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Granted Patent B2
US 10,608,612 · App. 15/762,995 · Granted Mar 31, 2020

Saw filter comprising an additional pole

Inventor: Thomas Kauschke (München, DE)
Assignee: SnapTrack, Inc.
H03H9/605H03H9/6409H03H9/6483
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Patent No.
US 10,608,612
App. No.
15/762,995
Granted
Mar 31, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to suppress an interference frequency in a ladder-type filter, an additional resonator (RZ 1 ) that acts as a capacitance is connected in parallel to a series resonator (S 1 ). The antiresonance of the additional resonator creates an additional pole in order for the interference frequency to be attenuated more effectively.

Claims (28)

1. A SAW filter, comprising:

a series branch connected between a filter input and a filter output, in which series resonators are arranged;

n parallel branches, each including a different parallel resonator, connected to a fixed potential;

an additional resonator, configured to act capacitively at a frequency, connected in parallel to a first series resonator of the series resonators, the first series resonator having a largest finger period of all the series resonators;

wherein a pitch of the additional resonator is configured to have an anti-resonance frequency to form an additional pole at an interference frequency.

2. The SAW filter according to claim 1 , wherein the pitch of the additional resonator is lower compared to a pitch of the first series resonator in order to achieve an improved attenuation at the interference frequency;

wherein the interference frequency is higher than a passband of the SAW filter.

3. The SAW filter according to claim 2 , wherein:

the first series resonator is configured to have a lowest anti-resonance frequency of all the series resonators;

a pole zero gap of the first series resonator compared to other ones of the series resonators is reduced so far that a parasitic shear mode of an acoustic wave is shifted out of the passband of the SAW filter; and

the other ones of the series resonators have a pole zero gap and a finger period which are higher than in the first series resonator.

4. The SAW filter according to claim 3 , wherein:

the pole zero gap of the first series resonator is reduced by the additional resonator; and

the additional resonator is dimensioned such that a parasitic shear mode of the acoustic wave is shifted out of the passband of the SAW filter.

5. The SAW filter according to claim 1 , wherein the SAW filter is constructed on a lithium niobate substrate with a cutting angle between red 125 and red 130.

6. The SAW filter according to claim 5 , wherein the SAW filter is configured with an SiO2 layer, arranged above an electrode metallization on the substrate.

7. The SAW filter according to claim 1 , wherein the anti-resonance frequency of the additional resonator lies outside a passband of the filter.

8. The SAW filter according to claim 1 , wherein the SAW filter is designed for operation in a band with a relative bandwidth greater than 3%.

9. The SAW filter according to claim 1 , wherein

any of the series resonators whose SH mode is in a range between a right passband edge and a foot of a flank are implemented with a reduced pole zero gap.

10. A method for generating an additional filter pole in a SAW filter,

a) in which, in a first step, the SAW filter is designed from SAW resonators;

b) wherein a series branch, connected between a filter input and a filter output, in which a plurality of series resonators of the SAW resonators are arranged, and n parallel branches connected to a fixed potential, in each of which one parallel resonator of the SAW resonators is arranged;

c) a first series resonator of the plurality of series resonators, the first series resonator having a largest finger period of all the series resonators of the plurality of series resonators, is connected in parallel with an additional resonator acting as a capacitance at a frequency;

d) wherein a pitch of the additional resonator is set at an anti-resonance frequency of the additional resonator that forms the additional filter pole at an interference frequency to be suppressed.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein:

the SAW filter is configured to have a passband for TX frequencies from 1,850 MHz to 1,910 MHz; and

a frequency position of the additional resonator is set so that a pole at RX frequencies is obtained between 2,110 MHz and 2,155 MHz.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2018
From: TDK CORPORATION; TDK ELECTRONICS AG
To: SNAPTRACK, INC.
Reel/Frame 047553/0476 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2018
From: KAUSCHKE, THOMAS
To: EPCOS AG
Reel/Frame 045875/0048 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2018
From: EPCOS AG
To: SNAPTRACK, INC.
Reel/Frame 046213/0014 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 116 224 · Sep 25, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180302060A1 · Oct 18, 2018