Claims
- 1. A wiring substrate for electrically connecting a recording head to a semiconductor device, said substrate comprising:
- an insulated substrate;
- a wiring portion arranged on said insulated substrate along with an electroconductive layer; and
- an interlayer protective layer, which includes at least two protective layers, provided on said electroconductive layer such that at least a part of said electroconductive layer is exposed, said protective layers being formed with respective through holes for connecting said electroconductive layer below said protective layers to another electroconductive layer above said protective layers, said through hole of at least one of said protective layers having a size or shape different from the size or shape of said through hole in at least one remaining protective layer, wherein only one of said protective layers is in contact with and positioned on said electroconductive layer at the vicinity of the exposed portion of said electroconductive layer.
- 2. The wiring substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said another electroconductive layer above said protective layers of said wiring portion comprises a bump electrode which is connected to the semiconductor device arranged on said insulated substrate.
- 3. The wiring substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one protective layer overlapping said electroconductive layer has a thickness smaller than that of the remaining protective layers.
- 4. A recording head comprising a wiring substrate for electrically connecting said recording head to a semiconductor device, said substrate having:
- an insulated substrate;
- a wiring portion arranged on said insulated substrate along with an electroconductive layer; and
- an interlayer protective layer, which includes at least two protective layers, provided on said electroconductive layer such that at least a part of said electroconductive layer is exposed, said protective layers being formed with respective through holes for connecting said electroconductive layer below said protective layers to another electroconductive layer above said protective layers, said through hole of at least one of said protective layers having a size or shape different from the size or shape of said through hole in at least one remaining protective layer, wherein only one of said protective layers is in contact with and positioned on said electroconductive layer at the vicinity of the exposed portion of said electroconductive layer.
- 5. The recording head as claimed in claim 4, wherein said another electroconductive layer above said protective layers of said wiring portion comprises a bump electrode which is connected to the semiconductor device arranged on said insulated substrate.
- 6. The recording head as claimed in claim 4, wherein said one protective layer overlapping said electroconductive layer has a thickness smaller than that of the remaining protective layers.
- 7. A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head including a wiring substrate for electrically connected said recording head to a semiconductor device, said substrate having:
- an insulated substrate,
- a wiring portion arranged on said insulated substrate along with an electroconductive layer, and
- an interlayer protective layer, which includes at least two protective layers, formed on said electroconductive layer such that at least a part of the electroconductive layer is exposed, said protective layers being formed with respective through holes for connecting said electroconductive layer below said protective layers to another electroconductive layer above said protective layers, said through hole of at least one of said protective layers having a size or shape different from the size or shape of said through hole in at least one remaining protective layer, wherein only one of said protective layers is in contact with and positioned on said electroconductive layer at the vicinity of the exposed portion of said electroconductive layer; and
- conveying means for conveying a recording medium to a recording position where recording is performed by said recording head.
- 8. The recording apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein said another electroconductive layer above said protective layers of said wiring portion comprises a bump electrode which is connected to the semiconductor device arranged on said insulated substrate.
- 9. The recording head as claimed in claim 7, wherein said one protective layer overlapping said electroconductive layer has a thickness smaller than that of the remaining protective layers.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/659,702 filed Feb. 25, 1991, now abandoned.
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