Patent ID: 6482641
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B82Y,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a DNA-based integrated circuit, comprising(a) obtaining a sample of double-stranded DNA; (b) adulterating the double-stranded DNA with a compound which is able to alter the electrical conductivity of the DNA to form a plurality of adulterated DNA-based electronic elements, whereby said compound changes the number of &pgr; electrons between bases in the DNA, and wherein the energy gap of the adulterated DNA is in the range of from about 0.01Â±0.02 to about 3.44âŠ¥0.02 eV in the DNA; (c) ligating the said DNA-based electronic elements to form a network of DNA-based electronic elements; and (d) binding said network of DNA-based electronic elements to a substrate to form the integrated circuit.