- Patent Title: Microfluidic system with single drive signal for multiple nozzles
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Application No.: US14975540Application Date: 2015-12-18
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Publication No.: US09919334B2Publication Date: 2018-03-20
- Inventor: Simon Dodd , Joe Scheffelin , Dave Hunt , Matt Giere , Dana Gruenbacher , Faiz Sherman
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics, Inc. , STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. , STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Applicant Address: US TX Coppell IT Agrate Brianza NL Amsterdam
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.,STMicroelectronics S.R.L.,STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.,STMicroelectronics S.R.L.,STMicroelectronics International N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Coppell IT Agrate Brianza NL Amsterdam
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: B05B17/06
- IPC: B05B17/06 ; H05K1/02 ; H05K1/11 ; H05K1/18 ; B41J2/16 ; B41J2/14

Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a microfluidic die that includes a plurality of heaters above a substrate, a plurality of chambers and nozzles above the heaters, a plurality of first contacts coupled to the heaters, and a plurality of second contacts coupled to the heaters. The plurality of second contacts are coupled to each other and coupled to ground. The die includes a plurality of contact pads, a first signal line coupled to the plurality of second contacts and to a first one of the plurality of contact pads, and a plurality of second signal lines, each second signal line being coupled to one of the plurality of first contacts, groups of the second signal lines being coupled together to drive a group of the plurality of heaters with a single signal, each group of the second signal lines being coupled to a remaining one of the plurality of contact pads.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160101619A1 MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH SINGLE DRIVE SIGNAL FOR MULTIPLE NOZZLES Public/Granted day:2016-04-14
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