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Silicon Olfactory System Implementation Prof. J. W. Gardner Dr J. A. Covington Mr T. S. Lim School of Engineering 7 March 2002 CONFIDENTIAL 1. Introduction The research on electronic nose system has escalated for the last decade. One of the hurdles hindering the introduction of portable low cost unit is the requirement for purposeful sampling chamber. This increases the power consumption and size, limiting it bench-bounded applications. The high cost associated with specially design sensors, signal conditioning and recognition software make them extremely expensive sinc