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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Terence L. Kane, Wappinger Falls, NY (US);
Matthew F. Stanton, Salt Point, NY (US);
Robert P. Marsin, Middletown, NY (US);
Jochonia N. Nxumalo, Wappinger Falls, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for facilitating Atomic Force Microscopy, SEM Nano-Probing, Scanning Probe Microscopy, and Collimated Ion Milling, through the implementation of a removable, magnetized fixture for fixing the position of a sample requiring surface treatment, the fixture attachable to a holder requiring surface treatment, the holder being mountable in various instruments, the fixture being transportable in a container having a magnetized surface plate or disc for magnetic attachment of said fixture, with the container having a valve to permit alternative evacuation and backfill with an inert gas to protect the sample surface.