Silicon chips stretch into shape (BBC) {flexible IC's}

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By Jonathan Fildes
Science and technology reporter, BBC News

Normally fragile and brittle silicon chips have been made to bend and fold, paving the way for a new generation of flexible electronic devices.

The stretchy circuits could be used to build advanced brain implants, health monitors or smart clothing.

The complex devices consist of concertina-like folds of ultra-thin silicon bonded to sheets of rubber.

Writing in the journal Science, the US researchers say the chip's performance is similar to conventional electronics.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7313203.stm