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Post-processing of Commercial CMOS Chips for the Fabrication of DNA Bio-FET Sensor Arrays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Weihong Jiang ,
D. Landheer ,
G. Lopinski ,
A. Rankin ,
N. G. Tarr  and
M. J. Deen
Weihong Jiang
Affiliation:
weihong.jiang@nrc.ca, Natioanl research council of Canada, national research council of canada, 1200 Montreal Rd., Ottawa, K1A 0R6, Canada
D. Landheer
Affiliation:
dolf.landheer@nrc.ca, National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Microstructural Sciences, Ottawa, K1A 0R6, Canada
G. Lopinski
Affiliation:
Gregory.Lopinski@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca, National Research Council of Canada, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, Ottawa, K1A 0R6, Canada
A. Rankin
Affiliation:
arankin@doe.carleton.ca, Carleton University, Department of Electronics, Ottawa, K1S 5B6, Canada
N. G. Tarr
Affiliation:
ngt@doe.carleton.ca, Carleton University, Department of Electronics, Ottawa, K1S 5B6, Canada
M. J. Deen
Affiliation:
jamal@mcmaster.ca, McMaster University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hamilton, L8S 4K1, Canada
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Abstract

A BioFET array can be fabricated by post-processing of a standard CMOS chip if temperatures are kept below 450 ° and radiation or ion-bombardment damage is minimized. The processing starts with encapsulation by deposition of a low stress, electrolyte-impermeable silicon nitride layer by PECVD at 375 °C. Anisotropic reactive ion etching with an inductively coupled plasma using C4F8 and Ar was used to remove the silicon nitride and oxide layers above the poly-silicon gates. The poly-silicon was then etched off using a selective wet etch. The effect of the processing was characterized by making current-voltage and capacitance-voltage measurements with MOS capacitor structures at each stage of processing and results showed that trapped charges or interface states could be annealed out at low temperatures. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the cross-section of the gate areas after the etching. The results of current-voltage measurements with a Ag/AgCl reference electrode on devices in electrolyte solutions were compared to the results of charge-sheet model calculations including the effect of amphoteric charging sites on the oxide and the potential drops in the electrolyte. Measurements showing the threshold shifts subsequently produced by DNA probe attachment and hybridization will also be presented.

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sensormicroelectronicsdielectric
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 951: Symposium E – Nanofunctional Materials, Nanostructures and Novel Devices for Biological and Chemical Detection , 2006 , 0951-E05-09
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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