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Article: Thin discrete components: helping electronic circuits keep a low profile.(Flexible Thinking)
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- CircuiTree
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- August 1, 2006
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Flexible circuits have played an invaluable role in the world of electronics design over the years as a preferred medium for making electronic products thinner. Some of those products have risen to near cult status such as the low profile cell phones that have become almost as much a sign of status as a communication device and the ubiquitous MP3 players that adorn the ears and necks of an entire generation of young people.
This trend towards the vanishingly thin is not expected to abate any time soon and it is arguably bringing about a whole new meaning to the phase "Keeping a low profile". While flex circuits will continue to play an important role in keeping ...