Nick Van Helleputte
Nick Van Helleputte received his MSc degree in electrical engineering in 2004 from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He received his PhD from the same university in 2009 (KU Leuven MICAS research group). His PhD research focused on low-power ultra-wide-band analog front-end receivers for a wide range of applications. He joined imec in 2009 as an Analog R&D Design Engineer. He is currently R&D manager of the connected health solutions team. His research focus is on ultra-low-power circuits for biomedical applications. He has been involved in analog and mixed-signal ASIC design for wearable and implantable healthcare solutions. Nick is an IEEE member and served on the technical program committee of VLSI circuits symposium and ISSCC.
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Unique chip makes medical ‘plasters’ possible
Imec researchers have produced a system-on-chip (SoC) that is capable of measuring and analyzing a range of medical parameters. It is also able to operate autonomously for up to 3 weeks and includes encryption and the ability to send data wirelessly to the outside world.
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