Endicott Interconnect Technologies Inc., Endicott, N.Y., and alpha-board GmbH, Berlin, have joined forces to devise miniaturized medical systems for medical technology, which will be shown at the COMPAMED tradeshow in Duesseldorf, Germany, November 18-21.
The two companies will present miniature electronic devices than can be used in implantable defibrillators, pacemakers and intravascular ultrasound devices.
alpha-board offers design and simulation services, while Endicott provides miniaturizing and manufacturing know-how. Using System-in-Package (SiP) technology, the companies can shrink electronics systems by a factor of 20× to 30×. Electronics needed for a pacemaker can be just a couple of centimeters.
To provide the reliability, alpha-board uses board simulation to optimize signal integrity. Simulation enables finding solutions for signal problems that can be incorporated in the design. Possible problems that are hard to track down conventionally will be detected and solved. This decreases overall prototyping costs and shortens time to market, and it also increases reliability of the final miniaturized product.
Miniaturized electronic medical systems
