Bringing Silicon to Life

An aging population and the pressure of rising healthcare costs are driving a shift towards home healthcare. This shift, along with an increased interest in health and wellness and the adoption of intelligent and connected portable devices are driving medical device innovation.

Semiconductor technology plays a significant role in that innovation. With a diverse portfolio of products and services, talented engineering staff with system expertise, a deep understanding of the quality, reliability and longevity requirements of the medical market, and global manufacturing and logistics capability, ON Semiconductor enables developers of medical technology to solve their unique design challenges with high performance silicon solutions.

Products and Capabilities

• Precision mixed-signal microcontrollers
• Pre-configured and open-programmable DSP systems
• Mixed-signal ASIC development services with flexible engagement models
• CMOS image sensors for medical imaging
• Large portfolio of power management and discrete components
• FPGA and ASIC conversions
• Custom and semi-custom ultra-low-power SRAM and EEPROM
• Foundry and value-added front- and back-end services
• Advanced packaging and product miniaturization techniques
• Customization of many products

Expertise and Experience

• 30+ years of custom silicon experience, including high-reliability implantable applications
• Heritage of serving the hearing aid industry since early 1970s
• Extensive system knowledge in focus applications
• Fully certified and robust custom development process
• Rich portfolio of ultra-low power analog, digital, and memory IP
• System architects for product concept and architecture review
• Highly skilled and experienced silicon, packaging, and text engineers
• Dedicated program managers for development tracking and reporting

Quality, Reliability, and Commitment

• Process and product longevity to support extended product life-cycles
• Traceability and data retention processes that meet the special needs of medical applications
• Lot Acceptance Testing (LAT) performed on each individual lot
• World-class owned and operated fabs
• Reliability and failure analysis lab

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