Embroidering Electrical Interconnects with Conductive Yarn for The Integration of Flexible Electronic Modules into Fabric

Authors:
Torsten Linz;Christine Kallmayer;Rolf Aschenbrenner;Herbert Reichl
Affiliations:
Fraunhofer IZM Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 13355 Berlin, Germany;Fraunhofer IZM Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 13355 Berlin, Germany;Fraunhofer IZM Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 13355 Berlin, Germany;Fraunhofer IZM Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 13355 Berlin, Germany
Venue:
ISWC '05 Proceedings of the Ninth IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Year:
2005

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Abstract

This paper shows how common embroidery can be used to integrate electronics into textile environment in a light and cost efficient way. A mechanism has been developed to embroider through flexible electronic modules using conductive yarn, thus creating an interconnection with other modules like sensors, batteries, textile keyboards, etc. Mold encapsulation has been found to improve the electrical contact and support the reliability of the whole system.