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Low power signal processing electronics for wearable medical devices.

Alexander J Casson¹, Esther Rodriguez-Villegas

¹Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK. acasson@imperial.ac.uk

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Custom designed microchips, or Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), provide low power electronics essential for long-lasting wearable medical devices. This technology enables advanced online signal processing for future medical innovations.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Materials Science

Background:

Wearable medical devices require extremely low power consumption for extended operation from small batteries.
Generic electronic components often do not meet the stringent power and performance demands of advanced medical wearables.
Custom-designed electronics, such as Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), offer a potential solution for these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To present the current advancements in Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) technology.
To highlight the suitability of ASICs for developing next-generation wearable medical devices.
To demonstrate the capability of ASICs in providing online signal processing for medical applications.

Main Methods:

Design and fabrication of custom Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs).
Integration of ASICs into prototype wearable medical device systems.
Testing and validation of ASIC performance for online signal processing.

Main Results:

Demonstrated state-of-the-art ASIC technology for low-power electronics.
Achieved efficient online signal processing capabilities suitable for medical data.
Validated the feasibility of using ASICs in energy-constrained wearable medical devices.

Conclusions:

Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are crucial for enabling long-duration, high-performance wearable medical devices.
ASIC technology represents the forefront of electronic solutions for future medical wearables.
Online signal processing using ASICs enhances the functionality of medical devices operating on limited power.