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Microprobe, preparation thereof and electronic device by use of said microprobe

US5994698A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 1994
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/874
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A microprobe is provided which comprises a single crystal provided on a part of one main surface of a substrate or a part of a thin film formed on one main surface of the substrate. The microprobe may have a single crystal having an apex portion surrounded by facets having a specific plane direction and comprising a specific crystal face. The method for preparing the microprobe and an electronic device employing the microprobe also provided which is useful for recording and reproducing.

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