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Fujitsu Laboratories, imec Holst Centre Develop Wireless Transceiver Technology for Medical Devices

For use in body area networks for medical applications

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and imec Holst Centre announced that they have developed a wireless transceiver circuit for use in body area networks (BAN) for medical applications that adheres to the 400 MHz-band international standard. While the subject of high expectations for medical applications, wireless monitoring of brainwaves or other vital signs has in the past required over a dozen milliwatts (mW) of electric power. Now, however, by optimizing the architecture and circuitry, Fujitsu Labo...

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