A protection circuit module for a secondary battery comprising a bare cell, the PCM comprising: a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB); control circuitry (126, 127) mounted on the FPCB and configured for electrical coupling to the bare cell through the FPCB, the control circuitry being adapted to control charging and discharging of the bare cell; a plurality of first wire bonding pads on the FPCB around the controller; and a protector encapsulating the control circuitry on the FPCB, wherein: the control circuitry is marked on the FPCB using an adhesive material; the control circuitry comprises a controller and a switch comprising a first switching device and a second switching device; the adhesive material between the controller and the FPCB is electrically insulating; a portion of the FPCB below the controller has conductive material exposed to the adhesive material; the controller is electrically coupled to the first wire bonding pads via first wires; and a plurality of second wire bonding pads on the FPCB around the first and second switching devices, wherein the first and second switching devices are electrically coupled to the second wire bonding pads via second wires; and a distance measured from a lower surface of the FPCB opposite an upper surface on which the control circuitry is mounted and the top of the protector is 0.5 mm or less. a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB); control circuitry (126, 127) mounted on the FPCB and configured for electrical coupling to the bare cell through the FPCB, the control circuitry being adapted to control charging and discharging of the bare cell; a plurality of first wire bonding pads on the FPCB around the controller; and a protector encapsulating the control circuitry on the FPCB, wherein: the control circuitry is marked on the FPCB using an adhesive material; the control circuitry comprises a controller and a switch comprising a first switching device and a second switching device; the adhesive material between the controller and the FPCB is electrically insulating; a portion of the FPCB below the controller has conductive material exposed to the adhesive material; the controller is electrically coupled to the first wire bonding pads via first wires; and a plurality of second wire bonding pads on the FPCB around the first and second switching devices, wherein the first and second switching devices are electrically coupled to the second wire bonding pads via second wires; and a distance measured from a lower surface of the FPCB opposite an upper surface on which the control circuitry is mounted and the top of the protector is 0.5 mm or less. the control circuitry is marked on the FPCB using an adhesive material; the control circuitry comprises a controller and a switch comprising a first switching device and a second switching device; the adhesive material between the controller and the FPCB is electrically insulating; a portion of the FPCB below the controller has conductive material exposed to the adhesive material; the controller is electrically coupled to the first wire bonding pads via first wires; and a plurality of second wire bonding pads on the FPCB around the first and second switching devices, wherein the first and second switching devices are electrically coupled to the second wire bonding pads via second wires; and a distance measured from a lower surface of the FPCB opposite an upper surface on which the control circuitry is mounted and the top of the protector is 0.5 mm or less.