JANUARY 2019 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 95
5
Flex Talk: The Myth About
Rigid-flex Costs E
Do you cringe when you
think of the option of rigid-
flex? It is not an uncommon
reaction when talking with
designers and engineering
managers about using rigid-
flex to solve a packaging
problem. Why? The most frequent answer is,
"They are so expensive." While it is true that
a rigid-flex PCB is typically more expensive
on the surface when compared to rigid-board
solutions with cables and connectors, a lot is
being missed with that mindset.
6
Upcoming 2019 Trade Show Season
in the USA E
A look back at Dan Feinberg's
predictions made a year ago,
and a preview of what we might
see at CES 2019 along with
some new projections. CES—
the first, largest, and most
influential and predictive of global electronics
trends of this group of trade shows.
7
The Shape of Things to Come:
Curved, Flexible, Stretchable, and
Three-Dimensional Electronics E
The seamless integration of electronics into
flexible, curved, and even stretchable surfaces
is being requested for several markets, such
as automotive (dashboards, lighting, sensors),
smart buildings (lighting facades, air quality,
solar panels), medical (health patches,
X-ray, analysis), and smart clothing (position
tracking, sports).
8
FLEX 2019 and MSTC to
Highlight SMART MedTech,
Transpo and IoT E
Flexible and printed electronics innovations
and autonomous mobility sensors will take
center stage as more than 700 attendees gather
for 120 market and technical presentations, 70
exhibits and four short courses at the co-located
FLEX 2019 and MEMS & Sensors Technical
Congress (MSTC) in Monterey, California,
February 18-21, 2019.
9
Summit Interconnect Acquires
Streamline Circuits E
Summit Interconnect, Inc.
announces the combina-
tion of Summit Interconnect
and Streamline Circuits.
The addition of Streamline
increases the Summit
group to three California
based operations. "The Streamline operation
significantly enhances
Summit's PCB capabilities
when time and technology are critical," said
President and CEO Shane Whiteside.
J
Successful Flex Circuit Design
and Processing Guidelines E
With the use of sensors and
technology in everything from
mobile phones to refrigerators,
automobiles, and wearable
medical devices, circuit boards
are a component in many
different types of products. In
today's world of electronics, any product with
an on-off switch contains a circuit board.
For the Latest PCB News and Information, Visit: PCB007.com
Tuan Tran
Dan Feinberg
Tara Dunn
