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Stretchability-The Metric for Stretchable Electrical Interconnects.

ABSTRACT: Stretchable circuit technology, as the name implies, allows an electronic circuit to adapt to its surroundings by elongating when an external force is applied. Based on this, early authors proposed a straightforward metric: stretchability-the percentage length increase the circuit can survive while remaining functional. However, when comparing technologies, this metric is often unreliable as it is heavily design dependent. This paper aims to demonstrate this shortcoming and proposes a series of alternate methods to evaluate the performance of a stretchable interconnect. These methods consider circuit volume, material usage, and the reliability of the technology. This analysis is then expanded to the direct current (DC) resistance measurement performed on these stretchable interconnects. A simple dead reckoning approach is demonstrated to estimate the magnitude of these measurement errors on the final measurement.

SUBMITTER: Plovie B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6187273 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Stretchability-The Metric for Stretchable Electrical Interconnects.

Plovie Bart B Bossuyt Frederick F Vanfleteren Jan J

Micromachines 20180801 8

Stretchable circuit technology, as the name implies, allows an electronic circuit to adapt to its surroundings by elongating when an external force is applied. Based on this, early authors proposed a straightforward metric: stretchability-the percentage length increase the circuit can survive while remaining functional. However, when comparing technologies, this metric is often unreliable as it is heavily design dependent. This paper aims to demonstrate this shortcoming and proposes a series of ...[more]

PMID: 30424315

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