Israeli connectivity company Valens has turned to German electronics manufacturer Würth Elektronik to improve video resolution for medical image diagnosis and procedures.

The offering encompasses secure, cost-effective, uncompressed, high-bandwidth video connectivity and advances camera imaging. The joint reference design is under evaluation by medical imaging device manufacturers.

Medical imaging devices, such as MRIs, CTs, robotic surgery and endoscopy, require high-bandwidth uncompressed video connectivity. Würth and Valens have developed technology that enables uncompressed 4K60 at 4:4:4 video transmission over copper cable while complying with strict medical isolation specifications.

Core components of the EVS3-EVK2-KT-3000-MD reference design are the Valens Stello VS3000 chipset, compliant with the latest HDbaseT 3.0 specification, and the WE-LAN HDbaseT transformer from Würth. This ensures galvanic isolation and compliance with the IEC 60601 standard for safe electrical equipment in the medical environment.

“Valens Semiconductor has long been a market leader in the audio-video industry and our technologies are making inroads into adjacent markets such as medical imaging,” said Gabi Shriki, senior vice president at Valens Semiconductor. “This collaboration is testament to Würth Elektronik’s continued leadership in the market and underpins their role in the HDbaseT ecosystem. Medical imaging is an expanding market. Our joint offering enables better and safer healthcare for patients around the world.”

Valens is best known for enabling long-reach, high-speed video and data transmission for the automotive and audio-video industries. Würth Elektronik is a manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components. It is one of the largest European manufacturers of passive components and is active in fifty countries. Production sites are in Europe, Asia and North America.

“Würth Elektronik has the only solution that can isolate a connection with such high bandwidth,” said Alexander Gerfer, chief technology officer at Würth Elektronik. “There is strong demand for higher image quality in the medical segment. The combination of our transformers and Valens Semiconductor’s world-class chipsets covers this demand. We’re a market leader and pioneer in technological innovation, so we are confident that manufacturers will use this.”

Würth’s product range includes EMC components, inductors, transformers, RF components, varistors, capacitors, resistors, quartz crystals, oscillators, power modules, wireless power transfer, LEDs, sensors, connectors, power supply elements, switches, push-buttons, connection technology, fuse holders and products for wireless data transmission.