Fever Tablet Thermal Sensors Examined (Melexis)
Fever tablet suppliers heavily rely on the accuracy and specs of medical-grade sensors, from Melexis and others, to elevate their tablet marketing and support their use.
We spoke with Melexis and in this report, examine:
- Who is Melexis
- What type of sensors do they offer
- Are Melexis sensors accurate for medical applications
- Fever tablets with Melexis sensor test results
- Issues with fever tablet design
- What industries use Melexis sensors
Compare to Heimann (who we covered here) the other widely used European tablet thermal sensor supplier.
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Issues **** ***** ****** *******
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Factory ******* ***********
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***** *** ***** ************* **** *** DCI *** ******* *** **** ********* 6 ** ** ******.
****'* ****, *.*., ***** **** ******* ** *********** *** Tested. ** *** *******, ***** ** close ** * **** ** ********* better. ** ** *** ******** *** width **** *********** *** ******** *****. For *******, ****'* *** ****** ***'* take ************ ** ****** * ******* sensor ****** * ****.
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