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US 12,438,521 · App. 17/903,296 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Acoustic wave device and composite filter device

Inventors: Ryo Nakagawa (Nagaokakyo, JP); Haruki Kyouya (Nagaokakyo, JP); Hiroshi Shimizu (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H03H9/568H03H9/02007H03H9/13H03H9/703
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Patent No.
US 12,438,521
App. No.
17/903,296
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acoustic wave device includes an IDT electrode laminated on a piezoelectric substrate and defining a first resonator, and an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric substrate and defining a second resonator. The first and second resonators are connected in parallel or in series. The IDT electrode of the first resonator includes an electrode layer including an epitaxial film and the IDT electrode of the second resonator includes an electrode layer including a non-epitaxial film.

Claims (77)

1. An acoustic wave device comprising:

a piezoelectric layer;

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a first resonator; and

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a second resonator; wherein

the first resonator and the second resonator are connected in parallel or in series;

the IDT electrode of the first resonator includes an electrode layer including an epitaxial film and the IDT electrode of the second resonator includes an electrode layer including a non-epitaxial film; and

the first resonator and the second resonator are a plurality of divided resonators provided by dividing one resonator so as to have an equivalent impedance to an impedance before being divided.

2. The acoustic wave device according to claim 1 , wherein the first resonator and the second resonator are each parallel divided resonators.

3. The acoustic wave device according to claim 1 , wherein the first resonator and the second resonator are each series divided resonators.

4. The acoustic wave device according to claim 1 , wherein the acoustic wave device is included in an acoustic wave filter.

5. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 4 , wherein the acoustic wave filter is included in a transmission filter.

6. An acoustic wave filter comprising:

an antenna terminal;

an acoustic wave device; and

a plurality of resonators; wherein

the acoustic wave device includes:

a piezoelectric layer;

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a first resonator; and

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a second resonator;

the plurality of resonators include the first resonator and the second resonator;

the first resonator and the second resonator are connected in parallel or in series;

the IDT electrode of the first resonator includes an electrode layer including an epitaxial film and the IDT electrode of the second resonator includes an electrode layer including a non-epitaxial film; and

the first resonator and the second resonator are closest to the antenna terminal among the plurality of resonators.

7. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 6 , wherein the acoustic wave filter is included in a transmission filter.

8. A composite filter device comprising:

an acoustic wave filter; and

at least one band pass filter; wherein

the acoustic wave filter and the at least one band pass filter are commonly connected at ends thereof;

the acoustic wave filter includes an acoustic wave device;

the acoustic wave device includes:

a piezoelectric layer;

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a first resonator; and

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a second resonator;

the first resonator and the second resonator are connected in parallel or in series; and

the IDT electrode of the first resonator includes an electrode layer including an epitaxial film and the IDT electrode of the second resonator includes an electrode layer including a non-epitaxial film.

9. The composite filter device according to claim 8 , wherein the composite filter device is included in a multiplexer.

10. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 8 , wherein the acoustic wave filter is included in a transmission filter.

11. An acoustic wave device comprising:

a piezoelectric layer;

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a first resonator; and

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a second resonator;

wherein the first resonator and the second resonator are connected in parallel or in series;

the IDT electrode of the first resonator includes an electrode layer including an epitaxial film and the IDT electrode of the second resonator includes an electrode layer including a non-epitaxial film;

each of the IDT electrodes has a laminated structure including an underlying electrode layer and a main electrode layer; and

the first resonator and the second resonator are a plurality of divided resonators provided by dividing one resonator so as to have an equivalent impedance to an impedance before being divided.

12. The acoustic wave device according to claim 11 , wherein the first resonator and the second resonator are each parallel divided resonators.

13. The acoustic wave device according to claim 11 , wherein the first resonator and the second resonator are each series divided resonators.

14. The acoustic wave device according to claim 11 , wherein the acoustic wave device is included in an acoustic wave filter.

15. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 14 , wherein the acoustic wave filter is included in a transmission filter.

16. An acoustic wave filter comprising:

an antenna terminal;

an acoustic wave device; and

a plurality of resonators; wherein

the acoustic wave device includes:

a piezoelectric layer;

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a first resonator; and

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a second resonator;

the plurality of resonators include the first resonator and the second resonator;

the first resonator and the second resonator are connected in parallel or in series;

the IDT electrode of the first resonator includes an electrode layer including an epitaxial film and the IDT electrode of the second resonator includes an electrode layer including a non-epitaxial film;

each of the IDT electrodes has a laminated structure including an underlying electrode layer and a main electrode layer; and

the first resonator and the second resonator are closest to the antenna terminal among the plurality of resonators.

17. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 16 , wherein the acoustic wave filter is included in a transmission filter.

18. A composite filter device comprising:

an acoustic wave filter; and

at least one band pass filter; wherein

the acoustic wave filter and the at least one band pass filter are commonly connected at ends thereof;

the acoustic wave filter includes an acoustic wave device;

the acoustic wave device includes:

a piezoelectric layer;

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a first resonator; and

an IDT electrode laminated on the piezoelectric layer and defining a second resonator;

the first resonator and the second resonator are connected in parallel or in series;

the IDT electrode of the first resonator includes an electrode layer including an epitaxial film and the IDT electrode of the second resonator includes an electrode layer including a non-epitaxial film; and

each of the IDT electrodes has a laminated structure including an underlying electrode layer and a main electrode layer.

19. The composite filter device according to claim 18 , wherein the composite filter device is included in a multiplexer.

20. The acoustic wave filter according to claim 18 , wherein the acoustic wave filter is included in a transmission filter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2022
From: NAKAGAWA, RYO; KYOUYA, HARUKI; SHIMIZU, HIROSHI
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060998/0442 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-047272 · Mar 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021009028 · Mar 8, 2021
Related Publication 20220416764A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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