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Know your MOPPS from your MOOPS in medical power supply design

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IEC/EN 60950 is a set of guidelines for the electrical safety of equipment connected to the public power grid, or mains. Now in its 3rd edition, IEC/EN 60601-1 is a further series of technical standards relating to the safety and performance of ‘Medical Electrical Devices’. The regulations are extensive and complicated but two things need to be appreciated when selecting ...

Haswell and its relevance to medical device design

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When Intel introduced the 4th Generation of its Core i-Series earlier this year, the standout feature was the quad-core Core i7 4700EQ processor with long-term availability. It is particularly suitable for power-hungry applications in medical technology. Intel launches a new generation of processors every year. While the last processor generation introduced a new low-power 22-nm process technology, the novelty of the recently ...