Abstract: The present invention reliably blows a fuse element to store with high reliability data that corresponds to whether or not the fuse element has been blown. For this purpose, a resistor element is provided in a circuit through which an electric current flows to blow the fuse element in the ink jet printing head. The resistor element adjusts the electric current so that, in the process of blowing the fuse element, the current continues to flow for a predetermined duration even after a maximum current has passed through the fuse element. The predetermined duration is longer than a period from a time point when the electric current rises to a time point it reaches the maximum current.

Abstract: An ink jet print head substrate capable of precisely blowing fuse element to store data reliably is provided. An ink jet print head incorporating such a substrate and an ink jet printing apparatus are also provided. The interlayer insulating film formed over the fuse element is made of a material that has a lower melting point than the material of the fuse element and which forms a cavity therein by heat produced when the fuse elements is blown.

Abstract: A process for producing a cold cathode field emission device. A cathode electrode is formed on a front surface of a support member that transmits exposure light. An insulating layer is formed on an entire surface. A gate electrode is formed on the insulating layer. The support member is irradiated with exposure light from a back surface side of the support member through the hole as a mask for exposure. An electron-emitting-portion-forming-layer composed of a photosensitive material is formed at least inside the opening portion. The support member is irradiated with exposure light from a back surface side of the support member through the hole as a mask for exposure.

Abstract: A recording head comprises a plurality of recording elements for performing recording; a driving circuit for driving the plurality of recording elements; and a predetermined voltage generating circuit for generating a predetermined voltage to be applied to the plurality of recording elements from voltage supplied from outside. With the head thus structured, a desired voltage is generated in the interior of the head by use of the predetermined voltage generating circuit for performing recording, thus making it possible to prevent the voltage drop which may take place if the voltage is supplied from outside through a cable, as well as to prevent the durability of the heat generating elements from being damaged due to noises. It also becomes possible to set the voltage to be applied to the recording elements at an optimal value corresponding to the discharge voltage, hence stabilizing ink discharges efficiently.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lateral end surface; and a connection electrode for external electrical connection, the connection electrode is exposed at the side surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate for ink jet including a heating resistor generating thermal energy for discharging an ink from an ink discharge port and an upper protective layer which is formed above the heating resistor and has a contacting surface with the ink. Furthermore, the upper protective layer is made of an amorphous alloy consisting of Ta and Cr in which the content of Ta is more than that of Cr. This constitution allows for the substrate excellent in cavitation resistance and corrosion resistance, and capable of high durability while having similar discharge performance to that of a conventional protective layer made of a Ta film. The present invention further provides an ink jet head comprising the above-mentioned substrate, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: A recording head comprises a plurality of recording elements for performing recording; a driving circuit for driving the plurality of recording elements; and a predetermined voltage generating circuit for generating a predetermined voltage to be applied to the plurality of recording elements from voltage supplied from outside. With the head thus structured, a desired voltage is generated in the interior of the head by use of the predetermined voltage generating circuit for performing recording, thus making it possible to prevent the voltage drop which may take place if the voltage is supplied from outside through a cable, as well as to prevent the durability of the heat generating elements from being damaged due to noises. It also becomes possible to set the voltage to be applied to the recording elements at an optimal value corresponding to the discharge voltage, hence stabilizing ink discharges efficiently.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat generating resistant element having a high durability and a high resistance suitable for constituting an electrothermal converting member in an ink jet head or an ink jet apparatus. There is employed, as the heat generating resistant element, a film constituted of Cr, Si and N, having a composition of Cr: 15 to 20 at. %, Si: 40 to 60 at. % and N: 20 to 45 at. %, which constitute 100 at. % or substantially 100 at. %.

Abstract: In an ink jet head circuit board including a heater for generating thermal energy used for ejecting ink in response to application of electricity, a drop in thermal energy efficiency is prevented while reducing an area of the heater to achieve higher-resolution and higher-image-quality printing, and damages on the heater attributable to a manufacturing process are avoided. To achieve this, a resistor layer is disposed on an electrode wire layer; and two protective layers are disposed thereon. Then the upper protective layer is removed in a site above the heater. Accordingly, it is possible to dispose the protective layers without causing a decrease in an effective bubble generating region, and to improve thermal energy efficiency by reducing the effective thickness of the protective layer above the heater. Moreover, the resistor layer is covered with the first protective layer and is thereby prevented from adverse effects in the manufacturing process such as etching processes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical transceiver that installs an optical transmitting assembly and an optical receiving assembly both are compact, inexpensive, and capable of operating at a high speed. The optical transmitting assembly of the present invention provides the metal bottom that installs the thermoelectric cooler thereon and the semiconductor optical device is mounted, via the insulating substrate, on the thermoelectric cooler. The first and second multi-layered ceramic substrates are provided to surround the thermoelectric cooler. The DC signal or the low-frequency signal for the thermoelectric cooler and the semiconductor optical device is supplied through the first ceramic substrate, while the high frequency signal for the semiconductor device, with the complementary signal having the opposite phase to the high frequency signal, is provided to the semiconductor device through the inner layer of the second ceramic substrate and the insulating substrate.

Abstract: There is disclosed a head substrate of a printing head detachably mounted on a printer main body, comprising plural external connection terminals individually receiving, from the exterior, a binary logic signal corresponding to whether or not to execute a recording operation, a recording image signal and a clock signal, recording execution means for executing the recording operation according to the recording image signal and the clock signal entered through the external connection terminals, in case the binary logic signal is in a first state, data memory means for and data readout, and memory access means for recognizing the binary logic signal in a second state as an access permission signal and executing the memory access to the data memory means at a timing corresponding to the clock signal when the logic signal is a second state.

Abstract: There is disclosed a head substrate of a printing head detachably mounted on a printer main body, comprising plural external connection terminals individually receiving, from the exterior, a binary logic signal corresponding to whether or not to execute a recording operation, a recording image signal and a clock signal, recording execution means for executing the recording operation according to the recording image signal and the clock signal entered through the external connection terminals, in case the binary logic signal is in a first state, data memory means for and data readout, and memory access means for recognizing the binary logic signal in a second state as an access permission signal and executing the memory access to the data memory means at a timing corresponding to the clock signal when the logic signal is a second state.

Abstract: For improving adhesion between a protective layer having a portion coming into contact with ink in a substrate for an ink jet head, and a resin layer thereby ensuring reliability in quality over a prolonged period, the invention provides a substrate for an ink jet head including a heat-generating resistor constituting a heat generating portion, an electrode wiring electrically connected with the heat-generating resistor and an upper protective layer provided on the heat-generating resistor and the electrode wiring across an insulating protective layer, wherein after forming an upper protective layer in which a Ta layer is laminated on a layer formed by a TaCr alloy, said Ta layer is selectively patterned and selectively removed so that the liquid flow path member is formed in a portion where the layer formed by said TaCr alloy is exposed by said removing.

Abstract: There is disclosed a solid semiconductor element which very efficiently detects information about a liquid and bidirectionally exchanges the information with the outside. The solid semiconductor element is disposed in a liquid container, and includes at least energy converting unit, information acquiring unit, and information communicating unit. The energy converting unit converts an electromotive force from the outside to a power, and operates the information acquiring unit and information communicating unit. The information acquiring unit acquires the information about the liquid in which the solid semiconductor element is disposed from the liquid, and the information communicating unit transmits the information acquired by the information acquiring unit to the outside.

Abstract: An individual electrode layer electrically connected to an individual electrode layer having an opening is formed beneath a heater layer and a common electrode layer along an ink flow path.

Abstract: An ink jet head circuit board is provided which has heaters to generate thermal energy for ink ejection as they are energized. This circuit board has the heaters formed with high precision to reduce their areas. It also has provisions to protect the electrode wires against corrosion and prevent a progress of corrosion. The substrate is deposited with the thin first electrodes made of a corrosion resistant metal. This is further deposited with the resistor layer. The second electrodes made of aluminum are deposited to overlap the first electrodes to form the heater without causing large dimensional variations among the heaters. With this construction, if a defect should occur in a protective layer on or near the heater, a progress of corrosion can effectively be prevented because the material of the resistor layer is more resistant to encroachment than aluminum and the first electrodes are corrosion resistant.

Abstract: An ink jet head circuit board is provided which has heaters to generate thermal energy for ejecting ink as they are energized. This circuit board is so constructed as to reduce wire resistances for the heaters while at the same time preventing an increase in the size of the board and realizing a high-density integration of the heaters required for high resolution printing. This construction is made possible by forming electrode wires of first and second electrode wire layers to reduce an area that the wire patterns for the heater occupy on the circuit board. In reducing the effective thickness of protective insulation layer formed on the heater to prevent a possible degradation of thermal efficiency, one of the protective insulation layers over the electrode wires is removed from the heater, depending on the thickness of the electrode wires.

Abstract: An ink jet head circuit board is provided which has heaters to generate thermal energy for ink ejection as they are energized. This circuit board reduces areas of the heaters to achieve higher printing resolution and image quality. This board also prevents a degradation of thermal energy efficiency and reduces power consumption. The protective insulation layer for the electrode wire layer is formed of two layers and one of the two layers is removed from above the heater to improve the heat energy efficiency. The resistor layer is deposited over the electrode wire layer. The patterning for removing the protective insulation layer is done in a wider range than a gap of the electrode wire layer, the gap being used to form the heater. Further, by forming the electrode wires in two layers, a possible reduction in an effective bubble generation area of the heater can be prevented.

Abstract: An ink jet head circuit board is provided which has heaters to generate thermal energy for ink ejection. This board has the heaters formed with high precision to reduce their areas. It has provisions to protect the electrode wires against corrosion and prevent a progress of corrosion. The substrate is deposited with the thin first electrodes made of a corrosion resistant metal. Over the first electrodes the second electrodes made of aluminum are formed. The second electrodes are deposited with a resistor layer. The heater is formed in the gap between the first electrodes. With this construction, the heaters are formed without large dimensional variations among them. Should a defect occur in a protective layer above or near the heaters, a progress of corrosion can effectively be prevented because the material of the resistor layer is more resistant to encroachment than aluminum and the first electrodes are corrosion resistant.

Abstract: An ink tank is provided which can efficiently perform detection of information in an ink tank such as an ink residual amount in the ink tank with a simple configuration in which it is unnecessary to set wiring or the like. A solid semiconductor element, which is provided with an acquiring unit for acquiring environmental information of the outside, an information storing unit, a discriminating unit for comparing acquired information and stored information to make a determination, and an information communicating unit for displaying the acquired information or communicating the acquired information to the outside, is embedded in an outer wall of an ink tank such that the solid semiconductor element is exposed to an internal side and an external side of the ink tank from the outer wall.