Key quote : The silicon technology used in the latest generation of smartphones, tablets and video games is driving the development of consumer electronics and healthcare.
Francois Guibert, Executive Vice President of Tufa Semiconductor and President of Greater China and South Asia
Just analyze how the progress of silicon technology has affected the development of telecommunications, consumer electronics and other industries, you can know how much silicon technology has affected the healthcare industry.
The most obvious impact is reflected in the products of these industries, for example, mobile phones and consumer electronics products have become smaller, lighter and thinner. The operation is simpler, the functions are more abundant, and the energy consumption is greatly reduced. Privacy is like a diary; portability is like a wallet; functions are like a computer. In addition to mobility, these devices also have stronger connectivity capabilities, and can interconnect and communicate with the world. At present, these devices have reached the latest development stage, the degree of intelligence has become higher, the operation has become more intuitive, and the human-computer interaction is smoother.
This change is exciting. The technology that caused these changes has also caused similar shocking changes in the healthcare industry. In the past, medical equipment was huge and occupied the entire room; nowadays, medical equipment is getting smaller and lighter. As long as there are many devices in the hospital, they will be available at home or worn by the patients. They are very concealed and not easy to be discovered. Like mobile phones and game consoles, portable medical devices can work around the clock as a link between patients and hospitals or doctors. Because it adopts the same advanced technology as the telecommunications industry and the video game industry, the new medical equipment is becoming more and more intelligent, and the operation is more intuitive, and it has the basic functions required for out-of-hospital diagnosis and treatment.
Enabling technology, society needs
In addition to the large-scale application of advanced silicon technology, social needs are also the main reason for changes in the healthcare industry. For example, reducing the price of healthcare equipment, giving everyone the opportunity to use healthcare equipment, and people's concern about personal health and fitness The degree of rapid increase.
Semiconductor technology promotes this change in two ways. First of all, the performance of traditional medical equipment has been continuously improved from low-tech beds to high-tech MRI testing equipment. Like all industrial applications, these improvements have benefited from the common win-win effect of semiconductor technology. We have seen continuous improvements in medical equipment in terms of price, performance, power consumption, and size.
In the second aspect, semiconductor technology is essentially redefining the healthcare industry, promoting and simplifying the transformation of the healthcare industry from hospital or outpatient medical methods to cloud-based systems that provide medical services anytime, anywhere. In the new era of healthcare, hospitals, clinics, and medical experts will continue to be providers of advanced diagnostic and surgical techniques, while community health professionals will assume more responsibility for daily management of personal health, using a large number of "consumers" Health care products to monitor patients.
Although semiconductors have been used in healthcare equipment for more than 40 years, the share of semiconductors in medical electronic equipment is still very small, because hospitals and clinics are the main users of medical equipment. With the increasing popularity of microelectronics technology, in many countries and regions around the world, the traditional medical electronics market is developing towards a broader and fast-growing healthcare market, allowing people to take more responsibility for their own health care.
Figure ResMed developed sleep apnea nursing equipment
The sleep apnea care device developed by ResMed is a good example of technology improving the quality of life. It used to be a huge machine the size of a washing machine. With the help of semiconductor technology, it is now a portable bedside device with simple operation.
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