Automated nanoassembly
US7297946B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01Q80/00
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An automated nanomanipulation system is provided for manufacturing a nanoscale structure. The system includes: a design model for the nanoscale structure; image data of a sample surface upon which the nanoscale structure is to be manufactured; a movable member configured to perform a nanomanipulation operation on the sample surface; and a path planning subsystem adapted to receive the design model and the image data. The path planning subsystem generates path data indicative of a path for traversing the movable member along the sample surface such that the movable member manipulates one or more randomly distributed nanoobjects in accordance with the design model.
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