FLEX AND RIGID-FLEX Specification Standards
GLENAIR FLEX AND RIGID-FLEX
The following tables describe, in brief, Glenair flex and rigid-flex manufacturing formats and specifications. Glenair recommends commercial customers specify IPC-6012/6013 standards of workmanship which are fully supported by Glenair. Military customers may alternatively cite specifications IAW MIL-PRF-31032. Manufacturing Formats and Specifications
IPC 6012/6013 Class I, II, III, Types 1–4 Certified Production
FLEX ASSEMBLIES
Design Formats
PADS • PADS PRO • Pro E / Creo • SolidWorks • Autodesk Inventor • CAM 350 • Altium • Valor • POLAR • XPedition
Manufacturing Formats
DXF • Gerber • ODB++ • IPC 2581
Layer Count
Max typ. up to 8
Termination
Thru hole • Reverse bare • Floating fingers • ZIF • Surface-mount
Conductor Width/Space
Lines: .003" • Spacing: .003" (dependent on copper weight)
Bend Radius (military)
Single Metal Layer: 4–6X overall flex thickness• Double Metal Layers: 6–10X overall flex thickness • Multi Layer Metal: 12–15X overall flex thickness Substrate: DuPont™ Kapton® polyimide flex adhesive and adhesiveless -60°C to 125°C Cover layer: DuPont™ Kapton® Stiffener: FR4 or DuPont™ Kapton® (metal stiffeners available upon request) Conductor: Copper, Constantan High-temperature materials and more available
Materials / Tg
Surface Finish
ENIG • HASL • Immersion Tin and Silver • Soft and Hard Gold
Specs and Quality Management
IPC-6013 Class I, II, III, types 1-3 • ISO 9001, AS 9100J-STD-001 Space
RIGID-FLEX ASSEMBLIES
Design Formats
PADS • PADS PRO • Pro E / Creo • SolidWorks • Autodesk Inventor • CAM 350 • Altium • Valor • POLAR • XPedition
Manufacturing Formats
DXF • Gerber • ODB++ • IPC 2581
Max Panel Thickness
Range of thicknesses from .010" to as thick as .250"
Layer Count
27 +
Via Technology
Blind, buried • Thru hole • Filled (conductive and non-conductive)
Conductor Width/Space
Lines: .003” • Spacing: .003” (dependent on copper weight)
Materials / Tg
Substrate: Nelco 4000, Rogers, Megtron, Polyimide, and more
Surface Finish
ENIG • HASL • Immersion Tin and Silver • Soft and Hard Gold
Specs and Quality Management
IPC-6013 Class I, II, III, type 4 • ISO 9001, AS 9100, J-STD-001 Space
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