FIGURE 2.
Noise and signal-attenuation measurements of electrodes by using the CMOS HD-MEA. (A) For signal attenuation measurements, a sinusoidal signal at 1 kHz from a DS360 signal generator was applied to the phosphate buffer solution (PBS) through an internal reference electrode (RE), while the signal was acquired from different electrode types within the 11,011-electrode array as shown at the top. For noise measurements, the reference electrode was disconnected from the signal source, and a fixed potential was applied. The electrode-electrode interface noise was then amplified (AMP), filtered (F), and digitized (ADC) by using the internal voltage recording channels. (B) A Patch amplifier and pipette was used to generate point-source signals to evaluate the averaging effect of the electrodes of different sizes.