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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Mario J. Ciminelli, Rochester, NY (US);
David M. Orlicki, Rochester, NY (US);
Christopher R. Morton, Rochester, NY (US);
Mario J. Ciminelli, Rochester, NY (US);
David M. Orlicki, Rochester, NY (US);
Christopher R. Morton, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A fluid-ejecting device with simplified connectivity is disclosed herein. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a common lead is provided such that a plurality of electrical contacts on a fluid-ejecting chip are connected to the common lead, which is located on a single-layer-flex circuit. Because a common lead is provided at an edge of the single-layer-flex circuit adjacent the fluid-ejecting chip, fewer signals need to be routed through the single-layer-flex circuit to such edge, thereby reducing the complexity of such circuit. Further, bond sites at the edge of the single-layer-flex circuit adjacent the fluid-ejecting device are arranged in a manner that minimizes the required length of wire bonds for connecting such contacts to the contacts on the fluid-ejecting chip.