FPC (Flexible Circuit Board)-based Panel Keyboards

An FPC-based panel keyboard is a new type of thin, lightweight switchboard employing the click feeling of a metal disk. An FPC-based panel keyboard uses a flexible circuit as the base material. The keyboard is a new type of thin, lightweight switchboard which uses the click feeling of a metal disk. The thin, lightweight, flexible board allows high-density patterns to be formed, and components such as chip parts and ICs to be mounted on it. The use of a metal disk enables the keyboard to be made as thin as 0.4 mm.