Probe storage device
View Patent ↗A probe storage device includes a scanner chip having at least a suspension layer and a table layer an array chip, and at least one coil mounted to the scanner chip. The probe storage device further includes a top plate mounted proximate to the table layer. The top plate includes at least one magnet positioned adjacent the at least one coil. A base plate is mounted proximate to the suspension layer and includes at least one magnet positioned adjacent to the at least one coil. An electronic component mounting cavity is formed in one of the table layer, suspension layer, at least one top plate and base plate. An electronic component is mounted within the electronic component mounting cavity. The electronic component is wired directly to the scanner chip to provide a direct wired connection to that eliminates the need for a printed circuit board.
1. A probe storage device comprising:
a scanner chip including at least a suspension layer, a table layer and an array chip;
at least one coil mounted to the scanner chip;
a top plate mounted proximate to the table layer, the top plate including at least one magnet spaced from and aligned with the at least one coil;
a base plate mounted proximate to the suspension layer, the base plate including at least one magnet spaced from and aligned with the at least one coil;
first and second electronic component mounting cavities, the first electronic component mounting cavity being formed in the base plate and the second electronic component mounting cavity being formed in the table layer;
and
at least one electronic component mounted within one of the first and second electronic component mounting cavities, the at least one electronic component being wired directly to the array chip, wherein mounting the at least one electronic component in the one of the first and second mounting cavities provides a direct wired connection to the array chip establishing a probe storage device without a printed circuit board.
2. The probe storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate includes at least one wiring level.
3. The probe storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic component includes a first electronic component mounted in the first electronic component mounting cavity and a second electronic component mounted in the second electronic component mounting cavity.
4. The probe storage device according to claim 3 , wherein the first electronic component is an active electronic component and the second electronic component is a passive electronic component.