VIA offers ARM based solutions for medical OEMs

VIA Technologies Inc. has announced that it offers low-power x86 and ARM based solutions on the market to enable medical OEMs to take advantage of the exciting growth opportunities in the medical market. With software and firmware services, VIA provides fully customizable application ready platforms which medical OEMs can leverage for a wide range of medical usage models and applications including ultrasound, diagnostics, POC (Point of Care) terminals, patient monitoring, therapeutic, as well as exercise and fitness equipment.

The medical roadmap of VIA includes COM Express, ETX and QSeven system on modules, embedded mainboards in Mini-ITX. It also includes Pico-ITX form factors, and embedded systems based on VIA AMOS and VIA ARTiGO designs, as well as a full line of medical-grade touch displays with the VIA ALMA-3000 series. VIA also offers unparalleled longevity support for increased lifecycle management, support for a wide range of software and board operating systems and support for critical medical standards  including UL-60601, EN-60601 and medical QMS (Quality Management System) ISO-13485. This enables customers to deliver products with unique feature-set advantages and a faster time-to-market.

 “Medical OEMs are faced with many challenges, including compliance with rigid safety standards, in creating products with additional features and differentiators for the market,” said Epan Wu, Head of the VIA Embedded Platform Division, VIA Technologies, Inc. “Through partnering with VIA, our OEM customers can leverage our experience, expertise and resources to create sustainable competitive advantages within the rapidly growing medical market.”