Acoustically coupled resonator notch and bandpass filters
A bandpass filter includes a capacitor coupled between an input node and an output node, and a dual-resonator structure coupled between the input node, the output node, and ground.
1. A bandpass filter comprising:
a first coupled resonator filter having a first resonator acoustically coupled to a second resonator, the first resonator being coupled to an input node;
a second coupled resonator filter having a third resonator acoustically coupled to a fourth resonator, the third resonator being coupled to an output node,
wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonators are directly coupled; and
a first capacitor and a second capacitor coupled in series between the input node and the output node.
2. The bandpass filter of claim 1 , wherein the second and fourth resonators are coupled to an intermediate coupling node of the first and second serially coupled capacitors.
3. A bandpass filter comprising:
a first coupled resonator filter having a first resonator acoustically coupled to a second resonator, the first resonator being coupled to an input node;
a second coupled resonator filter having a third resonator acoustically coupled to a fourth resonator, the third resonator being coupled to an output node, wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonators are in electrical communication; and
first and second serially coupled capacitors coupled between the input node and the output node, wherein the second and fourth resonators are coupled to an intermediate coupling node of the first and second serially coupled capacitors.
4. The bandpass filter of claim 3 , wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonator are directly coupled.
5. The bandpass filter of claim 4 , wherein a top electrode of the second resonator and a top electrode of the fourth resonator are coupled to the intermediate coupling node.
6. The bandpass filter of claim 4 , wherein a bottom electrode of the second resonator and a bottom electrode of the fourth resonator are coupled to ground.
7. A bandpass filter comprising:
a first coupled resonator filter having a first resonator acoustically coupled to a second resonator, the first resonator being coupled to an input node; and
a second coupled resonator filter having a third resonator acoustically coupled to a fourth resonator, the third resonator being coupled to an output node,
wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonators are in electrical communication, and wherein a bottom electrode of the first resonator and a bottom electrode of the second resonator are directly coupled.
8. The bandpass filter of claim 7 , wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonator are directly coupled.
9. The bandpass filter of claim 7 , further comprising first and second serially coupled capacitors coupled between the input node and the output node.
10. The bandpass filter of claim 9 , wherein the second and fourth resonators are coupled to an intermediate coupling node of the first and second serially coupled capacitors.
11. A bandpass filter comprising:
a first coupled resonator filter having a first resonator acoustically coupled to a second resonator, the first resonator being coupled to an input node; and
a second coupled resonator filter having a third resonator acoustically coupled to a fourth resonator, the third resonator being coupled to an output node,
wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonators are in electrical communication, and wherein a bottom electrode of the third resonator and a bottom electrode of the fourth resonator are directly coupled.
12. The bandpass filter of claim 11 , wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonator are directly coupled.
13. The bandpass filter of claim 11 , further comprising first and second serially coupled capacitors coupled between the input node and the output node.
14. The bandpass filter of claim 13 , wherein the second and fourth resonators are coupled to an intermediate coupling node of the first and second serially coupled capacitors.
15. A bandpass filter comprising:
a first coupled resonator filter having a first resonator acoustically coupled to a second resonator, the first resonator being coupled to an input node;
a second coupled resonator filter having a third resonator acoustically coupled to a fourth resonator, the third resonator being coupled to an output node,
wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonators are in electrical communication, and wherein a bottom electrode of the first resonator is coupled to ground; and
a first capacitor and a second capacitor coupled in series between the input node and the output node.
16. The bandpass filter of claim 15 , wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonator are directly coupled.
17. The bandpass filter of claim 15 , wherein the second and fourth resonators are coupled to an intermediate coupling node of the first and second serially coupled capacitors.
18. A bandpass filter comprising:
a first coupled resonator filter having a first resonator acoustically coupled to a second resonator, the first resonator being coupled to an input node; and
a second coupled resonator filter having a third resonator acoustically coupled to a fourth resonator, the third resonator being coupled to an output node,
wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonators are in electrical communication, and wherein a bottom electrode of the third resonator is coupled to ground; and
a first capacitor and a second capacitor coupled in series between the input node and the output node.
19. The bandpass filter of claim 18 , wherein the second resonator and the fourth resonator are directly coupled.
20. The bandpass filter of claim 18 , wherein the second and fourth resonators are coupled to an intermediate coupling node of the first and second serially coupled capacitors.