Thin-film print head for thermal ink-jet printers

Details Thin-film print head for thermal ink-jet printers Thin-film print head for thermal ink-jet printers

1999-08-13

2000-10-17

Barlow, John

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

B41J 205

Patent

active

061320323

ABSTRACT:
A thin-film print head is provided that includes at least one MOSTFT transistor, at least one resistor, a conductive line between the transistor and resistor. External interconnects between the internal circuitry of print head and external driver circuitry are provided. The thin-film print head device is adjacent to an ink barrier and an orifice plate that together define the firing chamber. Each firing chamber has associated with it a respective thin-film resistor of the print head that is selectively driven by a respective transistor. The transistor includes a source, a gate, a channel, and a drain, wherein the source, channel, and drain are formed by a first polysilicon layer. The MOSTFT transistor selectively drives the resistor with sufficient current to vaporize ink in the chamber and eject ink therefrom. The MOSTFT transistor allows the print head to be manufactured on a relatively inexpensive, non-silicon substrate or a less expensive silicon substrate, due to the less restrictive criteria for the substrate material required by MOSTFT transistors. The substrate may also comprise a material that provides enhanced thermal conductivity to act as a substantial heat sink for the print head.

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