*Chip fabrications
*cDNA, oligonucleotide, PNA et al.,
*Glass, membrane, other polymers
*Spotting vs. in situ synthesis
*2D, 3D configurations
*Institutional vs. industrial
*Signals and detection system
*Fluorescence (spectrum analysis, quantom-dot
*SPR and other optical methods
*MassSpec-based detection
*Data analysis
*Instrument and protocols control, common references
*Data consortium
Microarray and its recent developments