Rigid-Flex Design

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Rigid-Flex PCB Design Guidelines

Ensure sturdy and reliable electronic products by learning how to apply rigid-flex PCB design guidelines to each of your design projects.

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10 days ago

Flexible PCBs: Ductility in Circuitry

Flexible PCB designs can perform where rigid boards would be impractical or impossible, providing excellent mechanical resistance in a compact form.

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Evaluate how our PCB software fits in your design workflow.

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25 days ago

To Design For Rigid/Flex Printed Circuit Boards

Learn all about designing for rigid/flex printed circuit boards and maintaining controlled impedance in rigid-flex PCBs

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25 days ago

Rigid-Flex PCB Strain Relief Designs: Best Practices With OrCAD X

Learn the best practices for implementing rigid-flex PCB strain relief designs. These designs aim to prevent bending and twisting, using OrCAD X features for optimal design.

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25 days ago

Comparing Connectors and Cables to Flex Circuits

Good connector placement completes a PCBA design as the goals align with the board and the outside world.

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25 days ago

Rigid Flex PCB Cost Optimization

Optimizing rigid flex PCB cost requires designing to mitigate the unique manufacturing challenges that accompany flex board builds.

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OrCAD X Feature - DRC Checks with Rigid Flex

Rigid flex typically has strict manufacturing requirements to ensure the product can be built, and reliably fold and bend. OrCAD X has real-time flex based DRC checking to ensure your designs meet man

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23 days ago

OrCAD X Feature - Rigid-Flex Overview

Struggling to fit your PCB design into a tight space? Discover the space-saving power of Rigid-Flex.

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23 days ago

OrCAD X How To - Rigid-Flex

Unlock the full potential of your PCB designs by mastering the basics of Rigid-Flex. This tutorial is designed to guide you through the fundamental steps of optimizing rigid-flex components...

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25 days ago

OrCAD X—Flex and Bend Zones

Rigid-flex is a vital technology for any designer's toolkit. With OrCAD X, access flex zones and bends with ease. Then, manipulate these bends in real time to ensure best fit for your product design.

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Additional Resources

5 days ago

Flex PCBs Explained Technical eBook

This ebook provides a comprehensive overview of flex PCBs, highlighting their unique benefits, materials used, common challenges and how you can overcome them.

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25 days ago

Engineering Design for Sustainability: Reduce Material Waste

Engineering design for sustainability requires a keen eye for understanding the effects of material waste and power usage.

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25 days ago

High-Speed Layout Guidelines

Stepping into high-speed design can be an overwhelming experience without guidance. Here are some high-speed layout guidelines to assist you.

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25 days ago

Flex Circuit Design Practices For Manufacturing and Assembly

FPC/FPCA Design is closely tied to the mechanical requirements. Our job is to make sure those requirements make sense.

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23 days ago

Key Tips for Reliable Rigid-Flex PCB Design

Here are our best tips for rigid-flex PCB design, including optimal routing, via placement, stackup setup, board design, and more.

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25 days ago

How OrCAD X Enables Rigid Flex PCB Applications

Explore rigid flex PCB applications across multiple industries and their capabilities. Learn how OrCAD X tools enable these designs.

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25 days ago

Exploring Flex PCB Current Carrying Capacity

Learn about flex PCB current carrying capacity, the influence of design, and optimization strategies with OrCAD X.

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25 days ago

Collaborative PCB Design in OrCAD X

Streamline your collaborative PCB design process with OrCAD X Cloud Workspaces, and Symphony for real-time editing and integrated design management.

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25 days ago

Flex Circuit Design Rules

Learn what the flex circuit design rules are and how to use them to ensure your next design is flawless.

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25 days ago

Best High-Speed Routing Practices on Hatched Planes

Flex and rigid-flex PCBs often use hatched copper pour to provide ground. Here’s how to route your high-speed traces on hatched copper.

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