Rigid-flex designs require additional rules to ensure proper functionality and reliability. Flex and rigid-flex designs must consider IPC standards and regulations depending on their intended use, including:
- IPC-2223E
- IPC-6013
- IPC-2221
- IPC-TM-650
This Rigid-flex PCB design checklist will discuss the additional design considerations and rules needed to properly fabricate your design, such as:
- Bend zone design
- Stackup and material selection
- Trace routing
- Via and plated through hole design
- Component placement
- Rigid-to-Flex transition zones
- Mechanical analysis
- Electrical analysis
- Fabrication documentation
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
- Design review and sign-off
In the Rigid-Flex PCB Design Checklist, you will learn:
- What are the industry-specific requirements for rigid-flex designs?
- How to design a rigid-flex PCB for Military and Defense
- How to design a rigid-flex PCB for Aerospace and Space
- How to design a rigid-flex PCB for medical devices
- How to design a rigid-flex PCB for Automotive and Functional Safety?
- What materials to use in the PCB stackup for rigid-flex designs?
- What additional design concerns need to be addressed in rigid-flex designs?
- How to manage transition zones between rigid and flex sections of the design?
- What electrical and mechanical analysis needs to be performed to verify rigid-flex designs?
Leverage this Rigid-Flex PCB Design Checklist to ensure your rigid-flex designs are manufacturable, reliable, and adhere to industry-specific requirements.
OrCAD X and Allegro X provide the tools to efficiently design, verify, and document your rigid-flex PCBs with a comprehensive constraint management system, bend and zone creation and management, 3D analysis with real-time bending, contour routing, and more. Get more information about designing rigid-flex PCBs with OrCAD X and Allegro X here.
