  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 30 million people are in
need of prosthetic and orthotic devices. Some people are born with this limb
loss, while others lose limbs due to diseases such as Cancer, diabetes, and
work accidents. Additionally, limb amputation is among the most severe and
heavily reported injuries among veterans during war. The medical applications
of integrated circuit technology have recently made significant advances, thus
improving human quality of life. Moreover, the use of microelectronics
integration dominates a lot of medical applications, especially portable and
wearable battery-operated devices. Thus, the objective of this report is to
provide the reader with the basic understanding of integrated solutions for
controlling prosthetic limbs.
