Method of manufacture of a curling calyx thermoelastic ink jet printer

摘要

A method of manufacturing an ink jet printhead includes providing an initial semiconductor wafer having an electrical circuitry layer formed thereon. A nozzle ink inlet hole is etched in the circuitry layer. A first sacrificial material layer is deposited over the electrical circuitry layer and is etched to define an actuator anchor area. A first expansion material layer of a material having a desired coefficient of thermal expansion is deposited and etched to define predetermined vias. A first conductive layer is deposited on the first expansion material layer. The first conductive material layer is etched to be conductively interconnected to the electrical circuitry layer. A second expansion material layer of a desired coefficient of thermal expansion is etched to form a disk centered about the vias. A second sacrificial material layer is deposited and etched to form a nozzle chamber mould. An inert material layer is deposited over the second sacrificial material layer and etched to form a nozzle chamber. An ink supply channel is etched through the wafer and the sacrificial layers are etched away.