NORWOOD, MA--(Marketwire - September 28, 2009) - Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) today announced that UTAS, a provider of medical devices for patient
monitoring and diagnostics, has selected ADI Blackfin® processors to ensure
high-performance digital signal processing operations and robust
functionality across its full line of products -- highlighted by UTAS' most
recent product introduction, the UM 300 portable patient monitor.
Leveraging Blackfin's performance, low power consumption and flexible
peripheral connectivity alongside complementary precision analog components
also from ADI, UTAS achieved high-performance operations and a seamlessly
connected signal chain in a cost effective, compact system package.
"Medical professionals depend on UTAS' equipment to get a clear view of
patient data, which enables them to make timely, more informed patient care
decisions," said Valeriy Tkachenko, Technical Director, UTAS Company. "With
Blackfin at the heart of our patient monitoring and diagnostics systems, we
are assured a powerful, flexible processor platform for our system designs,
and our users are assured unmatched digital signal processing performance
for precise measurement of patients' vital signs."
UTAS' electrocardiographs, patient monitors, and pulse oximeters are
distinguished by their measurement precision, reliability and
affordability, and feature compact form factors and support for battery
operations to ensure ease of portability. Utilized in hospitals, clinics,
and emergency vehicles in more than twenty-five countries around the world,
UTAS' systems are designed for use across a broad range of patient care
applications, including surgery, cardiology, intensive care, bedside care,
and patient transport.
The UM 300 patient monitor leverages a dual-core Blackfin BF561 for centralized digital
signal processing -- real-time digital filtering, preprocessing and finish
processing -- as well as to control the system's measurement virtualization
capabilities and its video interface, which enables simultaneous viewing of
up to eight real-time waveforms via a high-resolution color display.
Blackfin BF561 is a symmetric multiprocessing configuration of two Blackfin
cores, each of which is capable of operating at up to 600 MHz/1200 MMACS
with 2.6 Mb of on-chip SRAM memory. Extremely high bandwidth is provided by
the 32-bit external port and dual 16-channel DMA controllers. With two
Blackfin cores integrated within the BF561 architecture, UTAS was afforded
significant space savings which further helped to minimize design
complexity and realize the UM 300's compact form factor.
The Blackfin BF561 features on-chip, application-tuned peripherals that
provide direct connectivity to an ADI AD7190 sigma-delta
analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and AD7689 PulSAR® ADC within
the UM 300. The system also utilizes ADI AD8605 single-supply
operational amplifiers, AD8220 junction field effect
transistor (JFET) input instrument amplifiers, an ADP3335 precision voltage
regulator, and an ADuM2401 iCoupler®
quad-channel digital isolator, comprising a seamlessly interconnected,
high-performance component platform.
Blackfin processors are equipped with a range of innovative architectural
features that reduce their power consumption at both the processor level
and the system level, including a self contained dynamic power management
scheme whereby the operating frequency and voltage can be independently
manipulated to meet the performance requirements of the algorithm currently
being executed. With power consumption starting as low as 0.15 mW/MMAC at
0.8 V, Blackfin's low-power features enabled UTAS' system designers to
maximize the UM 300's battery life, which is a critical factor for enabling
portable operation.
"Medical equipment developers employ some of the most stringent standards
in the electronics industry when selecting the components that will
underpin their systems," said Colin Duggan, product line director, GPDSP
division, Analog Devices. "UTAS' new UM 300 patient monitor is just the
latest example of how Analog Devices is delivering high performance,
feature-rich signal processing technology to enable advanced medical
systems designs."
A Convergent Future Demands Blackfin-Class Processing
Analog Devices' Blackfin 16/32-bit embedded processors enable engineers to
advance the intelligence, functionality and connectivity of any application
that benefits from a convergence of digital signal processing and control
processing in a unified architecture. Delivering exceptional
price/performance and energy efficiency, and complemented by a rich
ecosystem of development tools, applications and third-party support,
Blackfin is the processor of choice for a wide range of innovative
applications including industrial, medical, automotive, security, digital
home entertainment and portable devices. Blackfin can be found on Twitter:
@Blackfin and/or the LinkedIn Group: Analog Devices
Blackfin.
About Analog Devices
Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which
Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest growth
companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the
world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog
Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of
electronic equipment. Celebrating over 40 years as a leading global
manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and
digital signal processing applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in
Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout
the world. Analog Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the ticker "ADI" and is included in the S&P 500 Index.
Blackfin, PulSAR and iCoupler are registered trademarks of Analog Devices,
Inc. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their
respective owners.
