Patent ID: 7913544

Claim:
A method for fabricating a scanning probe, the method comprising: providing at least one substrate; a first step of fabricating at least one silicon stylus member on an upper portion of the at least one substrate, wherein the at least one silicon stylus member comprises (1) a tip having an apex and a base and a base pad integrated with the tip, partially vertically disposed under the base, and including first and second portions extending in opposed horizontal directions from the base; depositing a cantilever material on the substrate including over at least a portion of the first portion of the base pad; a second step of fabricating in the cantilever material at least one cantilever member onto the at least one substrate, wherein at least one portion of the at least one cantilever member is vertically attached to a top surface of the first portion of the integrated base pad on the at least one stylus member; and releasing the at least one stylus member and at least one cantilever member from the substrate.