An item may include fabric or other materials formed from intertwined strands of material. The item may include circuitry that produces signals. The strands of material may include non-conductive strands and conductive strands. The conductive strands may carry the signals produced by the circuitry. Conductive strands may be insulated by insulating strands that have been wrapped around the conductive strands. Insulating strands may include strands of fusible material that softens when heated to the appropriate temperature. Fusible insulating strands may be interspersed with insulating strands of a different material. The fusible insulating strands may be heated such that the fusible material melts and fills gaps between the other insulating strands, thereby forming a watertight covering over the conductive strand. The fusible insulating strands may be used to insulate electrical connections between conductive strands and/or between electronic components and conductive strands.

A capacitor component includes a capacitor body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes alternately stacked; and a connection terminal coupled to the capacitor body and including a buffer member having insulating properties and at least one conductive fiber portion penetrating through the buffer member.

Strands of material may be intertwined using weaving techniques, knitting techniques, non-woven or entanglement techniques, or braiding techniques. Fabric that is formed from the strands of material may be used in forming a fabric-based item. The fabric based item may include electrical components. The strands may include conductive strands that form signal paths. The signal paths can carry electrical signals associated with operation of the electrical components. Each strand may have an elongated core and a coating. Strands may also include intermediate layers between the cores and coatings. The cores, intermediate layers, and coatings may be formed from polymer without conductive filler, polymer with conductive filler, and/or metal. A polymer core may be provided with recesses to help retain subsequently deposited layers such as a metal coating layer. The recesses may be grooves that extend along the longitudinal axis of the core.

A textile fabric containing a first electrically conductive thread and a second electrically conductive thread is disclosed. In one aspect, the first electrically conductive thread and the second electrically conductive thread cross at a first crossover point, wherein the textile fabric further contains an electrical connector establishing an electrical connection between the first electrically conductive thread and the second electrically conductive thread. The electrical connector contains a first contact pad in electrical contact with the first electrically conductive thread, a second contact pad in electrical contact with the second electrically conductive thread, and a first stretchable electrical interconnection connecting the first contact pad with the second contact pad. The first contact pad and the second contact pad are provided at a location different from the location of the first crossover point. Methods for electrically interconnecting crossing electrically conductive threads of textile fabrics are also disclosed.

Disclosed is a fabric electrode belt for measuring a biometric signal. The fabric electrode belt for measuring a biometric signal according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a belt body unit including a stretchable material, and provided with electrodes to be in contact with a subject to be examined; and a circuit unit coupled to the belt body unit and configured to receive an electric signal based on impedance of a subject to be examined, measured by the electrodes, the circuit unit being disposed between the belt body units.

An electronic device includes a first substrate having bendability, a second substrate configured to include a first electrode and provided over the first substrate, a third substrate configured to include a second electrode and provided over the first substrate with a space from the second substrate, a first electronic component configured to be electrically coupled to the first electrode and provided over the second substrate, a second electronic component configured to be electrically coupled to the second electrode and provided over the third substrate, and a wiring configured to include a plurality of conductive thread-shaped members sewn into the first substrate in an extensible and contractible state so as to be electrically coupled the first electrode to the second electrode.

A structure comprises a fabric (28) with electronic components (10, 12) mounted thereon. The fabric (28) comprises a warp and weft of fibers (30, 32), each of the warp and weft comprising a combination of electrically conducting fibers (30) and electrically non-conducting fibers (32). The electronic components (10, 12) are connected to at least one electrically conducting fiber (30). The electronic components, in a preferred embodiment comprise a plurality of end of line elements (10) and a corresponding plurality of groups of line elements (12), each group of line elements (12) connected to an end of line element (10).

An elastically-deformable, conductive composite using elastomers and conductive fibers and simple fabrication procedures is provided. Conductive elastomeric composites offer low resistance to electrical current and are elastic over large (>25%) extensional strains. They can be easily interfaced/built into structures fabricated from elastomeric polymers.

A structure comprises a fabric with electronic components mounted thereon. The fabric comprises a warp and weft of fibres, each of the warp and weft comprising a combination of electrically conducting fibres and electrically non-conducting fibres. The electronic components are connected to at least one electrically conducting fibre. The electronic components, in a preferred embodiment comprise a plurality of end of line elements and a corresponding plurality of groups of line elements, each group of line elements connected to an end of line element.

According to an aspect of the present inventive concept there is provided a system comprising: a conductive textile including conductive fibers, an electronic circuit unit arranged on a first main surface of the conductive textile and including circuitry and a carrier supporting the circuitry, the carrier having a first main surface and a second main surface facing the first main surface of the textile and including a through-hole extending from the first main surface to the second main surface, a conductive pin including an leg segment arranged at least partly in the through-hole, and a grip segment arranged to grip about at least one fiber of the conductive textile. There is also provided a method for mounting an electronic circuit unit on a conductive textile.