Yield enhancement of digital microfluidics-based biochips using space redundancy and local reconfiguration

Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE '05

Volumn II, Issue , 2005, Pages 1196-1201

  Su, Fei ^a   Chakrabarty, Krishnendu ^a   Pamula, Vamsee K ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHIPS; FAULTY CELLS; INTERSTITIAL REDUNDANCY; MICROFLUIDICS;

ARRAYS; BIOASSAY; FLUIDIC DEVICES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 31344443206     PISSN: 15301591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DATE.2005.331     Document Type: Conference Paper

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