IP Library Granted Patent US 12,373,006
Granted Patent B2
US 12,373,006 · App. 18/315,247 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Stretchable electronic device

Inventors: Jae Bon Koo (Daejeon, KR); Ji-Young Oh (Daejeon, KR); Himchan Oh (Daejeon, KR); Chan Woo Park (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
G06F1/1652
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Patent No.
US 12,373,006
App. No.
18/315,247
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a stretchable electronic device. The stretchable electronic device includes: a substrate; a plurality of electronic elements disposed on the substrate; and a line part configured to connect the electronic elements on the substrate and having a curved portion. Here, the line part includes: an insulator; and a plurality of metal lines disposed on the insulator, and the metal lines include: outermost metal lines adjacent to edges of the insulator; and inner metal lines disposed between the outermost metal lines. Also, a first ratio of a first distance between the outermost metal lines and the edges of the insulator to a first width of each of the outermost metal lines is greater than a second ratio of a second distance between the inner metal lines to a second width of each of the inner metal lines.

Claims (35)

1. A stretchable electronic device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of electronic elements disposed on the substrate; and

a line part configured to connect the electronic elements on the substrate and having a curved portion,

wherein the line part comprises:

an insulator; and

a plurality of metal lines disposed on the insulator, and the metal lines comprise:

outermost metal lines adjacent to edges of the insulator; and

inner metal lines disposed between the outermost metal lines,

wherein a first ratio of a first distance between the outermost metal lines and the edges of the insulator to a first width of each of the outermost metal lines is greater than a second ratio of a second distance between the inner metal lines to a second width of each of the inner metal lines,

wherein the first distance between the outermost metal lines is greater than the second distance between the inner metal lines, and

wherein the first width of each of the outermost metal lines is less than the second width of each of the inner metal lines.

2. The stretchable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the insulator comprises a polymer material.

3. The stretchable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic elements are spaced apart from each other on the substrate, and

the line part is provided in plurality,

wherein two electronic elements adjacent to each other among the electronic elements are electrically connected by at least one or more line parts.

4. A stretchable electronic device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of electronic elements disposed on the substrate; and

a line group configured to connect the electronic elements on the substrate,

wherein the line group comprises:

outermost line parts; and

inner line parts disposed between the outermost line parts, and

each of the outermost line parts and the inner line parts comprises:

an insulator; and

one metal line disposed on the insulator,

wherein each of the outermost line parts and the inner line parts has a curved portion, and

a first ratio of a second width of the insulator of the outermost line parts to a first width of the metal line of the outermost line parts is greater than a second ratio of a fourth width of the insulator of the inner line parts to a third width of the metal line of the inner line parts,

wherein the second width of the insulator of the outermost line parts is greater than the fourth width of the insulator of the inner line parts, and

wherein the first width of the metal line of the outermost line parts is less than the third width of the metal line of the inner line parts.

5. The stretchable electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the insulator comprises a polymer material.

6. The stretchable electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the electronic elements are spaced apart from each other on the substrate, and

the line group is provided in plurality,

wherein two electronic elements adjacent to each other among the electronic elements are electrically connected by at least one or more line groups.

7. The stretchable electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the outermost line parts are spaced apart from the inner line parts in a horizontal direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2023
From: KOO, JAE BON; OH, JI-YOUNG; OH, HIMCHAN; PARK, CHAN WOO
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 063600/0794 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0064777 · May 26, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230384832A1 · Nov 30, 2023
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