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PCB Manufacturing Capabilities

Flexible PCB Capabilities

Category Features Capability Description
Layer Count 1-layer,2-layers,4-layers The number of copper layers in the FPC Rigid-flex PCBs are not yet supported.
FPC Stack-Up 1-Layer (25µm dielectric thickness) FPC with copper and coverlay on the same one side only. Inner PI thickness: 25 μm flex PCB Capability
2-Layer (25µm dielectric thickness) FPC with copper on both sides. Inner PI thickness: 25 μm flex PCB Capability
1-Layer (50µm dielectric thickness) Tear-resistant. flex PCB Capability
2-Layer (50µm dielectric thickness) Tear-resistant. Suitable for impedance-controlled boards. flex PCB Capability
1-Layer (Transparent) PET Thickness: 36um flex PCB Capability
2-Layer (Transparent) PET Thickness: 36um flex PCB Capability
4-Layer Inner/outer layer copper weight: 1/3oz, 0.5oz, and 1oz.
Lamination structures: with coverlay or without coverlay.
For inner layers with 1oz copper weight, coverlay is applied by default to prevent delamination and blistering during lamination.
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Dimensions Maximum Dimensions Regular: 234 × 490 mm Absolute limit of 250 × 600 mm allowed with edge rails – confirm with customer support before ordering.
Minimum Dimensions No limit, but FPCs whose dimension is smaller than 20 × 20 mm are best panelised
FPC Finished Thickness 25µm dielectric thickness FPC:
1-Layer: 0.07 / 0.11 mm
2-Layer: 0.11 / 0.12 / 0.2 mm
50µm dielectric thickness FPC:
1-Layer: 0.12 mm
2-Layer: 0.19 mm
Transparent FPC:
1-Layer: 0.14 mm
2-Layer: 0.24 mm
4-Layer FPC: 0.2 / 0.25 / 0.30 / 0.35 / 0.40 / 0.45 mm
① The thickness of the finished FPC excluding any stiffeners. If the measured area has no copper or coverlay, the finished thickness will be reduced.
② White coverlay is 10um per side thicker than yellow/black coverlay.
Outer Layer Copper Weight Single-sided: 18 μm (0.5 oz), 35 μm (1 oz)
Double-sided & four-layer: 12 μm (0.33 oz), 18 μm (0.5 oz), 35 μm (1 oz)
The thickness of copper on the FPC
Type of Process Dry film process with LDI (laser direct image) exposure technology LDI provides higher accuracy than traditional LED exposure. The machines also support automatic alignment based on board size to eliminate pad offset issues.
Surface Finish ENIG. Thickness: 1u" / 2u" ENIG deposits a nickel-gold coating on exposed pads to prevent oxidation.
Thickness with Stiffener Thickness with Stiffener = FPC Thickness + Stiffener Thickness
FPC Thickness Tolerance 1. Area with stiffener thickness ≤ 0.3 mm: ±0.05 mm
2. Area with stiffener thickness between 0.3-1.0 mm, including 1.0 mm: ±0.1 mm
3. Area with stiffener thickness above 1.0 mm: ±10%
4. Gold finger area: ±0.03 mm
Additional tolerance exists for stiffeners. Thicker stiffeners have larger tolerances.
Holes Hole Diameter 0.1-6.5 mm The recommended maximum diameter for PTHs is 5 mm, if bigger may cause risks to production
Diameter Tolerance ±0.08 mm Example: A 1.00 mm designed diameter is allowed to yield any physical diameter between 0.92-1.08 mm.
Minimum Plated Slot 0.50 mm flex PCB Capability
Minimum Non-Plated Slot Not limited At least 0.2 mm copper clearance is required around non-plated slots.
Castellated holes are plated half-holes on the edge of an FPC. Most often used for press-soldered connectors.
① Castellated hole diameter: ≥ 0.3 mm
② Castellated hole to board edge: ≥ 0.5 mm
③ Castellated hole to hole: ≥ 0.4 mm
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Min. Via hole size/diameter ① Regular: 0.3mm/0.55mm
② Extreme for 2-layer: 0.10mm/0.3mm (extra cost required)
③ Extreme for 4-layer: 0.15mm/0.35mm (extra cost required)
④ Via diameter must be at least 0.2mm larger than via hole size, 0.25mm or above is better.
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Traces Annular Ring for PTH ≥ 0.25 mm recommended, absolute limit: 0.18 mm flex PCB Capability
Minimum Trace Width/Spacing (1 oz) ① 12 μm (0.33 oz) copper: 3/3 mil, absolute limit 2/2 mil – avoid if possible
② 18 μm (0.5 oz) copper: 3.5/3.5 mil
③ 35 μm (1 oz) copper: 4/4 mil
These are regular capabilities. Contact customer support for custom capability requirements.
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Trace Width Tolerance ±20% Example: A 0.10 mm designed trace width is allowed to yield any physical width between 0.08-0.12 mm.
Pad-to-Trace Clearance ① Via ring to trace: ≥ 0.1 mm, more whenever possible
② Exposed pad to trace: ≥ 0.15 mm, more whenever possible
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NPTH to Copper Clearance ≥ 0.20 mm The clearance from an NPTH to traces, pads, and copper pours
BGA ① BGA pad diameter: ≥ 0.25 mm
② BGA pad to trace clearance: ≥ 0.2 mm
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Coverlay/Soldermask Coverlay Color Yellow / Black / White / Transparent Yellow is recommended
Coverlay Opening Coverlay expansion, one-sided: 0.1 mm
Coverlay opening to trace clearance: ≥ 0.15 mm
more whenever possible
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Via covering Recommended to keep coverlay over vias
Coverlay Thickness 25µm dielectric thickness FPC:
① PI: 12.5μm, Adhesive: 15μm, on 1/3oz or 0.5oz copper
② PI: 25μm, Adhesive: 25μm, on 1oz copper
50µm dielectric thickness FPC:
PI: 25μm, Adhesive: 25μm
Transparent FPC:
PET: 25μm, Adhesive: 25μm
Note: white coverlay is usually 13-18μm thicker per side than yellow or black coverlay.
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Minimum solder bridge width 0.5 mm minimum, i.e. solder bridge narrower than 0.5 mm will be removed. Contact customer support for any non-standard requirements. flex PCB Capability
Silkscreen Character Height ≥ 1mm (More in case of complex patterns or knock-out text) flex PCB Capability
Character Line Width ≥ 0.15mm (Narrower lines do not print well)
Character to Pad Clearance ≥ 0.15mm (Any silkscreen closer to a pad than this will be clipped)
FPC Outline Laser Outline ① Copper to board edge ≥ 0.3mm
② Copper to slots ≥ 0.3mm
③ Outline tolerance: ±0.1 mm, ±0.05 mm upon request
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Gold Finger Pad to Board Edge Clearance 0.2 mm. Gold fingers will be cut back if exceeding this clearance to avoid damage during laser cutting the outline. Castellated pads are exempt from this clearance. flex PCB Capability
Panels (See FPC Panel Design Guide) ① Spacing between boards is commonly 2 mm. For boards with metal stiffeners use 3 mm instead.
② Handling edges of width 5 mm required on all four sides. Copper pour is required on these edges, with 1 mm clearance around fiducials and 0.5 mm clearance around tooling holes.
③ Fiducials: 1 mm; tooling holes: 2 mm; Fiducial centre to board edge: 3.85 mm. Add four fiducials with one offset by 5 mm or more to aid orientation.
④ Support tab width: 0.7-1.0 mm
⑤ Maximum panel size: 234 × 490 mm
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Stiffeners (Detailed Introduction) PI Stiffener Thickness options: 0.1 mm, 0.15 mm, 0.20 mm, 0.225 mm, 0.25 mm PI stiffeners are most often used with gold finger connectors. For example if the connector needs to be 0.3 mm thick on a 0.11 mm FPC, a 0.225 mm stiffener thickness is most suitable.
FR4 Stiffener Thickness options: 0.1 mm, 0.2 mm, 0.4mm, 0.6mm, 0.8mm, 1.0mm, 1.2mm, 1.6mm (bonding with adhesive under high temperature and pressure) FR4 is usually only used on low-end products because it is prone to chipping. Avoid if possible.
Stainless Steel Stiffener Thickness options: 0.1 mm, 0.2 mm, 0.3 mm Steel stiffeners cost more but have excellent flatness and do not easily deform. This makes them good as support under SMD components. Note that since steel is slightly magnetic it should not be used with hall effect sensors or similar components.
3M Tape 3M9077 (0.05 mm thick; heat-resistant)
3M468 (0.13 mm thick; not heat-resistant)
tesa8854 (0.1mm thick; heat-resistant, good adhesion, recommended)
Usually used to secure FPCs after assembly
EM Shielding Film 18 μm thick, black. Helps lower EMC. The recommended practice is to add soldermask openings to electrically connect ground plane with the shield films. flex PCB Capability
Design Considerations Impedance Calculation Core polyimide εr: 3.3
Coverlay εr: 2.9
Core polyimide thickness: 25 μm / 50 μm
Impedance measurement and control are not yet supported. Traces are only controlled for width and the customer is responsible for choosing trace widths to achieve their impedance requirements. JLCPCB provides impedance reference line widths;
EasyEDA (Highly Recommended) EasyEDA supports a dedicated stiffener layer. The shape and thickness of stiffeners are set and embedded in the design document so they don’t need to be entered manually when ordering.
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Other EDA Software Put annotations on its own layer. Include the outlines of the stiffeners and indicate material and thickness. This information is not automatically parsed so stiffener options need to be set manually when ordering. Make sure that annotation text does not overlap the board area. flex PCB Capability
Other Design Constraints Same requirements as rigid PCBs in terms of holes, traces, soldermask, and silkscreen.