Circuitry fabricated on a flexible substrate
AssigneeArm Limited
InventorsEmre Özer, Jedrzej Kufel, John Phillip Biggs
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods of operating apparatuses are disclosed. An apparatus comprises a flexible substrate and circuitry fabricated on the flexible substrate to perform data processing. At least one strain detector generates a strain signal which is dependent on a flexing state of the strain detector on the flexible substrate. A strain history control unit samples the at least one strain signal from the at least one strain detector at a plurality of time points and records a strain snapshot at each time point comprising data dependent on the at least one strain signal from the at least one strain detector. The data processing performed by the circuitry is dependent on the plurality of strain snapshots recorded.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
- and
- circuitry fabricated on the flexible substrate to perform data processing, wherein the circuitry comprises:
- at least one strain detector arranged to generate a strain signal which is dependent on a flexing state of the strain detector on the flexible substrate;
- and
- a strain history control unit arranged to sample the at least one strain signal from the at least one strain detector at a plurality of time points and to record a strain snapshot at each time point comprising data dependent on the at least one strain signal from the at least one strain detector,
- wherein the apparatus is configured to modify data processing operations performed by the circuitry in dependence on the plurality of strain snapshots recorded.
A method of operating an apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises a flexible substrate and circuitry fabricated on the flexible substrate to perform data processing, the circuitry comprising at least one strain detector, the method comprising:
- generating a strain signal in the at least one strain detector which is dependent on a flexing state of the strain detector on the flexible substrate;
- sampling the at least one strain signal from the at least one strain detector at a plurality of time points;
- recording a strain snapshot at each time point comprising data dependent on the at least one strain signal from the at least one strain detector;
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- modifying data processing operations performed by the circuitry in dependence on the plurality of strain snapshots recorded.
A apparatus comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
- circuitry fabricated on the flexible substrate to perform data processing;
- at least one means for generating a strain signal which is dependent on a flexing state of the flexible substrate;
- means for sampling the strain signal from the at least one strain detector at a plurality of time points;
- means for recording a strain snapshot at each time point comprising data dependent on the at least one strain signal;
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- means for modifying data processing operations performed by the circuitry in dependence on the plurality of strain snapshots recorded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.