Innovative Medical Platform Solution from Infineon for a Wide Range of Electronic Applications in the Growth Market of Medical Technology
Infineon Technologies has launched a new, innovative platform solution for high-performance medical technology devices. The MD8710 Medical Platform from Infineon is based on the integration of standard functions. The smart deployment of functions makes it suitable for use in a diverse range of different electronic applications in medical technology.
Possible fields of application include electronic blood sugar and blood
pressure meters, electrochemical analyses and fitness devices, which can
transmit their readings automatically also via mobile communication to the
doctor’s or hospital’s computer systems. Market researchers from InMedica
estimate the total shipments only for telehealth electronics devices of more
than two million by 2013.
The customer-specific analysis software of Infineon’s Medical Platform can be
implemented on the integrated, energy efficient high-performance ARM Cortex R4
processor. The analog analysis stage of the platform permits multiple stimuli
with synchronous measurement, which makes it simple to use with photo and sensor
applications. The smart power management unit incorporated in Infineon’s new
product saves board space and enables portable, battery-powered devices in
extremely compact formats. This allows significantly more cost-effective and
energy-efficient medical technology devices to be developed and produced. In
addition to integrating the standard transmission technologies such as USB and
Bluetooth into this device for the simple and reliable exchange of data,
Infineon as a member of the Continua Health Alliance provides support for the
respective protocols and standards.
“With the new Medical Platform, Infineon supports the development of medical
devices with cutting-edge technologies, enabling cost-effective diagnosis and
patient treatment”, said Kurt Marquardt, Senior Director Marketing ASIC& Power
IC of Infineon Technologies. “The platform makes the most sophisticated medical
measuring technology possible in portable formats.”
Availability
- The Medical Platform is now available through distributors as a
development platform featuring the integrated MD8710 chip.
Additional information about the Medical Platform from
Infineon is available
online at
www.infineon.com/medical
201009280230.9.2010Medical technologyInfineon Technologies AG