A method of fabricating a fluid ejection chip for a printhead, comprising: providing a substrate ; forming a plurality of drive elements on the substrate ; forming a plurality of groups of drive elements , each group comprising at least two drive elements of the plurality of drive elements electrically coupled in parallel; forming a plurality of fluid ejection devices on the substrate ; electrically coupling each fluid ejection device of the plurality of fluid ejection devices with a respective group of the plurality of groups of drive elements so that the plurality of drive elements selectively activate the plurality of fluid ejection devices for causing fluid to be expelled from the printhead in accordance with image data; and forming a via on the substrate that provides fluid communication between the fluid ejection devices and a fluid supply ; wherein each fluid ejection device of the plurality of fluid ejection devices is spaced the same first distance from its adjacent fluid ejection device along the via , wherein the plurality of fluid ejection devices is formed in two columns, each column on an opposing side of the via , and wherein each of the plurality of fluid ejection devices is disposed between the via and a corresponding one of the plurality of the drive elements , characterized in that each column is vertically offset from the other column, and each fluid ejection device of the plurality of fluid ejection devices is electrically coupled with a respective group of the plurality of groups of drive elements so that all or a part of the plurality of drive elements in each of the plurality of groups of drive elements activate a corresponding one of the plurality of fluid ejection devices for causing fluid to be expelled from the printhead in accordance with image data. providing a substrate ; forming a plurality of drive elements on the substrate ; forming a plurality of groups of drive elements , each group comprising at least two drive elements of the plurality of drive elements electrically coupled in parallel; forming a plurality of fluid ejection devices on the substrate ; electrically coupling each fluid ejection device of the plurality of fluid ejection devices with a respective group of the plurality of groups of drive elements so that the plurality of drive elements selectively activate the plurality of fluid ejection devices for causing fluid to be expelled from the printhead in accordance with image data; and forming a via on the substrate that provides fluid communication between the fluid ejection devices and a fluid supply ; wherein each fluid ejection device of the plurality of fluid ejection devices is spaced the same first distance from its adjacent fluid ejection device along the via , wherein the plurality of fluid ejection devices is formed in two columns, each column on an opposing side of the via , and wherein each of the plurality of fluid ejection devices is disposed between the via and a corresponding one of the plurality of the drive elements , characterized in that each column is vertically offset from the other column, and each fluid ejection device of the plurality of fluid ejection devices is electrically coupled with a respective group of the plurality of groups of drive elements so that all or a part of the plurality of drive elements in each of the plurality of groups of drive elements activate a corresponding one of the plurality of fluid ejection devices for causing fluid to be expelled from the printhead in accordance with image data. <EOS>