Patent ID: 9645135
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B82Y,G01N,H01L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A multiwire nanowire field effect transistor (nwFET) device comprising (a) a source electrode, (b) a drain electrode, (c) a base electrode, (d) a first nanowire having a first terminal end and a second terminal end and (e) a second nanowire having a first terminal end and a second terminal end, wherein the first nanowire and the second nanowire each comprise at least one semiconductor material, the first terminal end of the first nanowire is connected to and contacts the second nanowire to form a node, the first terminal end of the second nanowire is connected to and contacts the source electrode, the second terminal end of the second nanowire is connected to and contacts the drain electrode, and the second terminal end of the first nanowire is connected to and contacts the base electrode, wherein the second nanowire is passivated, wherein the first nanowire includes a sensing surface that is derivatized with a plurality of immobilized capture probes, and the sensing surface is devoid of passivation.