Patent ID: 7178387
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: G01Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for collecting information from a region of interest using a scanning probe microscope (SPM) having a tip, the method comprising: moving said tip along at least three predefined paths spanning said region of interest, the at least three predefined paths being distributed around a center location with respect to said region of interest such that each one of the at least three predefined paths extends from the center location to a peripheral location with respect to said region of interest without returning to the center location, each one of the at least three predefined paths crossing a radial line at least three times at non-zero angles, each radial line extending from the center location to a peripheral location with respect to said region of interest, each radial line having a different angle with respect to said region of interest; and collecting information using said tip at a plurality of sample points along said at least three predefined paths.