IP Library Granted Patent US 10,843,637
Granted Patent B2
US 10,843,637 · App. 16/728,083 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Vibration device, electronic apparatus and vehicle

Inventor: Koichi Mizugaki (Suwa, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
B60R11/0235G06F1/1605G10K9/122
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Patent No.
US 10,843,637
App. No.
16/728,083
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vibration device includes: a base substrate which is a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate; a lid substrate; a vibration element disposed between the base substrate and the lid substrate; a wiring disposed on a surface of the base substrate at the lid substrate side; and a coupling member that electrically couples the wiring and the vibration element to each other. The base substrate includes a second conductivity type well, which is different from the first conductivity type, and a first conductivity type first contact area that is disposed in the well and that has a first contact surface which is a part of the surface. The wiring and the coupling member are in contact with the first contact surface, and are electrically coupled to each other via the first contact area.

Claims (56)

1. A vibration device comprising:

a base substrate which is a semiconductor substrate having first conductivity type;

a lid substrate;

a vibration element disposed between the base substrate and the lid substrate;

a wiring disposed on a surface of the base substrate at the lid substrate side; and

a coupling member that electrically couples the wiring and the vibration element to each other, wherein

the base substrate includes

a well having second conductivity type which is different from the first conductivity type, and

a first contact area that is disposed in the well and has a first contact surface which is a part of the surface, the first contact area having the first conductivity type, and

the wiring and the coupling member are in contact with the first contact surface, and are electrically coupled to each other via the first contact area.

2. The vibration device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an intermediate substrate that is disposed between the base substrate and the lid substrate, and includes the vibration element, a frame surrounding the vibration element, and a coupler linking the vibration element and the frame;

a conductive first joining member that is located between the frame and the base substrate, and joins the frame and the base substrate; and

a conductive second joining member that is located between the frame and the lid substrate, and joins the frame and the lid substrate.

3. The vibration device according to claim 2 , wherein

the lid substrate is a semiconductor substrate having the first conductivity type, and

the base substrate and the lid substrate are electrically coupled to each other via the first joining member and the second joining member.

4. The vibration device according to claim 3 , wherein

the base substrate includes

a second contact area having the first conductivity type and in which first conductivity type impurities are doped at a high concentration relative to surroundings, and which includes a second contact surface that is a part of the surface, and

the first joining member is in contact with the second contact surface.

5. The vibration device according to claim 3 , wherein

the lid substrate includes

a third contact area having first conductivity type and in which first conductivity type impurities are doped at a high concentration relative to surroundings, and which includes a third contact surface that is a part of the surface, and

the second joining member is in contact with the third contact surface.

6. The vibration device according to claim 2 , wherein

a coupling surface of the base substrate that is coupled to the coupling member and a coupling surface of the base substrate that is coupled to the first joining member are flush with each other, and

a coupling surface of the intermediate substrate that is coupled to the coupling member and a coupling surface of the intermediate substrate that is coupled to the first joining member are flush with each other.

7. The vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein

the lid substrate includes a recess that opens to a surface at the base substrate side and that accommodates the vibration element, and is directly joined to the base substrate.

8. The vibration device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an oscillator circuit formed on the base substrate and including the wiring.

9. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the vibration device including

a base substrate which is a semiconductor substrate having first conductivity type;

a lid substrate;

a vibration element disposed between the base substrate and the lid substrate;

an oscillator circuit formed on the base substrate and including a wiring disposed on a surface of the base substrate at the lid substrate side; and

a coupling member that electrically couples the wiring and the vibration element to each other, wherein

the base substrate includes

a well having second conductivity type which is different from the first conductivity type, and

a first contact area that is disposed in the well and has a first contact surface which is a part of the surface, the first contact area having the first conductivity type, and

the wiring and the coupling member are in contact with the first contact surface, and are electrically coupled to each other via the first contact area; and

a processing circuit that operates based on an oscillation signal output from the oscillator circuit of the vibration device.

10. A vehicle comprising:

the vibration device a including

a base substrate which is a semiconductor substrate having first conductivity type;

a lid substrate;

a vibration element disposed between the base substrate and the lid substrate;

an oscillator circuit formed on the base substrate and including a wiring disposed on a surface of the base substrate at the lid substrate side; and

a coupling member that electrically couples the wiring and the vibration element to each other, wherein

the base substrate includes

a well having second conductivity type which is different from the first conductivity type, and

a first contact area that is disposed in the well and has a first contact surface which is a part of the surface, the first contact area having the first conductivity type, and

the wiring and the coupling member are in contact with the first contact surface, and are electrically coupled to each other via the first contact area; and

an processing circuit that operates based on an oscillation signal output from the oscillator circuit of the vibration device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 1, 2024
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: CRYSTAL LEAP ZRT
Reel/Frame 066162/0434 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2019
From: MIZUGAKI, KOICHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051374/0995 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-247480 · Dec 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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