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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Matthias Merz, Leuven, BE;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/26 (2006.01); G01N 27/414 (2006.01); H01L 21/82 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/26 (2013.01); B01L 3/5085 (2013.01); G01N 27/4145 (2013.01); G01N 27/4148 (2013.01); H01L 21/82 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate () carrying plurality of circuit elements (); a plurality of sensing electrodes () over said substrate, each sensing electrode being electrically connected to at least one of said circuit elements; and a plurality of wells () for receiving a sample, each sensing electrode defining the bottom of one of said wells, wherein each sensing electrode comprises at least one portion (') extending upwardly into said well. A method of manufacturing such an IC is also disclosed.