Forum: Electronics in hospital equipment

摘要

Electronic Products: So on the topic of equipment that would be used in the hospital, let's start with major equipment — like CAT scanners, x-ray machines, things like that. Patrick Furlan (Market Development Engineering Manager, STMicro-electronics): In the area of medical imaging, ultrasound equipment is continually going through resolution enhancements, so' you need more and more channels of data for more sensors. So for the integrated circuits, there's a lot of advancement in higher integration levels and in the number of transmitters and receivers handled.