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Medical ICs that enable world-class diagnostics for any patient, anywhere.

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AD7626

User experience defines the medical design;
ADI defines the possibilities

With Analog Devices inside, medical engineers are dramatically improving the diagnostic experience for patients and practitioners everywhere. That's because ADI offers an industry-leading portfolio of standard and application-tuned ICs for medical designs including amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, user interface, and MEMs with unequaled performance, size, cost, and power advantages. From imaging to monitoring to instrumentation—wherever user experience defines medical design, ADI is there.

Medical ICs Selection Table
Medical Signal Chains
Medical Press Releases
Medical Press Coverage
Medical Technical White Papers

Medical Applications Presentations
Medical Online Seminars
Medical Solutions Bulletins
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Analog Devices' 16-Bit, 10-MSPS SAR Converter Surpasses Industry Performance Benchmark
Medical imaging and data acquisition systems gain precision and throughput with PulSAR® ADC that achieves 15 effective number of bits and 2.5 times faster sample rate.

"For high-end X-ray imaging devices, accuracy and throughput are key performance vectors that enable higher image quality and improved frame rates," said Stephane Rossignol, Electronics and ASIC group manager, Trixell, a joint venture company of Thales Electron Devices, Philips Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare and a leading developer radiological imaging flat panel detectors. "Trixell, a long time collaborator of Analog Devices, chose the AD7626 PulSAR ADC because it meets the speed, precision, power, package-size and price requirements of our end-system designs."

Medical ICs Selection Table

Analog to Digital Converters
Part #	Description	Samples
AD7190	4.8 kHz Ultra-Low Noise 24-Bit Sigma-Delta ADC with PGA	Order Samples
AD7690	18-Bit, 400 kSPS, 1.5 LSB INL, PulSAR® ADC in MSOP/LFCSP	Order Samples
AD7683	16-Bit, 100 kSPS PulSAR® ADC in µSOIC/LFCSP	Order Samples
AD7466	12-Bit, 1.6 V Micro-Power ADC	Order Samples
AD7468	8-Bit, 1.6 V Micro-Power ADC	Order Samples
AD7621	16-Bit, 3 MSPS, 2 LSB INL, PulSAR® ADC	Order Samples
AD7626	16-Bit, 10MSPS PulSAR Differential ADC	Order Samples
AD7665	16-Bit, 570 kSPS, Bipolar PulSAR® ADC	Order Samples
AD7671	16-Bit, 1 MSPS, Bipolar PulSAR® ADC	Order Samples
AD7674	18-Bit, 800 kSPS PulSAR® ADC	Order Samples
AD7678	18-Bit, 100 kSPS PulSAR® ADC	Order Samples
AD7686	16-Bit, 500 kSPS PulSAR® ADC in MSOP/LFCSP	Order Samples
AD7693	16-bit, 400kSPS, 0.5LSB INL	Order Samples
AD7685	16-bit, 250kSPS, 10-QFN	Order Samples
AD7982	18-bit, 1MSPS, 7mW	Order Samples
AD9228	Quad, 12-Bit, 40/65 MSPS Serial LVDS 1.8 V A/D Converter	Order Samples
AD9219	Quad, 10-Bit, 40/65 MSPS Serial LVDS 1.8 V A/D Converter	Order Samples
AD9229	Quad 12-Bit, 50/65 MSPS, Serial LVDS A/D Converter	Order Samples
AD9446	16-Bit, 80 MSPS / 100 MSPS A/D Converter	Order Samples
AD9271	Octal LNA/VGA/AAF/ADC and Crosspoint Switch	Order Samples
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Digital-to-Analog Converters
Part #	Description	Samples
AD5621	2.7 V to 5.5 V, <100 µA, 12-Bit nanoDAC®, with SPI Interface in SC70 Package	Order Samples
AD5443	High Bandwidth CMOS 12-Bit Serial Interface Multiplying D/A Converter	Order Samples
AD5445	High Bandwidth CMOS 12-Bit Parallel Interface Multiplying D/A Converter	Order Samples
AD9707	14-Bit, 175 MSPS TxDAC® Digital-to-Analog Converter	Order Samples
AD9706	12-Bit, 175 MSPS TxDAC® Digital-to-Analog Converter	Order Samples
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Digital Signal Isolators (iCouplers)
Part #	Description	Samples
ADUM2250	Hot Swappable Dual I²C Isolator 5kV - Two bidirectional channels	Order Samples
ADUM2251	Hot Swappable Dual I²C Isolator 5kV - One bidirectional channel + one unidirectional channel	Order Samples
ADUM2400	Quad Channel 5 kV Digital Isolator - Channel configuration 4/0	Order Samples
ADUM2401	Quad Channel 5 kV Digital Isolator - Channel configuration 3/1	Order Samples
ADUM2402	Quad Channel 5 kV Digital Isolator - Channel configuration 2/2	Order Samples
ADUM2200	Dual Channel 5 kV Digital Isolator - Channel configuration 2/0	Order Samples
ADUM2201	Dual Channel 5 kV Digital Isolator - Channel configuration 1/1	Order Samples
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Impedance to Digital Converters
Part #	Description	Samples
AD5933	1 MSPS, 12 Bit Impedance Converter Network Analyzer	Order Samples
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Capacitance to Digital Converters (Touch Controllers)
Part #	Description	Samples
AD7147	CapTouch™ Programmable Controller for Single-Electrode Capacitance Sensors (13 Channel)	Order Samples
AD7148	CapTouch™ Programmable Controller for Single-Electrode Capacitance Sensors (8 Channel)	Order Samples
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Microcontrollers
Part #	Description	Samples
ADuC7021	ARM7 MCU, 62kB flash, 12-Bit 1MSPS 8-Ch ADC, dual 12-bit DAC; 40-Pin	Order Samples
ADuC7024	ARM7 MCU, 62kB flash, 12-Bit 1MSPS 10-Ch ADC, dual 12-bit DAC; 64-Pin	Order Samples
ADuC7128	ARM7 MCU, 126kB flash, 12-Bit 1MSPS 10-Ch ADC, DDS DAC; 64-Pin	Order Samples
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RF Products
Part #	Description	Samples
AD8318	1 MHz to 8 GHz, 70 dB RF Power Detector/Controller	Order Samples
AD8317	1 MHz to 10 GHz, 50 dB RF Power Detector/Controller	Order Samples
AD8319	1 MHz to 10 GHz, 40 dB RF Power Detector/Controller	Order Samples
ADL5521	Low Noise LNA RF Amplifier (400 - 4000 MHz)	Order Samples
ADL5523	High gain LNA RF Amplifier (400 - 4000 MHz)	Order Samples
ADL5320	1/4 W Driver RF Amplifier, SOT-89, 400 - 2700 MHz	Order Samples
ADF7021	Narrow Band 12.5kHz Transceiver	Order Samples
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Precision Clocks
Part #	Description	Samples
AD9510	1.2 GHz Clock Distribution IC, PLL Core, Dividers, Delay Adjust, Eight Outputs	Order Samples
AD9513	800 MHz Clock Distribution IC, Dividers, Delay Adjust, Three Outputs	Order Samples
AD9515	1.6 GHz Clock Distribution IC, Dividers, Delay Adjust, Two Outputs	Order Samples
AD9540	Low Jitter, DDS-based Clock Generator and Synthesizer	Order Samples
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Amplifiers
Part #	Description	Samples
AD8205	High Common-Mode Difference Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8206	High Common-Mode Difference Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8220	R-R Output JFET Input Instrumentation Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8221	Gain Programmable, High Performance Instrumentation Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8222	Precision, Dual-Channel Instrumentation Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8224	Precision, Dual-Channel, JFET Input, Rail-to-Rail Instrumentation Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8231	Zero Drift, R-R, Instrumentation Amp with Software-Programmable Gains of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128	Order Samples
AD8250	10 MHz, 20 V/µs, G = 1, 2, 5, 10 iCMOS® Programmable Gain Instrumentation Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8251	10 MHz, 20 V/µs, G = 1, 2, 4, 8 iCMOS® Programmable Gain Instrumentation Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8333	50 MHz, Dual I/Q Demod and Phase Shifter	Order Samples
AD8334	Ultralow Preamp and Programmable R_IN Quad Variable Gain Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8337	280 MHz, DC-Coupled Variable Gain Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8339	Precision, Dual-Channel Instrumentation Amplifier in LFCSP	Order Samples
AD8500	Micropower, Precision CMOS Op Amp with Maximum Supply Current of 1 µA	Order Samples
AD8506	20 µA Maximum, Rail-to-Rail I/O, Zero Input Crossover Distortion Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8515	1.8 V Low Power CMOS, R-R I/O Op Amp	Order Samples
AD8538	Precision Low Power Instrumentation Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8542	10 MHz, Low Supply Current, CMOS, Dual, R-R I/O Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8553	Auto-Zero Instrumentation Amplifier with Shutdown	Order Samples
AD8599	Dual, Ultralow Distortion, Ultralow Noise Op Amp	Order Samples
AD8605	Precision, Low Noise, CMOS, R-R I/O Op Amp	Order Samples
AD8606	Dual, Precision, Low Noise, CMOS, R-R I/O Op Amp	Order Samples
AD8607	Precision, Low Noise, Micropower, R-R I/O	Order Samples
AD8610	Precision, Low Input Bias Current, Wide Bandwidth JFET Op Amp	Order Samples
AD8616	24 MHz, CMOS R-R, Dual Op Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8617	Micropower, Low Noise, R-R I/O Op Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8627	Precision, Low Power, Single-Supply JFET Amp in 5-Lead SC70	Order Samples
AD8638	16 V Auto-Zero, R-R Output Op Amp	Order Samples
AD8642	Dual, Low Power, R-R Output Precision JFET Amp	Order Samples
AD8655	Precision, Low Noise, CMOS Op Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8656	Dual, 2.7 nV/rtHz @ 10 kHz, 250 µV max over VCM, CMOS, R-R I/O Amp	Order Samples
AD8663	Low Noise, Precision, 16 V, CMOS, Rail-to-Rail Op Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8667	Low Noise, Precision, 16 V, CMOS, Rail-to-Rail Dual Op Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8669	Low Noise, Precision, 16 V, CMOS, Rail-to-Rail Operational Amplifier	Order Samples
AD8671	Dual, Very Low Noise, Very Low Offset Voltage and Drift, Low Input Bias Current, Low Power Consumption Op Amp	Order Samples
AD8672	Very Low Noise, Very Low Offset Voltage and Drift, Low Input Bias Current, Low Power Consumption Op Amp	Order Samples
ADA4841-1	Low Power, Low Noise and Distortion, Rail-to-Rail Output Amplifier	Order Samples
ADA4898-1	High Voltage, Low Noise, Low Distortion, Unity Gain Stable, High Speed Op Amp	Order Samples
ADA4899-1	Unity Gain Stable, Ultralow Distortion and Voltage Noise Amplifier	Order Samples
ADA4922-1	High Voltage, Differential 18-bit ADC Driver	Order Samples
ADA4939	Ultralow Distortion, Differential 14- and 16-bit ADC Driver	Order Samples
ADA4941-1	Single Supply, Differential 18-bit ADC Driver	Order Samples
OP1177	Precision, Low Noise, Low Input Bias Current Op Amp	Order Samples
OP2177	Dual, Precision, Low Noise, Low Input Bias Current Op Amp	Order Samples
OP282	Dual, Low Power, High Speed JFET Op Amp	Order Samples
OP284	4 MHz Dual Precision R-R I/O Op Amp	Order Samples
OP296	Dual, Micropower, CBCMOS, R-R I/O Op Amp	Order Samples
OP482	Quad, Low Power, High Speed JFET Op Amp	Order Samples
OP496	Quad, Micropower, CBCMOS, R-R I/O Op Amp	Order Samples
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Temperature Sensors
Part #	Description	Samples
ADT7301	1°C Accurate, SPI Interface digital temperature sensor in SOT23 package	Order Samples
TMP05	1°C Accurrate, Single wire interface digital temperature sensor, low current consumption in SC70	Order Samples
TMP36	2°C Accurate, Analog Voltage output temperature sensor in SOT23 package	Order Samples
ADT75	1°C Acccurate, I²C Interface digital temperature sensor	Order Samples
ADT6501	Simple Factory Set Trip point temperature sensors in SOT23 packages	Order Samples
ADT6502	Simple Factory Set Trip point temperature sensors in SOT23 packages	Order Samples
ADT6503	Simple Factory Set Trip point temperature sensors in SOT23 packages	Order Samples
ADT6504	Simple Factory Set Trip point temperature sensors in SOT23 packages	Order Samples
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Power Management
Part #	Description	Samples
ADM809	Microprocessor Supervisory Circuit in 3-Lead SOT-23 & SC70, Active-Low Push-Pull Output	Order Samples
ADM6711	Microprocessor Supervisory Circuit in 4-Lead SC70	Order Samples
ADM8616	Low Voltage Supervisory Circuit with Watchdog in 4-Lead SC-70	Order Samples
ADM8617	Low Voltage Supervisory Circuit with Watchdog in 4-Lead SC70 (Active-low with an Open-Drain Output)	Order Samples
ADP1706	1 A, Low Dropout, CMOS Linear Regulator	Order Samples
ADP1707	1 A, Low Dropout, CMOS Linear Regulator with Tracking	Order Samples
ADP1708	1 A, Low Dropout, CMOS Linear Regulator	Order Samples
ADP1710	150 mA, Low Dropout, CMOS Linear Regulator	Order Samples
ADP1712	300 mA, Low Dropout CMOS Linear Regulator	Order Samples
ADP1715	500 mA Low-Dropout CMOS Linear Regulator with Soft Start	Order Samples
ADP1716	500 mA Low-Dropout Linear Regulator with Tracking	Order Samples
ADP1720	50 mA, High Voltage, Micropower Linear Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3300	High Accuracy anyCAP® 50 mA Low Dropout Linear Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3301	High Accuracy anyCAP® 100 mA Low Dropout Linear Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3303	High Accuracy anyCAP® 200 mA Low Dropout Linear Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3309	anyCAP® 100 mA Low Dropout Linear Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3330	High Accuracy Ultralow I_Q, 200 mA, SOT-23, anyCAP® Low Dropout Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3331	High Accuracy, Ultra-Low Quiescent Current LDO; SOT-23	Order Samples
ADP3333	High Accuracy Ultralow I_Q, 300 mA, anyCAP® Low Dropout Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3334	High Accuracy Low I_Q, 500 mA anyCAP® Adjustable Low Dropout Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3335	High Accuracy Ultralow Quiescent Current, 500mA, anyCAP® Low Dropout	Order Samples
ADP3336	Small, Adjustable Output, 500 mA anyCAP® Low Dropout Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3338	High Accuracy Ultralow Quiscent Current, 1A, anyCAP® Dropout Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3339	High-Accuracy Ultralow Iq, 1.5 A, anyCAP® Low Dropout Regulator	Order Samples
ADP3367	+5 V Fixed, Adjustable Low-Dropout Linear Voltage Regulator	Order Samples
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Switches
Part #	Description	Samples
ADG736	Low voltage, single supply 2 x SPDT	Order Samples
ADG711	Low voltage, single supply 4 x SPST	Order Samples
ADG708	Low voltage 3Ω 8:1 Mux	Order Samples
ADG2128	8 × 12 I²C compatible buffered switch array with single and dual operation	Order Samples
ADG1408	±15V Low Ron (5Ω max) 8:1 Mux	Order Samples
ADG1434	±15V Low Ron (5Ω max) 4 × SPDT	Order Samples
ADG1206	1.5pF off cap, 0.5pC Qinj ±15V/12V 16:1 Mux	Order Samples
ADG1208	±15V Low Capacitance (1pF off Cap) 8:1 Mux	Order Samples
ADG426	±15V 16:1 Mux with on chip latches	Order Samples
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Medical Signal Chains:

Blood Analysis Flow Cytometry

Blood Analyzer

Blood Pressure Monitor

Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)

Portable AED

Programmable Infusion Pump

Pulse Oximetry

Ultrasound

Wireless ECG Holter Monitor

Medical Press Releases:

Analog Devices' 16-Bit, 10-MSPS SAR Converter Surpasses Industry Performance Benchmark, June 2008
Medical imaging and data acquisition systems gain precision and throughput with PulSAR® ADC that achieves 15 effective number of bits and 2.5 times faster sample rate.

Monolithic Doppler Phase Shifter For Portable Ultrasound, January 2007
AD8339 quad I/Q demodulator and phase shifter replaces delay lines in medical ultrasound equipment to reduce component count and power consumption.

Analog Devices Enables Superior Image Quality In Portable Ultrasound Medical Diagnostics, April 2007
New ultrasound solution supports high-quality image processing and enables portable systems by reducing component count and power consumption.

Analog Devices' Low-Power Data Conversion Technology Enables New Dimensions in Portability and Performance for Medical and Industrial Electronics, October 2006
ADI's new analog-to-digital converter consumes 80 percent less space and power per conversion than competitive ADCs to enable wireless patient monitors and fast, accurate test and data acquisition equipment.

Industry's Smallest, Lowest Power, High-Speed Octal ADCs Enable Higher Channel Count in Portable medical Designs, September 2006
New family of octal ADCs from Analog Devices includes industry's first 14-bit, high-speed octal ADC, allows portable instrumentation and ultrasound designers to realize up to 60 percent smaller design size and 10 percent lower power consumption as compared to competing devices.

ADI Targets Medical Imaging Applications with Industry's First High-Speed, 14-bit Quad ADC, May 2006
New high-speed, low-power, quad ADCs with serial outputs reduce board space and enable high-resolution in multi-channel medical imaging systems.

Medical Press Coverage:

Perspectives on Miniaturization
Medical Design Technology, March 2008

Electronics Advances Fuel Home Healthcare Boom
Electronic Design, February 2008

Ultrasound Portable Partitioning
Medical Design Technology, February 2008

Analog IC Gets Smaller, More Complex and Energy Efficient
Design News, October 2007

Advances Trigger an Ultrasonic Boom, June 2006
Impressive technology gains in sensors, signal processing, and software push ultrasound imagers into a host of new medical applications.

Medical Technical White Papers:

Biopotential Electrode Sensors in ECG/EEG/EMG Systems
Electrocardiography (ECG), electromyography (EMG), and electroencephalography (EEG) systems measure heart, muscle, and brain activity (respectively) over time by measuring electric potentials on the surface of living tissue. more ...

AD9271–A Revolutionary Solution for Portable Ultrasound
Medical ultrasound systems are among the more sophisticated signal processing machines in widespread use today. Though analogous to radar or sonar, they operate at RF speeds that are orders of magnitude slower than radar and faster than sonar. more ...

Low Power, Low Voltage IC Choices for ECG System Requirements
Electrophysical measurements have been made on humans and animals since Luigi Galvani first reported on his frog experiments in 1786. Electrocardiographic (ECG) measurements were first performed by a Dutch physician, William Einthoven, early in the 20th century. Electrocardiography refers to a commonly used noninvasive electrophysical measurement procedure for measuring, recording, and subsequently interpreting the electrical potentials that traverse the heart. more ...

Digital Isolation Offers Compact, Low-Cost Solutions to Challenging Design Problems
For designers of isolated systems, rapid advances in digital isolation technology are yielding new capabilities that greatly simplify their job. Examples include integrated, isolated power and truly bidirectional isolation channels that can reduce system costs and save circuit-board real estate. These advances are fueled by a shift away from LED-based optocouplers toward newer isolator technologies that are compatible with standard foundry CMOS processes. They enable integrated circuitry to be packaged with chip-scale microtransformers, thus fitting more functionality into a single package. more ...

Ask the Engineer–35: Capacitance Sensors for Human Interfaces to Electronic Equipment
Capacitance sensors detect a change in capacitance when something or someone approaches or touches the sensor. The technique has been used in industrial applications for many years to measure liquid levels, humidity, and material composition. A newer application, coming into widespread use, is in human-to-machine interfaces. more ...

A Practical Guide to High-Speed Printed-Circuit-Board Layout
Despite its critical nature in high-speed circuitry, printed-circuit-board (PCB) layout is often one of the last steps in the design process. There are many aspects to high-speed PCB layout; volumes have been written on the subject. This article addresses high-speed layout from a practical perspective. more ...