| Title | (Invited Paper) Biological Information Sensing Technologies for Medical, Health Care, and Wellness Applications |
| Author | Masaharu Imai, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Keishi Sakanushi, Hirofumi Iwato (Osaka University, Japan) |
| Page | pp. 551 - 555 |
| Abstract | In recent years, our society moves towards more and more aging society, and health care becomes one of the most important concerns. Since small-size wearable and implantable healthcare systems are required in aging society, the LSI technol- ogy becomes more important for biological information sensing. In this paper, we brie y summarize the fundamental biological sensing system, and introduce our current work, Medical Domain Specific SoC, Type I (MeSOC-I) for capsular inner bladder pressure sensing system. At the end of this paper, we sketch the future challenges for the biological information sensing. |
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| Title | (Invited Paper) Ultra-Low Power Microcontrollers for Portable, Wearable, and Implantable Medical Electronics |
| Author | Srinivasa R. Sridhara (Texas Instruments, Inc., U.S.A.) |
| Page | pp. 556 - 560 |
| Abstract | An aging population, coupled with choices on diet and lifestyle, is causing an increased demand for portable, wearable, and implantable medical devices that enable chronic disease management and wellness assessment. Battery life specifications drive the power consumption requirements of integrated circuits in these devices. Microcontrollers provide the right combination of programmability, cost, performance, and power consumption needed to realize such devices. In this paper, we describe microcontrollers that are enabling today’s medical applications and discuss innovations necessary for enabling future applications with sophisticated signal processing needs. As an example, we present the design of an embedded microcontroller system-on-chip that achieves the first sub-microwatt per channel electroencephalograph (EEG) seizure detection. |
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| Title | (Invited Paper) Human++: Wireless Autonomous Sensor Technology for Body Area Networks |
| Author | Valer Pop, Ruben de Francisco, Hans Pflug, Juan Santana, Huib Visser, Ruud Vullers, Harmke de Groot, Bert Gyselinckx (IMEC, Netherlands) |
| Page | pp. 561 - 566 |
| Abstract | Recent advances in ultra-low-power circuits and energy harvesters are making self-powered body wireless autonomous transducer solutions (WATS) a reality. Power optimization at the system and application level is crucial in achieving ultra-low-power consumption for the entire system. This paper deals with innovative WATS modeling techniques, and illustrates their impact on the case of autonomous wireless ElectroCardioGram monitoring. The results show the effectiveness of our power optimization approach for improving the WATS autonomy. |
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| Title | (Invited Paper) Healthcare of an Organization: Using Wearable Sensors and Feedback System for Energizing Workers |
| Author | Koji Ara, Tomoaki Akitomi, Nobuo Sato, Satomi Tsuji, Miki Hayakawa, Yoshihiro Wakisaka, Norio Ohkubo, Rieko Otsuka, Fumiko Beniyama, Norihiko Moriwaki, Kazuo Yano (Advanced Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Japan) |
| Page | pp. 567 - 572 |
| Abstract | A badge-shaped sensor and feedback system were developed. This system makes it possible to study human and organizational behavior in an office. By prompting changes in workers’ behavior, it improves productivity as well as helps to solve individual’s problems. Aiming to improve the productivity and quality of project management, the system was applied at a software development company. The results show that the system can improve the human communication process, as well as motivate workers by giving them the chance to reflect on their work styles and to help their colleagues. |
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