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Electronics Components Companies

Find the suppliers you are looking for in MDL's electronic components and medical electronics supplier directories, which feature the leading manufacturers of electronic components and medical electronics, respectively.


Featured Products

Multisensor platform chip
Many life sciences applications require precise temperature sensing and heating. The company’s multisensor platform chip combines several platinum thin-film structures, such as temperature sensors, heaters, and electrodes, on one platform substrate.

Connectors
Zero-insertion-force connectors provide contact reliability and reduced signal crosstalk. The DLP series has a minimum rated life of 10,000 mate-unmate cycles and can be mated and unmated in less than 2 seconds. The connectors use 34-way high-density contact modules for flexibility in medical equipment.


DIP Adapters Enable Medical Instrument Modification
An RoHS-compliant adapter can be used in medical instruments to modify existing designs without changing existing printed circuit board (PCB) layouts. The Correct-A-Chip adapter can convert a plastic leaded chip carrier–packaged clock chip to a dual in-lined package footprint.


Electronic Components Articles

Microflex Circuit Applications for Medical Devices
Extreme-resolution microflex processes enable a reduction in conductive trace width and pitch that opens a door for miniature-scale microcircuits used in medical devices.
(MDDI)

Interconnects Enhance Flexibility of Monitoring Systems
(MPMN)

Biosensor Research Could Further Lab-on-a-Chip Technology
(EMDM)

Thermoelectric Generator Can Convert Waste Heat into Energy
(EMDM)

Spotlight: Electronics
(MPMN)

Computer-on-Modules: Standardized Processing for Medical Electronics
(MEM)
Many medical electronics manufacturers choose to outsource key components of their devices.


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Notable Links

AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation)
Founded in 1967, AAMI consists of nearly 6,000 members united by the common goal of increasing the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation.

601Help
A free resource for developers of electrical medical devices. The site provides information about compliance with IEC 60601-1, the international product safety standard for medical devices.

Medical Device Electromagnetic Compatibility Program
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a part of the FDA, has regulatory authority over several thousand different kinds of medical devices. The CDRH's Medical Device Electromagnetic Compatibility Program oversees interference compatibility issues for the industry.


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