WO2014132343A1 - Fetアレイ基板、分析システム、及び方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor sensor for nucleic acid analysis and the like, and particularly to an analysis technique using a FET array substrate.
- Non-Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 1 use a field-effect transistor (FET) structure formed on a semiconductor substrate and a nanopore to measure the current change between channels when DNA passes through the nanopore. And the method is disclosed.
- FET field-effect transistor
- the FET structure there is a channel (silicon nanowire having a diameter of 20 nm or more) that connects the source electrode, the drain electrode, and both electrodes (refer to FIGS.
- Non-Patent Document 1 there are nanopores that penetrate the substrate on the channel.
- the top and bottom of the substrate are filled with an electric field solution, and the solution molecules in the upper and lower tanks can move between both tanks only through the nanopore.
- an ionic current is generated by the ionic material that has passed through the nanopore.
- Patent Document 1 mentions the possibility of DNA sequencing by changing the channel current.
- FIG. 5 of Patent Document 1 an array configuration of nanopore FETs is depicted.
- FIGS. 5a to 5e of Patent Document 2 describe a structure in which nanopores are provided in a channel connecting a gate electrode and further between a source and a drain.
- the gate voltage is the voltage applied to the electrolyte in the upper cell divided by the device or the electrode specified at 70 in Fig. 5c.
- a channel is formed by applying a gate voltage and forming an inversion layer under the gate. A current flows between the source and the drain through the channel.
- the thickness of the inversion layer is very thin, and the thickness of the current path is close to the size of one base.
- Fig. 5d there is a description that the current path is gathered near the pore in the channel by providing the control gate on the side of the channel and the gate and applying an appropriate voltage to the control gate.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an FET array substrate, an analysis system, and a method capable of solving the above-described problems and obtaining sufficient detection sensitivity.
- a field effect transistor (FET) array substrate a source, drain, channel, gate formed on an insulating film, and a detection target formed on the insulating film Since there is a through hole or a non-through hole through which an object can enter, and an electric field effect is exerted on the channel by the gate, at least two FETs to which different gate voltages can be applied are arranged.
- An FET array substrate is provided which is arranged in the vicinity of a side surface of a channel and detects the presence or absence of a detection object in a through hole or a non-through hole or a change by a change in current flowing from a source to a drain.
- the present invention provides an analysis system that includes a source, a drain, a channel, a gate formed on an insulating film, and a detection target formed on the insulating film.
- a source a drain
- a channel a gate formed on an insulating film
- a detection target formed on the insulating film.
- at least two or more FETs to which different gate voltages can be applied are arranged.
- the through hole or the non-through hole is a side surface of the channel. 2 is separated from the FET array substrate that detects the presence or absence of the detection target in the through hole or the non-through hole due to a change in the current flowing from the source to the drain, and the FET array substrate.
- Two solution baths two electrodes immersed in the solution bath, a first power source for applying a voltage to the electrodes, a second power source for applying a voltage between the source and the drain, and a channel
- an analysis system configured to include an ammeter for measuring a current flowing between.
- the analysis method is a through hole or a non-through hole in which a source, a drain, a channel, a gate, and a detection target formed in an insulating film can enter. And at least two or more FETs to which different gate voltages can be applied are disposed, and the through hole or the non-through hole is disposed in the vicinity of the side surface of the channel.
- a FET array substrate that detects the presence or absence of a detection target in a through hole or a non-through hole due to a change in the current flowing through the drain, or a change is immersed in a solution tank, and a voltage is applied between the source and drain, and between the channels.
- An analytical method for measuring flowing current is provided.
- the proportion of nanopore FETs that can detect an object with good sensitivity can be increased.
- the parallel processing capability of the detection target measurement is improved.
- nanopore FET based on a 1st Example It is a perspective view which shows one structural example of nanopore FET based on a 1st Example. It is an expansion perspective view of the nanopore vicinity of one structural example of nanopore FET based on a 1st Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the characteristic of nanopore FET based on a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows one structure of the DNA base sequence measuring system using the FET array substrate based on a 1st Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the electrical structure of the FET array substrate based on a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows an example of the flowchart for measuring DNA by applying a different gate voltage for every nanopore FET based on a 1st Example.
- FIG. 1A shows a perspective view of the basic configuration of the nanopore FET constituting the FET array substrate used for detection analysis of the detection target, such as determining the DNA base sequence.
- 100 is an insulating film
- 101 is a channel
- 102 is a control gate
- 103 is a source
- 104 is a drain
- 105 is a back gate
- 106 is a nanopore
- control gate 102, source 103, drain 104, and back gate are also included.
- the nanopore 106 is located between the side surface of the control gate 102 on the channel side and the side surface of the channel on the control gate 102 side.
- the insulating film 100 in FIG. 1A is composed of a SiO 2 film or a SiN film used in normal semiconductor manufacturing. These insulating films may be formed on a substrate such as Si, or may be an insulating film substrate formed by depositing a SiN film, a SiO2 film, or the like.
- Fig. 1B shows an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the basic nanopore.
- DNA200 passes through the nanopore.
- the sequence of each block of DNA200 in the figure represents a sequence of bases.
- the channel 101 is non-doped silicon, P-type silicon or low-concentration N-type silicon
- the gates such as the control gate 102 and the back gate 105 are N-type or P-type silicon (Si)
- the source 103 and the drain 104 are N-type silicon (Si).
- the device operates as a transistor by controlling the control gate voltage while a voltage is applied between the source 103 and the drain 104 so that the source voltage ⁇ the drain voltage.
- This is a so-called side gate type transistor.
- an inversion layer is induced on the channel side on the control gate side, that is, on the nanopore side, so that current flows through the channel side on the control gate side.
- the thickness of the inversion layer depends on the control gate voltage, but is very thin, about 2-3 nm or less.
- the thickness of the channel in the Y direction is about 4 nm or less.
- the channel current changes due to the change in the electric field caused by the difference in the effective charge amount and effective electric field of the four base nucleotides of DNA passing through the nanopore 106, namely deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate (dNTP), and the change is detected.
- dNTP deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate
- the present inventor has found that in the FET configuration having a thin channel having a thickness of about 4 nm or less as described above, the transistor characteristics differ greatly between different FETs in the same array. Due to the above differences, there are nanopore FETs that have insufficient sensitivity when the same gate voltage is applied.
- Fig. 1C shows the IV characteristics of FET with a Y-direction channel thickness of 2 nm.
- the horizontal axis represents the voltage of the control gate 102, and the vertical axis represents the channel current value.
- 0V was applied to the back gate, 1V to the drain, and 0V to the source.
- FET # 1 and FET # 2 are FETs of the same configuration and dimensions made on the same wafer, but FET # 1 has a control gate of about 6V, and FET # 2 has a control gate. A rise in channel current value was observed at about 0V.
- nA level flow in the channel.
- nA level flows in FET # 2, but less than 1nA in FET # 1, so DNA cannot be detected with a good signal / noise ratio.
- a source, drain, channel, and gate are provided in the insulating film of the substrate having the above basic configuration, and one side of the insulating film on which the source, drain, channel, and gate are formed
- a through hole or a non-through hole is provided on the other side from one side, and two or more field effect transistors that exert a field effect on the channel by the gate are arranged so that a detection target can enter the through hole or the non-through hole.
- the through hole or the non-through hole is preferably disposed between the side surface of the control gate on the channel side and the vicinity of the side surface of the channel on the control gate side. It is configured to detect the presence / absence of a detection target in a through hole or a non-through hole and a change in the detection target, and to be configured to be able to apply different control gate voltages to a plurality of transistors.
- This configuration increases the proportion of nanopore FETs that can detect DNA with good sensitivity. This improves the parallel processing capability of DNA sequence measurement.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a DNA base sequence measurement system using a nanopore FET array substrate (hereinafter referred to as an FET array substrate) according to the first embodiment.
- the flow cell 230 is a partition wall 202 in which an FET array substrate 201 is incorporated, and two tanks, that is, a solution tank c203 and a solution tank t204 are provided.
- Two or more nanopore FETs 110 are arrayed on the FET array substrate 201.
- the configuration of each nanopore FET 110 is as described with reference to FIG. 1A.
- the electrode structures such as the control gate 102, source 103, drain 104, back gate 105, nanopore 106, etc. of the nanopore FET 110 are in contact with the solution on the solution tank t204 side.
- the solution in the DNA sample solution container 207 or the buffer container 208 is injected into the solution tank c203 by the pump 206 through the injection path 205.
- Valves 209 and 210 are attached to these containers 207 and 208, and the solution to be injected can be selected by opening and closing the valves 209 and 210.
- the solution in the solution tank c203 is stored in the waste liquid container 212 through the discharge path 211.
- a valve 213 is also attached to the waste liquid container 212 to prevent backflow.
- the buffer solution is injected into the solution tank t204 from the buffer container 214 through the injection path 216 by the pump 215. Excess waste liquid is discharged to a waste liquid container 218 through a discharge path 217.
- the pumps 206 and 215 and the valves 209, 210 and 213 are all connected to the control unit 240, and their operations are automatically controlled.
- the flow cell 230 is made by laminating polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) provided with a flow path above and below an acrylic partition wall 202. The flow path becomes the solution tank c203 and the solution tank t204.
- PDMS polydimethylsiloxane
- An electrode 220 is immersed in the solution tank c203, and an electrode 219 is immersed in the solution tank t204.
- the solution tank t204 is filled with a buffer solution.
- the DNA to be decoded in this embodiment floats in the buffer solution. Since the buffer solution contains an ionic substance, an ionic current is generated between the electrode 220 and the electrode 219 by applying a voltage between the two tanks.
- a first power source 221 for applying a voltage between both electrodes and an ammeter 222 for measuring an ion current value are installed.
- the ammeter 222 includes an analog / digital (AD) converter.
- the first power source 221 and the ammeter 222 are each connected to the control unit 240, and the control unit 240 controls the applied voltage and stores the acquired current value.
- the control unit 240 can be configured by a normal central processing unit (CPU), a memory as a storage unit, an input / output unit such as a keyboard and a display, and a computer having a communication interface.
- the ammeter 222 can measure the ion current and the blocking current when the DNA passes through the nanopore. A voltage higher than that of the electrode 220 is applied to the electrode 219. As a result, the potential of the solution tank t204 becomes higher than that of the solution tank c203.
- the DNA floating in the solution tank c203 Since the DNA floating in the solution tank c203 has a negative charge, it passes through the nanopore 106 and moves to the solution tank t204. DNA may be injected into the solution tank t204 instead of the solution tank c203. In that case, a voltage higher than that of the electrode 219 may be applied to the electrode 220.
- the ion concentration in the solution tank c203 is preferably higher than the ion concentration in the solution tank t204. As described in Non-Patent Document 1, the change in channel current value can be increased (that is, the detection sensitivity can be increased).
- the ion concentration of the buffer solution in the solution tank c203 and the solution tank t204 may be other than the above.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing the structure of the electrical system of the FET array substrate 201 of this embodiment.
- three nanopore FETs 110a, FET 110b, and FET 110c are arranged, but any number of two or more may be used.
- a large number of nanopore FETs are arranged.
- nanopore FETs are arranged in one dimension, but they may be arranged in two dimensions.
- the configuration will be described using the nanopore FET 110a as an example.
- the source is connected to the second power supply 301a, the control gate is connected to the power supply 302a, and the back gate is connected to the power supply 303a. Different voltages are independently applied to these electrodes.
- the channel current flowing between the source and the drain is converted into a digital signal by an amplifier and an analog-digital converter (AD converter) built in the ammeter 304a and sent to the memory of the control unit 240.
- All power supplies 301a, 302a, 303a, 301b, 302b, 303b, 301c, 302c, 303c and ammeters 304a, 304b, 304c are connected to the control unit 240 via the connector 310, and the voltage of each power supply is controlled by the control unit Automatically controlled by 240.
- ⁇ Nanopore FET characteristics correction method> 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating an example of a flowchart for accurately measuring DNA by applying a different gate voltage for each nanopore FET in the DNA base sequence measurement system in the present embodiment.
- the flowchart in FIG. 4A shows an example of a correction method for realizing this.
- FIG. 4A first, a buffer solution for dissolving the DNA to be decoded is injected into the flow cell (401). Then, IV characteristics of all of the nanopore FET, i.e., the back gate voltage constant value V b, to measure the channel current value I c change when changing the con Roll gates (402).
- FIG. 4B shows an example of the value of the control gate voltage Vc stored in the memory which is the storage unit of the control unit 240. As seen in the figure, each Vc value is stored at an address corresponding to each nanopore FET.
- Vc (i) i is the address of the nanopore FET
- the 1nA the I th preferably any number 10nA from 1, may 11-100NA, even 0.1-1NA.
- the channel current was measured.
- the same value was set for the control gate voltage using the same value for all nanopore FETs for the back gate voltage.
- a unique value may be set for each nanopore FET for the back gate voltage, and the same value may be set for the control gate voltage.
- FIG. 5B shows the IV characteristics after correction, that is, when an optimal back gate voltage is applied to each nanopore FET.
- 3V for FET # 00000001, 5V for FET # 00000002, and 1.8V for FET # 00000003 the back characteristic can be corrected so that the IV characteristic curves of the three nanopore FETs overlap.
- the back gate voltage specific to each nanopore FET is stored together with the address instead of the control gate voltage.
- I th is not a specific value but may be a numerical value with a range. For example, let I th be in the range of 1-10 nA, and let I c be the current value at which the differential value dV / dI of the IV characteristic curve is maximum in the above range. In this case, the larger the differential value, the more effective the difference in channel current change between bases.
- correction of the nanopore FET characteristics is performed before DNA measurement, but it may be performed during measurement. In this case, the IV characteristic changed during measurement can also be corrected.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of the configuration of the FET array substrate 251 in the second embodiment.
- the electrodes of the nanopore FETs 250a, 250b, 250c in this embodiment are the back gates 105a, 105b, 105c, the sources 103a, 103b, 103c, and the drains 104a, 104b installed on the opposite side of the channel on which the nanopores 106 are arranged. , 104c only.
- Other configurations such as the channel 101 and the nanopore 106 are the same as those of the nanopore FETs 110a, 110b, and 110c of the FET array substrate 201 of the first embodiment.
- the configuration of the present embodiment by providing no control gate, there is an effect of simplifying the configuration compared to the first embodiment.
- the channel current value that flows with the same back gate voltage may be lower than that in the first embodiment.
- the channel current value may be improved by applying a voltage higher than that of the first embodiment to the electrode 220.
- the control gate may be implemented as a back gate.
- the memory stores an address for each nanopore FET and a unique back gate voltage Vb .
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the FET array substrate according to the third embodiment.
- the electrodes of the nanopore FETs 255a, 255b, 255c are composed of control gates 102a, 102b, 102c, sources 103a, 103b, 103c, and drains 104a, 104b, 104c. .
- Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
- a voltage higher than that in the first embodiment may be applied to the electrode 220 to improve the channel current value.
- DNA measurement is performed according to the chart of FIG. 4A.
- the present embodiment by providing no back gate, there is an effect of simplifying the configuration as compared with the first embodiment.
- the current path in the channel can be brought close to the nanopore, there is a high sensitivity effect.
- FIG. 8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating a configuration example of the nanopore FET 258 in the fourth embodiment.
- the nanopore on the nanopore FET has been described on the premise of a through nanopore.
- a non-penetrating nanopore is used.
- FIG. 8A is a structural view of the nanopore FET 258 of this embodiment as viewed from an oblique direction
- FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of the nanopore FET 258 of FIG. 8A.
- the configuration of this example is characterized in that the nanopore is a non-penetrating nanopore 801 as shown in FIG. 8B.
- the DNA base sequence measurement system of this example is almost the same as that shown in FIG. 2, but the solution tank c204, electrode 220, and electrode 219 are not required in this example, and only the solution tank t203 is required. Furthermore, four kinds of containers each containing deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dATP, dTTP, dCTP, dGTP) are added, and the valve opening and closing described with reference to FIG. The four types of deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) are sequentially fed to the solution tank t203 by driving the pump.
- dATP deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates
- dTTP deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates
- dCTP dCTP
- dGTP deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates
- the particles 802 are created by an amplification process using immersion PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). Other amplification steps may be used.
- a base extension reaction is performed on the particle, and the presence or absence of extension is detected by a change in channel current caused by ions released at that time. That is, the DNA sequence can be determined also in the DNA base sequence measurement system of this example.
- the extension method and a similar sequencing method are described in Jonathan M Rothberg et al. (Nature 2011, doi: 10.1038 / nature10242).
- FIG. 9 shows an example of a flowchart for measuring DNA by applying a different gate voltage to each non-penetrating nanopore FET of the present embodiment. This operation is performed before DNA measurement.
- a buffer solution is injected into the flow cell 230 (901).
- Vb is applied to the back gate
- Vs is applied to the source
- Vd is applied to the drain.
- the channel current Ic is measured while changing the control gate voltage uniformly from Vc1 to Vc2 (902).
- DNA fixed particles 802 are injected into the flow cell 230 (903), and Vtrans is applied to the electrode 220, Vcis is applied to the electrode 219, Vb is applied to the back gate, Vs is applied to the source, and Vd is applied to the drain.
- the channel current Ic is measured while changing the control gate voltage uniformly from Vc1 to Vc2 (904).
- Vs is applied to the source
- Vd is applied to the drain
- Vb is applied to the back gate
- a control gate voltage Vc (i) specific to each nanopore FET is applied to the nanopore FET that is determined to be capable of measuring DNA sequence in step 905.
- the elongation reaction is performed while the channel current Ic (t) is stored in the memory of the control unit 240 (t is time) (907).
- the non-penetrating nanopore 801 in which beads are not contained or DNA is not fixed can be known in advance. Since it is not necessary to acquire DNA sequence information from such non-penetrating nanopores, the amount of useless data can be reduced.
- particles 802 were used to detect released ions from a plurality of identical DNA fragments. Obtaining signals from multiple molecules has the effect of increasing the signal-to-noise ratio.
- a single DNA may be fixed to the bottom surface of the non-penetrating nanopore 801 without using particles, and the DNA sequence may be determined by an extension reaction.
- the diameter of the non-penetrating nanopore 801 is adjusted according to the size of the object to be fixed.
- the processing flow of this embodiment can be performed on any of the FET array substrates 201 of Embodiments 1 to 3 with the through nanopores being non-through nanopores. Since the solution tank c204 is unnecessary, there is an effect of simplifying the apparatus configuration.
- this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned Example, Various modifications are included.
- the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for better understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described.
- a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment.
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フローセル230はFETアレイ基板201が組み込まれた隔壁202で2つの槽、即ち、溶液槽c203と溶液槽t204が設けられている。FETアレイ基板201上には2つ以上のナノポアFET110がアレイ化されている。好適には、このナノポアFETは1000×1000=100万個個程度をアレイ化する。個々のナノポアFET110の構成は図1Aを用いて説明した通りである。ナノポアFET110のコントロールゲート102、ソース103、ドレイン104、バックゲート105、ナノポア106等の図示を省略した電極構造は、溶液槽t204側の溶液に接している。溶液槽c203には注入路205を通ってポンプ206によってDNAサンプル溶液容器207またはバッファー容器208内の溶液が注入される。これらの容器207、208にはバルブ209,210が取り付けてあり,注入する溶液をバルブ209、210の開閉によって選択できる。
溶液槽c203には電極220が,溶液槽t204には電極219が浸漬されている。溶液槽t204はバッファー溶液で満たされている。溶液槽c203では本実施例の解読対象であるDNAがバッファー溶液中を浮遊している。バッファー溶液にはイオン物質が含まれているので,両槽間に電圧をかけることで,イオン電流が電極220と電極219の間に発生する。電極220と電極219の間には、両電極間に電圧を印加するための第一の電源221とイオン電流値を測定するための電流計222が設置される。また、この電流計222は、アナログディジタル(AD)コンバータを含んでいる。
図4A、図4Bは本実施例におけるDNA塩基配列測定システムにおける、ナノポアFET毎に異なるゲート電圧を印加してDNAを精度よく測定するためのフローチャートの一例などを示す図である。良好な信号・雑音比でDNAを測定するには,数nAのチャネル電流を確保する必要がある。図4Aのフローチャートはこれを実現するための補正方法の一例を示すものである。
図9のフローチャートにおいて、まず,バッファー溶液をフローセル230に注入する(901)。そして、すべてのナノポアFETに対して、電バックゲートにVb,ソースにVs,ドレインにVd印加。コントロールゲート電圧を一律Vc1からVc2まで変化させながらチャネル電流Ic測定する(902)。
101 チャネル
102 コントロールゲート
103 ソース
104 ドレイン
105 バックゲート
106 ナノポア
200 DNA
110,110a, 110b, 110c, 250a, 250b, 250c, 256a, 256b, 256c, 258 ナノポアFET
201,251,256 FETアレイ基板
202 隔壁
203 溶液槽c
204 溶液槽t
205,216 注入路
206,215 ポンプ
207 DNAサンプル溶液容器
208 バッファー容器
209,210,213 バルブ
211,217 排出路
212,218 廃液容器
219,220 電極
221,302a, 302b, 302c,303a, 303b, 303c 電源
222,304a, 304b, 304c 電流計
230 フローセル
240 制御部
241 メモリ
310 コネクタ
801 非貫通ナノポア
802 粒子
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- 電界効果トランジスタ(FET)アレイ基板であって、
絶縁膜上に形成されたソース、ドレイン、チャネル、ゲートと、前記絶縁膜に形成された、検出対象物が入ることが可能な貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴とを備え、前記ゲートにより前記チャネルに電界効果を及ぼすため、異なるゲート電圧が印加可能なFETが少なくとも2つ以上配置され、
前記貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴は、前記チャネルの側面の近傍に配置されており、前記ソースから前記ドレインに流れる電流の変化で、前記貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴中の前記検出対象物の有無、或いは変化を検出する、
ことを特徴とするFETアレイ基板。 - 請求項1に記載のFETアレイ基板であって、
前記ゲートは、コントロールゲート電圧が印加されるコントロールゲートを含み、
前記貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴は、前記コントロールゲートの前記チャネル側の側面と、前記チャネルの前記コントロールゲート側の側面の間に配置されている、
ことを特徴とするFETアレイ基板。 - 請求項1に記載のFETアレイ基板であって、
前記ゲートは、ゲート電圧が印加されるバックゲートを含み、
前記バックゲートは、前記チャネルの前記貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴が配置された側とは逆の側に設置される、
ことを特徴とするFETアレイ基板。 - 請求項2に記載のFETアレイ基板であって、
前記ゲートは、前記チャネルを挟んで、前記コントロールゲートとは逆側に設置されたバックゲートを更に含む、
ことを特徴とするFETアレイ基板。 - 請求項2に記載のFETアレイ基板であって、
前記チャネルに流れるバックグランド電流値が、複数の前記FET間でほぼ同じになるように前記コントロールゲートに異なる電圧を印加する、
ことを特徴とするFETアレイ基板。 - 請求項5に記載のFETアレイ基板であって、
前記検出対象物は、デオキシリボ核酸(deoxyribonucleic acid: DNA)である、ことを特徴とするFETアレイ基板。 - 分析システムであって、
絶縁膜上に形成されたソース、ドレイン、チャネル、ゲートと、前記絶縁膜に形成された、検出対象物が入ることが可能な貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴とを備え、前記ゲートにより前記チャネルに電界効果を及ぼすため、異なるゲート電圧が印加可能なFETが少なくとも2つ以上配置され、
前記貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴は、前記チャネルの側面の近傍に配置されており、前記ソースから前記ドレインに流れる電流の変化で、前記貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴中の前記検出対象物の有無、或いは変化を検出するFETアレイ基板と、
前記FETアレイ基板によって隔てられた2つの溶液槽と、
前記溶液槽に浸漬された2つの電極と、
前記電極に電圧を印加する第一の電源と、
前記ソースと前記ドレイン間に電圧を印加する第二の電源と、
前記チャネル間に流れる電流を測定する電流計を備える、
ことを特徴とする分析システム。 - 請求項7に記載の分析システムであって,
前記チャネルに流れるバックグランド電流値が、複数の前記FET間でほぼ同じになるようにコントロールゲートに異なる電圧を印加する、
ことを特徴とする分析システム。 - 請求項8に記載の分析システムであって、
前記ゲートは、コントロールゲート電圧が印加されるコントロールゲートを含み、前記貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴は、前記コントロールゲートの前記チャネル側の側面と、前記チャネルの前記コントロールゲート側の側面の間に配置されている、
ことを特徴とする分析システム。 - 請求項9に記載の分析システムであって、
前記検出対象物は、デオキシリボ核酸(deoxyribonucleic acid: DNA)である、ことを特徴とする分析システム。 - 請求項10に記載の分析システムであって、
記憶部を有する制御部を更に備え、
前記制御部は、
前記コントロールゲート電圧を所定の範囲で変化させてチャネル電流を測定し、
所定のチャネル電流値となるコントロールゲート電圧を前記トランジスタ毎に決定して前記記憶部に記憶する、
ことを特徴とする分析システム。 - 分析方法であって、
絶縁膜に形成されたソース、ドレイン、チャネル、ゲート、検出対象物が入ることが可能な貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴を備え、前記ゲートにより前記チャネルに電界効果を及ぼすため、異なるゲート電圧が印加可能なFETが少なくとも2つ以上配置され、前記貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴は、前記チャネルの側面の近傍に配置されており、前記ソースから前記ドレインに流れる電流の変化で、前記貫通穴もしくは非貫通穴中の前記検出対象物の有無、或いは変化を検出するFETアレイ基板を溶液槽に浸漬し、前記ソースと前記ドレイン間に電圧を印加し、前記チャネル間に流れる電流を測定する、
ことを特徴とする分析方法。 - 請求項12に記載の分析方法であって,
前記チャネルに流れるバックグランド電流値が、複数の前記FET間でほぼ同じになるようにコントロールゲートに異なる電圧を印加する、
ことを特徴とする分析方法。 - 請求項13に記載の分析方法であって,
前記コントロールゲート電圧を所定の範囲で変化させてチャネル電流を測定し、
所定のチャネル電流値となるコントロールゲート電圧を前記トランジスタ毎に決定して印加する、
ことを特徴とする分析方法。 - 請求項14に記載の分析方法であって,
前記検出対象物は、デオキシリボ核酸(deoxyribonucleic acid: DNA)である、ことを特徴とする分析方法。
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