OK, so I picked up the package from HaoRan LCD company and examined
their LCDs. Two observations, one expected, the other unexpected:
The expected observation: the end of the FPC tail that is meant to go
into a connector has straight edges, the corners are sharp 90 deg, no
rounding.
The
> [...] this idea will NOT work for our FreeCalypso handset. Our PCB will
> have 8 layers with lots of traces on every layer (intricate 2+4+2 HDI
> structure with inner buried vias and two levels of staggered microvias
> on each side), and the width of the PCB will extend only slightly past
> the
