Patent ID: 7010966
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: B82Y,G01Q

Abstract:
1. An SPM cantilever comprising a support portion; a lever portion extended from the support portion; and a probe portion formed at a free end of the lever portion; wherein said probe portion has a generally plate-like form and is inclined by a certain angle from the plane of said lever portion; the probe portion has an additionally sharpened terminal end portion; the terminal end portion has its length greater than the plate thickness thereof and is reduced gradually in thickness toward a tip of the terminal end portion; and the tip is located inwardly of the planes extended from the front and back sides of a base portion of the plate-like probe portion; two sides of said probe portion containing said terminal end portion are inwardly bent each other; and the tip of said terminal end portion is terminated only at one point.