The ability to mount electronic components on an FPC to produce an ‘active interconnect’ opens up significant opportunities to systems designers. This paper explores how signal conditioning and interfacing are two examples of design areas where the use of FPCs can bring significant benefits.

This paper describes the growth in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques and examines how new FPC manufacturing techniques achieved by using Improved Harness Technology™ are set to benefit the next generation of catheters and other medical instruments

This paper reviews the definition, construction and benefits of flexible printed circuit boards, before looking at traditional and emerging applications that are now possible due to a Trackwise innovation that enables the globally unique manufacture of multilayer flexible printed circuits of unlimited length.

With the development of advanced flex PCB manufacturing solutions, such as provided by Trackwise’ Improved Harness Technology™ ( length unlimited multilayer flexible printed circuits), the paper re-examines the comparative benefits of flex PCB and twisted pair cable, specifically with regard to data cabling for high speed, low noise applications.