LCD evaluation and other preparations for FC handset

[Pičugins Arsenijs]

> At first I thought "OK, fine, I'll just put the needed FPC connector
> on our board", but then I realized that there is a problem: where will
> the body of the connector go? Two solid objects cannot occupy the
> same space at the same time... How can the LCD rest flat against the
> PCB surface if there a connector sitting underneath? The thinnest FPC
> connectors I could find (Hirose FH33 series) have 1.2 mm height above
> the PCB, and I have a difficult time imagining how anyone can make an
> FPC connector thinner than this.

A common practice is also putting the connector on the other side of
the PCB, then making a slot which the cable is supposed to go through.
This way, you don't have to worry about LCD and the connector
occupying the same space.

Cheers!
Arsenijs.