Patent ID: 6712457
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B41J,H05K

Abstract:
A tape automated bonding (TAB) device for a printhead cartridge of a printer, the TAB device comprising:a tape having a region capable of being substantially bisected by a centerline that defines a first side of the tape and a second side of the tape, wherein respective surface areas of the first side and the second side are approximately equal; a printhead mounted on the tape; and a plurality of contacts adapted to receive signals from the printer and to provide the signals to the printhead, the contacts disposed on the tape and arranged in a plurality of columns, the number of columns on the first side being different from the number of columns on the second side, each column comprising a plurality of contacts, so that a distribution of the contacts on the first side exceeds a distribution of the contacts on the second side.