Neural Probes · A-Series
Edge 8-Shank 128-Channel Probe, 5 mm
Sites spread along the shank — linear and edge layouts for depth profiling
Eight mid-length shanks side by side, spread for lateral coverage across columns, with sites along the shank's edge, closest to the tissue the probe faces. Among the 371 probe designs in the design space it is mid-range: 128 sites (96th percentile), 5 mm shanks (a common choice — 107 of 363), a 0.46 mm-deep site array (27th percentile), 79 sites/mm² (31st percentile) and a 1.93 mm³ neural interface (91st percentile).
Small sites read a local patch at higher impedance, sharpening single-unit isolation, packed densely enough to track a unit across neighbouring sites. The mid-length shanks reach structures a few millimetres down.
Orders as a probe-plus-package assembly, in 11 package configurations, 3 of them microdrive-compatible. Silicon 15 µm thick. Z-coat available. Research use only.
SKU prb_acl--a8x16_edge_5mm_30_500_121 · Neural Probes in the webstore
Specifications
| Channels | 128 |
|---|---|
| Shanks | 8 |
| Shank length | 5 mm |
| Shank separation | 500 µm |
| Site layout | Edge |
| Site area | 121 µm² |
| Site pitch | 30 µm |
| Vertical span | 460 µm |
|---|---|
| Substrate | Silicon |
| Site material | Iridium |
| Thickness | 15 µm |
| Neural interface volume | 1.927 mm³ (higher than 91% of 371 designs) |
| Site coverage density | 79.2 sites/mm² (higher than 31% of 371 designs) |
| Brain coverage density | 66.4 sites/mm³ (higher than 73% of 371 designs) |