Microcontroller and analog semiconductor specialist Microchip Technology Inc. announced the addition of TechEn. Inc. to its list of Medical Design Partner Specialists, which already included more than 14 members. Microchip plans to leverage its new partners' expertise in the areas of low power medical electronics designs in order to create eXtreme Low Power PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) aimed at the medical segment, which comply with the industry's regulatory requirements.“With Microchip’s excellent support, PIC XLP MCUs and commitment to delivering products that meet demanding regulatory and reliability requirements for the medical-device industry, TechEn looks forward to facilitating product realization for customers at various stages of design sophistication” Bill Johnson, chief engineering officer of TechEn, said.
Low power consumption is a prime concern in medical applications and through collaborations with Microchip's other Medical Design Partner Specialists, the company can make its products stand out from others on the same market. The company is already familiar with Microchip's eXtreme Low Power PIC MCUs and, by implementing these PIC XLPs into its products, TechEn can extend battery life and reduce the number of battery changes required over a product's lifetime.
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