High-frequency module

1. A high-frequency module comprising:

a module substrate;

a surface acoustic wave filter disposed on a main surface of the module substrate and including a piezoelectric substrate and an electrode pattern provided on the piezoelectric substrate;

a resin member covering the surface acoustic wave filter; and

a wiring pattern connected to the electrode pattern and provided in or on the resin member; wherein

the electrode pattern and the wiring pattern are inductively coupled, capacitively coupled, or inductively coupled and capacitively coupled with each other.

2. The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein the wiring pattern is provided in or on the resin member so as to overlap a portion of the electrode pattern when the main surface is seen in a plan view.

3. The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the wiring pattern and the electrode pattern is smaller than a distance between the main surface and the electrode pattern when the module substrate is seen in cross-section.

4. The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein

the wiring pattern is a shunt inductor connected to an input/output terminal of the surface acoustic wave filter and a ground terminal; and

the wiring pattern and the electrode pattern are inductively coupled, capacitively coupled, or inductively coupled and capacitively coupled with each other.

5. The high-frequency module according to claim 4 , wherein

the electrode pattern and the wiring pattern are connected to each other via a first inner wiring pattern in the module substrate and a first columnar conductor penetrating the resin member; and

the wiring pattern and the ground terminal are connected to each other via a second columnar conductor penetrating the resin member and a second inner wiring pattern in the module substrate.

6. The high-frequency module according to claim 5 , wherein the first and second columnar conductors are Cu pillars.

7. The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein

the surface acoustic wave filter further includes a support member provided on a front surface of the piezoelectric substrate so as to surround the electrode pattern, and a cover member provided on the support member and covering the electrode pattern so as to define a hollow space together with the support member and the piezoelectric substrate; and

the module substrate, the cover member, the piezoelectric substrate, and the wiring pattern are disposed in order in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the main surface.

8. The high-frequency module according to claim 7 , wherein a grounded shield electrode is provided on a surface of the cover member that is opposed to the module substrate or on a surface of the cover member that is opposed to the piezoelectric substrate.

9. The high-frequency module according to claim 8 , wherein the shield electrode overlaps at least a portion of the electrode pattern when the module substrate is seen in a plan view.

10. The high-frequency module according to claim 8 , wherein the shield electrode overlaps a region in which a third inner wiring pattern in the module substrate and the electrode pattern overlap each other, when the module substrate is seen in a plan view.

11. The high-frequency module according to claim 10 , wherein

the third inner wiring pattern is an inductor connected to the electrode pattern and connected to a parallel resonator of the surface acoustic wave filter and the ground terminal; and

inductive coupling, capacitive coupling, or inductive coupling and capacitive coupling between the third inner wiring pattern and the electrode pattern are reduced or prevented by the shield electrode.

12. The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein

the surface acoustic wave filter is a ladder band pass filter that includes series resonators and parallel resonators;

the series resonators are connected in series to each other between an input terminal and an output terminal of the surface acoustic wave filter; and

the parallel resonators are connected in parallel to each other between respective connection points of the series resonators and filter ground terminals of the surface acoustic wave filter.

13. The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein the surface acoustic wave filter has a wafer level package structure.

14. The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein the module substrate is a multilayer substrate including a plurality of layers laminated therein.

15. The high-frequency module according to claim 14 , wherein the multilayer substrate is a multilayer ceramic substrate.

16. The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein the resin member is made of thermosetting epoxy resin.

17. The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein the wiring pattern includes a meandering-shaped portion.