With a new, ultra light chip Holst has enabled better sensoring within\u00a0wearable health devices and applications. This, according to Holst Centre, means a new step from\u00a0today\u2019s mainly curative approach to healthcare to one that is preventative, predictive and personalized.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0sensor hub, integrated as a system-on-chip (SoC), combines an unprecedented number of biomedical analog interfaces into a single chip, on-board digital signal processing, high fidelity operation, and multi-day monitoring capability with a single battery. Thanks to its small form factor, the SoC can be easily integrated in new innovative designs enabling maximum user comfort. Holst has developed the device together with its ‘sister-organisation imec in Leuven.<\/p>\n
The biomedical analog interfaces include three ECG channels, photo-plethysmography (PPG), galvanic skin response (GSR), two multi-frequency bio-impedance (BIO-Z) channels to support new applications such as impedance-tomography, body fluid analysis and stroke volume measurements, and three reconfigurable channels.<\/p>\n
While high performance multi-modal analog readouts have been demonstrated, they lack on-board signal processing capabilities, or are too large in size. Alternatively, existing reconfigurable readouts are smaller, but have limited performance. Imec\u2019s and Holst Centre\u2019s SoC moves beyond current solutions and combines advanced biomedical readouts, supported by an ARM Cortex M0+ controller and accelerators for sample-rate conversion, matrix processing, data compaction, and power management circuitry (PMIC). The PMIC operates from a battery source (2.9- 4.5V) and generates the required voltages for the readout IC. It supports dynamic voltage scaling optimized for, but not limited to, low power and high performance applications, and can be fully customized for specific healthcare applications.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a clear need for accurate and reliable bio-sensing in wearables, and we are working on the building blocks to enable this,\u201d stated Chris Van Hoof, program director wearable health at imec. \u201cOur new SoC sensor hub underscores patient-centric capabilities and can be integrated in numerous wearable fitness and healthcare applications such as patch monitors, chest band heart rate monitors, respiration or hydration monitors and devices for blood-pressure calculation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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