Flexible hybrid electronics promises to combine the functionality of conventional rigid electronics with the flexibility of printed electronics. A prototypical FHE circuit, in which an integrated circuit is combined with multiple other elements, includes, for example, printed sensors, an antenna, a thin-film battery and even thin-film PV. Not all components need to be included, or even printed, for a circuit to count as FHE, but they must include as a minimum both printed and placed functionality.

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