摘要:
A printhead manufacturing method includes preparing a printing element substrate including a receiver, first and second input pads, and plural selection pads, and preparing a head substrate including first and second transmission lines. The receiver includes first and second terminals for receiving signals, and the first and second input pads are connected to the first and second terminals, respectively, and the plural selection pads connected to the second terminal via at least two from among plural resistive elements to selectively obtain one of plural combined resistances. At least one of the plural selection pads is selected to be connected to the first transmission line to obtain a value of the one of the plural combined resistances. The selected selection pad is connected to the first transmission line, the first input pad is connected to the first transmission line, and the second input pad is connected to the second transmission line.
摘要:
A printhead manufacturing method comprises preparing a printing element substrate including a receiver including a first terminal and second terminal, a first input pad connected to the first terminal, a second input pad connected to the second terminal, and a plurality of selection pads connected to the second terminal via at least two resistive elements out of a plurality of printing elements to obtain combined resistances different from each other; preparing a head substrate including a first transmission line, and a second transmission line; selects one of the plurality of selection pads to be connected to the first transmission line in accordance with values of the combined resistances; and connecting at least one of the plurality of the selected selection pads and the first transmission line, connecting the first input pad and the first transmission line, and connecting the second input pad and the second transmission line.
摘要:
A liquid discharge head includes a liquid discharge head substrate including a discharge port through which a liquid is discharged, and a plurality of energy generating elements that generate energy for discharging the liquid from the discharge port, and a circuit board having flexibility including a pair of differential transmission lines for transmitting differential transmission signals used as logical signals for driving the energy generating elements, to the liquid discharge head substrate, and a voltage supply line for supplying a voltage applied to the energy generating elements to obtain the energy, to the liquid discharge head substrate, wherein the pair of differential transmission lines is provided on one surface of the circuit board, and the voltage supply line is provided on the other surface of the circuit board, which is on a reverse side of the one surface.
摘要:
A liquid discharge head includes a liquid discharge head substrate including a discharge port through which a liquid is discharged, and a plurality of energy generating elements that generate energy for discharging the liquid from the discharge port, and a circuit board having flexibility including a pair of differential transmission lines for transmitting differential transmission signals used as logical signals for driving the energy generating elements, to the liquid discharge head substrate, and a voltage supply line for supplying a voltage applied to the energy generating elements to obtain the energy, to the liquid discharge head substrate, wherein the pair of differential transmission lines is provided on one surface of the circuit board, and the voltage supply line is provided on the other surface of the circuit board, which is on a reverse side of the one surface.
摘要:
An inkjet recording head substrate having an electrothermal transducer for generating thermal energy used to discharge ink and a drive element for driving the electrothermal transducer mounted thereon includes a first circuit portion for outputting selection signals for selecting the electrothermal transducer to be driven at a amplitude level of a second voltage higher than a first voltage based on an input signal of the amplitude level of the first voltage, a second circuit portion for inputting the selection signals from the first circuit portion and controlling the drive element corresponding to the electrothermal transducer to be driven based on the selection signals subject to the second voltage, and a plurality of signal lines for transmitting the selection signals between the first and second circuit portions.
摘要:
According to an aspect of the present invention, a high-resolution, small-size, low-cost driving device includes a clock signal generating unit configured to receive a first clock signal of a differential signaling system and generate a second clock signal, an input unit configured to input a data signal which includes first information and second information, a first timing generating unit configured to select an edge of the second clock signal based on the first information and to generate a first signal by counting occurrences of the selected edge a second timing generating unit configured to select edge of the second clock signal based on the second information and to generate a second signal by counting occurrences of the selected edge, a logical circuit configured to generate a pulse signal based on the first and second signals, and a driving element configured to drive a driven element using the pulse signal.
摘要:
In a printhead element board including a plurality of printing elements which align in a predetermined direction, driving circuits which drive the printing elements, and an element selection circuit which selects printing elements within each group for each group having a predetermined number of adjacent printing elements, a plurality of element selection circuits are laid out adjacent to the driving circuits of the respective groups. With this layout, even if the number of printing elements increases, only the length in the printing element array direction increases without increasing the length in a direction perpendicular to the printing element array direction.
摘要:
A recording element substrate includes a recording element, a first voltage conversion circuit configured to receive a first control signal and to output the first control signal with an increased amplitude, a second voltage conversion circuit configured to receive a second control signal and to output the second control signal with an increased amplitude, a PMOS transistor connected to one end of the recording element, and an NMOS transistor connected to the other end of the recording element, wherein the PMOS transistor has a gate connected to an output of the first voltage conversion circuit, and the NMOS transistor has a gate connected to an output of the second voltage conversion circuit.
摘要:
A recording element substrate which is provided with a first recording element group and a second recording element group, each group including a plurality of recording elements. The recording element substrate includes a first terminal configured to input a data signal, a second terminal configured to input a latch signal, a shift register configured to receive the data signal input from the first terminal, a first latch circuit configured to latch data stored in the shift register based on the latch signal of a first pulse width input from the second terminal, a second latch circuit configured to latch the data stored in the shift register based on the latch signal of a second pulse width which is shorter than the first pulse width of the latch signal input from the second terminal, a first driving circuit configured to control driving of the recording elements included in the first recording element group based on a signal output from the first latch circuit, and a second driving circuit configured to control driving of the recording elements included in the second recording element group based on a signal output from the second latch circuit.
摘要:
In a printhead element board including a plurality of printing elements which align in a predetermined direction, driving circuits which drive the printing elements, and an element selection circuit which selects printing elements within each group for each group having a predetermined number of adjacent printing elements, a plurality of element selection circuits are laid out adjacent to the driving circuits of the respective groups. With this layout, even if the number of printing elements increases, only the length in the printing element array direction increases without increasing the length in a direction perpendicular to the printing element array direction.