Acoustic filter and electronic device

1 . An acoustic filter comprising:

a first resonator arranged in a first direction;

a second resonator arranged in the first direction; and

a first acoustic wave suppression structure disposed between the first resonator and the second resonator and configured to generate at least one first stopband to reduce a first acoustic wave that is leaked between the first resonator and the second resonator and that is propagated in the first direction, wherein the first acoustic wave suppression structure has a first length in a second direction, wherein the first resonator has a second length in the second direction, wherein the second resonator has a third length in the second direction, wherein the first length is greater than the second length and/or the third length, and wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

2 . The acoustic filter of claim 1 , wherein the first acoustic wave suppression structure has a first projection in the first direction, wherein the first resonator has a second projection in the first direction, wherein the second resonator has a third projection in the first direction, and wherein the first projection covers the second projection and/or the third projection.

3 . The acoustic filter of claim 1 , wherein the first acoustic wave suppression structure comprises at least one acoustic wave suppression unit group, wherein each of the at least one acoustic wave suppression unit group comprises first acoustic wave suppression units, and wherein the first acoustic wave suppression units are periodically arranged in the first direction.

4 . The acoustic filter of claim 3 , wherein the at least one acoustic wave suppression unit group comprises acoustic wave suppression unit groups, and wherein spacings between two adjacent first acoustic wave suppression units in different acoustic wave suppression unit groups are different.

5 . The acoustic filter of claim 3 , further comprising a third resonator, wherein the second resonator and the third resonator are arranged in a third direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the third direction, and wherein the first acoustic wave suppression units comprise:

second acoustic wave suppression units proximate to the first resonator and configured to:

reduce a second acoustic wave that is leaked from the first resonator and that enters the second resonator or reduce a third acoustic wave that is leaked from the second resonator and that enters the first resonator; and

reduce a fourth acoustic wave that is leaked from the first resonator and that enters the third resonator or reduce a fifth acoustic wave that is leaked from the third resonator and that enters the first resonator; and

third acoustic wave suppression units proximate to the second resonator and configured to:

reduce the second acoustic wave; or

reduce the third acoustic wave.

6 . The acoustic filter of claim 5 , wherein each of the second acoustic wave suppression units comprises:

a first part comprising a first end; and

a second part located closer to the third resonator than the first part and comprising a second end coupled to the first end, and

wherein the first part and the second part are not parallel.

7 . The acoustic filter of claim 6 , further comprising an included angle between the first part and the second part, wherein the included angle has a value ranging from 90 degrees (°) to 165° and comprises an opening facing the first resonator.

8 . The acoustic filter of claim 6 , wherein in a same acoustic wave suppression unit group in the at least one acoustic wave suppression unit group, a first spacing between adjacent first parts is equal to a second spacing between adjacent second parts.

9 . The acoustic filter of claim 6 , wherein the first end is flush with the first resonator in the first direction, or wherein a projection of the first end in the first direction is outside of the first resonator.

10 . The acoustic filter of claim 6 , wherein each of the second acoustic wave suppression units further comprises a first connection part disposed between the first part and the second part, and wherein the first connection part comprises:

a third end coupled to the first end; and

a fourth end coupled to the second end.

11 . The acoustic filter of claim 5 , further comprising a second acoustic wave suppression structure disposed between the second resonator and the third resonator and configured to generate at least one second stopband to reduce a sixth acoustic wave that is leaked between the second resonator and the third resonator and that is propagated in the third direction.

12 . The acoustic filter of claim 5 , further comprising a fourth resonator, wherein the first resonator and the fourth resonator are arranged in the third direction, and wherein each of the third acoustic wave suppression units is further configured to:

reduce a sixth acoustic wave that is leaked from the second resonator and that enters the fourth resonator; or

reduce a seventh acoustic wave that is leaked from the fourth resonator and that enters the second resonator.

13 . The acoustic filter of claim 12 , wherein each of the third acoustic wave suppression units comprises:

a first part comprising a first end; and

a second part located closer to the fourth resonator than the first part and comprising a second end coupled to the first end, and

wherein the first part and the second part are not parallel.

14 . The acoustic filter of claim 12 , further comprising a second acoustic wave suppression structure disposed between the third resonator and the fourth resonator and configured to generate at least one second stopband to reduce an eighth acoustic wave that is leaked between the third resonator and the fourth resonator and that is propagated in the first direction.

15 . The acoustic filter of claim 12 , further comprising a second acoustic wave suppression structure disposed between the first resonator and the fourth resonator and configured to generate at least one second stopband to reduce an eighth acoustic wave that is leaked between the first resonator and the fourth resonator and that is propagated in the third direction.

16 . The acoustic filter of claim 5 , wherein the second acoustic wave suppression units and the third acoustic wave suppression units are symmetrically disposed with respect to an axis of symmetry extending in the third direction.

17 . The acoustic filter of claim 1 , wherein the first resonator is a first surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator, wherein the second resonator is a second SAW resonator, wherein each of the first SAW resonator and the second SAW resonator comprises an interdigital transducer (IDT), and wherein the IDT comprises:

a first busbar;

a second busbar disposed opposite to the first busbar;

first electrode fingers that are arranged in sequence in the first direction and that are in contact with the first busbar; and

second electrode fingers that are arranged in sequence in the first direction and that are in contact with the second busbar,

wherein the first electrode fingers and each of the second electrode fingers are alternately arranged in sequence in the first direction.

18 . The acoustic filter of claim 1 , wherein the first resonator is a first bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator and/or the second resonator is a second BAW resonator.

19 . An electronic device, comprising:

a printed circuit board; and

an acoustic filter disposed on the printed circuit board and comprising:

a first resonator arranged in a first direction;

a second resonator arranged in the first direction; and

an acoustic wave suppression structure disposed between the first resonator and the second resonator and configured to generate at least one stopband to reduce an acoustic wave that is leaked between the first resonator and the second resonator and that is propagated in the first direction, wherein the acoustic wave suppression structure has a first length in a second direction, wherein the first resonator has a second length in the second direction, wherein the second resonator has a third length in the second direction, wherein the first length is greater than the second length and/or the third length, and wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

20 . The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the acoustic wave suppression structure has a first projection in the first direction, wherein the first resonator has a second projection in the first direction, wherein the second resonator has a third projection in the first direction, and wherein the first projection covers the second projection and/or the third projection.