Wearable Technology Market Value from 2010 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) © Statista 2014

Global wearable technology market, which valued nearly USD 1.26 billion in 2012, is expected to rise with a CAGR of 100% during the forecast period of the report, i.e. between 2012 and 2018, and rise to a value worth USD 12.6 billion by 2018. North America, the current leaders of the market, could also top the market by the end of the forecast period, garnering an expected 43.0% share of the global wearable technology market.

Wearable electronics developers and manufacturers by territory

The two main types of wearable technology and their typical characteristics.

The dominant sector is the healthcare sector which merges medical, fitness and wellness. It has the largest number of big names such as Apple, Accenture, Adidas, Fujitsu, Nike, Philips, Reebock, Samsung, SAP and Roche behind the most promising new developments.

Wearable Technology is the number one among Top10 Emerging Technology for 2014 picked by World Economic Forum

What is Smart Digital Fiber (SDF)?

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• SDF is a yarn which can conduct electrons to transfer information

as well as be woven or knitted so as to be made into clothes.

• It is a innovative technology to e-textiles.

• As ideal e-textile, it has minimal electrical resistance and high

linear mass density of fibers (dTex) to transport mass data.

• It has high flexibility and durability to be used in clothes.

Smart Digital Fiber (SDF)

Inventor: Dr. Gi Soo Chung. • Stuttgart University Ph.D. Project: Messung und Bewertung der Struktur von Rotorgarnen mit Hilfe der Bildverarbeitung. Institut fuer Verfahrenstechnik, Germany • Director of Digital Garment Institute in KITECH • Inventor of 55 international patents regarding digital garments and its applications. • Internationally recognized engineer and scientist in the area of Electrically Conductive Yarn

(digital fiber) for the High Speed Data Communication. • Top advisor for Korean Government R&D Center (Digital Garment for Wearable Computing)

Korean Institute of Industrial Technology Korean Government R&D Center

Previously Developed Digital Yarn vs. SDF

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Organization (Nation) Year Contents

Bekaert (Belgium)

2005 • Material: Cu/ steel • Resistance: 40 Ω/m • 400~700 dTex

ETHZ (Swiss)

2005 • Material: Cu/Ag • Resistance: 30~35 Ω/m • 105~150 dTex

Fraunhofer IZM

(Germany) 2005

• Material: Au/Ag • Resistance: 20~500 Ω/m • 117/17 dTex

SDF (S. Korea)

2010 • Material: Cu alloy • Resistance: 7 Ω/m • 1,750 dTex

* Source: ISWC 2005 Tutorial, Osaka, Japan.

Digital Garment for Patient in ICU

Inside of patient gown: SDF is knitted into the gown with vital sign detecting sensors, transmitter, battery and module. Our sensors don’t have to be tightly attached to body which gives a lot of comforts to patients. This enables patients to wear the gown 24 hours. All parts are water proof and machine wash safe.

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Monitoring Vital sign of Patient and Patient Management System

Real time measurement of vitals (temperature (BT), ECG, RSP, SpO2, BP etc.) Real time transmission of patient’s vitals to medical staffs.

MS-SDF

BT BP

SDF Patient Management System

Real-time wireless transmission of the patient's vital signs in emergency room, ICU(Intensive Care Unit), and wards Integrated management and analysis by monitoring the patient's health status The nurses can be liberated from simple and repetitive tasks and concentrate on high-value-added work

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• Electrocardiogram(ECG) • Pulse • SpO2

• Body Temperature • Blood Pressure

• Vital-signal management and analysis

• Rapid treatment of patient with abnormal sign

Patients’ Vital Signs Medical Signal Management Center