• IEEE Trans Biomed Eng · Jan 1990

    Scaling limitations of silicon multichannel recording probes.

    • K Najafi, J Ji, and K D Wise.
    • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
    • IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 1990 Jan 1; 37 (1): 1-11.

    AbstractThis paper describes the scaling limitations of multichannel recording probes fabricated for use in neurophysiology using silicon integrated circuit technologies. Scaled silicon probe substrates 8 microns thick and 16 microns wide can be fabricated using boron etch-stop techniques. Theoretical expressions for calculating the thickness and width of silicon substrates have been derived and agree closely with experimental results. The effects of scaling probe dimensions on its strength and stiffness are described. The probe shank dimensions can be designed to vary the strength and stiffness for different applications. The scaled silicon substrates have a fracture stress of about 2 x 10(10) dyn/cm2, which is about six times that of bulk silicon, and are strong and very flexible. Scaling the feature sizes of recording electrode arrays down to 1 micron is possible with less than 1 percent electrical crosstalk between channels.

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