Computer chips have become ever more miniaturized, and this gave biologists the idea of making biological chips, using chip technology to manufacture microscopic instruments for use in biological research and medical diagnosis.
隨著晶片技術日新月異，晶片製造趨向微小化，啟發了生物學家製造生物晶片的概念，利用微晶片的生產技術，製造用於生物研究和醫療診斷的微型儀器。