An ink-jet printhead and a manufacturing method thereof include a substrate on
which an ink chamber having a predetermined volume is formed, a passage for supplying
ink to the ink chamber which is formed on a bottom of the ink chamber, a nozzle
plate which includes a nozzle corresponding to a center of the ink chamber and
at least two insulating layers formed on the substrate, a bubble guide formed inside
the nozzle plate and extending from the nozzle into the ink chamber, and a heater
which surrounds the nozzle and is disposed between the two insulating layers. A
hydrophobic coating layer is formed on a surface of a uppermost layer of the nozzle
plate, and a droplet ejecting portion that has a diameter smaller than that of
the nozzle of the nozzle plate and is disposed on the same axis as the nozzle,
is formed in the hydrophobic coating layer. The nozzle plate is prevented from
becoming wet due to ink, stability of an ink spray and a consecutive spray performance
are improved, and thus a printing quality and a printing performance of the ink-jet
printhead are generally improved.