title: The evolution of integrated passive components in medical devices.
abstract: As well as being space saving, integrated passive components offer other opportunities for medical device applications. This article examines their advantages and looks at what the future holds.
authors.affiliation: AVX Corp., 801 17th Avenue South, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29578 0867, USA. sbrown@avxus.com
authors.forename: Sonja T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D025802:Electric Capacitance; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D008904:Miniaturization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods