Brian,
Based on advice I got from this designer council about a year ago, I
contacted Minco Prod. in Minnesota, and got a big packet of useful
literature on flex circuit design.  I agree, it's a very good idea to
involve the vendor early, and often.
Richard Hatano
EMS Inc.

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From: BKDoughty1
To: DesignerCouncil
Subject: [DC] Flex Knowledge needed
Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 10:25AM

Good Morning Designers & Tech Heads,
     I'm in need of some information, and I thought I could ask here. I've
designed one flex circuit and now they (The powers that be) want to put more
components on it [Story of my life, I'm sure other designers would agree
with
me].
     Anyway, If there are any fabricators or anyone in the know out there
that
can help me I would appreciate it. I need to thin out my traces to get yet
another component on my layout but I already have a bottleneck happrening.
Can
anyone give me some pointers or tell me how thin traces can go on a flex
circuit without driving the price up at the board house...I need input. My
bosses want to know how long this change will take start to finish. I can't
even tell them how long it will take me to figure out how lonng it will take
me.......PLEASE HELP

                I Thank anyone in advance for their help and offer them my
first born  :)

                                Thanks,

                     Brian K. Doughty
                     Numonics Corporation

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