Rigid flexible printed circuit board is a hybrid circuit board design that integrates elements of hard PCB and flexible PCB circuits. Rigid flexible printed circuit boards are rigid at certain points on the circuit board and flexible at other points. Therefore, the flexible part of the PCB circuit can be folded or continuously bent, but the shape of the area for additional support needs to be maintained. Rigid-flex circuits are usually multi-layered, and are formed by connecting a flexible circuit substrate and a rigid board. The flexible layer is buried inside and completely penetrates the rigid part of the PCB. The printed circuit board is repeatedly folded and bent during the use of the final product. This type of circuit application is called dynamic scaling. But special consideration is needed to ensure that the flexible part of the board can withstand repeated wear.

Rigid and flexible applications and advantages:

Despite the high cost of rigid flexible boards, they are versatile and can be customized for various industrial applications. It is very suitable for high-end smart phones such as iPhone; high-end Bluetooth headsets (with signal transmission distance requirements); smart wearable devices; robots; unmanned aerial vehicles; curved displays; high-end industrial control equipment; can be seen in aerospace satellites and other fields.

If you need multiple rigid board products. For some small products, if multiple printed circuit boards are used, it will be very crowded. If you replace them with a rigid flexible PCB, you may save more cost-effectively. It can also replace composite printed circuit boards connected by multiple connectors, multiple cables, and ribbon cables, and has the advantages of stronger performance, higher stability, lighter weight, and smaller size.