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Post and tip design for a probe contact

US7245135B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2005
Grant dateJul 17, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49222
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to A microfabricated tip and post structure comprising a post having a rough top surface that diffuses incident light and a cross-section, and a tip, lithographically plated on the rough top surface of the post, having a smooth reflective surface appropriate for automatic vision recognition, and having a cross-section that is less than the cross-section of the post.

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