H05K1/0283

STRETCHABLE MOUNTING SUBSTRATE
20230048568 · 2023-02-16 ·

A stretchable mounting substrate that includes: a stretchable wiring substrate, the stretchable wiring substrate including a stretchable base material and a stretchable wiring arranged on the stretchable base material; and a module on a surface of the stretchable wiring substrate, the module including a multilayer substrate, a plurality of electronic components on a principal surface of the multilayer substrate, a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, and internal wirings inside the multilayer substrate. The module has a first electrode arrangement region where the plurality of first electrodes are arranged and a second electrode arrangement region where the plurality of second electrodes are arranged, and includes a node electrode pair, and the internal wiring of the node electrode pair and the stretchable wiring on the stretchable base material intersect each other in plan view of the stretchable wiring substrate.

STRETCHABLE MOUNTING SUBSTRATE
20230041066 · 2023-02-09 ·

A stretchable mounting substrate that includes a first substrate including a stretchable base material and a stretchable wiring on the stretchable base material; a second substrate including a wiring for an electronic component, the second substrate overlapping at least a part of the first substrate in a plan view of the stretchable mounting substrate; and a connection member connecting the first substrate and the second substrate, the connection member including a connection base material and a connection wiring connecting the stretchable wiring of the first substrate and the wiring of the second substrate 20, wherein the connection member is configured to be deformed in accordance with an expansion/contraction direction of the first substrate so that an expansion/contraction ratio of a region of the first substrate overlapping the second substrate in the plan view is larger than an expansion/contraction ratio of the second substrate.

STRETCHABLE CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE
20230042692 · 2023-02-09 ·

A stretchable conductive substrate includes a substrate and a circuit layer. The substrate has a plurality of predetermined areas. The circuit layer is formed on the substrate and defines a conductive contact group and at least one elastic wire structure connected to the conductive contact group in each of the predetermined areas. The at least one elastic wire structure has at least one patterned wire segment and a stretch rate thereof along a length direction of the substrate is from 0% to 60%.

Camera module with optical image stabilization function

The proposed invention relates to a camera module with an optical image stabilization function. A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) electrically connected to an image sensor is implemented to serve as an electrical path and at the same time, serve to provide an elastic restoring force in directions of a plurality of axes, thereby further miniaturizing and lightening the camera module.

CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING A CIRCUIT BOARD
20230010064 · 2023-01-12 ·

A method for fabricating a circuit board comprises preparing an elastomeric substrate having a roughened surface. The elastomeric substrate is stretched before an electrically conductive material is electrolessly deposited onto the roughened surface. A suitable amount of electrically conductive material is deposited onto the elastomeric substrate before the elastomeric substrate is released from its stretch.

STRETCHABLE DISPLAY MODULE
20230041709 · 2023-02-09 ·

A stretchable display module includes a conductive substrate and a plurality of pixel units. The conductive substrate includes a substrate and a circuit layer formed on the substrate. The substrate has a plurality of predetermined areas, and the circuit layer defines a conductive contact group and at least one elastic wire structure connected to the conductive contact group in each of the predetermined areas. The at least one elastic wire structure has at least one patterned wire segment, and a stretch rate thereof along a length direction of the substrate is from 0% to 60%. The pixel units are respectively located in the predetermined areas, and each of the pixel units is bonded to the conductive contact group in the corresponding one of the predetermined areas.

Structures with deformable conductors

A circuit assembly may include a substrate and a pattern of contact points formed from deformable conductive material supported by the substrate. The assembly may further include an electric component supported by the substrate and having terminals arranged in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of contacts points. The one or more of the terminals of the electric component may contact one or more of the corresponding contact points to form one or more electrical connections between the electric component and the contact points.

SYNTHETIC SKIN FOR RECORDING AND MODULATING PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

A method produces a device adapted to be implanted into the human body for purposes such as neural stimulation, sensing or the like. The method includes: providing a stretchable layer or membrane of an insulating material; forming on the layer or membrane at least one stretchable conductive path; depositing at least one small bolus of a soft and conductive paste or material onto pre-defined areas or portions of the at least one conductive path, and inserting a first end portion of a conductive element 71 into the at least one bolus of soft conductive paste or material. A second end portion of the conductive element opposite to the first end portion is not inserted into the at least one bolus.

Fabric-based items with electrical component arrays

A fabric-based item may include fabric layers and other layers of material. An array of electrical components may be mounted in the fabric-based item. The electrical components may be mounted to a support structure such as a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit may have a mesh shape formed from an array of openings. Serpentine flexible printed circuit segments may extend between the openings. The electrical components may be light-emitting diodes or other electrical devices. Polymer with light-scattering particles or other materials may cover the electrical components. The flexible printed circuit may be laminated between fabric layers or other layers of material in the fabric-based item.

Fabric-Covered Electronic Device

An electronic device such as a voice-controlled speaker device may have a housing characterized by a vertical longitudinal axis. A flexible substrate such as a flexible mesh substrate with component support regions coupled by flexible segments may be wrapped around the housing and the vertical axis. The housing may have surface regions with compound curvature. The flexible substrate may conform to the regions with compound curvature. A fabric spacer layer may be interposed between the flexible substrate and the housing. Electrical components such as input-output devices may be mounted to the component support regions. A display may be formed from an array of light-emitting devices that are mounted on respective component support regions. Light from the light-emitting devices may pass through the fabric spacer layer toward the housing and back out away from the housing. An outer fabric layer may cover the mesh.