The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) in Singapore will collaborate with the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign to explore new methods for designing and manufacturing nanowire sensors. Their goal is to create a commercial sensor that can ultimately be used in point of care testing systems to detect proteins that signal cancerous changes.
According to the cooperation agreement, FET nanoplate arrays for manufacturing nanowire field-effect transistor (FET) sensors will be designed in Illinois, and these devices will be manufactured at IME's 8-inch CMOS wafer fab in Singapore.
Researchers believe that silicon nanowire sensors can be used for fast power, low-cost, high-throughput biological testing. However, they have yet to find a feasible method to design and manufacture devices with consistent and reproducible results.
The key is that there are still some unknown factors, such as the influence of the surrounding environment and the electrostatic shielding performance of nanowire sensors, "said Chen Yu, the chief researcher of IME.
The fixed-point healthcare diagnostic system is one of the fastest-growing areas in the healthcare market, with an estimated value of over $22.5 billion by 2013.
According to the cooperation agreement, FET nanoplate arrays for manufacturing nanowire field-effect transistor (FET) sensors will be designed in Illinois, and these devices will be manufactured at IME's 8-inch CMOS wafer fab in Singapore.
Researchers believe that silicon nanowire sensors can be used for fast power, low-cost, high-throughput biological testing. However, they have yet to find a feasible method to design and manufacture devices with consistent and reproducible results.
The key is that there are still some unknown factors, such as the influence of the surrounding environment and the electrostatic shielding performance of nanowire sensors, "said Chen Yu, the chief researcher of IME.
The fixed-point healthcare diagnostic system is one of the fastest-growing areas in the healthcare market, with an estimated value of over $22.5 billion by 2013.
