Patent ID: 7195328

Claim:
A printhead module comprising at least first and second rows of print nozzles that extend along at least part of a pagewidth to be printed, each nozzle including first circuitry of a first type and second circuitry of a second type, such that, in plan view, the first and second circuitry are generally located at opposite ends of the nozzle, wherein the nozzles are orientated such that the respective positions of the first and second circuitry of each nozzle of the first row are mirrored or rotated relative to the respective positions of the first and second circuitry of corresponding nozzles in the second row, wherein the respective positions of the first and second circuitry of each nozzle of the first row are rotated 180 degrees relative to the respective positions of the first and second circuitry of the corresponding nozzles in the second row.