Abstract: Embodiments include a sensor node, a method of forming the sensor node, and a vehicle with a communication system that includes sensor nodes. A sensor node includes an interconnect with an input connector, an output connector, and an opening on one or more sidewalls. The sensor node also includes a package with one or more sidewalls, a top surface, and a bottom surface, where at least one of the sidewalls of the package is disposed on the opening of interconnect. The sensor node may have a control circuit on the package, a first millimeter-wave launcher on the package, and a sensor coupled to the control circuit, where the sensor is coupled to the control circuit with an electrical cable. The sensor node may include that at least one of the sidewalls of the package is crimped by the opening and adjacent and co-planar to an inner wall of the interconnect.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a waveguide section including an outer layer of conductive material tubular in shape and having multiple ends; and a joining feature on at least one of the ends of the waveguide section configured for joining to a second separate waveguide section.

Abstract: A method of forming a waveguide comprises forming an elongate waveguide core including a dielectric material; and arranging a conductive sheet around an outside surface of the dielectric core to produce a conductive layer around the waveguide core.

Abstract: Some forms relate to a stretchable computing device. The stretchable computing device includes a first layer that includes electrical interconnects at a first density wherein the first layer includes a first electronic component; a stretchable second layer electrically connected to the first layer, wherein the stretchable second layer includes electrical interconnects at a second density that is less than the first density, wherein the second layer includes a second electronic component; and a stretchable third layer electrically connected to the stretchable second layer, wherein the stretchable third layer includes electrical interconnects at a third density that is less than the second density.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a waveguide including: an elongate waveguide core including a dielectric material, wherein the waveguide core includes at least one space arranged lengthwise along the waveguide core that is void of the dielectric material; and a conductive layer arranged around the waveguide core.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a pressure sensing device having a membrane that is positioned in proximity to a cavity of an organic substrate, a piezoelectric material positioned in proximity to the membrane, and an electrode in contact with the piezoelectric material. The membrane deflects in response to a change in ambient pressure and this deflection causes a voltage to be generated in the piezoelectric material with this voltage being proportional to the change in ambient pressure.

Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods, including a method for processing a substrate. The method includes providing a substrate including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a feature, the feature including an electrically conductive region, the second portion including a dielectric surface region. The method also includes performing self-assembled monolayer (SAM) assisted structuring plating to form a structure comprising a metal on the dielectric surface region, the feature being formed using a process other than the SAM assisted structuring plating used to form the structure, and the structure being formed after the feature. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an acoustic transducer device having a base structure that is positioned in proximity to a cavity of an organic substrate, a piezoelectric material in contact with a first electrode of the base structure, and a second electrode in contact with the piezoelectric material. In one example, for a transmit mode, a voltage signal is applied between the first and second electrodes and this causes a stress in the piezoelectric material which causes a stack that is formed with the first electrode, the piezoelectric material, and the second electrode to vibrate and hence the base structure to vibrate and generate acoustic waves.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to a transmitter to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal to a receiver via a dielectric waveguide where the transmitter includes a plurality of mixers to generate modulated RF signals and a combiner to combine the modulated RF signals. Embodiments may also include a receiver to receive, from a dielectric waveguide, a RF signal where the receiver includes a splitter to split the RF signal into a plurality of signal paths, a plurality of filters, and a plurality of demodulators. Embodiments may also include a dielectric waveguide communication apparatus that may include the transmitter and the receiver. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an optoelectronic package that allows for in situ alignment of optical fibers. In an embodiment, the optoelectronic package may include an organic substrate. Embodiments include a cavity formed into the organic substrate. Additionally, the optoelectronic package may include an actuator formed on the organic substrate that extends over the cavity. In one embodiment, the actuator may include a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer. According to an additional embodiment of the invention, the actuator may include a first portion and a second portion. In order to allow for resistive heating and actuation driven by thermal expansion, a cross-sectional area of the first portion of the beam may be greater than a cross-sectional area of the second portion of the beam.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a current sensing device for sensing current in an organic substrate. The current sensing device includes a released base structure that is positioned in proximity to a cavity of the organic substrate and a piezoelectric film stack that is positioned in proximity to the released base structure. The piezoelectric film stack includes a piezoelectric material in contact with first and second electrodes. A magnetic field is applied to the current sensing device and this causes movement of the released base structure and the piezoelectric stack which induces a voltage (potential difference) between the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: A method of making a waveguide ribbon that includes a plurality of waveguides comprises joining a first sheet of dielectric material to a first conductive sheet of conductive material, patterning the first sheet of dielectric material to form a plurality of dielectric waveguide cores on the first conductive sheet, and coating the dielectric waveguide cores with substantially the same conductive material as the conductive sheet to form the plurality of waveguides.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein provide a traveling wave launcher system physically and communicably coupled to a semiconductor package and to a waveguide. The traveling wave launcher system includes a slot-line signal converter and a tapered slot launcher. The slot-line signal converter may be formed integral with the semiconductor package and includes a balun structure that converts the microstrip signal to a slot-line signal. The tapered slot launcher is communicably coupled to the slot-line signal converter and includes a first plate and a second plate that form a slot. The tapered slot launcher converts the slot-line signal to a traveling wave signal that is propagated to the waveguide.

Abstract: Embodiments include a wavelength selective communication system for use in vehicles. In an embodiment, the communication system may include a primary dielectric waveguide having a first cross-sectional area. In an embodiment, a coupling arm dielectric waveguide may be communicatively coupled to the primary dielectric waveguide. In an embodiment, the coupling arm has a second cross-sectional area that is smaller than or equal to the cross-sectional area of the first cross-sectional area. According to an embodiment, the coupling arm is communicatively coupled to the primary dielectric waveguide by a waveguide connector.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a plurality of waveguides, wherein the waveguides include a dielectric material; an outer shell; and a supporting feature within the outer shell, wherein the waveguides are arranged separate from each other within the outer shell by the supporting feature.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for communicating between rack mounted devices disposed in the same or different racks separated by distances of less than a meter to a few tens of meters. The system includes a CMOS first mm-wave engine that includes mm-wave transceiver circuitry, mm-wave MODEM circuitry, power distribution and control circuitry, and a mm-wave waveguide connector. The CMOS first mm-wave engine communicably couples to a CMOS second mm-wave engine that also includes mm-wave transceiver circuitry, mm-wave MODEM circuitry, power distribution and control circuitry, and a mm-wave waveguide connector. In some implementations, at least a portion of the mm-wave transceiver circuitry may be fabricated using III-V semiconductor manufacturing methods. The use of mm-wave communication techniques beneficially improves data integrity and increases achievable datarates, and reduces power costs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an active fiber with a piezoelectric layer that has a crystallization temperature that is greater than a melt or draw temperature of the fiber and methods of forming such active fibers. According to an embodiment, a first electrode is formed over an outer surface of a fiber. Embodiments may then include depositing a first amorphous piezoelectric layer over the first electrode. Thereafter, the first amorphous piezoelectric layer may be crystallized with a pulsed laser annealing process to form a first crystallized piezoelectric layer. In an embodiment, the pulsed laser annealing process may include exposing the first amorphous piezoelectric layer to radiation from an excimer laser with an energy density between approximately 10 and 100 mJ/cm2 and pulse width between approximately 10 and 50 nanoseconds. Embodiments may also include forming a second electrode over an outer surface of the crystallized piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a piezoelectric sensor system. According to an embodiment of the invention, the piezoelectric sensor system may include a piezoelectric sensor, a signal conditioning circuit, and a light source each formed on an organic or flexible substrate. In embodiments of the invention, the piezoelectric sensor may be a discrete component or the piezo electric sensor may be integrated into the substrate. According to an embodiment, a piezoelectric sensor that is integrated into the substrate may comprise, a cavity formed into the organic substrate and a moveable beam formed over the cavity and anchored to the organic substrate. Additionally, the piezoelectric sensor may include a piezoelectric region formed over an end portion of the moveable beam and extending at least partially over the cavity. The piezoelectric sensor may also include a top electrode formed over a top surface of the piezoelectric region.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a piezo-electric mirror in an microelectronic package and methods of forming the package. According to an embodiment the microelectronic package may include an organic substrate with a cavity formed in the organic substrate. In some embodiments, an actuator is anchored to the organic substrate and extends over the cavity. For example, the actuator may include a first electrode and a piezo-electric layer formed on the first electrode. A second electrode may be formed on the piezo-electric layer. Additionally, a mirror may be formed on the actuator. Embodiments allow for the piezo-electric layer to be formed on an organic package substrate by using low temperature crystallization processes. For example, the piezo-electric layer may be deposited in an amorphous state. Thereafter, a laser annealing process that includes a pulsed laser may be used to crystallize the piezo-electric layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a physiological sensor system. According to an embodiment the sensor system may include a package substrate, a plurality of sensors formed on the substrate, a second electrical component, and an encryption bank formed along a data transmission path between the plurality of sensors and the second electrical component. In an embodiment the encryption bank may include a plurality of portions that each have one or more switches integrated into the package substrate. In an embodiment each sensor transmits data to the second electrical component along different portions of the encryption bank. In some embodiments, the switches may be piezoelectrically actuated. In other embodiments the switches may be actuated by thermal expansion. Additional embodiments may include tri- or bi-stable mechanical switches.