IP Library Granted Patent US 11,005,451
Granted Patent B2
US 11,005,451 · App. 16/210,732 · Granted May 11, 2021

Acoustically coupled resonator notch and bandpass filters

Inventors: Ruediger Bauder (Feldkirchen-Westerham, DE); Andreas Bogner (Munich, DE); Hans-Joerg Timme (Ottobrunn, DE)
Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
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Patent No.
US 11,005,451
App. No.
16/210,732
Granted
May 11, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (41)

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.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2019
From: BAUDER, RUEDIGER; BOGNER, ANDREAS; TIMME, HANS-JOERG
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 048156/0214 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 18210402 · Dec 5, 2018 · regional
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62595898 · Dec 7, 2017
Provisional Application 62641664 · Mar 12, 2018
Related Publication 20190181834A1 · Jun 13, 2019
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