Energy harvesting continues to become an ever more important
unique selling point as customers seek environmentally friendly
products with long lasting battery life. The integration of
solar energy harvesting started as the first real energy
harvesting in consumer products in 1978 with the advent of the
first solar powered calculator. Low power semiconductor chips
were created specifically to run off the power generated from
solar panels integrated into these calculators. Since then solar
panels have been used in construction signs, emergency roadside
phones, cross-walk signs, etc., all with the familiar
rectangular shaped solar panels. For many designs the add-on
look of the solar panel is not an issue, however what about
designs that require more aesthetic appeal? The issue with
integrating solar panels into a product in the past was that
crystalline panels are of a high enough efficiency to run
applications, but are not able to bend. Manufacturers wishing to
integrate these panels into their products eithe