100 The PCB Magazine • June 2017
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Standard of Excellence:
The Advantages of Flex and
Rigid-Flex Circuits
Since their introduction,
flexible and rigid-flex cir-
cuits have been steadily
moving from the fringe
of electronic intercon-
nection towards its cen-
ter. Today, flex and rigid-
flex circuits are found in countless products from
the very simple to the highly complex.
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TTM Shines a Light on
Optical Interconnect
Are embedded optics on PCBs
set to make a breakthrough in
the upcoming years? Accord-
ing to Dr. Craig Davidson, VP
of Corporate Technology at
TTM, it might be closer than
you'd expect. In a recent in-
terview with the I-Connect007
team, Craig outlines TTM's current pursuit of high-
volume manufacturing lines able to deliver em-
bedded optical interconnect and other insights.
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Punching Out! Selling a
Company—Seeing it as
a Triumph, Not a Defeat
Somehow, there is a still a stig-
ma that selling a company is a
negative for the owner. Many
people think that there must
be something wrong, other-
wise, they would not be sell-
ing. However, exiting a busi-
ness should be looked at as a triumph for the own-
er, not a defeat.
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Material Choices for
High-Speed Flexible Circuits
High-speed flexible circuits
materials are now available
from many suppliers. In de-
ciding which materials to
test or use, remember the
tradeoffs the suppliers made
in categories we discussed:
electrical properties, me-
chanical/flex properties, and
ease of processing. A choice should only be made
after considering these options.
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