High-Voltage CMOS Controller for Microfluidics

Author

Khorasani, M. ; Behnam, M. ; van den Berg, L. ; Backhouse, C.J. ; Elliott, D.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Volume

3

Issue

2

fYear

2009

fDate

4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

89

Lastpage

96

Abstract

A high-voltage microfluidic controller designed using DALSA semiconductor´s 0.8-mum low-voltage/high-voltage complementary metal-oxide semiconductor/double diffused metal-oxide semiconductor process is presented. The chip´s four high-voltage output drivers can switch 300 V, and the dc-dc boost converter can generate up to 68 V using external passive components. This integrated circuit represents an advancement in microfluidic technology when used in conjunction with a charge coupling device (CCD)-based optical system and a glass microfluidic channel, enabling a portable and cost-efficient platform for genetic analysis.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; DC-DC power convertors; bioMEMS; charge-coupled devices; microfluidics; CMOS controller; charge coupling device; complementary metal-oxide semiconductor/double diffused metal-oxide semiconductor process; dc-dc boost converter; genetic analysis; microfluidics; size 0.8 mum; voltage 300 V; Coupling circuits; DC-DC power converters; Driver circuits; Integrated circuit technology; MOS devices; Microfluidics; Optical devices; Optical switches; Photonic integrated circuits; Switching converters; DC–DC converter; high-voltage complementary metal–oxide semiconductor (CMOS); level shifter; low power consumption; microfluidics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1932-4545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBCAS.2009.2012868

Filename

4803732