The Chip is the Machine™
Ion semiconductor sequencing making high-quality next-generation sequencing accessible for all.
Ion PGM™ and Ion Proton™ System Chips
The Chip is the Machine™ and Ion Torrent™ directly benefits from four decades of exponential improvement in semiconductor technology. This enables our chips to scale in density for any research application—from small, targeted experiments to large genomes—all on a single platform. See how Ion Torrent Chips work.
With as little as 10 ng input DNA, the new Ion 314™, 316™, and 318™ Chips yield 99.99% consensus accuracy and up to a 50% increase in output over previous chips, in as little as 2 hours on the Ion PGM™ System.
For whole genome sequencing on the Ion Proton™ System, the Ion PI™ Chip enables the highest throughput with up to 10 Gb reads in 2–4 hours.
This unique combination of simplicity and easy scalability makes semiconductor sequencing an accessible next-generation sequencing solution for all researchers, from whole genome/transcriptome to small genome and small RNA sequencing applications.
Compare the data for Ion PGM™ and Ion PI™ Chips, and choose the chip that works best for your sequencing needs:
Ion PGM™ Chip |
Run time |
Output |
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200 bp read |
400 bp read |
200 bp read |
400 bp read |
2.3 hr |
3.7 hr |
30–50 Mb |
60–100 Mb |
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3.0 hr |
4.9 hr |
300–500 Mb |
600 Mb–1 Gb |
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4.4 hr |
7.3 hr |
600 Mb–1 Gb |
1.2–2 Gb |
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Ion Proton™ Chip |
Run time |
Output |
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200 bp read |
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200 bp read |
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2–4 hr |
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Up to 10 Gb |
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