Flexible printed circuit boards were originally designed as a replacement for traditional wire harnesses. From early applications during World War 2, to the present, growth and proliferation of flex circuits and flexible printed circuit boards continues exponentially. Continue reading
Let’s start out with a widely-unknown piece of information: the first ever printed circuit board was created in 1936 by Mr. Paul Eisle. However, its application didn’t find any ground until the US Defense Industry started incorporating PCBs in their bomb detonator systems in the 1950s. Conversely, things are over and above different today as PCBs are integrated in almost all the electronic devices we see around every day. From consumer electronics to aerospace, new energy, automobile and personal computers, you name it and it’s there. Continue reading