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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Keith Fife, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jungwook Yang, Newton, MA (US);
Keith Fife, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jungwook Yang, Newton, MA (US);
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
The described embodiments may provide a chemical detection circuit. The chemical detection circuit may comprise a pixel array, a pair of analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit blocks, a pair of input/output (I/O) circuit blocks coupled to the pair of ADC circuit blocks respectively, and a plurality of serial link terminals coupled to the pair of IO circuit blocks. The pixel array may comprise a plurality of chemically-sensitive pixels formed in columns and rows. Each chemically-sensitive pixel may comprise: a chemically-sensitive transistor, and a row selection device.