Flex and Rigid-Flex Design for Manufacturability

Design Flexible and Rigid-Flex PCBs Optimized for Manufacturability. Gain essential skills to design and manufacture high-quality, compliant, flexible and rigid-flex printed circuit boards. Led by IPC-certified expert Nick Koop, this interactive two-week course provides a balanced foundation of theory and practical application.

You'll learn:

  • Material selection and trade-offs
  • Impedance control across changing circuits
  • Flexibility and bending constraints
  • Integrating HDI technology into your designs
Member Price
$450.00
Nonmember Price
$550.00
Acceso
12 Meses a partir de la Inscripción
Class Schedule:
TBD

  • Nivel del Curso: Introducción

  • Tiempo del Curso

    2 weeks (4 two-hour online instructor-led sessions)

  • Certificado Obtenido

  • Seasonal Enrollment

    Acceso durante 12 Meses

Preguntas

¿Necesita saber más? Envíanos tus preguntas y te daremos una respuesta.

Download the syllabus

All virtual class sessions are recorded for review. Designers of Flexible and Rigid Flex PCBs and PBAs play a critical role in product success and speed to market. This course provides the essential skills to apply DFM principles to complex flex designs, meet IPC standards and fabrication constraints, and reduce design iterations while improving reliability. It’s built for layout, process, and reliability engineers who need practical, production-ready strategies to deliver manufacturable designs.

WEEK 1 – SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION TO FLEX

Program overview outlining class schedule and options for accessing class materials and assignments. Class session will focus on IPC Standards, Materials, and Manufacturing Sequences.

Topics include:

  • Introduction
  • Benefits of Flex
  • IPC Standards
  • Material Options
  • Cost Drivers
  • Manufacturing Flow

WEEK 1 – SESSION 2:  – BOARD CONSTRUCTION

Class session will focus on construction strategies and trade offs.

Topics include:

  • Via Structures
  • Annular Ring in Flex/Rigid Flex
  • Coverlay Access
  • Soldermask
  • Stiffeners
  • Strain Relief

WEEK 2 – SESSION 1: BALANCING ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS

Class session will focus on design choices and impacts on electrical and mechanical performance.

Topics include:

  • Impedance
  • Flexibility Choices
  • Copper Plating Types
  • Rigid – Flex Transition Zone

WEEK 2 – SESSION 2: ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Class session will focus on additional considerations on flexible and rigid-flex printed board design.

Topics include:

  • HDI in Flex/Rigid-Flex
  • Procurement Documentation
  • Terminations
  • Avoiding Stress Risers in the Design
  • Forming
  • Arrays and Assembly

 

 

This course is ideal for designers, engineers, technicians, and other individuals who want to increase their ability to effectively mitigate PCB design manufacturability issues with flex and rigid-flex designs.

Global Electronics Association offers different instructional modalities to suit participants with different needs and preferences. This program is only available in the following modality:

Online-instructor-led: Participants go online to meet with an IPC-certified industry expert at a fixed time twice per week for the duration of the course. Class sessions are usually 1.5 to 2 hours. Participants can also access a video recording of each class session on their course dashboard.