Dynamic information storage or retrieval – Specific detail of information handling portion of system – Mechanical modification or sensing of storage medium
Patent
1997-01-21
1999-09-28
Cabeca, John W.
Dynamic information storage or retrieval
Specific detail of information handling portion of system
Mechanical modification or sensing of storage medium
369126, 250306, G11B 900, G02B 2100
Patent
active
059599570
ABSTRACT:
A probe has a metal tip on a cantilever. A diffused layer made from a metal silicide is formed at an interface between the tip and the cantilever. In the diffused layer, a material for forming the cantilever and a material for forming the tip are diffused.
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Ikeda Tsutomu
Shimada Yasuhiro
Yagi Takayuki
Cabeca John W.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Chu Kim-Kwok
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