Extremely stretchable electronics
First Claim
1. A stretchable integrated circuit (IC) system comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
a first device island mounted to the flexible substrate and comprising a first integrated circuit (IC) device fabricated from a rigid semiconductor material;
a second device island mounted to the flexible substrate and comprising a second integrated circuit (IC) device fabricated from a rigid semiconductor material; and
a flexible electrical interconnect electrically connecting the first IC device to the second IC device, such that a distance between the first IC device and the second IC device can be changed while maintaining an electrical connection between the first IC device and the second IC device.
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Abstract
In embodiments, the present invention may attach at least two isolated electronic components to an elastomeric substrate, and arrange an electrical interconnection between the components in a boustrophedonic pattern interconnecting the two isolated electronic components with the electrical interconnection. The elastomeric substrate may then be stretched such that the components separate relative to one another, where the electrical interconnection maintains substantially identical electrical performance characteristics during stretching, and where the stretching may extend the separation distance between the electrical components to many times that of the unstretched distance.
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23 Claims
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1. A stretchable integrated circuit (IC) system comprising:
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a flexible substrate; a first device island mounted to the flexible substrate and comprising a first integrated circuit (IC) device fabricated from a rigid semiconductor material; a second device island mounted to the flexible substrate and comprising a second integrated circuit (IC) device fabricated from a rigid semiconductor material; and a flexible electrical interconnect electrically connecting the first IC device to the second IC device, such that a distance between the first IC device and the second IC device can be changed while maintaining an electrical connection between the first IC device and the second IC device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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