Patent ID: 7913376

Claim:
A method of forming an actuating mechanism for a probe storage system, the method comprising: positioning a first coil in a first coil mounting cavity of a scanner chip, the first coil having a first connector lead, wherein the scanner chip further includes a main body having first and second outer surfaces, and a second coil mounting cavity, the first coil being selectively shiftable relative to the main body; positioning a second coil in the second coil mounting cavity, the second coil having a second connector lead and being selectively shiftable relative to the scanner chip; forming first and second magnet receiving pockets in a first plate, each of the first and second magnet receiving pockets including a corresponding base portion; positioning first and second magnets in the first and second magnet receiving pockets, respectively; and arranging the first plate relative to one of the first and second outer surfaces of the scanner chip with the first and second magnets registering with respective ones of the first and second coils, the first plate being spaced from the one of the first and second outer surfaces by a gap of less than about 10 microns.