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Further Reading
• Beyond Design: Crosstalk Margins by
Barry Olney, Design007 Magazine,
July 2018.
• Beyond Design: How to Handle the
Dreaded Danglers, Part 2 by Barry Olney,
The PCB Design Magazine, September
2016.
• Beyond Design: Introduction to Board-
level Simulation and the PCB Design
Process by Barry Olney, The PCB
Magazine, March 2012.
• Beyond Design: Board-level Simulation
and the Design Process, Plan B–Post-
layout Simulation by Barry Olney,
The PCB Magazine, February 2012.
• Beyond Design: Controlling the Beast
by Barry Olney, The PCB Magazine,
December 2011.
• Beyond Design: Common Symptoms of
Common-mode Radiation by Barry Olney,
Design007 Magazine, May 2018.
• "Board-level Simulation" by Barry Olney,
Electronics News (Australia), January
2013.
• "EMC Simulation Techniques for Printed
Circuit Boards" by Dr. Al Wexler, Quantic
EMC Inc.
DESIGN007
Barry Olney is managing director
of In-Circuit Design Pty Ltd (iCD),
Australia, a PCB design service
bureau that specializes in board-
level simulation. The company
developed the iCD Design Integrity
software incorporating the iCD
Stackup, PDN, and CPW Planner. The software can be
downloaded from www.icd.com.au. To read past columns
or contact Olney, click here.
At CES 2019 in Las Vegas, imec and TNO are presenting
the latest version of their health patch. Developed in the
framework of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, the new
health patch offers unprecedented comfort and a long
battery life, previously unseen in this type of device.
It can also be manufactured at a fraction of the cost of
previous generations.
The patch uses a mix of skin friendly and biocompatible
materials. A comfortable silicone adhesive is used to
provide long-term adhesion at high comfort. "Completely
watertight, the new health patch is built for maximum
user comfort and can be worn for up to seven days before
needing to be replaced," explains Prof. Jeroen van den
Brand, program director of printed electronics, TNO.
For patients, a single, disposable patch that can
be worn for several days is more convenient and
can reduce hospital visits as it no longer needs to be
returned after use. This is particularly important for
chronically ill patients as it provides an
affordable, single-use device that can
be easily used to monitor their vital signs
and physical activity at home. Easy to
apply and comfortable to wear for long
periods of time, it enables patients to
perform their normal daily activities with
minimal impact while providing valuable
information to optimize their treatment
and medication. The single-use concept
can also reduce time spent in the hospital
as it allows patients to be sent home
earlier while still remotely monitoring
their vital signs.
(Source: Holst Centre)
Disposable Health Patch to Measure Vital Signs
