Thin Film & Flexible Circuits
Micron-scale traces carry power and data across bendable substrates
Driving miniaturization through precision microfabrication
With over 30 years of experience across diverse high-tech industries, Cirtec has honed its expertise in micro circuit design and manufacturing. We've served a wide range of sectors—including medical, RF/microwave, aerospace, telecommunications, commercial printing, and photonics—showcasing the breadth and depth of our capabilities. Today, we are focusing our thin-film and electroforming expertise on innovative medical devices that increasingly depend on these advanced technologies.
Our Thin-Film and Flexible Circuits Capabilities
Cirtec’s thin-film, flexible circuit, and electroforming capabilities enable the miniaturization and precision required for today’s most advanced medical devices. From brain-computer interfaces to implantable biosensors, our microfabrication technologies deliver reliable, high-performance circuits for applications where space, flexibility, and biocompatibility are critical.
We offer a range of capabilities that help our customers bring their innovative medical devices to life:
- Thin-Film Circuits - Benefit from our additive thin-film manufacturing process, which delivers precise, high-reliability circuits with unmatched tolerances, ensuring consistent performance across critical applications
- Flexible Microcircuits - Harness the power of ultra-small circuits on flexible polyimide substrates to drive innovation in biosensors and other medical technologies, offering a combination of flexibility and miniaturization essential for cutting-edge device development
- Electroforming - Achieve exceptional micro-structure designs with our electroforming capabilities, ideal for producing intricate components with proven single- and multi-layer processes that meet the highest standards of precision
Our thin-film and electroforming capabilities are driving innovation in a wide array of advanced medical devices. These technologies are crucial for enabling miniaturization, precision, and flexibility. Key areas where our expertise is making an impact include:
- Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) - We support cutting-edge BCIs with flexible, high-density circuits that provide the necessary precision for interfacing with neurons, enabling new treatments and control systems for neurological disorders
- Implantable Medical Devices & Neuromodulation - Our technologies are integral to devices such as spinal cord stimulators, deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems, pacemakers, cochlear implants, and drug delivery systems. Thin-film and electroforming solutions provide compact, biocompatible circuits reliability and precision in long-term medical implants
- Biosensors - Enabling wearable glucose monitors, ECG/EEG systems, and continuous lactate or oxygen sensors with ultra-small, flexible circuits designed for high sensitivity and comfort
- Diagnostic Devices - Enhancing point-of-care diagnostics and lab-on-a-chip devices through lightweight, portable circuit solutions and precise microfluidic components
- Wearable Medical Devices - Providing smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart bandages with real-time monitoring capabilities through flexible, stretchable circuits that conform to the body
- Electrophysiology and Electrodes - Delivering high-precision electrodes and catheters for cardiac and nerve monitoring, as well as muscle stimulation, with advanced thin-film technologies
- Microfluidic Devices - Empowering drug testing and personalized medicine with organ-on-a-chip systems and implantable biosensors, integrating precise fluid control and sensing
Why Choose Cirtecfor Thin-Film and Flexible Circuits?
- Decades of thin-film circuit fabrication experience
- Vertically integrated approach—from design through production
- Unmatched performance and scalability
Cirtec brings decades of experience in thin-film circuit fabrication, flexible microcircuit design, and electroforming for medical applications where precision, biocompatibility, and reliability are paramount. Our vertically integrated approach from design through production enables us to tightly control tolerances, accelerate development timelines, and ensure consistent quality for even the most complex devices.
Whether you're developing implantable neuromodulation systems, diagnostic biosensors, or brain-computer interfaces, our proven technologies and specialized expertise help bring next-generation medical innovations to life with unmatched performance and scalability.
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