Zoom into 24-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) chip for measurement produced by the Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Centre under the Vietnam National University of HCM City. — Photo courtesy of the centre

HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — The Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Centre under the Vietnam National University of HCMC introduced its locally manufactured 24-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) chip for measurement on June 17.

The product is the result of a national science and technology programme for the research, design, and pilot production of JPEG 2000 compression/decompression integrated circuit and multifunctional ADC chip for the healthcare sector.

The chip can be used for measurement in electrometers and seismometers, as well as in the healthcare sector, for electrocardiogram and medical signal processing.

As a pilot scheme, the centre currently uses the chip on blood pressure monitors. The results have revealed the potential of the application as well as the possible commercialisation of the Vietnamese chip on medical products. The centre also expressed its expectation to design and process chips for local and international corporations.

HCM City's Department of Information and Communications Director Le Thai Hy said that the chip will be applied in end-user products and will be developed to support the city's plan to develop end-user products using micromechanical chips. — VNS