Atomic force microscopy of scanning and image processing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10126326
APP PUB NO 20160025772A1
SERIAL NO

14873839

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Apparatus and associated method that contemplates performing a first atomic force microscope (AFM) scan of a first region of a sample centered at a first position at a first angle to produce a first scan image, the first AFM scan including a first component scan at a first speed and a second component scan at a second speed; performing a second AFM scan of the first region of the sample at a second angle to produce a second scan image, the second AFM scan including performing a third component scan at the first speed and a fourth component scan at the second speed; and correcting a first error in the first scan image based on the second scan image to produce a corrected image output.

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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCCUPERTINO CA

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Egbert, Dale Deephaven, US 6 61
Liu, Huiwen Eden Prairie, US 19 132
Nelson, Jonathan A Maple Grove, US 3 41
Zhou, Lin Eagan, US 221 1089
Zhu, Jianxin Eagan, US 26 213

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