Heart Rate and SpO2 Measurement for Wearable Devices

Technical overview of pulse oximetry: principles, SpO2 measurement, transmission vs reflection methods, signal conditioning and digital filtering for device design.

Wearable Device Circuit Protection Design

Overview of ESD protection and PCB layout for wearables, and UAV long-term tracking algorithm with altitude control for aerial robotics.

Power Management Challenges in Wearable Devices

Power management strategies for wearables: PMIC, SIMO and LDO selection, battery capacity trade-offs and low?power design techniques to extend battery life.

Transition from Wearables to Medical Devices

Overview of ADI's GEN II wearable platform integrating ECG, PPG, bioimpedance, motion and temperature sensors for prototype development and continuous monitoring use cases.

Medical Wearables and Sensor Ecosystem Growth

Analysis of medical wearables market growth, sensor technologies (PPG, ECG), regulatory hurdles and integration for clinical-grade patient monitoring and remote care.

Survey and Analysis of Global Wearable Health Devices

Market analysis of wearable medical devices: aging demographics, rising chronic disease prevalence, remote monitoring benefits to reduce hospitalizations and VC interest.

History and Applications of Electronic Skin

Electronic skin overview: flexible tactile sensors, sensor types (capacitive, SAW), working principles and applications in prosthetics, wearables, and robotics.

Design Considerations for Medical Wearables

Overview of wearable health technologies for engineers: wearables and remote monitoring, embedded sensors, and reference designs for developers.

Wearable Devices and PCB Development Overview

Technical summary: challenges in PCB design for wearable devices—size, temperature, humidity, insulation, and power constraints engineers must address.

Resource-Rich MCUs for Small Battery-Powered Wearables

ARM Cortex-A32 overview: a scalable ARMv8-A 32-bit core with ~25% silicon efficiency gain, low-power scalability and enhanced instructions for wearable IoT and edge devices.