Mechanical measures to limit stress and strain in deformable electronics

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PATENT NO 9521748
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14565267

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Mechanical measures strengthen a flexible circuit board or deformable electronic by manipulating the location and/or intensity of the stress concentration or to limit bending, torsion, and stretching. A material layer is patterned onto the flexible circuit board with a specific pattern and place of deposition in order to modify the stress concentration and profile of the circuit board and increase its overall strength. The material layer may be configured to modify the stress concentrations during bending away from the weak points in the assembly or to spread the stress during bending by increasing the radius of the bend curvature and therefore decreasing the chance of mechanical failure.

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FLEX LTD2 CHANGI SOUTH LANE SINGAPORE 486123

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Bergman, Mark Redwood City, US 20 246
Vrtis, Joan K Mesa, US 20 353

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