Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC)

Title

Creator

Ichia Technologies, Inc.
Global Headquarters located in LinKou, Taiwan

Date

March 2011

Contributor

Various global suppliers of copper

Format

Approximately 3in x 2.5in, single layer pressed copper & polyimides component

Curator

Jasmyn Y. Oliver

Part Number

E219454 1052

Date Code

Not Available

Other Marks or Symbols

ICA C ichia

Function

Functions as part of the electronic packaging of a device. Its flexible design offers product designers more functionality when incorporating it into handheld devices, such as the Nook Color.

Manufacturer

Ichia Technologies, Inc.

Country of Origin

China

City of Origin

Suzhou

Assembly Location

Suzhou Factory
NO.118, Jinshan Rd. New District Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC

Raw Materials

Copper, plastic

Evidence

The manufacturer's website documents, using images and diagrams, its assembly process. Ichia Technologies also lists global suppliers of their principal materials, i.e. copper. The website provides the locations where this particular product is manufactured. The FPC component is made at both their Taiwan and China factories, based on the accompanying codes on the component [ICA C ichia], I inferred that this component was manufactured at their factory in Suzhou, China.

http://www.ichia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=609:en-contact&catid=90:en-contacts&Itemid=746&lang=en

http://www.ichia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575&Itemid=1243&lang=en

Collection:

Nook Color

Citation

Ichia Technologies, Inc. Global Headquarters located in LinKou, Taiwan, “Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC),” Mapping Our Devices, accessed September 20, 2024, http://maps.dgst101.net/items/show/292.

Output Formats

File