Articles and Whitepapers
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November 2007 —
MICS as an Enabling Technology for Wireless Medical Technology ECN
The evolution of wireless healthcare has been significantly influenced by the designation of the 402-405 MHz medical implant communications service (MICS) band. This band is dedicated to radio frequency (RF) communication systems, linking implanted electronic medical devices and control or monitoring equipment. 
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June 2007 —
From Fiction to Fact - Ultra Low-Power Design for Medical Devices Semiconductor Applications
One of the recent announcements from network executives introducing new fall television viewing was the return of The Bionic Woman. When this TV show first aired, a lot of these "bionic" capabilities were for the most part the work of creative, possibly very forward-thinking, television writers. Today, however, with the Bionic Woman set to return to the small screen, many of these once fictional technologies are a reality.
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June 2007 —
In-Body Communications RF Design Targeting implantable applications like pacemakers, nerve stimulators, drug pumps, and other such medical devices, an ultralow-power RF transceiver chip has been developed that delivers high data rates, low power consumption and unique wake-up circuitry. This article discusses the design of an in-body communication system.
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November 2006 —
Ultra Low-Power RF Communications for Implanted Medical Applications and Low Duty-Cycle Systems EETimes-Asia
This article will briefly introduces the evolution of wirelessly enabled implanted medical devices, and takes a more detailed look at the performance factors and challenges considered in the design of an ultra low-power RF communication IC intended specifically for medical applications in the 402-405 MHz band or 433 MHz ISM band.
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April 2005 —
The Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Medical Device Revolution Medical Electronics Manufacturing New ultra-low-power radio-frequency (RF) technologies are spurring the development of innovative medical tools, from endoscopic camera capsules that are swallowed, to implanted devices that wirelessly transmit patient health data. In this article, Zarlink's Peter Bradley discusses in-body communications issues and transceiver chip design.
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November 2004 —
The Challenge of Designing In-body Communications Embedded Systems Programming The concept of in-body communications networks once was the domain of science fiction writers. Today, thanks to advanced ultra low-power RF (radio frequency) capabilities, a pacemaker can make a wireless telephone call to the doctor's office to report health data. In this Embedded Systems cover story, Zarlink ultra low-power experts Ake Sivard, Peter Bradley, Peter Chadwick, and Henry Higgins look at the challenges of sending data out of a human body.
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June 2004 —
A New Tract Record New Electronics In a special report on Medical Electronics, New Electonics' reporter Vanessa Knivett discusses how Zarlink's ultra low-power expertise plays a crucial role in Given Imaging's swallowable camera capsule.
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May 2004 —
The Swallowable Camera Capsule - The Inside Story from Zarlink Semiconductor Ottawa Citizen Business TV In an interview with Ottawa Citizen Business TV, Zarlink Chief Technical Officer Peter Burke discusses the medical advances supported by Given Imaging's swallowable camera capsule and some of the challenges of ultra low-power wireless design.
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