Besides offering significant advantages over traditional rigid boards, flexible circuitry is increasingly the technology of choice for military and commercial applications, including the growing ASICs market. This book addresses the many new uses, applications, and developments of flexible circuitry, the most popular form of interconnection for applications requiring size and weight reduction, better impedance, reduced labour, and easy assembly. Written by authors drawn from the largest US flex suppliers, this reference provides a ground-up perspective on modern flexible circuitry. It explores current design guidelines and uses case studies to illustrate the different thinking processes and trade-offs necessary to take full advantage of flex technology. The chapter on implementation deals with such key issues as interconnection, assembly, and circuit layout. This book aims to familiarize printed circuit designers and engineers, system engineers, and packaging engineers with the full spectrum of present-day flex circuitry principles and applications.

This text offers complete information on the latest developments in the emerging technology of polymer thick film--from the mechanics to applications in telephones, radio and television, and smart cards. Readers discover how specific markets for PTF are growing and changing and how construction schemes can alter and improve performance. Each aspect of PTF technology is discussed in detail.

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This engineering reference covers the most important new techniques in electronic packaging: flip chip, BGA, and MEMs. Written by a team of world-class professionals and researchers, Area Array Package Design includes vital information necessary for the design of cutting-edge electronics products.

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