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New Flex Circuits Guide Now Available From American Standard Circuits
May 22, 2023 | I-Connect007Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
I-Connect007 and American Standard Circuits are proud to announce the launch of the companion guide to the immensely popular The Printed Circuit Designer’s Guide to... Flex and Rigid-flex Fundamentals.
This short guide, written by topic experts at American Standard Circuits, is designed to provide additional insights and best practices for those who design or utilize flexible and/or rigid-flex circuit boards. Topics covered include trace routing options, guidelines for process optimization, dynamic flexing applications, rigid-to-flex transition and more. Visit I-007ebooks.com/flexcg to download and learn more.
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American Standard Circuits is a total solutions provider, manufacturing quality rigid, metal-backed, RF/microwave, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs for the markets such as medical, automotive, industrial, defense, and aerospace in volumes from test and prototypes to large production orders. They have published multiple books, which can be found in the I-007ebooks library.
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