Stretchable Electronics for large area applications

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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.

Dziedzina nauki

• inżynieria i technologia › inżynieria elektryczna, inżynieria elektroniczna, inżynieria informatyczna › inżynieria elektroniczna › czujniki
• inżynieria i technologia › inżynieria elektryczna, inżynieria elektroniczna, inżynieria informatyczna › inżynieria informacyjna › telekomunikacja › technologia radiowa

Program(-y)

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

Temat(-y)

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

Zaproszenie do składania wniosków

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System finansowania

IP - Integrated Project

Koordynator

FREUDENBERG FORSCHUNGSDIENSTE KG

Adres

Hoehnerweg 2-4
69469 Weinheim
Niemcy

Uczestnicy (10)

BE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES N.V.

Niderlandy

Adres

Marconilaan 4
5151 DR Drunen

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

Francja

Adres

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

FUNDICO BVBA

Belgia

Adres

Gruuthuselaan 19
8020 Oostkamp

INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW

Linki

LABORATOIRES URGO

Francja

Adres

42 Rue De Longvic
21300 Chenove

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS BELGIUM NV

Belgia

Adres

Interleuvenlaan 80
3001 Leuven

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NEDERLAND B.V.

Niderlandy

Adres

Boschdijk 525
Postbus 90050 Eindhoven

Linki

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

Niderlandy

Adres

Zuiddijk 5
5705CS Helmond

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

Niemcy

Adres

Strasse Des 17. Juni 135
Berlin

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VERHAERT NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES NV

Belgia

Adres

Hogenakkerhoekstraat 21
Kruibeke

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