摘要:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor probe having a resistive tip. The method includes forming first and second mask films having a rectangular shape on a silicon substrate, first etching an upper surface of the silicon substrate, forming a third mask film corresponding to a width of a tip neck by etching the first mask film, forming the width of the tip neck to a predetermined width by second etching of the silicon substrate using the third mask film as a mask, and forming a peak forming portion of the tip by annealing the silicon substrate after removing the third mask film. A semiconductor probe having a uniform height and tips having a uniform neck width can be manufactured.
摘要:
A semiconductor probe with a resistive tip, and a method of fabricating the semiconductor probe. The method includes forming a stripe-shaped mask layer on a substrate doped with a first impurity, and forming first and second electrode regions by heavily doping portions of the substrate not covered by the mask layer with a second impurity opposite in polarity to the first impurity; annealing the substrate to decrease a gap between the first and second semiconductor electrode regions, and forming resistive regions lightly doped with the second impurity at portions contiguous with the first and second semiconductor electrode regions; forming a stripe-shaped first photoresist layer orthogonal to the mask layer, and etching the mask layer such that the mask layer has a square shape; forming a second photoresist layer on the substrate to cover a portion of the first photoresist layer and define a cantilever region; forming the cantilever region by etching portions not covered by the first and second photoresist layers; and removing the first and second photoresist layers, and forming a resistive tip having a semi-quadrangular pyramidal shape by etching portions of the substrate not covered by the mask layer.
摘要:
An electric field read/write head, a method of manufacturing the same, and a data read/write device including the electric field read/write head are provided. The data read/write device includes an electric field read/write head which reads and writes data to and from a recording medium. The electric field read/write head includes a semiconductor substrate, a resistance region, source and drain regions, and a write electrode. The semiconductor substrate includes a first surface and a second surface with adjoining edges. The resistance region is formed to extend from a central portion at one end of the first surface to the second surface. The source region and the drain region are formed at either side of the resistance region and are separated from the first surface. The write electrode is formed on the resistance region with an insulating layer interposed between the write electrode and the resistance region.
摘要:
An electric field effect read/write head for recording/reproducing information on/from a ferroelectric recording medium using an electric field effect includes a semiconductor substrate, a recess portion formed in an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate facing the ferroelectric recording medium, and a recording/reproduction portion provided in the recess portion.
摘要:
An electric field read/write head, a method of manufacturing the same, and an information storage device including the electric field read/write head are provided. The electric field read/write head includes: a resistance region formed in a substrate which comprises an end surface facing a recording medium; a source and a drain formed in the substrate and disposed on both sides of the resistance region, respectively; and an insulating layer and a write electrode formed sequentially on the resistance region, wherein the length (l) to width (w) ratio (l/w) of the resistance region satisfies (l/w)≧0.2.
摘要:
A multi-probe for writing data to and/or reading data from a recording medium. The multi-probe includes a plurality of probes. All of the probes are working probes for writing the data to and/or reading the data from the recording medium.
摘要:
Provided are an electric field read/write device and a method of driving an electric field read/write device. The method including an electric field read/write head comprising a resistance region disposed between a source region and a drain region and a writing electrode disposed on the resistance region, wherein the method includes: applying a controlling voltage to the writing electrode, wherein the controlling voltage is smaller than a threshold voltage which causes polarization of a recording medium, and reproducing data recorded in the recording medium according to change of an amount of a current flowing through the resistance region according to a polarization direction of electric domains of the recording medium.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing an electric field sensor having an electric field shield. The method includes providing a substrate doped with a first impurity; forming a resistive tip having a resistance region doped with a low concentration of a second impurity at an apex of a protruding portion of the substrate, and first and second semiconductor electrode regions doped with a high concentration of the second impurity on both slopes of the protruding portion with the resistive region therebetween, wherein the second impurity has a polarity opposite to that of the first impurity; forming a dielectric layer on the resistive tip; forming a mask having a high aspect ratio on the dielectric layer; depositing a metal layer on the dielectric layer; and exposing the dielectric layer formed on the resistance region through the metal layer by removing the mask.
摘要:
Provided is an electric field information reading head for reading information from a surface electric charge of an information storage medium, the electric field information reading head comprising a semiconductor substrate having a resistance region formed in a central part at one end of a surface facing a recording medium, the resistance region being lightly doped with impurities, and source and drain regions formed on both sides of the resistance region, the source region and the drain region being more highly doped with impurities than the resistance region. The source region and the drain region extend along the surface of the semiconductor substrate facing the recording medium, and electrodes are connected electrically with the source region and the drain region respectively. In addition, provided is a method of fabricating the electric field information reading head and a method of mass-producing the electric field information reading head on a wafer.
摘要:
An electric field read/write head, a method of manufacturing the same, and a data read/write device including the electric field read/write head are provided. The data read/write device includes an electric field read/write head which reads and writes data to and from a recording medium. The electric field read/write head includes a semiconductor substrate, a resistance region, source and drain regions, and a write electrode. The semiconductor substrate includes a first surface and a second surface with adjoining edges. The resistance region is formed to extend from a central portion at one end of the first surface to the second surface. The source region and the drain region are formed at either side of the resistance region and are separated from the first surface. The write electrode is formed on the resistance region with an insulating layer interposed between the write electrode and the resistance region.