IP Library Granted Patent US 10,333,488
Granted Patent B2
US 10,333,488 · App. 15/301,882 · Granted Jun 25, 2019

Electroacoustic component and crystal cuts for electroacoustic components

Inventors: Philipp Michael Jäger (München, DE); Ulrike Rösler (Hebertshausen, DE)
Assignee: SnapTrack, Inc.
H03H9/0296H03H9/02015H03H9/02543
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Patent No.
US 10,333,488
App. No.
15/301,882
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electroacoustic component is disclosed. In an embodiment, the electroacoustic component includes a piezoelectric substrate comprising a rare earth metal and calcium oxoborates (RE-COB) and component structures arranged on the substrate, the component structures being suitable for converting between RF signals and acoustic waves, wherein the waves are capable of propagation in a direction x′″, and wherein the direction x′″ is determined by Euler angles (λ, μ, θ), the Euler angles being selected from angle ranges (20-90, 95-160, 15-55), (20-85, 95-160, 95-125) and (15-25, 85-100, 0-175).

Claims (35)

1. An electroacoustic component comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate comprising a rare earth metal and calcium oxoborates (RE-COB); and

component structures arranged on the substrate, the component structures being suitable for converting between RF signals and acoustic waves,

wherein the acoustic waves are capable of propagation in a direction x′″, and

wherein the direction x′″ is determined by Euler angles (λ, μ, θ), the Euler angles being selected from angle ranges (20-90, 95-160, 15-55), (20-85, 95-160, 95-125) and (15-25, 85-100, 0-175).

2. The electroacoustic component according to the preceding claim 1 , wherein the direction x′″ is determined by the Euler angles (30-64, 98-138, 104-124).

3. The electroacoustic component according to claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric substrate comprises neodymium (Nd)—COB or consists of Nd—COB.

4. The electroacoustic component according to claim 1 , wherein the component structures comprise electrode fingers having a height h and a width b, wherein the electrode fingers are spaced apart such that an acoustic wave having a wavelength Λ is capable of propagation, wherein a ratio h/Λ is between 1% and 15%, wherein the electrode fingers comprise a metal, wherein a metallization ratio η=b/Λ is between 0.2 and 0.8, wherein the acoustic wave is a Rayleigh wave and/or a horizontally and/or vertically polarized shear wave and/or a mixed-polarized wave.

5. An electroacoustic component comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate comprising a rare earth metal and calcium oxoborates (RE-COB); and

component structures arranged on the substrate, the component structures being suitable for converting between RF signals and acoustic waves,

wherein the acoustic waves are capable of propagation in a direction x′″, and

wherein the direction x′″ is determined by Euler angles (λ, μ, θ), the Euler angles being selected from angle ranges (15-90, 100-165, 10-50), (15-90, 100-165, 120-135), (15-30, 100-110, −10-10) and (60-75, 135-155, 93-97).

6. The electroacoustic component according to claim 5 , wherein the direction x′″ is determined by the Euler angles (50 . . . 62, 112 . . . 116, 32 . . . 40).

7. The electroacoustic component according to claim 6 , wherein the direction x′″ is determined by the Euler angles (66-90, 122-138, 12-50).

8. The electroacoustic component according to claim 7 , wherein the direction x′″ is determined by the Euler angles (60-75, 135-155, 95).

9. The electroacoustic component according to claim 5 , wherein the component structures comprise electrode fingers having a height h and a width b, wherein the electrode fingers are spaced apart such that an acoustic wave having a wavelength Λ is capable of propagation, wherein a ratio h/Λ is between 1% and 15%, wherein the electrode fingers comprise a metal,

wherein a metallization ratio η=b/Λ is between 0.2 and 0.8, and wherein the acoustic wave is a Rayleigh wave and/or a horizontally and/or vertically polarized shear wave and/or a mixed-polarized wave.

10. The electroacoustic component according to claim 5 , wherein the piezoelectric substrate comprises neodymium (Nd)—COB or consists of Nd—COB.

11. An electroacoustic component comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate comprising a rare earth metal and calcium oxoborates (RE-COB); and

component structures arranged on the substrate, the component structures being suitable for converting between RF signals and acoustic waves,

wherein the acoustic waves are capable of propagation in a direction x′″, and

wherein the direction x′″ is determined by Euler angles (λ, μ, θ), the Euler angles being selected from angle ranges (80-100, 120-170, −10-10).

12. The electroacoustic component according to claim 11 , wherein the component structures comprise electrode fingers having a height h and a width b, wherein the electrode fingers are spaced apart such that an acoustic wave having a wavelength Λ is capable of propagation, wherein a ratio h/Λ is between 1% and 15%, wherein the electrode fingers comprise a metal,

wherein a metallization ratio η=b/Λ is between 0.2 and 0.8, and wherein the acoustic wave is a Rayleigh wave and/or a horizontally and/or vertically polarized shear wave and/or a mixed-polarized wave.

13. The electroacoustic component according to claim 11 , wherein the piezoelectric substrate comprises neodymium (Nd)—COB or consists of Nd—COB.

14. An electroacoustic component comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate comprising a rare earth metal and calcium oxoborates (RE-COB); and

component structures arranged on the substrate, the component structures being suitable for converting between RF signals and acoustic waves,

wherein the acoustic waves are capable of propagation in a direction x′″, and

wherein the direction x′″ is determined by Euler angles (λ, μ, θ), the Euler angles being selected from angle ranges (15-90, 95-165, 95-135), (60-75, 135-155, 85-95), (15-90, 95-165, 10-55).

15. The electroacoustic component according to claim 14 , wherein the directions x′″ is determined by the Euler angles (15-60, 95-109, 10-18) are excluded.

16. The electroacoustic component according to claim 14 , wherein the component structures comprise electrode fingers having a height h and a width b, wherein the electrode fingers are spaced apart such that an acoustic wave having a wavelength Λ is capable of propagation, wherein a ratio h/Λ is between 1% and 15%, wherein the electrode fingers comprise a metal, wherein a metallization ratio η=b/Λ is between 0.2 and 0.8, wherein the acoustic wave is a Rayleigh wave and/or a horizontally and/or vertically polarized shear wave and/or a mixed-polarized wave.

17. The electroacoustic component according to claim 14 , wherein the piezoelectric substrate comprises neodymium (Nd)—COB or consists of Nd—COB.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2017
From: JAGER, PHILIPP MICHAEL
To: EPCOS AG
Reel/Frame 043408/0698 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2017
From: ROSLER, ULRIKE
To: EPCOS AG
Reel/Frame 043408/0713 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2017
From: EPCOS AG
To: SNAPTRACK, INC.
Reel/Frame 041608/0145 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 105 860 · Apr 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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