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Granted Patent B2
US 11,476,833 · App. 16/435,621 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Acoustic resonator

Inventors: Tae Yoon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Tae Kyung Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sang Kee Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Sung Jun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Chang Hyun Lim (Suwon-si, KR); Nam Jung Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Tae Hun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Moon Chul Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
H03H9/178H03H9/02118H03H9/132H03H9/174
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Patent No.
US 11,476,833
App. No.
16/435,621
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acoustic resonator includes a substrate, an insulation layer disposed on the substrate, a resonating portion disposed on the insulation layer and having a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode, stacked thereon, a cavity disposed between the insulation layer and the resonating portion, a protruded portion having a plurality of protrusions disposed on a lower surface of the cavity, and a hydrophobic layer disposed on an upper surface of the cavity and a surface of the protruded portion.

Claims (45)

1. An acoustic resonator comprising:

a substrate;

an insulation layer disposed on the substrate;

a resonating portion disposed on the insulation layer and comprising a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode, stacked thereon;

a cavity disposed between the insulation layer and the resonating portion;

a protruded portion comprising a plurality of protrusions disposed on a lower surface of the cavity; and

a hydrophobic layer disposed on an upper surface of the cavity and a surface of the protruded portion.

2. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the protruded portion is disposed in a central region of the lower surface of the cavity.

3. The acoustic resonator according to claim 2 , wherein the protruded portion comprises a shape corresponding to the lower surface of the cavity.

4. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein an area occupied by the protruded portion on the lower surface of the cavity is about 40% or more by area, and

an interval between the plurality of protrusions is about 2 μm to about 20 μm.

5. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the protrusion is 5 μm or less.

6. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the protrusion is 10 to 90% of a thickness of the cavity.

7. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion has one or more of a cylindrical shape, a polygonal column shape, a truncated conical shape, or a truncated polygonal pyramid shape.

8. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion comprises a wet etch formed cylindrical shape.

9. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion comprises a dry etch formed truncated conical shape.

10. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the resonating portion comprises a thickness of less than 1 μm.

11. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic layer is disposed on a portion of the lower surface of the cavity, positioned lower than an upper surface of the protruded portion, and on a side surface of the cavity.

12. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic layer is a monolayer or a self-assembled monolayer (SAM).

13. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic layer comprises a fluorine (F) component.

14. The acoustic resonator according to claim 13 , wherein the hydrophobic layer further comprises a silicon (Si) component.

15. The acoustic resonator according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resonating portion comprises:

a central region; and

an extension region in which an insertion layer is disposed below the piezoelectric layer, the extension region extending from the central region in an outward direction, and

wherein the piezoelectric layer comprises:

a piezoelectric portion disposed in the central region; and

a bent portion disposed in the extension region and extending obliquely in the piezoelectric portion along a shape of the insertion layer.

16. An acoustic resonator comprising:

a substrate;

an insulation layer disposed on the substrate;

a resonating portion disposed on the insulation layer and comprising a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode, stacked thereon;

a cavity disposed between the insulation layer and the resonating portion; and

a protruded portion comprising a plurality of protrusions disposed on a lower surface of the cavity,

wherein an area occupied by the protruded portion on the lower surface of the cavity is about 40% or more by area, and

wherein an interval between the plurality of protrusions is about 2 μm to about 20 μm.

17. The acoustic resonator according to claim 16 , wherein the protruded portion is disposed in a central region of the lower surface of the cavity.

18. A resonator comprising:

a cavity disposed on a substrate;

a resonating portion disposed on the cavity; and

a protruded portion comprising a plurality of protrusions disposed on a lower surface of the cavity and spaced apart from the resonating portion.

19. The resonator according to claim 18 , further comprising a hydrophobic layer disposed on an upper surface of the cavity and a surface of the protruded portion.

20. The resonator according to claim 18 ,

wherein an area occupied by the protruded portion on the lower surface of the cavity is about 40% or more by area, and

wherein an interval between the plurality of protrusions is about 2 μm to about 20 μm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2019
From: KIM, TAE YOON; LEE, TAE KYUNG; YOON, SANG KEE; LEE, SUNG JUN; LIM, CHANG HYUN; LEE, NAM JUNG; LEE, TAE HUN; LEE, MOON CHUL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0145454 · Nov 22, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200169246A1 · May 28, 2020