Testing and diagnosis of realistic defects in digital microfluidic biochips

Journal of Electronic Testing: Theory and Applications (JETTA)

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 219-233

  Su, Fei ^a   Hwang, William ^b   Mukherjee, Arindam ^c   Chakrabarty, Krishnendu ^d  

^a INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^d Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochips; Biosensors; Defects; Diagnosis; Fault modeling; Microfluidics; Testing

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FAULT TOLERANCE; MICROFLUIDICS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS; DRUG DISCOVERY; FAULT MODELING;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 34249864114     PISSN: 09238174     EISSN: 15730727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10836-006-0554-8     Document Type: Article

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