Flexible electronic circuits with support structures

A flexible electronic structure for bonding with an external circuit, the flexible electronic structure comprising:

• a flexible body having a first surface, the flexible body comprising a plurality of internal electronic components;
• at least one contact element configured to bond with the external circuit, the at least one contact element operatively coupled with the plurality of internal electronic components and provided at the first surface of the flexible body, and arranged to operably interface with the external circuit after bonding;
• and
• at least one support element provided at the first surface of the flexible body, each support element including a contact area arranged to contact a first surface of an external structure comprising the external circuit or a corresponding surface element disposed on the first surface of the external structure,
• wherein the contact area of each of the at least one support element does not overlie one or more types of internal electronic component among the plurality of internal electronic components or one or more types of material of the plurality of internal electronic components, and
• wherein the flexible electronic structure is a thin-film integrated circuit (IC) or a flexible IC.