Driving up efficacy in medical devices

Says that the medical sector is one of the many applications that has benefited from processor innovations and greater focus on the particular requirements of the embedded market. Subsequently many of the features we have become accustomed to in one market are now being made available in others, providing the same productivity gains and improved user experiences. Medical devices, for example, are predominantly designed to be uni-functional; perform one task very well. Their ability to perform that task, the efficacy of the device, can be measured by the quality of the results. One of the ways greater performance can deliver overall improvement is in the addition and consolidation of functions. The ability of modern processors to perform multiple functions at the same time is a direct result of the emergence of multicore processing. In medical devices, this translates to greater capability in uni-function devices, thereby raising the overall efficacy of the equipment. What may have once required several processors attempting to work together can now be accomplished on a single platform running more sophisticated software with greater efficiency. Source :  http://www.twi-global.com/news-events/industry-updates/medical-industry/