Exploring Hybrid Electronics: Neve’s Story

Neve Apte is a computer engineering major at San Jose State University. She always gravitated towards STEM subjects in school, finding them to be the most interesting – especially physics. While the public speaking aspect of the competition wasn’t new to her when she participated in NextFlex’s FlexFactor program during her senior year in high school, the subject of hybrid electronics was. The product her team pitched was a heated smart glove, similar to a smart watch.

Later, as she searched for a summer internship after her freshman year of college, she remembered her time participating in FlexFactor and looked at the NextFlex website. She saw an internship opportunity and applied.

Neve’s internship was a very hands-on experience, and she worked with several printers and machines in the NextFlex fab. Her work involved testing patterns on machines to learn which shapes, widths, and transitions would print successfully and testing conductivity once she had a successful print.

“The FHE [flexible hybrid electronics] concept is unique, and I had many opportunities during my NextFlex internship I wouldn’t have had elsewhere. I enjoyed working on a new exciting technology that is important to the future.”

Neve will return this summer as an engineering intern to continue building her skills and experience in the hybrid electronics industry. Learn more about NextFlex Learning Programs and how you can support programs like FlexFactor.