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Exploring Rigid Flex Designs with Altium Designer

Created: October 26, 2020
Updated: October 27, 2020
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Several considerations should be taken into account when designing a Rigid/Flex PCB. This on-demand session will address the design’s significant parts, including setup and Configuring the PCB’s Rigid/Flex sections.

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