Patent classifications
B41J2202/13
Fluid ejection devices including a memory
An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes a fire line, a plurality of memory elements, a first switch, and a plurality of second switches. The first switch is electrically coupled between the fire line and a first side of each memory element of the plurality of memory elements. Each second switch is electrically coupled to a second side of a respective memory element of the plurality of memory elements.
Chip layout to enable multiple heater chip vertical resolutions
A method of printing, including providing a fluid ejection device that includes a substrate, a plurality of drive units formed on the substrate, each drive unit including at least two drive elements electrically coupled in parallel, and a plurality of fluid ejection elements disposed on the substrate, each fluid ejection element of the plurality of fluid ejection elements electrically coupled with a single respective drive unit. Electrical power is selectively supplied via the plurality of drive units to the plurality of fluid ejection elements to cause fluid to be expelled from the fluid ejection device based on image data.
LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD SUBSTRATE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND RECORDING APPARATUS
A liquid discharge head substrate includes a first heater row including a plurality of heaters arranged in a first direction, a first transistor configured to drive a first heater of the plurality of heaters, and a second transistor configured to drive the first heater. The first heater is arranged between the first transistor and the second transistor in a second direction crossing the first direction.
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD SUBSTRATE
A semiconductor device is provided. The device comprises: a first transistor that includes a first primary terminal, a second primary terminal and a first control terminal; a second transistor that includes a third primary terminal, a fourth primary terminal and a second control terminal; and a resistive element. The first and third primary terminal are connected to a first voltage line. The second primary terminal and one terminal of the resistive element are connected to a second voltage line. The first and second control terminal, the fourth primary terminal and the other terminal of the resistive element are connected to a node. A potential change in the third primary terminal is transmitted to the first control terminal by capacitive coupling between the third primary terminal and the node, turning on the first transistor.
LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS
A liquid ejecting head unit includes an ejecting surface in which nozzles for ejecting a liquid are formed, and a first and a second circuit substrates for ejecting the liquid from the nozzles, in which a planar shape of the ejecting surface includes a first, a second and a third portions. A center line parallel to a long side of a rectangle of a minimum area surrounding the ejecting surface passes the first portion but not the second and third portions. The second and third portions are arranged adjacently to the first portion interposed therebetween. The first circuit substrate is positioned in the first and second portions. The second circuit substrate is positioned in at least one of the first and third portions.
INK-JET HEAD DRIVING CIRCUIT AND INK-JET PRINTER WITH INK-JET HEAD DRIVING CIRCUIT
An ink-jet head driving circuit includes: PMOS transistors each of which has an Nwell area, a drain terminal and a source terminal, the PMOS transistors connected to a piezoelectric element for jetting ink from a nozzle; and an NMOS transistor connected to the drain terminals of the PMOS transistors. The source terminals and Nwell areas of the PMOS transistors are connected respectively to power sources, and voltage of one of the power sources connected to the Nwell area of each of the PMOS transistors is equal to or higher than the highest voltage of the power sources connected to the source terminals of the PMOS transistors.
WIDE ARRAY PRINTHEAD MODULE
A wide array printhead module includes a plurality of printhead die. Each of the printhead die includes a number of sensors to measure properties of a number of elements associated with the printhead die. The wide array printhead module further includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to command and control each of the printhead die. The ASIC is located off any of the printhead die.
Logic circuitry package accessible for a time period duration while disregarding inter-integrated circuitry traffic
In an example, a logic circuitry package has a first address and comprises a first logic circuit. In some examples, the first address is an I2C address for the first logic circuit, and the package is configured such that, in response to a first command indicative of a task and a first time period sent to the first address, the first logic circuit is to, for a duration of the time period, perform a task, and disregard I2C traffic sent to the first address.
Logic circuitry
A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component comprises an interface to communicate with a print apparatus logic circuit, and at least one logic circuit. The logic circuit may be configured to identify, from a command stream received from the print apparatus, parameters including a class parameter, and/or identify, from the command stream, a read request, and output, via the interface, a count value in response to a read request, the count value based on identified received parameters.
Liquid ejecting apparatus, head unit, integrated circuit device for driving capacitive load, and capacitive load driving circuit
A liquid ejecting apparatus according to the invention includes: a modulation unit that generates a modulated signal which is obtained by pulse-modulating an original signal; a transistor that generates an amplified and modulated signal which is obtained by amplifying the modulated signal; a switching circuit; a low pass filter that generates a drive signal by demodulating the amplified and modulated signal; a feedback circuit that generates a feedback signal and feeds back the feedback signal to the modulation unit; a feedback terminal that electrically connects the modulation unit to the feedback circuit; a piezoelectric element that is displaced by the drive signal; a cavity; and a nozzle, in which a distance between the feedback terminal and a closest point to the feedback terminal in the modulation unit is shorter than a distance between the feedback terminal and a closest point to the feedback terminal in the switching circuit.