Electronic devices
AssigneeAnalog Devices, Inc.
InventorsVikram Venkatadri, David Frank Bolognia
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Abstract
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprise an elongate electrical connector that is configured to connect to an integrated device package. The elongate electrical connector can comprise an elongate flexible substrate. The elongate flexible substrate has a proximal portion and a distal portion spaced from the proximal portion by a length along a longitudinal axis. The elongate flexible substrate has a width along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis. The elongate flexible substrate defines an elongation ratio of the length to the width. The elongation ratio is at least 100:1. The elongate electrical connector can be connected to a bobbin. The elongate electrical connector can be configured to unspool from the bobbin.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- an elongate flexible substrate having a proximal portion and a distal portion spaced from the proximal portion by a length along a longitudinal axis, the elongate flexible substrate having a width along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis, the elongate flexible substrate defining an elongation ratio of the length to the width, the elongation ratio being at least 100:1;
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- an integrated device package mechanically and electrically connected to the distal portion of the elongate flexible substrate,
- wherein the elongate flexible substrate comprises a flexible insulating material with embedded conductors configured to provide electrical communication to and/or from the integrated device package.
An electronic device comprising:
- a bobbin;
- an elongate electrical connector configured to unspool from the bobbin, the elongate electrical connector having a distal portion and a proximal portion that mechanically couples to the bobbin;
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- an integrated device package coupled with the distal portion of the elongate electrical connector,
- wherein the elongate electrical connector comprises a flexible insulating material with embedded conductors configured to provide electrical communication to and/or from the integrated device package.
A method of operating an electronic device that includes an integrated device package coupled with a distal portion of an elongate electrical connector, the method comprising:
- unspooling the elongate electrical connector from a bobbin, a proximal portion of the elongate electrical connector being coupled with the bobbin, the elongate electrical connector comprising a flexible insulating material with embedded conductors configured to provide electrical communication to and/or from the integrated device package;
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- guiding the integrated device package to a target location in a body cavity of a patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.