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The Wearable Revolution Has Already Begun - Seite 2

Since then advances in hearing aids are driven by end user experience. Ease of use has been improved with developments such as wireless connectivity and battery life time extension. Performance was boosted by means of more advanced signal processing, while miniaturization made devices ever-lighter and smaller.

Decades of wearable experience at NXP

NXP has been actively developing the technology to make wearable medical devices possible and practical, and is currently applying its experience to several new applications. It has worked with industry leading OEMs for nearly two decades, on devices powering hearing aids as well as hearing implants.

To meet the hearing industry's demanding requirements NXP has developed and deployed cutting edge high performance mixed signal solutions.

Highly integrated and optimized for ultra-low power operation, these devices are tiny and run from a tiny 1V zinc air battery.
They encompass highly sensitive analogue front-ends, low gate count powerful Digital Signal Processors, non-volatile memory and wireless connectivity streaming data and audio robustly around and safely through the body.

What's next for wearables?

Future wearables will provide insight in your well-being, advise how to get better, give early warning to seek professional support, and inform caregivers and nurses of patients in need of help.

Body-worn sensors will produce the raw data. They will be highly sensitive, very small, battery operated and can be placed anywhere on your body. They will be embedded in a wireless body area network which connects to the cloud via watch or smartphone much in the way today's comparatively simple fitness trackers do. Smart algorithms will turn sensor data into actionable information, which will be tailored to the intended recipient.

Hearing instruments do all of this, today. Having powered several generations of them, NXP is well-positioned and ready to address the unique needs of the wearable market.

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About the author, Bart De Loore:

Bart firmly believes wearable semiconductor solutions will revolutionize well-being and healthcare. As Vice President responsible for NXP's Personal Health business, he is driving smart solutions for healthier living. Those solutions will help prevent, diagnose early and more effectively treat diseases while containing health care costs. - See more at: http://blog.nxp.com/the-wearable-revolution-has-already-begun/#sthash.lY5d3dEZ.dpuf

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