Information processing apparatus
US5485451A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/947
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is disclosed an information recording/reproducing apparatus utilizing a probe electrode and a recording medium, based on the principle of scanning tunnel microscope. When a track groove on the recording medium is detected, the distance control between the probe electrode and the recording medium is suspended. Consequently, the tip of the probe electrode does not enter the track groove, and is prevented from collision with the recording medium. The scanning speed of the probe electrode can, therefore, be increased without the danger of such collision.
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