The difference between PCB hard board and FPC soft board

Rigid PCB: often used as a motherboard and cannot be bent.

Hardboard: PCB (Printed Circuit Board); Flexible board: FPC or FPCB (Flexible Printed Circuit Board); Soft and hard board: RFPC or RFPCB (Rigid Flex Printed Circuit Board). Adopting a new type of wiring board. The hard board has the same thickness and strength as the PCB circuit board, and can accommodate electronic components and withstand certain mechanical forces. Soft boards are usually used locally to complete three-dimensional installations. The use of soft boards enables the entire soft hard separation board to partially bend.

Flexible PCB: FPC, also known as flexible circuit board, can bend.

Flexible printed circuit board (FPC), also known as flexible circuit board, is favored for its lightweight, thin thickness, and ability to bend and fold freely. Relying on manual visual inspection is costly but inefficient. With the rapid development of the electronics industry, circuit board design has become increasingly accurate and dense. The traditional manual inspection method used to be unable to meet consumer demand, and automatic detection of FPC defects has become an inevitable trend in the development of the industry.