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Area of Science:

  • Microfluidics
  • Semiconductor Technology
  • Integrated Circuits

Background:

  • Microfluidic devices are crucial for lab-on-chip (LOC) applications.
  • Current fabrication methods often lack seamless integration with electronics.
  • Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology offers a scalable platform for integrated systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel subtractive microfluidics fabrication technique using CMOS technology.
  • To demonstrate the integration of microfluidic channels with sensors and readout circuits on a single chip.
  • To enable the development of compact, high-throughput LOC devices.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a one-step wet etching method to create fluidic channels by selectively removing CMOS back-end-of-line (BEOL) routing metals.
  • Fabricated passive microfluidics (micro-mixer, 1:64 splitter), fluidic channels with embedded ion-sensitive field-effect transistors (ISFETs) and Hall sensors, and integrated on-chip impedance-sensing readout circuits on a TSMC 180-nm CMOS chip.
  • Verified the functionality of embedded sensors and transistors pre- and post-etching with minimal performance changes.

Main Results:

  • Successfully demonstrated "subtractive" microfluidics by creating functional microfluidic channels within a CMOS chip.
  • Integrated microfluidic structures with ISFETs, Hall sensors, and impedance-sensing readout circuits (voltage drivers, transimpedance amplifier).
  • Confirmed that embedded electronic components maintained functionality after the microfluidic channel fabrication process.

Conclusions:

  • The CMOS subtractive microfluidics technique allows for unprecedented integration of fluidics and electronics on a silicon chip.
  • This approach paves the way for the development of next-generation, miniaturized, and high-performance lab-on-chip devices.
  • The subtractive method offers a complementary approach to additive manufacturing for microfluidic fabrication.