The difference between FFC and FPC connectors, Unikeyic to educate!
It is very easy to confuse FFC and FPC connections when choosing connectors, but in fact, there are many differences in the details between the two. In order to enable users without procurement experience to quickly and effectively distinguish between the two types of connectors, we will now share the differences between the two types of connectors on unikeyic electronics.
Different production and processing costs
When it comes to the difference between FFC and FPC connectors, let's start with the price that everyone is concerned about, as FFC connectorsare more affordable. From the perspective of production and processing technology and cost, FFC connectors are more cost-effective, so when both are available, more users will choose FFC connectors, and circuit design will also be based on FFC connector design.
FPC adopts chemical etching process
The high price of FPC connectors in FFC and FPC connectorsis mainly due to their high process difficulty, as they are produced using chemical etching. Professional manufacturers will use chemical etching to process flexible copper-clad foils into single-sided, double-sided, and multi sided flexible circuit boards with different circuit configurations according to user requirements when producing FPC connectors.
The FFC has a thick two-layer structure
As mentioned earlier, FPC has a multi-layer structure, while the more affordable FFC connector is a two-layer structure. This type of connector is produced by combining two layers of insulation foil and installing flat copper foil in the middle, which has high thickness, strong stability, and high processing efficiency. However, the current trend is that FFC connectors are becoming more digital, so they can be divided into various types such as ABCDEF under market demand. When choosing, we need to choose the specific FFC connector model based on the application circuit.
The above introduction is about the difference between FFC and FPC connectors. It is more suitable to consider FFC connectors solely from the aspects of usage range and budget. However, if they are applied to flexible circuits, more precise FPC connectors need to be used. Moreover, we can also filter connectors on Unikeyic, which can quickly find the required connectors by filtering parameters. We can also use the price comparison function to select the procurement channels with lower prices and obtain more purchase guarantees.
