Editing Flexible electronics (section)

{{Short description|Mounting of electronic devices on flexible plastic substrates}}
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[[File:FPC PANEL.pdf|thumb|Image of flexible printed circuits prior to de-panelization.]] 
[[Image:Olympus Stylus.jpg|thumb|250px|An Olympus Stylus camera without the case, showing the flex circuit assembly.]]

'''Flexible electronics''', also known as ''flex circuits'', is a [[technology]] for assembling [[electronic circuit]]s by mounting electronic components on [[Flexibility|flexible]] [[plastic]] [[Substrate (materials science)|substrate]]s, such as [[polyimide]], [[PEEK]] or transparent conductive polyester<ref>D. Shavit: The developments of LEDs and SMD Electronics on transparent conductive Polyester film, Vacuum International, 1/2007, S. 35 ff</ref> film. Additionally, flex circuits can be [[screen printing|screen printed]] silver circuits on [[polyester]]. Flexible electronic assemblies may be manufactured using identical components used for rigid [[printed circuit board]]s, allowing the board to conform to a desired shape, or to flex during its use.