SENSOR HAS COMBINED IN-PLANE AND PARALLEL-PLANE CONFIGURATION
    41.
    发明申请
    SENSOR HAS COMBINED IN-PLANE AND PARALLEL-PLANE CONFIGURATION 失效
    传感器组合在平面和平行平面配置中

    公开(公告)号:US20110185810A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-04

    申请号:US13063325

    申请日:2009-09-10

    CPC classification number: G01N27/223

    Abstract: A sensor senses a magnitude of a physical parameter of the sensor's environment. The sensor has first and second electrodes, and a material layer between them. The material has an electrical property, e.g., capacitance or resistance, whose value depends on the magnitude of the physical parameter. The first electrode is formed in a first layer, and the second electrode is formed in a second layer, different from the first layer. The first layer has a trench and an elevation next to the trench. The trench has a bottom wall and a side wall. The material is positioned on the bottom wall and on the side wall and on top of the elevation. The trench accommodates at least a part of the second electrode. The second electrode leaves exposed the material formed on top of the elevation.

    Abstract translation: 传感器感测传感器环境的物理参数的大小。 传感器具有第一和第二电极以及它们之间的材料层。 该材料具有电性能,例如电容或电阻,其值取决于物理参数的大小。 第一电极形成在第一层中,并且第二电极形成在与第一层不同的第二层中。 第一层在沟槽旁边具有沟槽和高度。 沟槽具有底壁和侧壁。 材料位于底壁和侧壁上以及高度的顶部。 沟槽容纳至少一部分第二电极。 第二个电极离开了形成在高程顶部的材料。

    REDUCING CAPACITIVE CHARGING IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    42.
    发明申请
    REDUCING CAPACITIVE CHARGING IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES 有权
    减少电子设备中的电容充电

    公开(公告)号:US20110156177A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-30

    申请号:US13060949

    申请日:2009-07-21

    Applicant: Matthias Merz

    Inventor: Matthias Merz

    CPC classification number: G01N27/4148 G01N27/4145

    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device for measuring and/or controlling a property of an analyte (100). The electronic device comprises: i) an electrode (Snsr) forming an interface with the analyte (100) in which the electrode (Snsr) is immersed in operational use, the interface having an interface temperature (T), and ii) a resistive heater (Htr) being thermally and capacitively coupled to the electrode (Snsr), the resistive heater (Htr) being configured for setting the interface temperature (T) by controlling a current through the resistive heater (Htr). The resistive heater (Htr) is provided with signal integrity protection for reducing the capacitive charging of the electrode (Snsr) by the resistive heater (Htr) if the current through the resistive heater (Htr) is modulated. The invention further relates to an electrochemical sensor for determining a charged particle concentration in the analyte (100) using the thermo-potentiometric principle, the electrochemical sensor comprising such electronic device. The invention also relates to an RFID tag and a semiconductor device comprising such electrochemical sensor. The effect of the feature of the invention is that the capacitive charging effect between the resistive heater and the electrode is reduced by the signal integrity protection.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于测量和/或控制分析物(100)的性质的电子设备。 电子器件包括:i)与操作使用中浸渍电极(Snsr)的分析物(100)形成界面的电极(Snsr),界面具有界面温度(T),和ii)电阻加热器 (Htr)被热和电容耦合到电极(Snsr),电阻加热器(Htr)被配置为通过控制通过电阻加热器(Htr)的电流来设定界面温度(T)。 如果通过电阻加热器(Htr)的电流被调制,电阻加热器(Htr)具有信号完整性保护,用于通过电阻加热器(Htr)减小电极(Snsr)的电容充电。 本发明还涉及一种用于使用热电位原理确定分析物(100)中的带电粒子浓度的电化学传感器,该电化学传感器包括这种电子装置。 本发明还涉及RFID标签和包括这种电化学传感器的半导体器件。 本发明的特征的效果是通过信号完整性保护来降低电阻加热器和电极之间的电容充电效应。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOLECULE DETECTION USING NANOPORES
    45.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOLECULE DETECTION USING NANOPORES 有权
    使用纳米分子检测的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100066348A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-18

    申请号:US12595090

    申请日:2008-04-05

    CPC classification number: G01N33/48721 C12Q1/6869 G01N27/414 C12Q2565/631

    Abstract: A detector device comprises a substrate (50), a source region (S) and a drain region (D), and a channel region (65) between the source and drain regions. A nanopore (54) passes through the channel region, and connects fluid chambers (56,58) on opposite sides of the substrate. A voltage bias is provided between the fluid chambers, the source and drain regions and a charge flow between the source and drain regions is sensed. The device uses a nanopore for the confinement of a sample under test (for example nucleotides) close to a sensor. The size of the sensor can be made similar to the spacing of adjacent nucleotides in a DNA strand. In this way, the disadvantages of PCR based techniques for DNA sequencing are avoided, and single nucleotide resolution can be attained.

    Abstract translation: 检测器装置包括衬底(50),源极区(S)和漏极区(D)以及在源极和漏极区之间的沟道区(65)。 纳米孔(54)穿过沟道区域,并且连接在衬底的相对侧上的流体室(56,58)。 在流体室,源极和漏极区之间提供电压偏置,并且感测源区和漏区之间的电荷流。 该装置使用纳米孔来限制待测样品(例如核苷酸)靠近传感器。 可以使传感器的尺寸与DNA链中相邻核苷酸的间隔相似。 以这种方式,避免了基于PCR的DNA测序技术的缺点,可以实现单核苷酸分辨率。

    Reducing capacitive charging in electronic devices
    46.
    发明授权
    Reducing capacitive charging in electronic devices 有权
    减少电子设备中的电容充电

    公开(公告)号:US09006738B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-14

    申请号:US13060949

    申请日:2009-07-21

    Applicant: Matthias Merz

    Inventor: Matthias Merz

    CPC classification number: G01N27/4148 G01N27/4145

    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device for measuring and/or controlling a property of an analyte (100). The electronic device comprises: i) an electrode (Snsr) forming an interface with the analyte (100) in which the electrode (Snsr) is immersed in operational use, the interface having an interface temperature (T), and ii) a resistive heater (Htr) being thermally and capacitively coupled to the electrode (Snsr), the resistive heater (Htr) being configured for setting the interface temperature (T) by controlling a current through the resistive heater (Htr). The resistive heater (Htr) is provided with signal integrity protection for reducing the capacitive charging of the electrode (Snsr) by the resistive heater (Htr) if the current through the resistive heater (Htr) is modulated. The invention further relates to an electrochemical sensor for determining a charged particle concentration in the analyte (100) using the thermo-potentiometric principle, the electrochemical sensor comprising such electronic device. The invention also relates to an RFID tag and a semiconductor device comprising such electrochemical sensor. The effect of the feature of the invention is that the capacitive charging effect between the resistive heater and the electrode is reduced by the signal integrity protection.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于测量和/或控制分析物(100)的性质的电子设备。 电子器件包括:i)与操作使用中浸渍电极(Snsr)的分析物(100)形成界面的电极(Snsr),界面具有界面温度(T),和ii)电阻加热器 (Htr)被热和电容耦合到电极(Snsr),电阻加热器(Htr)被配置为通过控制通过电阻加热器(Htr)的电流来设定界面温度(T)。 如果通过电阻加热器(Htr)的电流被调制,电阻加热器(Htr)具有信号完整性保护,用于通过电阻加热器(Htr)减小电极(Snsr)的电容充电。 本发明还涉及一种用于使用热电位原理确定分析物(100)中的带电粒子浓度的电化学传感器,该电化学传感器包括这种电子装置。 本发明还涉及RFID标签和包括这种电化学传感器的半导体器件。 本发明的特征的效果是通过信号完整性保护来降低电阻加热器和电极之间的电容充电效应。

    Sensor and measurement method
    48.
    发明授权
    Sensor and measurement method 有权
    传感器和测量方法

    公开(公告)号:US08872520B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-28

    申请号:US13010732

    申请日:2011-01-20

    CPC classification number: G01N27/414 G01N27/4148

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor comprising a substrate (10) carrying a field effect transistor (30) having a gate electrode (32), the sensor further comprising a measurement electrode (36) spatially separated from the gate electrode; and a reference electrode (40), said measurement electrode being in configurable conductive contact with said gate electrode, the sensor further comprising a charge storage element (60) comprising a first electrode connected to a node (38) between the measurement electrode and the gate electrode; and a second electrode configurably connected to a known potential source (80). The present invention further relates to a method of performing a measurement with such a sensor.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种传感器,包括:承载具有栅电极(32)的场效应晶体管(30)的衬底(10),该传感器还包括与栅电极空间分离的测量电极(36) 和参考电极(40),所述测量电极与所述栅电极配置为导电接触,所述传感器还包括电荷存储元件(60),所述电荷存储元件包括连接到所述测量电极和所述栅极之间的节点(38)的第一电极 电极; 以及可配置地连接到已知电位源(80)的第二电极。 本发明还涉及使用这种传感器进行测量的方法。

    Integrated circuit with sensor and method of manufacturing such an integrated circuit
    49.
    发明授权
    Integrated circuit with sensor and method of manufacturing such an integrated circuit 有权
    具有传感器的集成电路和制造这种集成电路的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08853798B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-07

    申请号:US13556676

    申请日:2012-07-24

    Applicant: Matthias Merz

    Inventor: Matthias Merz

    Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate (10) carrying a plurality of circuit elements; a metallization stack (12, 14, 16) interconnecting said circuit elements, said metallization stack comprising a patterned upper metallization layer comprising a first metal portion (20) and a second metal portion (21); a passivation stack (24, 26, 28) covering the metallization stack; a gas sensor including a sensing material portion (32, 74) on the passivation stack; a first conductive portion (38) extending through the passivation stack connecting a first region of the sensing material portion to the first metal portion; and a second conductive portion (40) extending through the passivation stack connecting a second region of the sensing material portion to the second metal portion. A method of manufacturing such an IC is also disclosed.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种集成电路,其包括承载多个电路元件的基板(10) 互连所述电路元件的金属化堆叠(12,14,16),所述金属化堆叠包括图案化的上部金属化层,其包括第一金属部分(20)和第二金属部分(21); 覆盖金属化堆叠的钝化堆叠(24,26,28); 气体传感器,其包括在所述钝化层上的感测材料部分(32,74); 延伸穿过所述钝化层的第一导电部分(38),其将所述感测材料部分的第一区域连接到所述第一金属部分; 以及延伸穿过所述钝化层的第二导电部分(40),其将所述感测材料部分的第二区域连接到所述第二金属部分。 还公开了制造这种IC的方法。

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