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US 2020/0006205 A1Published application
Swirl interconnection in a flexible circuit
AssigneeNederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
InventorsGerardus Titus VAN HECK, Marco BARINK, Margaretha Maria DE KOK
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Abstract
The present disclosure concerns a flexible electronic circuit (100) and method of manufacturing. A flexible substrate (30) with conductive tracks is provided with a rigid electronic component (10). The component (10) comprises electrical contacts (11, 12) on either sides. The conductive tracks connect to the contacts via an arced section that originates from respective sides of the contacts but swirls partially around the component to approaches the component along a centerline (CL) separating the contacts (11, 12).
Claims15
A flexible electronic circuit comprising
- a substrate;
- an electronic component comprising
- a first electrical contact on a first side of the electronic component, and
- a second electrical contact on a second side of the electronic component opposite the first side;
- and
- conductive tracks disposed on the substrate;
- wherein the conductive tracks comprise
- a first conductive track formed along a first pathway between a first contact pad contacting one of the electrical contacts of the electronic component and a first main connection to the rest of the conductive tracks disposed at the first side of the electronic component, and
- a second conductive track formed along a second pathway between a second contact pad contacting the other one of the electrical contacts of the electronic component and a second main connection to the rest of the conductive tracks disposed at the second side of the electronic component;
- wherein
- the first pathway comprises a first arced section that approaches the electronic component along a center line of the electronic component and reaches the electronic component exclusively from a third side, which center line intersects the electronic component at the third side of the electronic component transverse to the first side and the second side of the electronic component and between the electrical contacts;
- and
- the second pathway comprises a second arced section that approaches the electronic component along the center line of the electronic component and reaches the electronic component exclusively from a fourth side of the electronic component opposite the third side.
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An article of clothing comprising a flexible electronic circuit comprising
- a substrate;
- an electronic component comprising:
- a first electrical contact on a first side of the electronic component, and
- a second electrical contact on a second side of the electronic component opposite the first side;
- and
- conductive tracks disposed on the substrate;
- wherein the conductive tracks comprise
- a first conductive track formed along a first pathway between a first contact pad contacting one of the electrical contacts of the electronic component and a first main connection to the rest of the conductive tracks disposed at the first side of the electronic component, and
- a second conductive track formed along a second pathway between a second contact pad contacting the other one of the electrical contacts of the electronic component and a second main connection to the rest of the conductive tracks disposed at the second side of the electronic component;
- wherein
- the first pathway comprises a first arced section that approaches the electronic component along a center line of the electronic component and reaches the electronic component exclusively from a third side, which center line intersects the electronic component at the third side of the electronic component transverse to the first side and the second side of the electronic component and between the electrical contacts;
- and
- the second pathway comprises a second arced section that approaches the electronic component along the center line of the electronic component and reaches the electronic component exclusively from a fourth side of the electronic component opposite the third side.
10 more elements
A method of manufacturing a flexible electronic circuit comprising
- providing a substrate;
- depositing conductive tracks onto the substrate;
- and
- placing an electronic component onto the conductive tracks;
- wherein the electronic component comprises
- a first electrical contact on a first side of the electronic component, and
- a second electrical contact on a second side of the electronic component opposite the first side;
- and
- wherein the conductive tracks comprise
- a first conductive track formed along a first pathway between a first contact pad contacting one of the electrical contacts of the electronic component and a first main connection to the rest of the conductive tracks disposed at the first side of the electronic component, and
- a second conductive track formed along a second pathway between a second contact pad contacting the other one of the electrical contacts of the electronic component and a second main connection to the rest of the conductive tracks disposed at the second side of the electronic component;
- wherein
- the first pathway comprises a first arced section that approaches the electronic component along a center line of the electronic component and reaches the electronic component exclusively from a third side, which center line intersects the electronic component at the third side of the electronic component transverse to the first side and the second side of the electronic component and between the electrical contacts;
- and
- the second pathway comprises a second arced section that approaches the electronic component along the center line of the electronic component and reaches the electronic component exclusively from a fourth side of the electronic component opposite the third side.
12 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.