Patent ID: 7687297
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: B81B,B81C,B82Y,G11B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: forming a sacrificial oxide layer on a base layer of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) probe, the MEMS probe formed on a wafer including complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuitry; patterning the sacrificial oxide layer to provide a first trench pattern having a substantially rectangular form and a second trench pattern having a substantially rectangular portion and a lateral portion extending from the substantially rectangular portion; and depositing a conductive layer on the patterned sacrificial oxide layer to fill the first and second trench patterns to form a support structure for the MEMS probe and a cantilever portion of the MEMS probe, the MEMS probe to move laterally and vertically.