Elastic wave device and manufacturing method of the same
View Patent ↗An elastic wave device formed by bonding at least two surface acoustic wave devices by filling a resin therebetween is disclosed. Each of surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices includes a substrate; a functioning portion configured on the substrate; a recess that forms a space portion necessary for operation of the functioning portion, and a package that covers the surface of the substrate, and side faces of the package of the at least two SAW devices, corresponding to a portion bonded by filling of the resin between at least two SAW devices, includes the at least one cutout, and a first resin covers a portion of each of the side faces, the back faces, and the front faces of the substrate of the at least two SAW devices, and the first resin is filled with in the at least one cutout on the side faces of the package.
1. An elastic wave device formed by bonding at least two surface acoustic wave devices by filling a resin therebetween, wherein
each of the surface acoustic wave devices comprises:
a substrate;
a functioning portion configured on the surface of the substrate;
a recess that forms a space portion necessary for operation of the functioning portion; and
a package that covers the surface of the substrate, wherein
side faces of the package of each of the at least two surface acoustic wave devices, corresponding to a portion bonded by filling of the resin between the at least two surface acoustic wave devices, comprises at least one cutout, and wherein
a first resin covers a portion of each of the side faces, the back faces, and the front faces of the substrate of the at least two surface acoustic wave devices and the first resin is filled with in the at least one cutout on the side faces of the package.
2. The elastic wave device of claim 1 , wherein
the at least two surface acoustic wave devices are a dual filter, that respectively have frequency operation regions different from each other.
3. The elastic wave device of claim 1 , wherein
the first resin is a thermoset resin such as an epoxy resin or a polyimide resin.
4. The elastic wave device of claim 3 , wherein
the first resin contains an electrically conductive filler such as silver, carbon, or metal fine powder and has an electric conductivity.
5. The elastic wave device of claim 4 , wherein
the first resin contains an inorganic filler such as SiO 2 or aluminum nitride.
6. An elastic wave device formed by bonding at least two surface acoustic wave devices by filling a resin therebetween, wherein
each of the surface acoustic wave devices comprises:
a substrate;
a functioning portion configured on the surface of the substrate;
a recess that forms a space portion necessary for operation of the functioning portion; and
a package that covers the surface of the substrate, wherein
each of all the side faces of the package comprises at least one cutout, and wherein
a first resin covers a portion of each of the side faces, the back faces, and the front faces of the substrate of the at least two surface acoustic wave devices and the first resin is filled with in the at least one cutout retained on all the side faces of the package.
7. The elastic wave device of claim 6 , wherein
the number of the cutout retained on each of all the side faces of the package becomes maximum for the side faces of the package corresponding to portions that are bonded by filling of the resin between the at least two surface acoustic wave devices.
8. The elastic wave device of claim 1 , wherein
a ground terminal is formed in an area of the substrate exposed due to the cutout of the package.
9. The elastic wave device of claim 6 , wherein
a ground terminal is formed in an area of the substrate exposed due to the cutout of the package.
10. The elastic wave device of claim 1 , wherein
the device has, in a layer on the package, a conducting portion connected electrically to electrodes of the at least two surface acoustic wave devices and a second resin layer having photo sensitivity formed.
11. The elastic wave device of claim 6 , wherein
the device has, in a layer on the package, a conducting portion connected electrically to electrodes of the at least two surface acoustic wave devices and a second resin layer having photo sensitivity formed.
12. The elastic wave device of claim 10 , wherein
the second resin layer is made of a photo-sensitive epoxy resin or a photo-sensitive polyimide.
13. The elastic wave device of claim 11 , wherein
the second resin layer is made of a photo-sensitive epoxy resin or a photo-sensitive polyimide.
14. The elastic wave device of claim 10 , wherein
solder balls that are connected to the conducting portion are formed on the second resin layer.
15. The elastic wave device of claim 11 , wherein
solder balls that are connected to the conducting portion are formed on the second resin layer.