Cermetek Microelectronics Inc. has reportedly introduced the CH24606 modem module, a low-cost communications solution for medical monitoring equipment.
According to a press release, the CH24606 is a V.22b, 2,400 bits per second modem module which has been designed especially to comply with UL 60601-1 requirements, which ensures medical equipments safety. The CH24606 is priced at less than $15 in 1,000 piece quantities.
The modem module is priced low and also offers significant savings throughout its product life cycle. In the design phase the CH24606 offloads all modem designer responsibilities thereby reducing engineering effort and time consumption.
When the product is ready for production the approvals including the FCC Part 68 makes achieving regulatory compliance easy and reduces time to market. During production, delivery of a fully tested modem helps avoid quality control issues which may arise due to assembly errors or component issues.
“Medical equipment manufacturers have approached Cermetek in recent years with the requirement for low-cost UL 60601-1 compliant modem modules. The best Cermetek could offer was a modestly priced custom solution,” said Henry Roskos, Cermetek president, in the release. “Introduction of the CH24606 makes a standard product available to medical equipment suppliers at a low cost without the development delays or volume restrictions of a custom product.”.
The CH24606 modem module is available for evaluation and prototype design. The device’s data sheet is available online on the company Web site.
Cermetek Microelectronics designs, manufactures and markets embedded communications devices designed to transport customer data from the place of collection to where it is actually required.
FCC Part 68 Registered modem modules, FCC Part 15 approved wireless data modules, Internet modems, Ethernet adapters, and telephone line interfaces are most suitable or medical, telecom, security, remote sensor networks, energy and process control applications.
