Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
ANALYTE SENSOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING FLUID SAMPLES

Abstract:

A sensor package, a sensor system, and a method for fabricating the sensor package are described that include a sensing chip having dispense chemistry disposed over an array of conductive elements. In an implementation, the sensor package may include a sensing chip that may include at least one conductive element, wherein the at least one conductive element may be part of an array of conductive elements defining a M by N matrix, where M is a number of rows of the at least one conductive element and N is a number of columns of the at least one conductive element. The sensing chip may further include dispense chemistry that may be disposed on the at least one conductive element and at least one contact pad. The sensor package may further include a microfluidic cap that may be positioned over at least a portion of the sensing chip, wherein the microfluidic cap and the sensing chip may define a cavity that may be configured to receive a fluid sample. The microfluidic cap may further include at least one electrode that may be configured to sense an analyte in the fluid sample. The at least one electrode may be coupled to the at lease one contact pad of the sensing chip via a conductive adhesive.