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3.3V Sub-nA Voltage Gap Readout Circuit for Memristive Biosensing in Silicon Nanowire

  • Dmitrii Semenov
  • , Kapil Bhardwaj
  • , Gian Luca Barbruni
  • , Roman Sotner
  • , Sandro Carrara
  • , Pavel Horsky

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Abstract

This paper proposes a sub-nanoampere readout circuit designed for fast and precise detection with silicon nanowire (SiNW) memristive biosensors via voltage gap measurement. Compared to traditional solutions, the proposed circuit, completed in 65 nm bulk CMOS process, significantly enhances sensitivity to the picoampere range and reduces measurement time from several minutes to one second. Comprehensive performance evaluation has been performed by considering SiNW models with different crossing behavior, including post-layout extraction (PEX) simulations. Accuracy of up to 20−30mV can be achieved on a particular prescaler configuration, which confirms circuit’s suitability for high-speed biosensing, real-time diagnostics and scalable integration into large sensor arrays.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2025 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2025
PublisherIEEE
Pages502-506
ISBN (Electronic)979-8-3315-7336-2
ISBN (Print)979-8-3315-7337-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
EventIEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 16 Oct 202518 Oct 2025

Publication series

NameIEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference
ISSN (Print)2163-4025
ISSN (Electronic)2766-4465

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
CityAbu Dhabi
Period16/10/2518/10/25

Publication forum classification

  • Publication forum level 1

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