A broadband sensor interface IC for miniaturized dielectric spectroscopy from MHz to GHz

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1669-1681

  Bakhshiani, Mehran ^a   Suster, Michael A ^a   Mohseni, Pedram ^a,b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b A Veterans Affairs VA Research Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband frequency response analysis; dielectric spectroscopy; interface IC; microfluidic dielectric sensor; miniaturized platform; system on chip

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DEIONIZED WATER; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; ETHANOL; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); SYSTEM-ON-CHIP;

BROADBAND FREQUENCY RESPONSE; DIELECTRIC SENSORS; INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCIES; MICROFABRICATION PROCESS; MINIATURIZED PLATFORM; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERS;

LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84905226174     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2014.2312415     Document Type: Article

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