Medical Electronics

The industry and many markets have embraced big data analytics but this will mean a re-think for chip designers who will need new tools to create competitive solutions. According to Ravi Subramanian, senior vice president and general manager of IC verification solutions, Siemens EDA. AI and software are pushing sensing and electronics to the network edge in order to provide ...

In mid-May, Murata will introduce the small RAIN RFID Tag to provide a unique identifier,  enabling RFID readers to determine the item’s identity and authenticity in healthcare applications. The tags can be fitted to metallic and non-metallic surfaces, perfect for use on small items. To avoid any risk of contamination during the drug filling operations, they can also be embedded ...

There will be a new player in the dynamic silicon photonics sector, as Synopsys and Juniper Networks announce a partnership to form a new, separate company, with Synopsys as the majority owner. As yet, unnamed, the company will offer an open silicon photonics platform (integrated lasers, optical amplifiers) and photonic components. The companies believe that this platform will lower the ...

P-Duke has introduced medical grade PSUs that deliver 150W convection cooled, 180W fan cooled, and boost to 220W for 5s. The MAD180 series has 2xMOPP insulation and leakage current <100µA. “Being certified with EIC/EN/ANSI 60601-1 makes this supply suitable for any safety demanding type BF medical application,” said Luso, with is representing P-Duke in the UK. “It comes in 2 x ...

Miniature micro-layer (MML) film capacitors offer energy density of 400j/dm3 for weight and size reductions compared to polypropylene or polyester dielectrics. The capacitors developed by Exxelia are available from New Yorker Electronics. They also have an increased operating temperature up to 140°C and transient voltage protection. Capacitance ranges from 1μF – 1000μF and voltages from 50V – 1,000V. Operating temperature ...

Two medically approved open frame ac-dc converters, the LOF450 and LOF550, have been added to the Mornsun LOF series of medical and industry standard power supplies, available from Relec Electronics. The LOF series consists of low cost, reliable ac-dc converters which meet the latest regulatory standards. They are characterised by thermal design excellence and very short lead times, says the ...

Joe Sawicki , executive vice president, IC EDA at Siemens, challenged the mutterings that Moore’s law has run its course, and said the semiconductor industry was blighted with pessimism. At this year’s DAC (Design Automation Conference) he set about looking at the figures in a new light. “There have been morose expectations and miserable prognostics, for like 20 years,” he reasoned, ...

Design demands include a decrease in device size, cost and power consumption, while improving accuracy, sensitivity and reliability, observes Bill Walsh of Digi-Key Electronics. Of the four common types of temperature sensors – thermocouples, resistance temperature devices, thermistors and temperature sensor ICs – temperature sensor ICs are a good option for contact-based medical and healthcare designs. Principally, they do not ...

Hot on the heels of CUI, Trumpower has introduced a brick-style 300W ac-dc adapter built around GaN transistors. This time for medical users. TGM300 series power adapters are Class II for IEC 60601-1-11 home healthcare needs. “The GaN FET line achieves a power density greater than 9W/in3 and has a withstand voltage of 4,000Vac from input-output – 2xMOPP – and ...

The modular and configurable power supplies are designed for integration into mission-critical systems. Among the range available for fast delivery from Farnell are the UltiMod series of UX4 and UX6 AC-DC modular power supplies. They have up to 91% efficiency and low acoustic noise. The UX4 delivers up to 600W and can be populated with up to four power modules. The ...