IP Library Granted Patent US 11,569,795
Granted Patent B2
US 11,569,795 · App. 16/776,109 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Resonator device, resonator module, electronic apparatus, and vehicle

Inventors: Atsushi Matsuo (Shiojiri, JP); Shinya Aoki (Minowa-machi, JP); Byonhaku Yu (Minowa-machi, JP); Ryuta Nishizawa (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
H03H9/19H01L41/09H01L41/18H01L41/312H03B5/32H03H9/10H03H9/1021H03H9/17H03H9/172
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Patent No.
US 11,569,795
App. No.
16/776,109
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resonator device includes a quartz crystal substrate, a resonator element including a first excitation electrode arranged on a first surface of the quartz crystal substrate, a second excitation electrode arranged on a second surface of the quartz crystal substrate in opposition to the first excitation electrode, and first and second pad electrodes that are arranged on the first surface and are coupled to the first and second excitation electrodes, a base including a substrate and first and second interconnects arranged on the substrate, a first bonding member bonding the first pad electrode to the first interconnect, and a second bonding member bonding the second pad electrode to the second interconnect. The first and second bonding members are arranged such that a first imaginary line that passes through a centroid of the resonator element and is parallel to an X axis is interposed between the first and second bonding members. An angle θ1 formed between the first imaginary line and a second imaginary line passing through the first bonding member and the second bonding member is 100°<θ1<140°.

Claims (89)

1. A resonator device comprising:

a quartz crystal substrate including a first surface and a second surface that are in a front-rear relationship with each other and are provided along an X axis which is an electrical axis;

a resonator element including

a first excitation electrode arranged on the first surface,

a second excitation electrode arranged on the second surface in opposition to the first excitation electrode,

a first pad electrode that is arranged on the first surface and is electrically coupled to the first excitation electrode, and

a second pad electrode that is arranged on the first surface and is electrically coupled to the second excitation electrode;

a base including

a substrate, and

a first interconnect and a second interconnect arranged on the substrate;

a first bonding member bonding the first pad electrode to the first interconnect; and

a second bonding member bonding the second pad electrode to the second interconnect, wherein

in plan view of the quartz crystal substrate,

the first bonding member is positioned on one side of a first imaginary line,

the second bonding member overlaps with the first imaginary line or is positioned on the other side of the first imaginary line, and

40°<θ1<80° or 100°<θ1<140°, where

θ1 is an angle formed between the first imaginary line and a second imaginary line,

the first imaginary line is a straight line that passes through a centroid of the resonator element and is parallel to the X axis in the plan view, and

the second imaginary line is a straight line passing through the first bonding member and the second bonding member,

wherein in the plan view, the first bonding member and the second bonding member are positioned inside a first area formed by extending the first excitation electrode along the X axis.

2. The resonator device according to claim 1 , wherein

45°<θ1<75° or 105°<θ1<135°.

3. The resonator device according to claim 1 , wherein

the substrate includes a silicon substrate.

4. A resonator module comprising:

the resonator device according to claim 1 ; and

an oscillation circuit oscillating the resonator element.

5. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the resonator device according to claim 1 .

6. A vehicle comprising:

the resonator device according to claim 1 .

7. A resonator device comprising:

a quartz crystal substrate including a first surface and a second surface that are in a front-rear relationship with each other and are provided along an X axis which is an electrical axis;

a resonator element including

a first excitation electrode arranged on the first surface,

a second excitation electrode arranged on the second surface in opposition to the first excitation electrode,

a first pad electrode that is arranged on the first surface and is electrically coupled to the first excitation electrode, and

a second pad electrode that is arranged on the first surface and is electrically coupled to the second excitation electrode;

a base including

a substrate, and

a first interconnect and a second interconnect arranged on the substrate;

a first bonding member bonding the first pad electrode to the first interconnect; and

a second bonding member bonding the second pad electrode to the second interconnect, wherein

in plan view of the quartz crystal substrate,

the first bonding member is positioned on one side of a first imaginary line,

the second bonding member overlaps with the first imaginary line or is positioned on the other side of the first imaginary line, and

40°<θ1<80° or 100°<θ1<140°, where

θ1 is an angle formed between the first imaginary line and a second imaginary line,

the first imaginary line is a straight line that passes through a centroid of the resonator element and is parallel to the X axis in the plan view, and

the second imaginary line is a straight line passing through the first bonding member and the second bonding member,

wherein in the plan view, the first bonding member and the second bonding member are positioned outside a first area formed by extending the first excitation electrode along the X axis, and are arranged with the first area interposed between the first bonding member and the second bonding member.

8. The resonator device according to claim 7 , wherein

the substrate includes a silicon substrate.

9. A resonator module comprising:

the resonator device according to claim 7 ; and

an oscillation circuit oscillating the resonator element.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the resonator device according to claim 7 .

11. A vehicle comprising:

the resonator device according to claim 7 .

12. A resonator device comprising:

a quartz crystal substrate including a first surface and a second surface that are in a front-rear relationship with each other and are provided along an X axis which is an electrical axis;

a resonator element including

a first excitation electrode arranged on the first surface,

a second excitation electrode arranged on the second surface in opposition to the first excitation electrode,

a first pad electrode that is arranged on the first surface and is electrically coupled to the first excitation electrode, and

a second pad electrode that is arranged on the first surface and is electrically coupled to the second excitation electrode;

a base including

a substrate, and

a first interconnect and a second interconnect arranged on the substrate;

a first bonding member bonding the first pad electrode to the first interconnect; and

a second bonding member bonding the second pad electrode to the second interconnect, wherein

in plan view of the quartz crystal substrate,

the first bonding member is positioned on one side of a first imaginary line,

the second bonding member overlaps with the first imaginary line or is positioned on the other side of the first imaginary line, and

40°<θ1<80° or 100°<θ1<140°, where

θ1 is an angle formed between the first imaginary line and a second imaginary line,

the first imaginary line is a straight line that passes through a centroid of the resonator element and is parallel to the X axis in the plan view, and

the second imaginary line is a straight line passing through the first bonding member and the second bonding member,

wherein in the plan view, the first bonding member and the second bonding member are positioned outside a second area formed by extending the first excitation electrode along an axis orthogonal to the X axis, and are positioned on the same side with respect to the second area.

13. The resonator device according to claim 12 , wherein

the substrate includes a silicon substrate.

14. A resonator module comprising:

the resonator device according to claim 12 ; and

an oscillation circuit oscillating the resonator element.

15. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the resonator device according to claim 12 .

16. A vehicle comprising:

the resonator device according to claim 12 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2020
From: MATSUO, ATSUSHI; AOKI, SHINYA; YU, BYONHAKU; NISHIZAWA, RYUTA
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-015322 · Jan 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200252050A1 · Aug 6, 2020
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