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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
John M. White, Hayward, CA (US);
Fan Cheung Sze, San Jose, CA (US);
Quanyuan Shang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Shinichi Kurita, San Jose, CA (US);
Hongbin Ji, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Janusz Jozwiak, San Ramon, CA (US);
Inchen Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Emanual Beer, San Jose, CA (US);
John M. White, Hayward, CA (US);
Fan Cheung Sze, San Jose, CA (US);
Quanyuan Shang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Shinichi Kurita, San Jose, CA (US);
Hongbin Ji, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Janusz Jozwiak, San Ramon, CA (US);
Inchen Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Emanual Beer, San Jose, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In a first aspect, a first apparatus is provided for inkjet printing. The first apparatus includes an inkjet head support that includes a plurality of inkjet heads. A first inkjet head of the plurality of inkjet heads is adapted to be independently moveable in both directions along a lateral axis relative to a second inkjet head of the plurality of inkjet heads. The first apparatus also includes a system controller adapted to control an independent lateral movement of the first inkjet head relative to the second inkjet head. Numerous other aspects are provided.