Sharing the Outlook for Sports Wearable Technology and SoC Trends at 'ISOCC 2015'

Maxim Integrated Products Korea (CEO Kim Hyun-sik) announced that it will participate in the 'International System-on-Chip Design Conference (ISOCC) 2015' held in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do from November 2nd to 5th. The ISOCC 2015 event is co-sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-CAS), a member of the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Damian Anzaldo, Senior Vice President of Technology at Maxim Integrated, will present on “Wearable Sports Technology – Market Outlook and System-on-Chip (SoC) Trends” at a special session on technology for sports on the 4th.

Special session on technology for sports to be held at ISOCC event

Anzaldo, Chief Technology Officer, will explain ▲SoC technology trends in the sports and fitness wearables field ▲Wearable solutions such as smart clothing and equipment with built-in sensors ▲Low-power and secure computing. An Jal-do, the Chief Technology Officer, was invited to the 'STAR Top Level Course' in the Sports Industry Convergence Department at Sogang University.

The lecture content can be found on the Maxim Integrated website (http://bit.ly/ISOCC_IEEE_WearableTechArticle_Maxim).

“Given the social and health benefits of exercise and sports activities, it is very timely that the ISOCC event will have a special session on technology for sports,” said Anzaldo, Chief Technology Officer at Maxim Integrated. “Just as wearable GPS watches can help improve golf swings, we believe that wearable sports technology for health will become even more widespread in the future.”

Wearable devices offer many benefits to professional and amateur athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and health promotion programs.

These include athlete safety assessment tools, injury prevention during exercise, and indicators of physical condition and function. SoCs play a critical role in the development of more advanced, next-generation wearable products. Low-power, secure computing and efficient power management systems offer new possibilities for wearable devices.