The global Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) market size is predicted to grow from US$ 2442 million in 2025 to US$ 3117 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2025 to 2031.

The impact of the latest U.S. tariff measures and the corresponding policy responses from countries worldwide on market competitiveness, regional economic performance, and supply chain configurations will be comprehensively evaluated in this report.

A rigid-flex PCB combines the flexibility of flex circuits with the durability of a rigid PCB. A flex-printed circuit board has only flexible materials, usually polyimide or polyester-based. They can be single-layer, double-layer or multilayer boards.

Rigid flex circuits are a hybrid structure of rigid and flexible PCBs. Rigid and flexible circuits are integrated into a unitary interconnection structure to gain special advantages. The structures can vary widely in terms of materials and layout but in general, the most common materials are polyimide for the flexible circuit portions and FR4 or polyimide laminates for the rigid portions.

The driving factors of the rigid-flex PCB (i.e., rigid-flexible printed circuit board) market can be summarized as follows:

Technological innovation and product upgrade

Application of new materials: With the advancement of materials science, new materials such as high-performance copper-clad laminates and conductive adhesives are widely used in the production of rigid-flex PCBs. These materials not only improve the performance of circuit boards, but also reduce production costs, promoting the rapid development of the rigid-flex PCB market.

Improvement of manufacturing process: The continuous optimization of manufacturing processes such as drilling, molding, and electroplating has significantly improved the production efficiency and quality of rigid-flex PCBs, meeting the market demand for high-performance and high-reliability electronic products.

Growing market demand

Consumer electronics market: The popularity of consumer electronics products such as smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices has promoted the rapid growth of the rigid-flex PCB market. These products have put forward higher requirements for the flexibility, reliability, and lightweight of circuit boards, and rigid-flex PCBs just meet these requirements.

Automotive electronics market: With the improvement of the degree of automotive electronics, more and more automotive electronic systems have begun to adopt rigid-flex PCBs to improve the reliability and stability of the system. Therefore, the rapid development of the automotive electronics market has brought new growth points to the rigid-flex PCB market.

Other professional fields: In the fields of medical electronics, aerospace, industrial control, etc., rigid-flex PCB is also widely used due to its unique performance advantages. The rapid development of these fields has further promoted the growth of the rigid-flex PCB market.

Policy support and industrial development

Policy support: The attention and support of governments of various countries to the electronics industry have provided a good policy environment for the development of the rigid-flex PCB industry. For example, the Chinese government clearly proposed in the 13th Five-Year Plan to accelerate the development of the electronic information industry and promote the research and development and industrialization of key basic materials such as PCB materials.

Collaborative development of the industrial chain: With the rapid development of the global electronics industry, rigid-flex PCB suppliers need to establish close cooperative relations with upstream and downstream companies to achieve resource sharing and complementary advantages. Through supply chain collaboration, production costs can be reduced, product quality and delivery efficiency can be improved, and the overall competitiveness of the industry can be enhanced.

Environmental protection and sustainable development

Environmental protection regulations: With the increase of environmental awareness, countries are also constantly improving the environmental performance requirements of electronic products. As an environmentally friendly electronic product, rigid-flex PCB is in line with the current environmental protection trend and is therefore favored by the market.

Sustainable development: Many environmentally friendly materials and processes are used in the manufacturing process of rigid-flex PCB, which reduces pollution to the environment. At the same time, due to its long service life and high reliability, it also reduces the frequency of discarding and replacing electronic products, which is conducive to resource conservation and environmental protection.

In summary, the driving factors of the rigid-flex PCB market mainly include technological innovation and product upgrades, market demand growth, policy support and industrial development, and environmental protection and sustainable development. These factors have jointly promoted the rapid development of the rigid-flex PCB market and laid a solid foundation for its future development.

Infinity Market Research newest research report, the Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) Industry Forecast looks at past sales and reviews total world Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) sales for 2025 through 2031. With Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms unique position in an accelerating global Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Rigid-flex Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:

    Single Layer
    Double Layer
    Multi-Layer

Segmentation by Application:

    Military and Aerospace
    Medical
    Consumer Devices
    Others

This report also splits the market by region:

    Americas
        United States
        Canada
        Mexico
        Brazil
    APAC
        China
        Japan
        Korea
        Southeast Asia
        India
        Australia
    Europe
        Germany
        France
        UK
        Italy
        Russia
    Middle East & Africa
        Egypt
        South Africa
        Israel
        Turkey
        GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the companys coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.

    Nippon Mektron
    Unimicron
    Young Poong Group
    Samsung Electro-Mechanics
    Nanya PCB
    COMPEQ
    Ibiden
    TTM
    Shennan Circuits
    CMK Corporation
    Kingboard
    AT&S
    Redboard
    Wuzhu Group
    NCAB Group
    Shenzhen Kinwong Electronics
    Zhen Ding Technology
    Dongshan Precision Manufacturing
    HannStar Board Corp

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