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US 11,296,672 · App. 16/286,541 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Surface acoustic wave device

Inventors: Yuya Hiratsuka (Saitama, JP); Kazuhiro Hirota (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: NDK SAW Devices Co., Ltd.
H03H9/02551H03H9/15H03H9/6483
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Patent No.
US 11,296,672
App. No.
16/286,541
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surface acoustic wave device includes a quartz layer, an amorphous silicon oxide layer, a piezoelectric layer, and an Inter Digital Transducer. The amorphous silicon oxide layer is laminated on the quartz layer. The piezoelectric layer is laminated on the amorphous silicon oxide layer. The Inter Digital Transducer is formed on the piezoelectric layer. The Inter Digital Transducer excites a surface acoustic wave on the piezoelectric layer. Assuming that the surface acoustic wave has a wavelength λ, 0.1≤a thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ≤1, and 0.08<a thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ≤1.

Claims (50)

1. A surface acoustic wave device, comprising:

a quartz layer;

an amorphous silicon oxide layer, being laminated on the quartz layer;

a piezoelectric layer, being laminated on the amorphous silicon oxide layer; and

an Inter Digital Transducer, being formed on the piezoelectric layer, and the Inter Digital Transducer exciting a surface acoustic wave on the piezoelectric layer,

wherein

assuming that the surface acoustic wave has a wavelength λ,

0.6≤a thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ≤1, and

0.4≤a thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ≤0.7,

wherein the quartz layer has a cut surface, and

the surface acoustic wave has a propagation direction,

the cut surface and the propagation direction are notated as (ϕ, θ, ψ) with Euler angle, wherein

0<ϕ≤2°,

−56.75°≤θ≤−52.75°, and

70°≤ψ≤110°,160°≤ψ≤200°, or 250°≤ψ≤290°,

wherein Q factor of the surface acoustic wave device at a resonance point (Qr) or Q factor of the surface acoustic wave device at an anti-resonance point (Qa) equals to 5000 or more.

2. The surface acoustic wave device according to claim 1 , wherein

the surface acoustic wave has a frequency of 2 GHz or more.

3. The surface acoustic wave device according to claim 2 , wherein

the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ<0.5.

4. The surface acoustic wave device according to claim 1 , wherein

the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ and the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ are each included in a region of a heptagon obtained by connecting coordinates with straight lines,

the coordinates are indicated as (the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ, the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ), when a graph has the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ on a horizontal axis and the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ on a vertical axis,

the coordinates are (0.2, 0.4), (0.3, 0.4), (0.4, 0.6), (0.7, 0.9), (0.5, 1.0), (0.3, 1.0), and (0.2, 0.8).

5. The surface acoustic wave device according to claim 1 , wherein

the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ and the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ are each included in a region of a pentagon obtained by connecting coordinates with straight lines,

the coordinates are indicated as (the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ, the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ), when a graph has the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ on a horizontal axis and the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ on a vertical axis,

the coordinates are (0.1, 0.1), (0.4, 0.1), (0.3, 0.5), (0.2, 0.5), and (0.1, 0.4).

6. A surface acoustic wave device, comprising:

a quartz layer;

an amorphous silicon oxide layer, being laminated on the quartz layer;

a piezoelectric layer, being laminated on the amorphous silicon oxide layer; and

an Inter Digital Transducer, being formed on the piezoelectric layer, and the Inter Digital Transducer exciting a surface acoustic wave on the piezoelectric layer,

wherein

assuming that the surface acoustic wave has a wavelength λ,

0.6≤a thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ≤1, and

0.4≤a thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ≤0.7,

wherein Q factor of the surface acoustic wave device at a resonance point (Qr) or Q factor of the surface acoustic wave device at an anti-resonance point (Qa) equals to 5000 or more.

7. The surface acoustic wave device according to claim 6 , wherein

the surface acoustic wave has a frequency of 2 GHz or more.

8. The surface acoustic wave device according to claim 7 , wherein

the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ<0.5.

9. The surface acoustic wave device according to claim 6 , wherein

the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ and the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ are each included in a region of a heptagon obtained by connecting coordinates with straight lines,

the coordinates are indicated as (the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ, the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ), when a graph has the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ on a horizontal axis and the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ on a vertical axis,

the coordinates are (0.2, 0.4), (0.3, 0.4), (0.4, 0.6), (0.7, 0.9), (0.5, 1.0), (0.3, 1.0), and (0.2, 0.8).

10. The surface acoustic wave device according to claim 6 , wherein

the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ and the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ are each included in a region of a pentagon obtained by connecting coordinates with straight lines,

the coordinates are indicated as (the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ, the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ), when a graph has the thickness of the piezoelectric layer/λ on a horizontal axis and the thickness of the amorphous silicon oxide layer/λ on a vertical axis,

the coordinates are (0.1, 0.1), (0.4, 0.1), (0.3, 0.5), (0.2, 0.5), and (0.1, 0.4).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2020
From: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
To: NDK SAW DEVICES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053170/0263 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2019
From: HIRATSUKA, YUYA; HIROTA, KAZUHIRO
To: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048511/0620 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-033709 · Feb 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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