Smart healthcare is the use of advanced Internet and Internet of Things technologies to realize the connection and benign interaction of relevant personnel, information, equipment, and resources in medical and health services in an intelligent way, as well as real-time, intelligent, automated, and interconnected dynamic services, ultimately ensuring that patients Timely access to preventive and curative medical services, including smart hospital systems, regional health systems, and home health. Chips are an integral part of medical devices, which are increasingly adapting various semiconductor technologies to provide new functions and capabilities in smaller form factors. Among them, the second- and third-generation chips used by automakers and high-tech manufacturers are the main demand in the medical equipment field.
The chip crisis has hindered the global economic recovery from the recession triggered by the new crown epidemic and exacerbated the global supply chain crisis. The supply shortage, which has affected nearly every industry that relies on electronic components, continues to weigh on industries ranging from automobiles to home appliances, and has spread to medical equipment as well. Semiconductors are an integral part of many of today's medical devices, providing functions such as operational control, data processing and storage, wireless connectivity and power management. Traditional medical equipment does not rely so much on semiconductors, and medical equipment using semiconductors can not only realize the functions of traditional medical equipment, but also improve the performance of medical equipment and reduce costs.
A global shortage of semiconductor chips is causing delays, order cancellations and other supply disruptions for medical technology companies. According to the survey, two-thirds of medical technology companies use semiconductors in at least half of their products. Moreover, most of the chips required for medical equipment and the chips used in automobile manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing have a high degree of overlap. This phenomenon directly leads to the fact that most medical equipment manufacturers have to face the risk of direct competition with other industries. Thus exacerbating the shortage of medical chips. And according to the survey, more than 70% of medical device manufacturers rely on a single supplier for their semiconductors. The lack of other suppliers means that if there is a disruption, it may cause 70% of medical device manufacturers to stop production, delay orders and so on.
The COVID-19 flu is fierce, and it is very important to conduct temperature checks for a large number of people in public places. Current thermal cameras or non-contact forehead infrared thermometers are two commonly used methods. These devices also rely on sensors and semiconductors such as analog chips to convert data such as temperature into digital readings.
The medical chip is the key source technology for the performance of the equipment system to achieve a leap. It has always been the "top battle" in the industry, and it is also a technical fortress that my country's high-end medical equipment industry urgently needs to overcome. The medical chip is the key source technology for the performance of the equipment system to achieve a leap. It has always been the "top battle" in the industry, and it is also a technical fortress that my country's high-end medical equipment industry urgently needs to overcome.