Integrated circuits (ICs) are the "brain" and "senses" of modern healthcare. From large equipment weighing several tons in hospitals, to portable instruments carried by patients, and even tiny devices implanted in the body, ICs are indispensable.

Mainly applied in the following fields:

·Diagnostic imaging: This is the most mature field for IC applications. CT, MRI, and ultrasound equipment rely on high-performance processors (CPU, GPU, FPGA) for high-speed image reconstruction of massive data; The analog front-end chip is responsible for accurately capturing the weak signals emitted by the human body, such as electrocardiogram and electroencephalography.

·Treatment and implantation: In pacemakers and neurostimulators, dedicated integrated circuits are responsible for precise control of electrical pulses; Radio frequency IC enables devices such as cochlear implants to achieve wireless energy and data transmission both inside and outside the body.

·Monitoring and portability: Devices such as smartwatches and continuous blood glucose monitors rely on microcontrollers and MEMS sensors for low-power real-time monitoring; Bluetooth SoC uploads this data to mobile phones or the cloud to support remote healthcare.

·Frontier innovation: Biochips are driving rapid development in DNA sequencing and organ chip research; AI acceleration chips also provide core computing power in medical imaging assisted diagnosis and new drug screening.

Overall, medical grade ICs are evolving towards high-precision analog front-end, ultra-low power consumption (extending the lifespan of implanted devices), and high security encryption (protecting patient privacy).