IP Library Patent Application 13369747
Patent Application
App. No. 13/369,747

CRYSTAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CRYSTAL DEVICE, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RADIO TIMEPIECE

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App. No.
13/369,747
Abstract

A crystal device includes leading electrodes that are formed on a base substrate, and a bump for mounting a piezoelectric vibrating reed on the leading electrodes, and alignment marks for performing the positioning of the bump are formed on the base substrate separately from the leading electrodes.

Claims (31)

1 . A crystal device comprising:

a bonding piece formed by an individualization of a wafer bonding body bonded with a plurality of wafers for each device forming region; and

a cavity that is formed in the bonding piece and can seal a crystal plate,

wherein the crystal device includes

an electrode pattern that is formed on the device forming region in a first wafer among the plurality of wafers; and

a bump for mounting the crystal plate on the electrode pattern, and

an alignment mark for performing the positioning of the bump is formed on the first wafer separately from the electrode pattern.

2 . The crystal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the alignment mark is formed in each of the device forming regions in the first wafer.

3 . The crystal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least two or more alignment marks are formed.

4 . A method of manufacturing a crystal device which includes

a bonding piece formed by an individualization of a wafer bonding body bonded with a plurality of wafers for each device forming region, and

a cavity that is formed in the bonding piece and can seal a crystal plate,

the crystal device including

an electrode pattern that is formed on the crystal device forming region in a first wafer among the plurality of wafers; and

a bump for mounting the crystal plate on the electrode pattern,

wherein the method comprising:

an electrode pattern forming process of setting a mask material having a first opening portion in a region corresponding to the electrode pattern on the first wafer, and forming the electrode pattern by sputtering;

an alignment mark forming process of forming an alignment mark for performing the positioning of the bump on the first wafer separately from the electrode pattern;

a bump forming process of forming the bump on the electrode pattern based on a position of the alignment mark; and

a mount process of mounting the crystal plate on the electrode pattern via the bump.

5 . The method according to claim 4 ,

wherein the mask material has a second opening portion in a region corresponding to the alignment mark, and

the electrode pattern forming process and the alignment mark forming process are performed by the sputtering in the same process.

6 . The method according to claim 4 ,

wherein, in the alignment mark forming process, the alignment marks are formed corresponding to each of the device forming regions in the first wafer.

7 . A piezoelectric vibrator in which a piezoelectric vibrating reed as the crystal plate is hermetically sealed in the cavity of the crystal device according to claim 1 .

8 . An oscillator in which the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 7 is electrically connected to an integrated circuit as an oscillating element.

9 . An electronic apparatus in which the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 7 is electrically connected to a count portion.

10 . A radio timepiece in which the piezoelectric vibrator according to claim 7 is electrically connected to a filter portion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2013
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
To: SII CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 031085/0852 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2012
From: ARATAKE, KIYOSHI
To: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
Reel/Frame 027680/0462 →