Cables
Ribbon Cable
Flat parallel-conductor flex
Parallel solid-copper conductors laminated into a thin flat strip at fixed pitch, designed for mass termination through Insulation Displacement Connectors. Rainbow IDC ribbons populated 80s and 90s PCs; today’s amber FFC tape lives inside laptops, cameras and printers, threading signal where round cable can’t fit.
Key specifications
Pitch
1.27 mm IDC · 0.5 / 1.0 mm FFC
Conductors
4 – 80 way (typical)
Pin-1 marker
Red stripe convention
Classic uses
IDE 40/80 · SCSI 50/68 · floppy 34
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