Conformable, light emitting devices

While highly conformal electronics have always been of interest in case of medical applications, in the recent years also many light and lighting related applications are emerging which demand conformability. Well-being, automotive or smart clothing are just a few examples where these trends can be observed. We are finding that conformability could bring various benefits to both end users (improved comfort, biomimetics and haptics) as well as manufacturers (heterogeneous integration, more design freedom, differentiation and less stringent tolerancing). Application of SMI (Stretchable Molded Interconnect) technology, that attempts to address these demands, will be discussed. Some example realizations in the field of blue light therapy, automotive interior lighting and OLED lighting will be used to demonstrate the benefits and challenges resulting from use of conformable electronics