A flexible flat cable or ffc is an electrical cable that is both flat and flexible.
Flexible flat cable types.
They all have their history from ribbon cables which were developed for early mainframe computers in 1956 by cicoil.
Like a piece of thin band cloth ribbon a ribbon cable is a type of cable that is flat wide and is.
Flat flexible cable can be folded into different shapes to save further space and enable them to fit perfectly into the equipment.
Some are folded in such a way to navigate around intricate designs where others can be shaped specifically with the view to be dropped straight inside a product.
This arefound in everyday gadgets we use including our laptops tablets and even our smartphone.
These cables are premium quality have only been using them for a couple of weeks but so far perform picture wise just as well as more expensive cables yet have an advantage with.
Folding bending types.
You use the term ffc however to refer to the extremely thin flat cable.
Gct offer a range of flat flexible cable ffc and flat printed circuit fpc connectors in 0 3 0 5 1 0mm pitches horizontal and vertical orientation and numerous locking styles.
All are zero insertion force zif designs.
Ffc is a miniaturized form of the ribbon cable that is flat and flexible as well.
Flat flexible cable or ffc refers to any variety of electrical cable that is both flat and flexible with flat solid conductors a flexible flat cable is a type of flexible electronics however the term ffc usually refers to the extremely thin flat cable often found in high density electronic applications like laptops and cell phones.
I had bought some braided type coated cables in the past and have realized they are way too stiff.
Connectors accept ffc which gct can also supply in 0 5 and 1 0mm pitches.
Cable assemblies flat flex ribbon jumpers cables are in stock at digikey.
Conn ffc bottom 8pos 0 5mm r a.
Cable assemblies ship same day.
Really like how flexible the rubber coating is on these flat cables.