Medical, Healthcare & Wellness

    July 2020
    Precision Op Amp Features Ultra-Low Input Offset Voltage
    Diodes Incorporated announced its first precision operational amplifier. The AS2333 uses chopper stabilization to achieve ultra-low input offset voltage of 8µV (typical) and near-zero drift (0.02µV/degree C, typical) over time and temperature. The chopper stabilization also addresses low frequency 1/f noise and
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    Date:
    07/30/2020
    Advanced  Strain Gages Enable Easy, No-Solder Installation
    Micro-Measurements announced the expansion of its C4A Series stress analysis strain gage sensors in Advanced Sensors Technology.  The C4A series enables for improved simulation and analysis for structure design verification, real-time condition monitoring of critical structures, such as bridges, dams, ships, an
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    Date:
    07/28/2020
    PSDcast – The H-1B Visa Restriction (Good for the Industry?)

    Chris Dries, the President and CEO of UnitedSiC

    You’ve probably heard that President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security took actions with mammoth ramifications for our industry. To whit, Trump restricted H-1B visas for engineers, computer programmers and other technical workers through 2020. Is this a boon for domestic employment or a shackle fo
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    Date:
    07/23/2020
    Industry's Thinnest Dual-Photodetector Optical Sensors
    Quickly and easily design sensors into places where they never used to fit with the thinnest optical sensor solution for wearable health and fitness products: the MAXM86146 dual-photodetector optical sensor solution from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The turnkey drop-in module includes built-in algorithms for heart
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    Date:
    07/09/2020
    Digital-Controlled Totem-Pole PFC for Next-Gen Power Systems

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    Table 1: 80 plus Efficiency Standard Requirements

      The pace and scope of the change overtaking the industry shows no signs of stopping. From advanced robotics, to medical wearables, to the smart grid, the amount of functionality presented to the public today is extraordinary. However, all that functionality needs power. Power is behind everythin
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    Date:
    07/02/2020
    LED Irradiation System - Disinfection to Medical Treatments

    Modular LED irradiation system equipped with UVC LEDs for disinfection.

    For disinfection purposes, the compact system can be equipped with UV LEDs to eliminate germs on critical surfaces such as mobile phones. It can also be assembled with LEDs providing the optimum emission spectrum for polymer curing and medical treatments - even multiple wavelengths are possible. Berlin-based Ferdinand
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    Date:
    07/01/2020
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