Teardown Of An Oxford Nanopore MinION DNA Sequencer

A hardware teardown of the Oxford Nanopore MinION DNA sequencer, a portable device that brought DNA sequencing down to a $2,000 price point. The unit features a Xilinx Spartan 6 FPGA and a slim fan-based cooling solution. The consumable sequencer cartridges, priced at £690 each, contain microfluidics systems and high-density pitch ICs on both sides of a PCB. Though the MinION unit itself has been discontinued, consumables remain available.

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