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Design of an Integrated Circuit for Controlling the Printer Head Ink Nozzle

프린터 헤드 노즐분사 제어용 집적회로설계

  • 정승민 (연세대학교 전기전자공학과) ;
  • 김정태 (연세대학교 전기전자공학과) ;
  • 이문기 (목원대학교 IT공학부)
  • Published : 2003.08.01
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Abstract

In this paper, We have designed an advanced circuits for controlling the Ink Nozzle of Printer Head We can fully increase the number of nozzle by reducing the number of Input/Output PADs using the proposed new circuit. The proposed circuit is tested with only 20 nozzles to evaluate functional test using FPGA sample chip. The new circuit architecture can be estimated. Full circuit for controlling 320 nozzles was designed and simulated from ASIC full custom methodology, then the circuit was fabricated by applying 3${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ CMOS process design rule.

본 논문에서는 프린터 head의 노즐분사제어를 위한 개선된 회로를 설계하였다. 기존 방식에 비하여 비하여 Pad 수를 줄임으로서 노즐 수를 확장시킬 수 있다. 제안된 회로는 사전검증을 위하여 먼저 20개의 노즐을 제어하는 sample 회로로 설계하고 FPGA를 이용하여 동작을 확인하였다. 320개의 노즐제어를 위한 전체회로는 sample 회로를 확장하여 ASIC Full Custom 설계방식을 통하여 설계한 뒤 로직 및 회로 simulation 검증을 하였다. 전체회로는 3$\mu\textrm{m}$ CMOS design rule을 적용하여 layout 및 chip으로 제작되었다.

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