IP Library Granted Patent US 7,180,224
Granted Patent B2
US 7,180,224 · App. 10/815,472 · Granted Feb 20, 2007

Electronic component having a resonator and fabrication process

Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
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Patent No.
US 7,180,224
App. No.
10/815,472
Granted
Feb 20, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic component ( 1 ) includes a substrate ( 2 ) and at least two piezoelectric resonators ( 3, 4 ) each having an active element ( 6, 9 ), a lower electrode ( 5, 8 ) and an upper electrode ( 7, 10 ). The lower electrode ( 5 ) of the first resonator ( 3 ) is made of a material that is different from that of the lower electrode ( 8 ) of the second resonator ( 4 ) such that the resonators exhibit different resonance frequencies.

Claims (13)

1. An electronic component comprising:

a substrate and at least two piezoelectric resonators each having an active element, a lower electrode and an upper electrode, wherein the lower electrode of the first resonator is made of a material that is different from that of the lower electrode of the second resonator such that the resonators exhibit different resonance frequencies, each resonator including a lower electrode, an active element and an upper electrode, the active element of a first resonator being made of a material that is different from that of the active element of a second resonator.

2. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the resonance frequencies differ by at least 10%.

3. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein each resonator includes a lower electrode, an active element and an upper electrode, the lower electrode of a first resonator being of different thickness from that of the lower electrode of a second resonator.

4. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein each resonator includes a lower electrode, an active element and an upper electrode, the upper electrode of a first resonator being made of a material that is different from that of the upper electrode of a second resonator.

5. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein each resonator includes a lower electrode, an active element and an upper electrode, the upper electrode of a first resonator being of thickness that is different from that of the upper electrode of a second resonator.

6. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein each resonator includes a lower electrode, an active element and an upper electrode, the active element of a first resonator being of thickness that is different from that of the active element of a second resonator.

7. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein it includes at least three resonators exhibiting resonance frequencies belonging to at least three different frequency bands.

8. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein it includes four resonators exhibiting resonance frequencies belonging to four different frequency bands.

9. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the electrodes are made of a material chosen from aluminum, copper, molybdenum, nickel, titanium, niobium, silver, gold, tantalum, lanthanum, platinum and tungsten.

10. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the active element includes crystalline aluminum nitride, zinc oxide, zinc sulphide, ceramic including LiTaO 3 , LiNbO 3 , PbTiO 3 , PbZrTiO 3 , KNbO 3 and/or lanthanum.

11. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the active element has a thickness of between 0.5 and 5 m.

12. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the electrodes have a thickness of less than 1 m.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2024
From: STMICROELECTRONICS SA
To: STMICROELECTRONICS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 066357/0214 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2004
From: BOUCHE, GUILLAUME; SMEARS, NICK; ANCEY, PASCAL; CARUYER, GREGORY
To: STMICROELECTRONICS SA
Reel/Frame 015062/0433 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 03 04039 · Apr 1, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050001698A1 · Jan 6, 2005