Patent ID: 8323993

Claim:
A method of fabricating an inkjet printhead assembly having backside electrical connections, said method comprising the steps of: providing one or more printhead integrated circuits, each printhead integrated circuit having a frontside comprising drive circuitry and a plurality of inkjet nozzle assemblies, a backside having one or more ink inlets and a recessed edge portion, and one or more connectors extending through said integrated circuit, each connector having a head connected to said drive circuitry and a base in said recessed edge portion; positioning a connection end of a connector film in the recessed edge portion of at least one of said printhead integrated circuits, said connector film comprising a plurality of conductive tracks, each conductive track having a respective film contact at said connection end; connecting each film contact to the base of a corresponding connector; and attaching the backside of each printhead integrated circuit together with said connector film to an ink supply manifold so as to provide the inkjet printhead assembly having backside electrical connections.