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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Mark Ian Lutwyche, Mars, PA (US);
Earl Chrzaszcz Johns, Sewickley, PA (US);
Martin Gerard Forrester, Murrysville, PA (US);
Mark David Bedillion, Oakdale, PA (US);
Andreas Karl Roelofs, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Joachim Walter Ahner, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert Earl Rottmayer, Wexford, PA (US);
Andre Y L Liem, Wexford, PA (US);
Edward S. Skalko, Allison Park, PA (US);
Xueshi Yang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mark Ian Lutwyche, Mars, PA (US);
Earl Chrzaszcz Johns, Sewickley, PA (US);
Martin Gerard Forrester, Murrysville, PA (US);
Mark David Bedillion, Oakdale, PA (US);
Andreas Karl Roelofs, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Joachim Walter Ahner, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert Earl Rottmayer, Wexford, PA (US);
Andre Y L Liem, Wexford, PA (US);
Edward S. Skalko, Allison Park, PA (US);
Xueshi Yang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a ferroelectric storage medium, and a transducer for reading data from the ferroelectric storage medium and for writing data to the ferroelectric storage medium, wherein the transducer includes a substrate and a probe coupled to the substrate, wherein the probe includes a conductive element and a bilayer structure causing the probe to bend toward the ferroelectric storage medium.