IP Library Granted Patent US 8,704,424
Granted Patent B2
US 8,704,424 · App. 13/903,371 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

Elastic wave device and electronic device using the same

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Patent No.
US 8,704,424
App. No.
13/903,371
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An elastic wave device has the following elements: a piezoelectric substrate; an inter-digital transducer (IDT) electrode disposed on the piezoelectric substrate; internal electrodes disposed above the piezoelectric substrate and electrically connected to the IDT electrode; side walls disposed above the internal electrodes surrounding the IDT electrode; a cover disposed above the side walls so as to cover a space above the IDT electrode; an electrode base layer disposed on the internal electrodes outside the side walls; and connection electrodes disposed on the electrode base layer. Each connection electrode has a first connection electrode disposed on the electrode base layer, and a second connection electrode disposed on the first connection electrode. The horizontal sectional shape of the second connection electrode is non-circular.

Claims (30)

1. An elastic wave device comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate;

an inter-digital transducer (IDT) electrode disposed on the piezoelectric substrate;

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

a side wall disposed above the piezoelectric substrate surrounding the IDT electrode;

a cover disposed above the side wall so as to cover a space above the IDT electrode; and

a connection electrode disposed above the internal electrode,

wherein the connection electrode has a first connection electrode disposed above the internal electrode, and a second connection electrode disposed on the first connection electrode, the second connection electrode has a horizontal sectional shape that is a non-circular shape, and the non-circular shape has a curved perimeter.

2. The elastic wave device of claim 1 , wherein a horizontal sectional area of the second connection electrode is smaller than a horizontal sectional area of the first connection electrode.

3. The elastic wave device of claim 1 , wherein the non-circular shape is an elliptical shape.

4. The elastic wave device of claim 3 , wherein the non-circular shape is the elliptical shape such that a ratio of a long axis to a short axis is equal to or greater than 1.2.

5. An electronic device comprising:

the elastic wave device of claim 1 ;

a semiconductor integrated circuit device connected to the elastic wave device; and

a reproducer connected to the semiconductor integrated circuit device.

6. An elastic wave device comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate;

an inter-digital transducer (IDT) electrode disposed on the piezoelectric substrate;

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

a side wall disposed above the piezoelectric substrate surrounding the IDT electrode;

a cover disposed above the side wall so as to cover a space above the IDT electrode; and

a connection electrode disposed above the internal electrode,

wherein the connection electrode has a first connection electrode disposed above the internal electrode, and a second connection electrode disposed on the first connection electrode,

wherein a horizontal sectional shape of the second connection electrode is a non-circular shape, and

wherein the non-circular shape includes a straight part having a length ranging from 35 μm to 80 μm inclusive in a peripheral edge thereof.

7. The elastic wave device of claim 6 , wherein a horizontal sectional area of the second connection electrode is smaller than a horizontal sectional area of the first connection electrode.

8. An electronic device comprising:

the elastic wave device of claim 6 ;

a semiconductor integrated circuit device connected to the elastic wave device; and

a reproducer connected to the semiconductor integrated circuit device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 19, 2016
From: SKYWORKS PANASONIC FILTER SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD.
To: SKYWORKS FILTER SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040084/0571 →
ASSIGNMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT Recorded May 14, 2015
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: SKYWORKS PANASONIC FILTER SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035664/0406 →