Textile-Integrated Stretchable Structures for Wearable Wireless Platforms

Han He; Xiaochen Chen; Omid Mokhtari; Hiroshi Nishikawa; Leena Ukkonen; Johanna Virkki

doi:10.1109/ESTC.2018.8546490

Textile-Integrated Stretchable Structures for Wearable Wireless Platforms

Han He
, Xiaochen Chen
, Omid Mokhtari
, Hiroshi Nishikawa
, Leena Ukkonen
, Johanna Virkki

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Abstract

In this study, antennas for passive UHF RFID tags were created from a carbon-based stretchable conductor on a stretchable elastic band by brush-painting. The antennamicrochip interconnections were fabricated by two different ways: 1) by using already commonly reported gluing with conductive silver epoxy and 2) by sewing the IC with conductive yarn. In addition to wireless evaluation of the fabricated RFID tags before and after stretching, we evaluated the effects of the interconnection type on tag performance and reliability. The achieved read ranges of around 1.5 meters are suitable for versatile textile-integrated RFID applications. Stretching causes permanent decrease to the tag read range but they remain functional even after 100 stretching cycles. In addition, the tags with the embroidered interconnections were found to be more reliable towards harsh stretching, compared to the tags with glued ICs. These initial results are very encouraging, considering the current trend towards more ecofriendly and cost-effective materials in electronics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 7th Electronic System-Integration Technology Conference (ESTC)
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-6814-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-6815-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ESTC.2018.8546490
Publication status	Published - Sept 2018
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2000 → …

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Conference	Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference
Period	1/01/00 → …

Keywords

elasticity
flexible electronics
radiofrequency identification
reliability
silver
textiles
UHF antennas
wearable antennas
textile-integrated stretchable structures
wearable wireless platforms
passive UHF RFID tags
carbon-based stretchable conductor
stretchable elastic band
brush-painting
conductive silver epoxy
wireless evaluation
textile-integrated RFID applications
embroidered interconnections
stretching cycles
glued IC
antenna microchip interconnections
Antennas
Wireless communication
Integrated circuit interconnections
Passive RFID tags
Reliability
antennas
passive UHF RFID
stretchable conductor
interconnections.

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