IP Library Granted Patent US 8,531,254
Granted Patent B2
US 8,531,254 · App. 13/040,450 · Granted Sep 10, 2013

Elastic wave device

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Patent No.
US 8,531,254
App. No.
13/040,450
Granted
Sep 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, an IDT electrode disposed on the piezoelectric substrate, an internal electrode disposed on the piezoelectric substrate and connected to the IDT electrode, a support pillar disposed on the piezoelectric substrate and provided around the IDT electrode, a top panel provided on the support pillar to cover a space above the IDT electrode, an insulation protector provided to cover the support pillar and the top panel, an external electrode disposed on the insulation protector, a conductor pattern disposed on the insulation protector in order to obtain inductance, and a connection electrode provided through the insulation protector, to connect the external electrode and the internal electrode to each other.

Claims (34)

1. An elastic wave device comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate;

an interdigital transducer (IDT) electrode disposed on the piezoelectric substrate:

an internal electrode disposed above the piezoelectric substrate and connected to the IDT electrode;

a support pillar disposed above the piezoelectric substrate and provided around the IDT electrode;

a top panel provided above the support pillar to cover a space above the IDT electrode;

an insulation protector provided to cover the support pillar and the top panel;

an external electrode disposed above the insulation protector;

a conductor pattern disposed above the insulation protector for obtaining inductance;

and

a connection electrode provided through the insulation protector for connecting the external electrode to the internal electrode, wherein

at least part of the top panel is made of metal and connected to the connection electrode so that the top panel has a ground potential.

2. The elastic wave device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a protector that covers the conductor pattern.

3. The elastic wave device according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductor pattern and the top panel are separated from each other by at least 15 μm.

4. The elastic wave device according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductor pattern is connected to a plurality of connection electrodes having the ground potential.

5. An elastic wave device comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate;

an interdigital transducer (IDT) electrode disposed on the piezoelectric substrate:

an internal electrode disposed above the piezoelectric substrate and connected to the IDT electrode;

a support pillar disposed above the piezoelectric substrate and provided around the IDT electrode;

a top panel provided above the support pillar to cover a space above the IDT electrode;

an insulation protector provided to cover the support pillar and the top panel;

an external electrode disposed above the insulation protector for obtaining inductance; and

a connection electrode provided through the insulation protector for connecting the external electrode to the internal electrode, wherein

the conductor pattern is connected to a plurality of connection electrodes having a ground potential,

the plurality of connection electrodes includes a first ground electrode, a second ground electrode, and a third ground electrode,

the first ground electrode is connected to the internal electrode and the conductor pattern,

the second ground electrode is connected to the conductor pattern and the top panel, and

the third ground electrode is connected to the top panel and the external electrode.

6. The elastic wave device according to claim 5 , further comprising a protector that covers the conductor pattern.

7. The elastic wave device according to claim 5 , wherein the conductor pattern and the top panel are separated from each other by at least 15 μm.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 20, 2016
From: SKYWORKS PANASONIC FILTER SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD
To: SKYWORKS FILTER SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 040117/0907 →
ASSIGNMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT Recorded May 14, 2015
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: SKYWORKS PANASONIC FILTER SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035664/0406 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2011
From: YAMAJI, TORU; KAWAKITA, KOJI; TSURUNARI, TETSUYA; FUJIWARA, JOJI; JIBU, TORU
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026019/0364 →