Laser ablated nozzle member for inkjet printhead

A process for forming an inkjet printhead, comprising the steps of:

• forming a plurality of conductor sections on a length of flexible tape, each of said conductor sections including an identical pattern of electrical conductors formed on said tape;
• forming a plurality of nozzle sections on said length of flexible tape, each of said nozzle sections having formed in it an identical pattern of ink orifices,
• wherein each of said nozzle sections are adjacent to an associated one of said conductor sections such that first ends of said conductors in said associated one of said conductor sections lead to an associated nozzle section for conducting electrical signals for selectively energizing ink ejection elements proximate to each of said ink orifices in said associated nozzle section, remote second ends at said conductors in said associated one of said conductor sections for receiving electrical signals from an inkjet printer;
• mounting a plurality of substrates to a surface of said flexible tape, each of said substrates being aligned with respect to one of said nozzle sections;
• and
• separating a portion of said length of flexible tape containing only a single nozzle section, an associated one of said conductor sections, and an associated substrate from said length of flexible tape, said portion for use as a single printhead in an inkjet printer.