Power Supplies: Speeding Time to Market for Medical Equipment

Today’s increasingly challenging system requirements and accompanying shortened design cycles put more pressure than ever on medical equipment designers. Both can be seen as a major contributor to projects being delivered to market late, especially if a problem identified in testing leads to an extra design spin. Indeed, it is estimated that the average new product development schedule overruns by up to 20 percent — which could be as much as six months for major new medical designs. Naturally, the consequences of being late to market are very wide ranging and can have a significant (negative) impact on a medical OEM’s business.