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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Genia Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Randall W. Davis, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Edward Shian Liu, Saratoga, CA (US);
Eric Takeshi Harada, San Jose, CA (US);
Anne Aguirre, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Trans, Mt. View, CA (US);
James Pollard, Mt. View, CA (US);
Cynthia Cech, Newcastle, WA (US);
Hui Tian, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert Yuan, San Jose, CA (US);
John Foster, Mt. View, CA (US);
Roger Chen, Saratoga, CA (US);
GENIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A biochip for molecular detection and sensing is disclosed. The biochip includes a substrate. The biochip includes a plurality of discrete sites formed on the substrate having a density of greater than five hundred wells per square millimeter. Each discrete site includes sidewalls disposed on the substrate to form a well. Each discrete site includes an electrode disposed at the bottom of the well. In some embodiments, the wells are formed such that cross-talk between the wells is reduced. In some embodiments, the electrodes disposed at the bottom of the wells are organized into groups of electrodes, wherein each group of electrodes shares a common counter electrode. In some embodiments, the electrode disposed at the bottom of the well has a dedicated counter electrode. In some embodiments, surfaces of the sidewalls are silanized such that the surfaces facilitate the forming of a membrane in or adjacent to the well.