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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Johan Hendrik Klootwijk, Eindhoven, NL;
Marleen Mescher, Eindhoven, NL;
Manuel Eduardo Alarcon-Rivero, Eindhoven, NL;
Nico Maris Adriaan De Wild, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An integrated circuit () comprising a substrate (); an insulating layer () over said substrate; and a first nanowire element () and a second nanowire element () adjacent to said first nanowire element on said insulating layer; wherein the first nanowire element is arranged to be exposed to a medium comprising an analyte of interest, and wherein the second nanowire element is shielded from said medium by a shielding layer () over said second nanowire element. A sensing apparatus including such an IC, a sensing method using such an IC and a method of manufacturing such an IC are also disclosed.