Method of fabricating monolithic microelectromechanical fluid ejection device
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1. A method for fabricating a monolithic microelectromechanical fluid ejection device comprising a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles upon a semiconductor wafer, the method including:
- forming a layer containing electronic control circuits upon the wafer;
etching nozzle chambers into the wafer to contain fluid;
forming fluid ejection assemblies for each nozzle chamber including depositing a first layer of heater material, depositing a layer of glass over the first layer of heater material, and depositing a second layer of heater material over the layer of glass; and
back-etching through the wafer to define ink inlets in communication with the nozzle chambers.
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Abstract
A method for forming a printhead having a very high dot-per-inch printing capability is described. The method includes forming a layer containing electronic control circuits upon a semiconductor wafer. Nozzle chambers are then etched into the wafer and corresponding fluid ejection assemblies are formed for each nozzle chamber. Ink inlets for the nozzle chambers are produced by back-etching through the wafer. Steps for fabricating thermal bend actuators to eject ink from the nozzles are also described.
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1. A method for fabricating a monolithic microelectromechanical fluid ejection device comprising a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles upon a semiconductor wafer, the method including:
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forming a layer containing electronic control circuits upon the wafer; etching nozzle chambers into the wafer to contain fluid; forming fluid ejection assemblies for each nozzle chamber including depositing a first layer of heater material, depositing a layer of glass over the first layer of heater material, and depositing a second layer of heater material over the layer of glass; and back-etching through the wafer to define ink inlets in communication with the nozzle chambers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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