In recent years, digital health has become a new development trend in the global health and medical industry. By using information and communication technology (ICT) alongside a range of wearable measurement devices and together with big data and artificial intelligence (AI) technology, it all combines to greatly enhance health care system efficiency. As an example in the health care arena, diabetes prevention and care measures are vital. From the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) 2021 report, approximately 537 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, a figure which is expected to rise to 643 million by the year 2030. It is therefore no surprise that blood glucose meter products are exhibiting a growing trend. As a result of technological developments, in recent years, wearable blood glucose meters (CGM) are providing an effective way of monitoring blood sugar levels. This provides a means for users to enhance their diabetes management, resulting in rapid growth for such products. A research report by Allied Market Research shows that the glucose monitoring system market size was US$6.62 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand to US$31.7 billion by 2031. This shows a compound annual growth rate of 17%.
Holtek has accumulated extensive experience in the health measurement market for products that measure blood sugar, blood pressure, body fat, body temperature, heart rate, blood oxygen, and other health parameters. Since 2020, the number of related devices is approaching 300 million. For traditional blood glucose meters (BGM), the company has released a range of precision measurement MCUs such as the BH67F2472 and the USB interface type BH67F2475, which are suitable for general blood glucose meters. The BH67F2476 and the USB interface type BH67F2495 are used in high-precision blood glucose meter products and have been widely utilized both in domestic and overseas markets. All of these devices are utilized by major health measurement product manufacturers with more than 100 million blood glucose meter devices being sold since 2020. Holtek has also launched complete device solutions that incorporate the advantages of small size, low power consumption, and high precision for continuous glucose meters (CGM). These include the BLE MCU HT32F67595 and the CGM blood glucose meter AFE MCU, the BH66F2475.
Comparison between Holtek AFE MCU and RF MCU
Holtek CGM System Solution
Power Supply: uses CR1216 button cell, continuous use for 24 days
Size: 23mm diameter
Accuracy: ±0.05nA when sensor current is between 0 and 30nA.
Holtek CGM Data
Through its solution company, BestHealth, Holtek provides an extensive range of development support for its health measurement product customers. The company provides technical services, which include product development platforms, complete solutions, and professional modules. These core technologies are aimed at minimally invasive blood sampling analysis (blood sugar, uric acid, blood ketones, total cholesterol), HCT analysis (multi-frequency AC impedance/phase angle), CGM continuous dynamic blood glucose monitoring technology, electronic sphygmomanometer technology, PPG measurement technology (blood oxygen, heart rate, blood pressure, HRV heart rate variability), PI (perfusion index), transmission blood oxygen measurement technology (heart rate, blood oxygen), thermopile infrared temperature measurement technology, etc.