Abstract: Disclosed is a printhead including a substrate having a plurality of fluid heating elements. At least one fluid delivery slot delivers fluid to the plurality of fluid heating elements. The fluid delivery slot is defined by first and second substantially parallel side walls and first and second curved end walls. The fluid delivery slot is formed using a rotary cutting saw. The rotary cutting saw is used to form the fluid delivery slot in a single plunge cut or using the combination of a plunge cut and a drag cut. The use of the rotary cutting saw to form the fluid delivery slot produces narrow ink delivery slots thereby allowing the printhead substrate to exhibit an overall size reduction, as well as an increase in strength.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments describe a semiconductor substrate having microelectronics integrated thereon. In one exemplary embodiment, the semiconductor substrate comprises a plurality of fluid ejecting elements positioned over a substrate. The semiconductor substrate can further comprise one or more fluid feed channel(s) formed in the substrate. The one or more fluid feed channel(s) being configured to deliver fluid to the plurality of fluid ejecting elements. The one or more fluid feed channel(s) are defined at least in part by first and second substantially parallel side walls and first and second non-parallel end walls.

Abstract: A narrow ink jet printhead having efficient FET drive circuits that are configured to compensate for parasitic resistances of power traces. The ink jet printhead further includes ground busses that overlap active regions of the FET drive circuits.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inkjet printhead having a plurality of drop generators responsive to drive current and address signals for dispensing ink. The inkjet printhead includes first and second drop generators disposed on the printhead with each of the first and second drop generators configured to receive drive current from a drive current source. Each of the first and second drop generators is configured to receive address signals from a common address source. The inkjet printhead further includes a switching device connected between the common address source and each of the first and second drop generators. The switching device is responsive to enable signals for selectively providing the address signal to only one of the first and second drop generators.

Abstract: An ink jet printhead having three columnar arrays of drop generators that produce drops having an drop volume that enables multi-pass printing at a print resolution that is not less than 1/(2P) dpi along a reference axis, wherein P is a drop generator pitch, and three columnar arrays of FET drive circuits respectively adjacent the columnar arrays of drop generators.

Abstract: A narrow ink jet printhead having efficient FET drive circuits that are configured to compensate for parasitic resistances of power traces. The ink jet printhead further includes ground busses that overlap active regions of the FET drive circuits.

Abstract: A narrow ink jet printhead having three columnar arrays of ink drop generators configured for multi-pass color printing at a print resolution having a media axis dot spacing that is less than the columnar nozzle spacing of the ink drop generators. The ink jet printhead more particularly includes high resistance heater resistors and efficient FET drive circuits that are configured to compensate for variation in parasitic resistance presented by power traces.

Abstract: A narrow ink jet printhead having four columnar arrays of ink drop generators configured for monochrome single-pass printing at a print resoluion having a media axis dot spacing that is less than the columnar nozzle spacing of the ink drop generators. The ink jet printhead more particularly includes high resistance heater resistors and efficient FET drive circuits that are configured to compensate for variation in parasitic resistance presented by power traces.

Abstract: A fluid ejection device has a first set of primitives within a first region of a substrate of the device, and a second set of primitives within a second region of the substrate. The second set of primitives is electrically isolated from said first set of primitives. The number of primitives of said first set of primitives is different from the number of primitives of said second set of primitives.

Abstract: A coated substrate for a center feed printhead has a substrate, a thin film applied over the substrate, and a slot region extending through the substrate and the thin film. A slot is formed through the slot region of the coated substrate. The thin film layer coating minimizes crack formation and/or a chip count in a shelf surrounding the slot through the substrate. In one embodiment, the slot is formed mechanically. In one embodiment, a plurality of thin films is used. The slot region extends through the plurality of thin films. Any combination of thin films may be applied over the substrate.

Abstract: A compact thermal ink jet printhead including a printhead substrate, a plurality of side by side columnar arrays of drop generators formed in the printhead substrate, and drive circuits formed in the printhead substrate for energizing each ink drop generator. The printhead substrate has an ink drop generator packing density of at least 10.43 ink drop generators per square millimeter.

Abstract: A narrow ink jet printhead having efficient FET drive circuits that are configured to compensate for parasitic resistances of power traces. The ink jet printhead further includes ground busses that overlap active regions of the Fet drive circuits.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inkjet printhead having a plurality of drop generators that selectively eject ink in response to activation. The inkjet printhead includes first and second drop generators disposed on the printhead. Each of the first and second drop generators are configured for connection to a source of drive current. The inkjet printhead also includes a control device configured for connection to a periodic address signal and first and second periodic enable signals. The control device is responsive to the first periodic enable signal and periodic address signal for enabling the first drop generator for activation in response to drive current. The control device is responsive to the second periodic enable signal and periodic address signal for enabling the second drop generator for activation in response to drive current.

Abstract: In a thermal ink jet print head, individually-controlled heating elements are separated into groups of heating elements. Redundant control lines for the separate groups of heating elements increase the print head's reliability by reducing the likelihood that a print head will be completely disabled by an electrical fault on the control lines that in prior art devices extended to all of the heating elements.

Abstract: An ink jet printhead having a plurality of columnar arrays of ink drop generators that have different center to center spacing along a reference axis. The ink jet printhead further includes ink feed slots that are each fluidically connected to only one columnar array of ink drop generators.

Abstract: An ink jet printhead having a first plurality of ink drop generators disposed along a first edge of an ink feed slot, and a second plurality of ink drop generators disposed along a second edge of the ink feed slot that is opposite the first edge. The ink drop generators are arranged in a plurality of groups called primitives, and each primitive includes a first subgroup of ink drop generators disposed along the first edge and a second subgroup of ink drop generators along second edge, whereby the first subgroup of each primitive includes a subset of the first plurality of ink drop generators and whereby the second subgroup of each primitive includes a subset of the second plurality of ink drop generators. In this manner each primitive is bifurcated across said ink feed slot.

Abstract: An ink jet printhead having first and second arrays of ink drop generators adjacent edges of a printhead substrate, third and fourth arrays of ink drop generators inboard of the first and second ink drop generator arrays, a first ink feed slot adjacent the first ink drop generator array which receives ink only from the first ink feed slot, a second ink feed slot adjacent the second ink drop generator array which receives ink only from the second ink feed slot, and a third ink feed slot between the third and fourth ink drop generator arrays which receive ink from the third ink feed slot. Circuit regions are provided in the printhead substrate between the first ink feed slot and the third ink drop generator array, and between the second ink feed slot and the fourth ink drop generator array.