Fabric is emerging as a viable substrate for wearable circuits with the advance of electronic textile (e-textile) technologies. However, incorporating electronics into textiles still face many unique challenges, mainly stemming from the high resistivity of conductive fibers and the difficulty of establishing a connection between the fabric and circuit components. This study proposes a hybrid approach to circumvent these challenges, which involves using both copper tape and conductive fabric to create circuits on fabric. The method is applied to build an on-fabric boost converter that exhibits 74-76% efficiency at rated power.
