Surface acoustic wave device and method of manufacturing the same
A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, a supportive layer, a cover layer and a pillar bump. The supportive layer is disposed on the piezoelectric substrate and around a transducer, the cover layer covers the supportive layer, and the pillar bump is located in a lower via hole of the supportive layer and an upper via hole of the cover layer. The upper via hole has a lateral opening located on a lateral surface of the cover layer, and the pillar bump in the cover layer protrudes from the lateral surface of the cover layer via the lateral opening.
1. A surface acoustic wave device comprising:
a piezoelectric substrate including a base, a conductive pad and a transducer, the conductive pad and the transducer are disposed on the base and electrically connected with each other;
a supportive layer disposed on the piezoelectric substrate and surrounding the transducer, a lower via hole and an opening hole are formed in the supportive layer, the lower via hole is located outside the opening hole and exposes the conductive pad, and the opening hole is located above the transducer;
a cover layer disposed on the supportive layer and covering the opening hole, an upper via hole is formed in the cover layer, located above the lower via hole and communicated to the lower via hole, wherein the upper via hole has a first top opening, a first bottom opening and a first lateral opening, the first top opening is located on a top surface of the cover layer, the first bottom opening is located on a bottom surface of the cover layer, the first lateral opening is located on a lateral surface of the cover layer, and both ends of the first lateral opening are connected to the first up opening and the first bottom opening, respectively; and
a pillar bump disposed in the lower via hole and the upper via hole and connected to the conductive pad, wherein the pillar bump in the cover layer includes a first part and a second part, the first part is located in the upper via hole and the second part is protruded from the lateral surface of the cover layer via the first lateral opening of the upper via hole.
2. The surface acoustic wave device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the pillar bump in the supportive layer includes a third part connected to the first part and a fourth part connected to the second part, the third part and the fourth part are located in the lower via hole.
3. The surface acoustic wave device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the lower via hole has a second top opening, s second bottom opening and a second lateral opening, the second top opening is located on a top surface of the supportive layer, the second bottom opening is located on a bottom surface of the supportive layer, the second lateral opening is located on a lateral surface of the supportive layer, and both ends of the second lateral opening are connected to the second top opening and the second bottom opening, respectively.
4. The surface acoustic wave device in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the pillar bump in the supportive layer includes a third part and a fourth part, the third part is connected to the first part and located in the lower via hole, the fourth part is connected to the second part and protruded from the lateral surface of the supportive layer via the second lateral opening of the lower via hole.
5. The surface acoustic wave device in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a connective element disposed on a top surface of the pillar bump, wherein the connective element is electrically connected to the conductive pad via the pillar bump.
6. The surface acoustic wave device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric substrate further includes a protective layer which covers the transducer and has an opening exposing the conductive pad.
7. The surface acoustic wave device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the supportive layer has a height higher than a height of the transducer.