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Sensors 2005, 5, 118-125 sensors ISSN 1424-8220 © 2005 by MDPI /sensors Switched Flip-Flop based Preprocessing Circuit for ISFETs * Martin Kollár Department of Theory of Electrical Engineering and Measurement, Technical University of Košice, Park Komenského 3, 043 89 Košice, Slovakia, Tel: +421-55-6022579; Fax: +421-55-6023989 * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: Martin.Kollar@tuke.sk Received: 23 September 2004 / Accepted: 07 February 2005 / Published: 31 March 2005 Abstract: In this paper, a preprocessing circuit for ISFETs (Ion-sensitive field-effect transistors) to measure hydrogen-ion concentration in electrolyte is presented. A modified flip-flop is the main part of the circuit. The modification consists in replacing the standard transistors by ISFETs and periodically switching the supply voltage on and off. Concentration of hydrogen ions to be measured discontinues the flip-flop value symmetry, which means that by switching the supply voltage on the flip-flop goes to one of two stable states, ‘one’ or ‘zero’. The recovery of the value symmetry can be achieved by changing a balanced voltage, which is incorporated to the flip-flop, to bring the flip-flop to a 50% position (probability of ‘one’ equals to probability of ‘zero’). Thus, the balanced voltage reflects the measured concentration of hydrogen ions. Its magnitude is set automatically by using a feedback ci