Controlled buckling structures in semiconductor interconnects and nanomembranes for stretchable electronics
First Claim
1. A two-dimensional stretchable and bendable device comprising:
- a. an elastomeric substrate having a contact surface;
b. an interconnect having a first end bonded to said elastomeric substrate contact surface and a second end bonded to said elastomeric substrate contact surface, and a central portion between said first and second ends;
wherein movement of said first end and said second ends toward each other generates a curve and physical separation between said elastomeric substrate contact surface and interconnect central portion with a maximum physical separation distance between said central portion and said elastomeric substrate contact surface that is greater than or equal to 100 nm and less than or equal to 1 mm;
said first end connected to a first contact pad and said second end connected to a second contact pad, wherein said contact pads are substantially flat for receiving a device component and said contact pads are bonded to said substrate;
wherein said interconnect electrically connects said first contact pad and said second contact pad, and said curved central portion provides said device stretching and bending while maintaining electrical connectivity when said contact pads move relative to one another.
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Abstract
In an aspect, the present invention provides stretchable, and optionally printable, components such as semiconductors and electronic circuits capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed, and related methods of making or tuning such stretchable components. Stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits preferred for some applications are flexible, in addition to being stretchable, and thus are capable of significant elongation, flexing, bending or other deformation along one or more axes. Further, stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention are adapted to a wide range of device configurations to provide fully flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices.
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56 Claims
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1. A two-dimensional stretchable and bendable device comprising:
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a. an elastomeric substrate having a contact surface; b. an interconnect having a first end bonded to said elastomeric substrate contact surface and a second end bonded to said elastomeric substrate contact surface, and a central portion between said first and second ends;
wherein movement of said first end and said second ends toward each other generates a curve and physical separation between said elastomeric substrate contact surface and interconnect central portion with a maximum physical separation distance between said central portion and said elastomeric substrate contact surface that is greater than or equal to 100 nm and less than or equal to 1 mm;
said first end connected to a first contact pad and said second end connected to a second contact pad, wherein said contact pads are substantially flat for receiving a device component and said contact pads are bonded to said substrate;wherein said interconnect electrically connects said first contact pad and said second contact pad, and said curved central portion provides said device stretching and bending while maintaining electrical connectivity when said contact pads move relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55)
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11. A stretchable interconnect for establishing electrical contact with device components supported by an elastomeric substrate, said interconnect comprising:
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a first end bonded to said elastomeric substrate; a second end bonded to said elastomeric substrate; and a central portion disposed between the first and second ends, wherein movement of said interconnect first end and said interconnect second end toward each other generates a bend in said central portion and separation between said elastomeric substrate and said interconnect central portion, with a maximum separation distance between said central portion and said elastomeric substrate that is greater than or equal to 100 nm and less than or equal to 1 mm; wherein the device components are supported by said elastomeric substrate and the interconnect electrically connects a first device component with a second device component, wherein said bent central portion not in physical contact with the elastomeric substrate provides said interconnect stretching while maintaining electrical connectivity when said device components move relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 52, 56)
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