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US 11,128,279 · App. 15/770,744 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Acoustic wave resonator, acoustic wave filter, multiplexer, communication apparatus, and method designing acoustic wave resonator

Inventor: Daisuke Yamamoto (Kizugawa, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
H03H9/64H03H9/02015H03H9/02559H03H9/02574H03H9/02992H03H9/14538H03H9/25H03H9/6483
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Patent No.
US 11,128,279
App. No.
15/770,744
Granted
Sep 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acoustic wave resonator includes a piezoelectric substrate and an IDT electrode on the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate. Between a resonance frequency and anti-resonance frequency due to a surface acoustic wave, one to four of at least one of resonance frequencies or anti-resonance frequencies due to bulk waves are located.

Claims (83)

1. An acoustic wave resonator comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate; and

an IDT electrode on a top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein between a resonance frequency and anti-resonance frequency due to a surface acoustic wave, one to four of at least one of resonance frequencies or anti-resonance frequencies due to bulk waves are located, and

wherein at least one of the resonance frequency or anti-resonance frequency due to the bulk wave comprising the lowest frequency is located between the resonance frequency and the anti-resonance frequency due to the surface acoustic wave.

2. An acoustic wave filter comprising one or more serial resonators and one or more parallel resonators which are connected in a ladder configuration, wherein at least one of the one or more serial resonators and the one or more parallel resonators is configured by the acoustic wave resonator according to claim 1 .

3. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the one or more serial resonators is configured by the acoustic wave resonator.

4. A multiplexer comprising:

an antenna terminal,

a transmission filter which filters a transmission signal and outputs the result to the antenna terminal, and

a receiving filter which filters the reception signal from the antenna terminal,

wherein at least one of the transmission filter and the receiving filter comprises the acoustic wave filter according to claim 2 .

5. A communication apparatus comprising:

an antenna,

the multiplexer according to claim 4 in which the antenna terminal is connected to the antenna, and

an IC connected to the transmission filter and the receiving filter.

6. An acoustic wave filter comprising:

at least one acoustic wave resonator according to claim 1 ;

a support substrate bonded to a bottom surface of the piezoelectric substrate; and

a plurality of IDT electrodes on the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes comprises

a first IDT electrode, and

a second IDT electrode which is different in thickness from the first IDT electrode.

7. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes configure a longitudinal coupled resonator and a parallel resonator connected between the longitudinal coupled resonator and a reference potential, the first IDT electrode configures the parallel resonator, and the second IDT electrodes configure the longitudinal coupled resonator.

8. An acoustic wave resonator comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate; and

an IDT electrode on a top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein between a resonance frequency and anti-resonance frequency due to a surface acoustic wave, one to four of at least one of resonance frequencies or anti-resonance frequencies due to bulk waves are located, and

wherein when a pitch of the electrode fingers in the IDT electrode is “p” and a thickness of the electrode fingers is “te”, a normalized thickness to/2p of the electrode finger exceeds 0.08.

9. The acoustic wave resonator according to claim 8 , wherein the pitch of electrode fingers in the IDT electrode is smaller than half of a wavelength obtained by dividing a propagation speed of the surface acoustic wave by the resonance frequency of the surface acoustic wave.

10. An acoustic wave filter comprising:

at least one acoustic wave resonator according to claim 8 ;

a support substrate bonded to a bottom surface of the piezoelectric substrate; and

a plurality of IDT electrodes on the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes comprises

a first IDT electrode, and

a second IDT electrode which is different in thickness from the first IDT electrode.

11. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes configure a longitudinal coupled resonator and a parallel resonator connected between the longitudinal coupled resonator and a reference potential, the first IDT electrode configures the parallel resonator, and the second IDT electrodes configure the longitudinal coupled resonator.

12. An acoustic wave resonator comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate; and

an IDT electrode on a top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein between a resonance frequency and anti-resonance frequency due to a surface acoustic wave, one to four of at least one of resonance frequencies or anti-resonance frequencies due to bulk waves are located, and

wherein

the piezoelectric substrate is a Y-plate which is made of a substrate of a single crystal of lithium tantalate and comprises a cut angle of 38° to 48°, and

when a pitch of the electrode fingers in the IDT electrode is “p” and a thickness of the piezoelectric substrate is “ts”, a normalized thickness is/2p of the piezoelectric substrate is 1 to 3.

13. An acoustic wave filter comprising:

at least one acoustic wave resonator according to claim 12 ;

a support substrate bonded to a bottom surface of the piezoelectric substrate; and

a plurality of IDT electrodes on the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes comprises

a first IDT electrode, and

a second IDT electrode which is different in thickness from the first IDT electrode.

14. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 13 , wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes configure a longitudinal coupled resonator and a parallel resonator connected between the longitudinal coupled resonator and a reference potential, the first IDT electrode configures the parallel resonator, and the second IDT electrodes configure the longitudinal coupled resonator.

15. An acoustic wave filter comprising:

one or more serial resonators and one or more parallel resonators which are connected in a ladder configuration,

wherein at least one of the one or more serial resonators and the one or more parallel resonators is configured by an acoustic wave resonator comprising

a piezoelectric substrate, and

an IDT electrode on a top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein between a resonance frequency and anti-resonance frequency due to a surface acoustic wave, one to four of at least one of resonance frequencies or anti-resonance frequencies due to bulk waves are located, and

wherein

the one or more serial resonators and the one or more parallel resonators include a surface acoustic wave resonator comprising an IDT electrode comprising a different thickness from that of the IDT electrode in the acoustic wave resonator, and

in the surface acoustic wave resonator, no resonance frequencies and anti-resonance frequencies due to a bulk wave are located between a resonance frequency and an anti-resonance frequency by a surface acoustic wave, or five or more are located.

16. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 15 , wherein the thickness of the IDT electrode in the acoustic wave resonator is thicker than the thickness of the IDT electrode in the surface acoustic wave resonator.

17. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a support substrate bonded to a bottom surface of the piezoelectric substrate; and

a plurality of IDT electrodes on the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes comprises

a first IDT electrode, and

a second IDT electrode which is different in thickness from the first IDT electrode.

18. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 17 , wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes configure a longitudinal coupled resonator and a parallel resonator connected between the longitudinal coupled resonator and a reference potential, the first IDT electrode configures the parallel resonator, and the second IDT electrodes configure the longitudinal coupled resonator.

19. An acoustic wave filter comprising:

one or more serial resonators and one or more parallel resonators which are connected in a ladder configuration,

wherein at least one of the one or more parallel resonators is configured by an acoustic wave resonator comprising

a piezoelectric substrate, and

an IDT electrode on a top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein between a resonance frequency and anti-resonance frequency due to a surface acoustic wave, one to four of at least one of resonance frequencies or anti-resonance frequencies due to bulk waves are located.

20. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 19 , further comprising:

a support substrate bonded to a bottom surface of the piezoelectric substrate; and

a plurality of IDT electrodes on the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate,

wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes comprises

a first IDT electrode, and

a second IDT electrode which is different in thickness from the first IDT electrode.

21. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 20 , wherein the plurality of IDT electrodes configure a longitudinal coupled resonator and a parallel resonator connected between the longitudinal coupled resonator and a reference potential, the first IDT electrode configures the parallel resonator, and the second IDT electrodes configure the longitudinal coupled resonator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2018
From: YAMAMOTO, DAISUKE
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2015-214854 · Oct 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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