IP Library Granted Patent US 12688868
Granted Patent B2
US 12688868 · App. 19/197,291 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Manufacturing method of conductive probe

Inventor: Masaaki Yanagisawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Resonac Hard Disk Corporation
G11B5/3163G11B9/02G11C11/22G11C11/221G11C11/5657G11B2005/0002Y10T29/49032
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Patent No.
US 12688868
App. No.
19/197,291
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A manufacturing method of a conductive probe that is configured to write information to and read information from a ferroelectric recording medium is provided. The manufacturing method includes: forming, on a conductive material, an insulating layer by oxidizing the conductive material; forming an isolation layer on the insulating layer; applying a photoresist on the isolation layer; forming a hole in the photoresist; etching in the hole to the conductive material; depositing metal on a surface of the conductive material in the hole, thereby obtaining a needle-shaped electrode; and removing the isolation layer. A portion of the needle-shaped electrode protrudes from the surface of the insulating layer.

Claims (10)

1 . A manufacturing method of a conductive probe that is configured to write information to and read information from a ferroelectric recording medium, the manufacturing method comprising:

forming, on a conductive material, an insulating layer by oxidizing the conductive material;

forming an isolation layer on the insulating layer;

applying a photoresist on the isolation layer;

forming a hole in the photoresist;

etching in the hole to the conductive material;

depositing metal on a surface of the conductive material in the hole, thereby obtaining a needle-shaped electrode; and

removing the isolation layer,

wherein a portion of the needle-shaped electrode protrudes from the surface of the insulating layer.

2 . The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is formed in a circular shape, a triangular shape, or a quadrangular shape.