A SAR based calibration scheme for ISFET sensing arrays

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Abstract

This paper presents an automatic calibration system for ISFET chemical sensing arrays to tune out any mismatch in sensitivity. Through exploitation of the high frequency spectrum of the sensed signal which does not contain any chemical reaction information, local sensitivity is examined and then calibrated through a successive approximation control mechanism and an 8-bit variable gain amplifier to provide high accuracy tuning. The total calibration process contains three phases, peak detection, AGC through a SAR and finally sensor readout of the detected chemical signal. Designed in a typical 0.35μm CMOS process, the system is capable of compensating a sensitivity deviation of up to 24% in an ISFET array, constraining the error to just 1.5%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages666-669
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781479934324
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2014 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Duration: 1 Jun 20145 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2014
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne, VIC
Period1/06/145/06/14

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