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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
May. 09, 1994
Hisaaki Kawade, Atsugi, JP;
Haruki Kawada, Yokohama, JP;
Kunihiro Sakai, Isehara, JP;
Hiroshi Matsuda, Isehari, JP;
Yuko Morikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiro Yanagisawa, Atsugi, JP;
Tetsuya Kaneko, Yokohama, JP;
Toshimitsu Kawase, Atsugi, JP;
Hideya Kumomi, Atsugi, JP;
Hiroyasu Nose, Zama, JP;
Eigo Kawakami, Ebina, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A microprobe is provided which comprises a single crystal provided on a part of one main surface of a substrate or a part of a thin film formed on one main surface of the substrate. The microprobe may have a single crystal having an apex portion surrounded by facets having a specific plane direction and comprising a specific crystal face. The method for preparing the microprobe and an electronic device employing the microprobe also provided which is useful for recording and reproducing.