Fall 2008
Medical Electronics Manufacturing
Selected Contents
COMPONENTS
Designing an Optimal Signal Path for Portable Medical Devices
Soufiane Bendaoud
Choosing components carefully can ensure a design that has an optimal analog signal path.
MINIATURIZATION
Connectivity: Exploring Advances in Transition Cable Technology
Robert Stanton and Bill Lee
Smaller chips enable instrument miniaturization and increased performance of cables for medical electronics.
CONNECTORS
NETWORKING MEMORY
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Using Ultrasmall System-in-Package Components in Medical Electronics
Sjef Van Gastel
Ultrasmall passive components are now ready for integration into medical devices.
Integrating Built-In Connectors into Medical Electronics
Robert Stanton
Built-in connectors can save design time and minimize costs in medical applications.
Integrating PID Controllers into Automated Processes via Ethernet
Sean Wilkinson
Ethernet is poised to play a significant role in the networking and automation of medical devices.
Protecting Patient-Critical Data in Heart-Monitoring Equipment
Rich Paulson
For medical electronics, nonvolatile static random-access memory (nvSRAM) has features that offer data security and performance benefits for in-the-body devices.
Integrating RTOS Platforms and Multicore Processors
Paul Fischer
Upgrading medical device systems to incorporate a computing platform that uses multicore processor chips can bring new features and cost benefits.
