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App. No. 18/814,900

ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS

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18/814,900
Abstract

Acoustic wave devices and related methods. In some embodiments, a method for fabricating an acoustic wave device can include attaching a first surface of a piezoelectric layer, such as a LiTaO 3 or LiNbO 3 layer, to a handling substrate, and performing a thinning operation on the piezoelectric layer to expose a second surface of a reduced-thickness piezoelectric layer attached to the handling substrate. The method can further include bonding the second surface of the reduced-thickness piezoelectric layer to a first surface of a permanent substrate, and removing the handling substrate from the reduced-thickness piezoelectric layer. The handling substrate can be, for example, a silicon substrate, and the permanent substrate can be, for example, a quartz substrate.

Claims (33)

1 . A method for fabricating an acoustic wave device, the method comprising:

attaching a first surface of a piezoelectric layer to a handling substrate;

performing a thinning operation on the piezoelectric layer to expose a second surface of a reduced-thickness piezoelectric layer attached to the handling substrate;

bonding the second surface of the reduced-thickness piezoelectric layer to a first surface of a permanent substrate; and

removing the handling substrate from the reduced-thickness piezoelectric layer.

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a piezoelectric layer having a first surface and a second surface;

a handling substrate attached the first surface of the piezoelectric layer; and

a permanent substrate attached to the second surface of the piezoelectric layer, the handling substrate selected to be removable to expose the first surface of the piezoelectric layer while the piezoelectric layer is attached to the permanent substrate.

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