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Lab-on-a-Chip/ Smart Pill :: How Semiconductors Are Enabling Consumer Medical Devices

By Paul Errico, Analog Devices, Inc. Semiconductor research and development in the late 20th century was driven by the computing and communications applications such as, PCs, handsets and consumer applications, such as video games and high-definition televisions.Now, in the 21st century, it is increasingly influenced by the demand for integrated circuits (ICs) that make possible the next...  >>  

CT/ MRI/ PET Medical Imaging :: Medical applications look towards FPGA-based high-performance computing

By Mike Strickland, Altera Corp. Imagine if someone who’s ill could receive a DNA analysis followed by customized treatment, moments after providing a blood sample. Or, consider the advantages of 3-dimensional imaging and the new formats offered that have enabled more mobile versions of computer tomography (CT) backprojection equipment. These are just two examples demonstrating what the...  >>  

Lab-on-a-Chip/ Smart Pill :: From Fiction to Fact – Ultra Low-Power Design for Medical Devices

By Sahil Bansal, Zarlink Semiconductor One of the recent announcements from network executives introducing new fall television viewing was the return of The Bionic Woman http://www.nbc.com/fall_preview/bionic_woman/ . For readers old enough to remember, the original Bionic Woman http://imdc.com/title/tt0073965/ was “classic” 1970s television. Injured in a freak skydiving...  >>  

Infusion Pump :: The future of implanted electronic medical devices

By Steve Kennelly, Microchip Technology, Inc. The recent ruckus over the newly available vaccine for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) got me thinking about the possible future of implanted electronic medical devices.  >>