Patent ID: 11946894
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  C  H | IPC C  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system for detecting molecules, the system comprising:
a nanopore unit comprising at least one nanopore, at least one sense electrode, and a counter electrode;
an amplifier; and
a bootstrap circuit,, wherein:
the at least one sense electrode is configured to:
in cooperation with the counter electrode, detect a current associated with the at least one nanopore, and
provide the detected current to an input of the amplifier,

the amplifier is configured to provide, at an output of the amplifier, a signal representing the detected current, and
the bootstrap circuit is coupled to and situated between (a) the output of the amplifier and the counter electrode, or (b) the at least one sense electrode and the counter electrode.