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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Young Sir Chung, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Keenan L Evans, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
205775 ; 204416 ; 257253 ; 257467 ; 257469 ; 422 8201 ; 422 8202 ; 422 8203 ; 436149 ; 436150 ; 436151 ; 436153 ;
Abstract
A sensor (10) includes a gate electrode (20) overlying a channel region (34). A gap (22) between the gate electrode (20) and the channel region (34) allows a surface (28) of the gate electrode (20) to be exposed to a chemical. Upon exposure to the chemical, a surface potential or an electrical impedance of the gate electrode (20) may change. Comparing the changes in surface potential versus the changes in electrical impedance provides a method to distinguish between similar chemical species and also to extend the detection range of the sensor (10).