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Semiconductor probe having wedge shape resistive tip and method of fabricating the same

US7994499B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2007
Grant dateAug 9, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01Q60/40
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A semiconductor probe having a wedge shape resistive tip and a method of fabricating the semiconductor probe is provided. The semiconductor probe includes a resistive tip that is doped with a first impurity, has a resistance region doped with a low concentration of a second impurity having an opposite polarity to the first impurity, and has first and second semiconductor electrode regions doped with a high concentration of the second impurity on both side slopes of the resistive tip. The probe also includes a cantilever having the resistive tip on an edge portion thereof, and an end portion of the resistive tip has a wedge shape.

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