Conformal electronics including nested serpentine interconnects
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1. A stretchable electrical device, comprising:
- two electrical contacts; and
an electrical interconnect electrically coupling the two electrical contacts;
wherein the electrical interconnect has a meander-shaped base configuration comprising a plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features arranged along the electrical interconnect such that each of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features is at least partially nested within an adjacent one of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features, the meander-shaped base configuration having a base amplitude and a base wavelength, each of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features having (i) a nested amplitude that is different than the base amplitude, and (ii) a nested wavelength that is different than the base wavelength.
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Abstract
An example stretchable device is described that includes electrical contacts and an interconnect coupling the electrical contacts. The interconnect has a meander-shaped configuration that includes at least one nested serpentine-shaped feature. The interconnect can be conductive or non-conductive. The meander-shaped configuration can be a serpentine structure, providing a serpentine-in-serpentine configuration.
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26 Claims
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1. A stretchable electrical device, comprising:
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two electrical contacts; and an electrical interconnect electrically coupling the two electrical contacts; wherein the electrical interconnect has a meander-shaped base configuration comprising a plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features arranged along the electrical interconnect such that each of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features is at least partially nested within an adjacent one of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features, the meander-shaped base configuration having a base amplitude and a base wavelength, each of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features having (i) a nested amplitude that is different than the base amplitude, and (ii) a nested wavelength that is different than the base wavelength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A stretchable device, comprising:
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a stretchable substrate; and a stretchable electronic circuit disposed on a surface of the stretchable substrate, the stretchable electronic circuit including a first discrete operative device; a second discrete operative device; and an electrical interconnect electrically coupling the first discrete operative device and the second discrete operative device, the electrical interconnect having a meander-shaped base configuration with a plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features arranged along the electrical interconnect such that each of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features is at least partially nested within an adjacent one of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features, the meander-shaped base configuration having a base amplitude and a base wavelength, each of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features having (i) a nested amplitude that is different than the base amplitude, and (ii) a nested wavelength that is different than the base wavelength. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A stretchable electrical device, comprising:
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a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact; and an electrical interconnect electrically coupling the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact, the electrical interconnect being connected to the first electrical contact and extending from the first electrical contact generally in a first direction; wherein the electrical interconnect has a meander-shaped base configuration comprising a plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features arranged along the electrical interconnect such that each of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features is at least partially nested within an adjacent one of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features, the electrical interconnect including a plurality of repeated, connected, and alternating loops, each of the plurality of loops having a curved tip and a length extending from the curved tip in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A stretchable device, comprising:
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a stretchable substrate; and a stretchable electronic circuit disposed on a surface of the stretchable substrate, the stretchable electronic circuit including a first discrete operative device; a second discrete operative device; and an electrical interconnect electrically coupling the first discrete operative device and the second discrete operative device, the electrical interconnect being connected to the first discrete operative device and extending from the first discrete operative device generally in a first direction; wherein the electrical interconnect having a meander-shaped base configuration with a plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features arranged along the electrical interconnect such that each of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features is at least partially nested within an adjacent one of the plurality of nested serpentine-shaped features, the electrical interconnect including a plurality of repeated, connected, and alternating loops, each of the plurality of loops having a curved tip and a length extending from the curved tip in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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