Chip Array Addresses - Physics for Biophysics Step by Step

A chip array maps many local measurements to indexed positions. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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A chip maps local measurements to addresses

Each spot is one local measurement address in a simplified array.

\text{spot}\rightarrow\text{address}

Rows times columns gives the address count

Rows 4 times columns 3 gives 12 addresses.

4\cdot 3=12

Different grid shapes give checked address counts

Rows times columns is the address count. The drawn grid is the middle row.

\begin{array}{c|c|c}\text{rows}&\text{cols}&\text{addresses}\\2&4&8\\4&3&12\\3&3&9\end{array}