Microelectronic device with integrated energy source
An apparatus including an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components including an integrated circuit (IC) chip, an energy supply operable to electrically power the IC chip, and an energy harvesting (EH) device operable to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy supplied to the energy supply. A material substantially encloses at least a portion of at least one of the IC chip, the energy supply, and the EH device.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components comprising:
an integrated circuit (IC) chip; and
an energy device operable to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy supplied to the IC chip; and
a material substantially enclosing at least a portion of at least one of the IC chip and the energy device;
wherein at least one of the IC chip and the energy device is flexible.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the electronic device further comprises an antenna operable in conjunction with at least one of the IC chip and the energy device, wherein the material substantially encloses at least a portion of the antenna.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one of the IC chip and the energy device that is flexible comprises the energy device.
4. An apparatus, comprising:
an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components comprising:
an integrated circuit (IC) chip; and
an energy device operable to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy supplied to the IC chip; and
a display device operable in conjunction with at least one of the IC chip and the energy device;
a material substantially enclosing at least a portion of at least one of the IC chip, the energy device, and the display device.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device is flexible.
6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device is organic.
7. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device comprises an organic light emitting diode (LED).
8. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device comprises a thin-film display.
9. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device comprises a thin-film transistor digital display.
10. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display.
11. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the electronic device further comprises an antenna operable in conjunction with at least one of the IC chip and the energy device, wherein the material substantially encloses at least a portion of the antenna.
12. An apparatus, comprising:
an electronic device having a plurality of substantially collocated components, the plurality of components comprising:
an integrated circuit (IC) chip; and
an energy device operable to convert non-electrical energy to electrical energy supplied to the IC chip; and
a material substantially enclosing at least a portion of at least one of the IC chip and the energy device;
wherein at least one of the IC chip and the energy device substantially comprises organic materials.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the at least one of the IC chip and the energy device that substantially comprises organic materials comprises the energy device.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise lithium perchlorate.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).
16. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise polyethyleneoxide.
17. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise polyacrylonitrile (PAN).
18. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise polyvinyl sulfone (PVS).
19. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise dibutyl phthalate (DBP).
20. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the organic materials comprise acetonitrile.