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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunari Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Masanobu Ohmura, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device for a liquid discharge head is provided. The device includes first and second electrodes, discharge elements configured to give energy to a liquid, first switching elements configured to electrically connect first terminals of discharge elements to the first electrode, and including one or more first switching elements each connected to two or more discharge elements, and second switching elements configured to electrically connect second terminals of the plurality of discharge elements to the second electrode, and including one or more second switching element each connected to two or more discharge elements. Two or more discharge elements connected to a same second switching element are connected to different first switching elements.