Patent ID: 7864653

Claim:
A probe storage device comprising: a scanner chip including at least a suspension layer, a table layer and an array chip; at least one coil mounted to the scanner chip; a top plate mounted proximate to the table layer, the top plate including at least one magnet spaced from and aligned with the at least one coil; a base plate mounted proximate to the suspension layer, the base plate including at least one magnet spaced from and aligned with the at least one coil; first and second electronic component mounting cavities, the first electronic component mounting cavity being formed in the base plate and the second electronic component mounting cavity being formed in the table layer; and at least one electronic component mounted within one of the first and second electronic component mounting cavities, the at least one electronic component being wired directly to the array chip, wherein mounting the at least one electronic component in the one of the first and second mounting cavities provides a direct wired connection to the array chip establishing a probe storage device without a printed circuit board.