Industry 4.0 technologies have transformed processes across the manufacturing value chain for the better but ensuring worker safety in an increasingly more complex environment has taken on a different form, with new considerations. Here, Richard Mount, Director of Sales at ASIC design and supply company, Swindon Silicon Systems, explains how smart sensors and ASIC technology can ensure occupational safety in industry.
An application specific integrated circuit, or ASIC, is a custom Integrated Circuit (IC) that is designed specifically for the customer’s requirements. While the same functions can often be performed by combining several off-the-shelf ICs, an ASIC is favoured thanks to its unique ability to meet superior levels of performance, reliability, form factor, long term availability…
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