Archer further enhances biochip gFET design for advanced sensing and sends to commercial foundry partner - Seite 2

This new more complex gFET design complements the proof-of-concept biosensing gFET announced on 13 July 2023. The earlier design was submitted to a commercial foundry for a Multi-Project Wafer run, with the completed devices expected to be delivered by the end of 2023. Archer expects the advanced gFETs on a single four-inch wafer to be delivered by the additional commercial foundry partner by the end of 2023.

Background

The new advanced device designs which are the subject of this announcement have now been submitted to a foundry in the Netherlands for a whole wafer run (the previous ‘simpler’ design was submitted to a foundry in Germany for a Multi-Project Wafer (“MPW”) run). An MPW is where Archer’s device design is imprinted on a small area of a wafer with the designs of other companies on the same wafer. The new more complex gFET design will be fabricated all over one, stand-alone four-inch wafer.

The new advanced gFET device design and whole wafer run in a commercial foundry is an example of how Archer is now moving towards a streamlined commercialisation model that closely aligns to the ‘fabless’ model (i.e. Archer focuses on designing and developing its chips and outsources the manufacturing to specialised foundries). The new gFET device designs and related processes form the basis of intellectual property that is 100% owned by Archer.

Commenting on the more advanced gFET design, Dr Mohammad Choucair, CEO of Archer, said,

“Archer continues to build on the core of its biochip technology, the gFET, and this more advanced design not only improves the chip’s detection and control abilities for multiple diseases from one single chip, but it also extends its use-time and brings it closer towards commercialisation.

“We continue to add to our strategic partnerships within the semiconductor supply chain, and our new foundry partner, which has the new gFET design in hand for a whole wafer run, represents a key step in this path to commercialising the biochip.

“As the medical community looks to better detect and analyse disease to help improve patient outcomes, the gFET device design is on track to detect multiple disease at once and improve the future operation for the end users of Archer’s biochip.”

The Board of Archer authorised this announcement to be given to ASX.
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