Stretchable Electronics for large area applications

Objectif

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.

Champ scientifique

• ingénierie et technologie › génie électrique, génie électronique, génie de l’information › ingénierie électronique › capteurs
• ingénierie et technologie › génie électrique, génie électronique, génie de l’information › ingénierie de l’information › télécommunication › technologie radio

Programme(s)

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

Thème(s)

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

Appel à propositions

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Régime de financement

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinateur

FREUDENBERG FORSCHUNGSDIENSTE KG

Adresse

Hoehnerweg 2-4
69469 Weinheim
Allemagne

Participants (10)

BE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES N.V.

Pays-Bas

Adresse

Marconilaan 4
5151 DR Drunen

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

France

Adresse

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

FUNDICO BVBA

Belgique

Adresse

Gruuthuselaan 19
8020 Oostkamp

INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW

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LABORATOIRES URGO

France

Adresse

42 Rue De Longvic
21300 Chenove

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS BELGIUM NV

Belgique

Adresse

Interleuvenlaan 80
3001 Leuven

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NEDERLAND B.V.

Pays-Bas

Adresse

Boschdijk 525
Postbus 90050 Eindhoven

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

Pays-Bas

Adresse

Zuiddijk 5
5705CS Helmond

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

Allemagne

Adresse

Strasse Des 17. Juni 135
Berlin

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VERHAERT NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES NV

Belgique

Adresse

Hogenakkerhoekstraat 21
Kruibeke

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