Iphepha le-Thermal luhlobo oluthile lwephepha elisebenzisa iteknoloji yokunikezela nge-thermal ukwenza iipateni. Iphepha le-thermal alifuni iiribhoni okanye iikhatriji ze-inki, ngokungafaniyo nephepha eliqhelekileyo. Iprinta ngokufudumeza umphezulu wephepha, obangela ukuba umaleko we-photosensitive wephepha uphendule kwaye wenze ipateni. Ukongeza ekubeni nemibala eqaqambileyo, le ndlela yokushicilela ikwanazo nengcaciso entle kwaye iyamelana nokuncipha.
Iphepha le-Thermal liphepha elikhethekileyo elinokuprinta iipateni ngeteknoloji yokubonelela nge-thermal. Ngokungafaniyo nephepha lemveli, iphepha le-thermal alifuni iikhatriji ze-inki okanye iiribhoni. Umgaqo wayo wokushicilela kukusebenzisa ubushushu kumphezulu wephepha, ukwenzela ukuba i-photosensitive layer kwiphepha iphendule ukwenza ipateni.