Microcantilevers for Atomic Force Microscope Data Storage: 1 (Microsystems, 1) - Hardcover

Chui, Benjamin W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792383583 ISBN 13: 9780792383581

Publisher: Springer, 1998

Synopsis

Microcantilevers for Atomic Force Microscope Data Storage describes a research collaboration between IBM Almaden and Stanford University in which a new mass data storage technology was evaluated. This technology is based on the use of heated cantilevers to form submicron indentations on a polycarbonate surface, and piezoresistive cantilevers to read those indentations.
Microcantilevers for Atomic Force Microscope Data Storage describes how silicon micromachined cantilevers can be used for high-density topographic data storage on a simple substrate such as polycarbonate. The cantilevers can be made to incorporate resistive heaters (for thermal writing) or piezoresistive deflection sensors (for data readback).
The primary audience for Microcantilevers for Atomic Force Microscope Data Storage is industrial and academic workers in the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) area. It will also be of interest to researchers in the data storage industry who are investigating future storage technologies.

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Synopsis

This volume describes a research collaboration between IBM Almaden and Stanford University in which a new mass data storage technology was evaluated. This technology is based on the use of heated cantilevers to form submicron indentations on a polycarbonate surface, and piezoresistive cantilevers to read those indentations. The book describes how silicon micromachined cantilevers can be used for high-density topographic data storage on a simple substrate such as polycarbonate. The cantilevers can be made to incorporate resistive heaters (for thermal writing) or piezoresistive deflection sensors (for data readback). The primary audience for the text is industrial and academic workers in the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) area. It should also be of interest to researchers in the data storage industry who are investigating future storage technologies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792383583
• ISBN 13: 9780792383581
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 173