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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020216 | Tapered probe structures and fabrication Probe structures and fabrication techniques are described. The described probe structures can be used as probes for various applications such as conductance measurement probes, field emitter probes, nanofabrication probes, and magnetic bit writing or reading probes.... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7814566 | Tip array structure and fabricating method of tip structure A fabricating method of a structure having nano-hole is provided. The fabricating method includes: providing a substrate, forming a photoresist layer on the substrate, forming an opening, and performing a heat treatment process on the photoresist layer to shrink the... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7427754 | Telegraph signal microscopy device and method A microscope device includes a probe having a dielectric material with a first side and a second side. First and second electrodes are disposed on the first side of the dielectric material. A nanotube connects the first and second electrodes. A gate electrode is dis... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7344756 | Method for scanning probe contact printing A method for fabricating scanning probe microscopy (SPM) probes is disclosed. The probes are fabricated by forming a structural layer on a substrate, wherein the substrate forms a cavity. A sacrificial layer is located between the substrate and the structural layer.... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7319224 | Semiconductor probe with resistive tip and method of fabricating the same Provided are a semiconductor probe with a resistive tip, and a method of fabricating the semiconductor probe. The method includes forming a stripe-shaped mask layer on a substrate doped with a first impurity, and forming first and second electrode regions by heavily... | 01/15/2008 |
| 6666075 | System and method of multi-dimensional force sensing for scanning probe microscopy A scanning probe microscopy tool is provided with a force sensor that simultaneously measures more than one component of a surface force. The tool is comprised of an oscillator, a tip, a mechanical actuator, a sensing system, and a feedback control system... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6665258 | Method and apparatus for recording, storing and reproducing information A method and apparatus for recording and storing information on and reproducing information from a storage medium is described, wherein the active storage medium forms part of the write/read signal path.... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6661004 | Image deconvolution techniques for probe scanning apparatus An apparatus and method are provided for processing the images obtained from an atomic force microscopy when profiling high aspect ratio features. A deconvolution technique for deconvolving the sample image includes the use of multiple images but does not... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6244103 | Interpolated height determination in an atomic force microscope A method and apparatus associated with an atomic force microscope (AFM) to more accurately measure the height of a microscopic feature in a substrate, particularly one having a sloping face. The probe tip is sequentially positioned at a number of vertical... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5116782 | Method and apparatus for processing a fine pattern A method and apparatus for processing a fine pattern of a sample of one of an electronic device, molecular device and bioelement device, wherein a needle having a sharpened tip is disposed in opposed relation to the sample with a gap therebetween. A volta... | 05/26/1992 |
