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Stretchy, Fast Circuits could reap novel wave of wearable electronics

By Parul Gupta

A panel of engineers has introduced the world’s swiftest, wearable, stretchable – an advance that could initiate the Internet of Things and a much more linked, high-speed wireless world. Engineered in interlocking segments like a 3-D puzzle, the novel integrated circuits can be utilized in wearable electronics that comply with the skin similar to temporary tattoos. Due to the augmented wireless speed of such circuits, they can enable health care staff to examine patients remotely, without using cords and cables.
 
The advance and high-speed wearable integrated with circuits have been introduced by a group of engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The team was led by Zhenqiang ‘Jack’ Ma, the Lynn H. Matthias Professor in Vilas and Engineering, a professor of computer and electrical engineering at UW- Madison. As per the research report, it is a platform for manufacturers interested to expand the applications and capabilities of wearable electronics – including the biomedical applications – specifically, as they strive to progress gadgets that take the benefit of a novel generation of wireless broadband technologies denoted as 5G.
 
In network communications, the extensive microwave radio frequencies of 5G networks will house an increasing number of mobile users and notable upsurges in coverage areas and data speeds. In a rigorous care unit, the epidermal electronic systems could enable health care staff to analyze patients wirelessly and remotely, boosting the comfort of the patient by reducing the customary hassles of wires and cables.
 
 
The unique structure, which is motivated from the twisted-pair telephone cables, makes the novel, stretchable integrated circuits so powerful. They inculcate two ultra-small intertwining power transmission lines in recurring S-pattern. It is serpentine shape outlined in two layers with segmented metal blocks, such as a 3-D puzzle that delivers the transmission lines the efficiency to expense without affecting their performance. It also aids protecting the lines from any external interference, and at the same time, restrict the electromagnetic waves traveling through them, almost absolutely eliminating current damage. At present, the researcher’s elastic integrated circuits can function at radio frequency levels of up to 40 gigahertz.
 
As different from other stretchable transmission lines, whose magnitude can approach 640 micrometers (or .64 millimeters); the research team holds new elastic integrated circuits that are only 25 micrometers (or .025 millimeters) thick. That is small enough to be extremely effective in epidermal electronic systems, among numerous other applications.
 
The team of Ma has been introducing transistor active units for the past decades. This current and innovative advancement showcase the proficiency of the researchers in both flexible electronics and high-frequency.
 
Conclusion – “We have identified a technique for integrating the active high-frequency transistors into a valuable circuit that can be wireless,” confirms Ma. The earlier works of this expert were supported and appreciated by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. He also states that it is just a platform that opens up novel avenues to a number of lucrative opportunities and capabilities. Now awaited is to see how promising these new introductions would be in the present and future scenario. 

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