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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.;
Jui-Cheng Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chin-Hua Wen, Miaoli, TW;
Tung-Tsun Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Hsiang Hsieh, Taipei, TW;
Yu-Jie Huang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Ching-Hui Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A fluidic cartridge and methods of operation are described. The fluidic cartridge includes a substrate having a plurality of contact pads designed to electrically couple with an analyzer, a semiconductor chip having a sensor array, and a reference electrode. The fluidic cartridge includes a first fluidic channel having an inlet and coupled to a second fluidic channel, the second fluidic channel being aligned such that the sensor array and the reference electrode are disposed within the second fluidic channel. A first plug is disposed at the first inlet. The first plug includes a compliant material configured to be punctured by a capillary without leaking fluid through the first plug.