IP Library Granted Patent US 10,062,830
Granted Patent B2
US 10,062,830 · App. 15/586,314 · Granted Aug 28, 2018

Elastic wave resonator, elastic wave filter, duplexer, and elastic wave device

Inventor: Ryo Nakagawa (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H01L41/0477H01L41/107H03H9/25H03H9/64H03H9/725
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Patent No.
US 10,062,830
App. No.
15/586,314
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An elastic wave resonator includes an interdigital transducer electrode provided on a piezoelectric substrate and including a first electrode layer made of Al or an alloy with Al as its primary component and including a first main surface on a side where the piezoelectric substrate is located and a second main surface on the opposite side from the first main surface. An SH wave is used as a propagated elastic wave. When a resonant frequency of the elastic wave resonator is fr and an anti-resonant frequency of the elastic wave resonator is fa, a minimum value of an absolute value of a distortion component in the first main surface calculated through a two-dimensional finite element method is about 1.4×10 −3 or less at a frequency f expressed as: f=fr +0.06× bw , where bw is fa−fr.

Claims (71)

1. An elastic wave resonator comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate; and

an interdigital transducer electrode located on the piezoelectric substrate; wherein

the interdigital transducer electrode includes a first electrode layer made of Al or an alloy including Al as its primary component and including a first main surface on a side where the piezoelectric substrate is located and a second main surface on an opposite side from the first main surface;

an SH wave is used as a propagated elastic wave;

a resonant frequency of the elastic wave resonator is fr and an anti-resonant frequency of the elastic wave resonator is fa, a minimum value of an absolute value of a distortion S 4 component in the first main surface calculated through a two-dimensional finite element method is about 1.4×10 −3 or less at a frequency f expressed as:

f=fr+ 0.06× bw , where bw is fa−fr.

2. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum value of the absolute value of the distortion S 4 component in the first main surface calculated through a two-dimensional finite element method is about 2.7×10 −3 or less at the frequency f.

3. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 1 , wherein

the interdigital transducer electrode includes a second electrode layer located on the piezoelectric substrate;

the first electrode layer is laminated on the second electrode layer; and

the second electrode layer includes at least one type of metal selected from a group consisting of Ti, Pt, Mo, W, Au, Cu, Ag, and NiCr.

4. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 3 , wherein

the first electrode layer includes a side surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, and at least a portion of the side surface makes contact with the second electrode layer; and

a minimum value of an absolute value of the distortion S 4 component in the portion of the side surface of the first electrode layer that makes contact with the second electrode layer is about 1.4×10 −3 or less.

5. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 3 , wherein

the first electrode layer includes a side surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, and at least a portion of the side surface makes contact with the second electrode layer; and

a maximum value of an absolute value of the distortion S 4 component in the portion of the side surface of the first electrode layer that makes contact with the second electrode layer is about 2.7×10 −3 or less.

6. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 3 , wherein

the second electrode layer covers the first and second main surfaces and the side surface of the first electrode layer; and

a minimum value of an absolute value of the distortion S 4 component in the first and second main surfaces and the side surface of the first electrode layer is about 1.4×10 −3 or less.

7. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 3 , wherein

the second electrode layer covers the first and second main surfaces and the side surface of the first electrode layer; and

a maximum value of an absolute value of the distortion S 4 component in the first and second main surfaces and the side surface of the first electrode layer is about 2.7×10 −3 or less.

8. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy with Al as its primary component is an alloy of Al and Cu.

9. An elastic wave filter comprising:

a plurality of elastic wave resonators; wherein

at least one of the plurality of elastic wave resonators is the elastic wave resonator according to claim 1 .

10. A duplexer comprising:

a band pass first filter including a plurality of elastic wave resonators, and a second filter including a plurality of elastic wave resonators and including a different pass band from the first filter; wherein

at least one of elastic wave resonators in at least one of the plurality of elastic wave resonators in the first and second filters is the elastic wave resonator according to claim 1 .

11. An elastic wave device comprising:

a first chip component including a plurality of transmission filters; and

a second chip component including a plurality of reception filters; wherein

the plurality of transmission filters or the plurality of reception filters includes a plurality of elastic wave resonators; and

at least one of elastic wave resonators in the plurality of elastic wave resonators is the elastic wave resonator according to claim 1 .

12. An elastic wave resonator comprising:

a piezoelectric substrate; and

an interdigital transducer electrode located on the piezoelectric substrate; wherein

the interdigital transducer electrode includes a first electrode layer made of Al or an alloy having Al as its primary component and including a first main surface on a side where the piezoelectric substrate is located and a second main surface on an opposite side from the first main surface;

an SH wave is used as a propagated elastic wave;

a resonant frequency of the elastic wave resonator is represented by fr and an anti-resonant frequency of the elastic wave resonator is represented by fa, a maximum value of an absolute value of a distortion S 4 component in the first main surface calculated through a two-dimensional finite element method is about 2.7×10 −3 or less at a frequency f expressed as:

f=fr+ 0.06× bw , where bw is fa−fr.

13. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 12 , wherein

the interdigital transducer electrode includes a second electrode layer located on the piezoelectric substrate;

the first electrode layer is laminated on the second electrode layer; and

the second electrode layer includes at least one type of metal selected from a group consisting of Ti, Pt, Mo, W, Au, Cu, Ag, and NiCr.

14. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 13 , wherein

the first electrode layer includes a side surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, and at least a portion of the side surface makes contact with the second electrode layer; and

a minimum value of an absolute value of the distortion S 4 component in the portion of the side surface of the first electrode layer that makes contact with the second electrode layer is about 1.4×10 −3 or less.

15. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 13 , wherein

the first electrode layer includes a side surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, and at least a portion of the side surface makes contact with the second electrode layer; and

a maximum value of an absolute value of the distortion S 4 component in the portion of the side surface of the first electrode layer that makes contact with the second electrode layer is about 2.7×10 −3 or less.

16. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 13 , wherein

the second electrode layer covers the first and second main surfaces and the side surface of the first electrode layer; and

a minimum value of an absolute value of the distortion S 4 component in the first and second main surfaces and the side surface of the first electrode layer is about 1.4×10 −3 or less.

17. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 13 , wherein

the second electrode layer covers the first and second main surfaces and the side surface of the first electrode layer; and

a maximum value of an absolute value of the distortion S 4 component in the first and second main surfaces and the side surface of the first electrode layer is about 2.7×10 −3 or less.

18. The elastic wave resonator according to claim 12 , wherein the alloy with Al as its primary component is an alloy of Al and Cu.

19. An elastic wave filter comprising:

a plurality of elastic wave resonators; wherein

at least one of the plurality of elastic wave resonators is the elastic wave resonator according to claim 12 .

20. A duplexer comprising:

a band pass first filter including a plurality of elastic wave resonators, and a second filter including a plurality of elastic wave resonators and including a different pass band from the first filter; wherein

at least one of elastic wave resonators in at least one of the plurality of elastic wave resonators in the first and second filters is the elastic wave resonator according to claim 12 .

21. An elastic wave device comprising:

a first chip component including a plurality of transmission filters; and

a second chip component including a plurality of reception filters; wherein

the plurality of transmission filters or the plurality of reception filters includes a plurality of elastic wave resonators; and

at least one of elastic wave resonators in the plurality of elastic wave resonators is the elastic wave resonator according to claim 12 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2017
From: NAKAGAWA, RYO
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042234/0725 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-243184 · Dec 1, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015082103 · Nov 16, 2015
Related Publication 20170236991A1 · Aug 17, 2017