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Samsung mass-production of first bio-processor for wearables

 29-Dec-15, Business Korea

Samsung Electronics announced on Dec. 29 it is addressing the growing demand of quantified health with an all-in-one advanced system logic chip for the health wearables market, called a Bio-Processor. The bioprocessing chip, now in mass production, is specially designed to accelerate the development of innovative wearable products for consumers who are increasingly monitoring their health and fitness on a daily basis.

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“Samsung’s Bio-Processor, which can process five different biometric signals, is the most versatile health and fitness monitoring chip available on the market today and is expected to open up many new health-based service options for our customers,” said Ben K. Hur, vice president of the marketing and system LSI business at Samsung Electronics.

Samsung’s Bio-Processor is the industry’s first all-in-one health solution chip. It integrates not only Analog Front Ends (AFE), but also a microcontroller unit (MCU), power management integrated circuit (PMIC), digital signal processor (DSP), and eFlash memory. 

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