The extremely thin and flexible circuit board material of Würth's SLIM.flex technology is very robust. This is why it is used at CERN.
The ultra-thin SLIM.flex products have already proven themselves in the fields of medical technology, vision technology, automotive or multimedia, or wherever else small and tiny sensors need to be installed. Thanks to available standards and enormous robustness combined with maximum flexibility, the Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology (CBT) product is now also being used in the CERN particle accelerator.
Compared to other products, this technology can be made much thinner and at the same time ensure a higher resolution for the smallest components. This is made possible by an ultra-thin film between the layers - regardless of how the layers are pressed or constructed.
The SLIM.flex printed circuit board is installed in the detectors of the new CERN particle accelerator
The stackups for SLIM.flex are also available to customers digitally. They can simply be read in via the corresponding EDA software and do not have to be laboriously translated into the user's program. "This saves time and reduces errors," says Klaus Weingärtner, who manages the CBT plant in Rot am See.
SLIM.flex can be produced in much smaller quantities than comparable products from market competitors, emphasizes Würth Elektronik. This also makes the innovation interesting for research institutes. The technology is also available not only as a pure flex PCB, but also as a rigid-flex or multilayer version.
Quality tests have shown that SLIM.flex can withstand even the highest temperature stress and is therefore qualified for use in highly demanding environments. SLIM.flex is being installed in the detectors of the new CERN particle accelerator - the largest of its kind in the world.
The SLIM.flex printed circuit board is installed in the detectors of the new CERN particle accelerator
