Stretchable Electronics for large area applications

Objetivo

Consumers are increasingly taking responsibility for their health and physical condition: they want to manage their own health and feel good, by monitoring a variety of functions of the human body (ECG, heart rate, heart rate variability, blood oxygen saturation, temperature, etc) and activity related data (speed and acceleration obtained from body sensors) while doing sports, or throughout the day, or during recovery from illness.

Physically such monitors consist of three technology elements:
- Unobtrusive sensors -small, wireless, virtually invisible, low weight- that measure relevant (body) parameters.
- Algorithms that interpret these measurements.
- Connectivity, preferably wireless to transfer the data to a body network for further processing.

Direct skin contact allows for full measurement opportunities, but wearing comfort requires that the monitor will not only be flexible, but also of stretchable and soft-touch nature. In the STELLA project the development of such stretchable and soft-touch substrates, including electronic assembly on these substrates is proposed.

Processes will be developed to produce a stretchable conductive pattern that can be composed of printed wiring, discrete wiring, or a combination thereof formed in a predetermined arrangement on a stretchable common base substrate. The soft-touch will be achieved by using base materials with a different chemistry than what is used to day for flex substrates. Assembly methods for component mounting und interconnection, based on existing platform techniques, will have to be adapted.

Innovations from the proposed STELLA project include:
- New stretchable substrates with stretchable conductor pattern
- Assembly technology on stretchable substrates, based on lead-free reflow soldering
- Integration methods for electronics in stretchable products

The new technology will be proven through a number of demonstrators for the end-users in the project.

Ámbito científico

• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería eléctrica, ingeniería electrónica, ingeniería de la información › ingeniería electrónica › sensores
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería eléctrica, ingeniería electrónica, ingeniería de la información › ingeniería de la información › telecomunicación › radiotecnología

Programa(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Tema(s)

• IST-2004-2.4.2 - Technologies and devices for micro/nano-scale integration

Convocatoria de propuestas

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Régimen de financiación

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinador

FREUDENBERG FORSCHUNGSDIENSTE KG

Dirección

Hoehnerweg 2-4
69469 Weinheim
Alemania

Participantes (10)

BE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES N.V.

Países Bajos

Dirección

Marconilaan 4
5151 DR Drunen

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

Francia

Dirección

Batiment Le Ponant D, 25 Rue Leblanc
75015 Paris Cedex 15

FUNDICO BVBA

Bélgica

Dirección

Gruuthuselaan 19
8020 Oostkamp

INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW

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LABORATOIRES URGO

Francia

Dirección

42 Rue De Longvic
21300 Chenove

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS BELGIUM NV

Bélgica

Dirección

Interleuvenlaan 80
3001 Leuven

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NEDERLAND B.V.

Países Bajos

Dirección

Boschdijk 525
Postbus 90050 Eindhoven

Enlaces

QUALITY PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL (Q.P.I.) B.V.

Países Bajos

Dirección

Zuiddijk 5
5705CS Helmond

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

Alemania

Dirección

Strasse Des 17. Juni 135
Berlin

Enlaces

VERHAERT NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES NV

Bélgica

Dirección

Hogenakkerhoekstraat 21
Kruibeke

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