Measuring and testing – Surface and cutting edge testing – Roughness
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-29
2008-07-29
Larkin, Daniel S (Department: 2856)
Measuring and testing
Surface and cutting edge testing
Roughness
Reexamination Certificate
active
11374842
ABSTRACT:
A scanning probe microscope has a self-detection type probe structure including a cantilever having an electrically conductive probe at a distal end thereof, a supporting part, and a piezoresistance element whose resistance value changes depending on the deflection of the cantilever. A detector applies a predetermined voltage to the piezoresistance element and detects the value of the current passing through the piezoresistance element to detect deflection of the cantilever. A sample table mounts a sample such that a surface of the sample confronts a tip of the probe, and a moving mechanism relatively moves the sample table and the probe tip in X, Y and Z directions. A controller controls the moving mechanism to maintain a fixed distance between the probe tip and the sample surface and measures the surface shape of the sample on the basis of the detection result of the detector. A predetermined voltage is applied between the probe and the sample surface, and a measuring part operates simultaneously with the detector and measures electrical property information caused by the applied voltage.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6100524 (2000-08-01), Yagi et al.
patent: 6422069 (2002-07-01), Shimizu et al.
Adams & Wilks
Larkin Daniel S
SII NanoTechnology Inc.
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