                 Flex Circuit
                 Dome Array
                 Medical Sensors
                 Overlays / Labels
                  / Nameplates
                 EL Lamp
                 Turn-key
                 Rubber Keypad
                 Metal Keypad
      
           Flex Circuit
  Printec H.T. Electronics'Total Solution Approach
 

 
  FPC is not a simple substitute for the wire but has a wide range of functions and uses. In the year of 1992. PRINTEC begun the FPC production with the technical supports from USA and Japan. At PRINTEC we offer a full range of specialized products: single and double sided flexible, multilayer flexible, flex/rigid, and bend-flex circuits. We also offer artwork design and component assembly services for all these products. PRINTEC Quality Philosophy dictates that we not only produce an item that meets the letter of the customers written requirements, but also satisfies all of the customers procurement needs.

Uses of FPC PRINTEC provides are listed below by function
 

 
 
Wiring parts
  Cable
  Characteristic impedance matching cable
  Interconnection circuit
Flexible
wiring parts
  Printer head circuit
  Hinge
  Flying head
  Date/servo cable
  Floppy disc cable
For installation
of parts
  Part installation
  Hybrid structure with the cable
Special FPC
  Surface heater (resistance)
  Printer head (inductance)
  Speaker cone (inductance)
  Ground plate
  Switch
  Fuse
  Keyboard (Memo-type calculator)
  Tablet
IC chip carrier
  Direct connection between chip to circuit
  Medium of chip to near-by circuit
  Medium of chip to Dip lead frame
 
  For consumer purposes
Camera/watch/calculator/sewing machine/audio equipment
(car radio, car stereo, tape recorder, stereo, VTR, etc.) / household equipment.

For cars
Dashboard/tail lamp

For industrial purposes
Communication office machines (Facsimile, transceiver, thermal printer,
printer etc.) Caculication office machines (Date / servo cable, floppy disc
cable, ground plate card reader, etc.)

General
(Fish detector, traffic control equipment, pole-mounting transformer, etc.)
Aeronautical and space equipment
Electronic microscope equipment
Medical equiipment
 
  Technical Specifications of Printec's FPC  
 
Materials
Polyimide
(Kapton)
Polyester
(PET)
Remark &
Test Method
Number of Layer
1-6(Rigid-Flex &
Multilayers FPC)
1-2
Min.Track
Width /
Spacing
Single Sided
0.100mm(4 mils)
Double Sided
0.125mm(5 mils)
Min.Hole
Diameter
Drilling(P.T.H.)
Ф0.30mm
Punching
  Ф0.50mm
Dimension
Tolerances
Conductor
Width (W)
±0.03mm
W≦0.5mm
Hole
Diameter(H)
  ±0.05mm
(With P.T.H. ±0.10mm)
H≦1.5mm
Accumulated
   Pitch(P)
±0.05mm(Between Conductors)
  ±0.10mm(Between Holes)
P≦25mm
Outline
   Dimension(L)
±0.10mm
L≦0mm
Conductors
And Outline(C)
±0.15mm μ
C≦5.0mm
Surface Treatment On
Terminals And Land Areas

  Soft or Hard Ni/Au(Au:0.10-1.25μm)   Sn/Pb(2-20μm)Primary Flux
  Carbon Printed(4-10μm/Less
Than 5Ω )  H.A.L.
(For Polyimide Only)

Insulation Resistance
1000MΩ
IPC-TM-650
2,6,3,2
at Ambient
Dielectric Strength
5KV
IPC-TM-650
2,5,6,1

Surface Resistance(Ω )

520×10 12
2×10 15
IPC-TM-650
2,5,17
Volume Resistance(Ω-cm)
1×10 15
 
1×10 15
IPC-TM-650
2,5,17
Dielectric Constant(1 MHz)
4.0
3.0
MIL-P55617
Dissipation Factor(1 MHz)
0.04
0.03
MIL-P55617
Peeling Strength
(180° Direction)
1.0 kgf/cm
1.2 kgf/cm
IPC-TM-650
2,4,9
Solder Heat Resistance

  300 ℃ /10secs

210 ℃ /10secs
Flammability
94 V-0
94 VTM-0
UL94
 
 
lnsulating film Polyimide
(Kapton)
Polyester
(Mylar)
Base film thickness(m) 12.5 25
50 75 125
25 50
75 100 125
Coverlay film thickness(m) 25 50
75 125
25 50
75 100 125
Conductor material electrolyticall deposited copper(ED) rolled
annealed copper(RA)
conductor thickness(m) 18 35 70