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US 12,489,421 · App. 17/950,019 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Transversely-excited film bulk acoustic resonator with multi-mark, multi-pitch interdigital transducer

Inventors: Greg Dyer (Santa Barbara, CA); Bryant Garcia (Mississauga, CA); Julius Koskela (Helsinki, FI)
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H03H9/56H03H9/13H03H9/17
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Patent No.
US 12,489,421
App. No.
17/950,019
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Acoustic resonator devices and acoustic filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces. The back surface is attached to a surface of a substrate. The piezoelectric plate comprises a diaphragm spanning a cavity. A conductor pattern is formed on the front surface. The conductor pattern includes a multi-mark multi-pitch interdigital transducer (IDT), wherein fingers of the IDT are on the diaphragm.

Claims (68)

1 . A filter device having a passband, the filter device comprising:

a piezoelectric layer having front and back surfaces, a portion of the back surface attached to a substrate either directly or via one or more intermediate layers, the piezoelectric layer comprising a plurality of diaphragms spanning respective cavities; and

a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern comprising a plurality of interdigital transducers (IDTs) of a plurality of bulk acoustic resonators, wherein interleaved fingers of the plurality of IDTs are on respective diaphragms of the plurality of diaphragms,

wherein each of a first IDT and a second IDT from the plurality of IDTs is a multi-mark multi-pitch IDT have a length between outermost fingers of the interleaved fingers of the respective IDT,

wherein:

the first and second IDTs are divided along the length into at least three sections, with each of a first section, a second section, and third section having multiple pairs of fingers of the plurality of interleaved fingers,

wherein the first section is closer to a first outermost finger of the respective IDT, the third section is closer to a last outermost finger of the respective IDT, and the second section is between the first section and the third section,

wherein a mark and a pitch of the interleaved fingers in each of the first, second and third sections are constant in each section of the respective IDT,

wherein the pitch in each section of the first and second IDTs is different from the respective pitches of the other sections,

wherein the pitch in each of the at least three sections of the first and second IDTs is measured as a center-to-center-spacing between adjacent fingers extending from different busbars in the respective section, and

wherein a change in the pitch between the at least three sections has a smaller effect on a resonance frequency of a primary shear acoustic mode of all of the at least three sections of all of the respective bulk acoustic resonators in comparison to an effect that the change in the pitch has on an in-band spurious acoustic mode in the passband of the filter device other than the primary shear acoustic mode of all of the at least three sections.

2 . The filter device of claim 1 , wherein for each of the first IDT and the second IDT:

the mark of the interleaved fingers of the first section is m(1−δ m ),

the mark of the interleaved fingers of the third section is m(1+δ m ), and

δ m is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.05.

3 . The filter device of claim 2 , wherein δ of the first IDT of a first bulk acoustic resonator of the plurality of bulk acoustic resonators is different than δ of the second IDT of a second bulk acoustic resonator of the plurality of bulk acoustic resonators.

4 . The filter device of claim 1 , wherein the respective primary shear acoustic modes are excited by respective IDTs of the plurality of IDTs in the respective diaphragms, and each of the primary shear acoustic modes is excited in response to a radio frequency signal applied to the respective IDT.

5 . The filter device of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of IDTs, in addition to the first IDT and the second IDT, are multi-mark multi-pitch IDTs.

6 . The filter device of claim 1 , wherein for each of the first IDT and the second IDT:

the pitch of the interleaved fingers in the second section is a pitch p that is a nominal pitch of the IDT,

the pitch of the interleaved fingers in the first section is a pitch of p(1−δ p ),

the pitch of the interleaved fingers in the third section is a pitch of p(1+δ p ), and

δ p is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.05.

7 . The filter device of claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric layer and the plurality of IDTs are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the respective IDT excites a primary shear acoustic mode in the diaphragm, the primary shear acoustic mode being a bulk shear mode where acoustic energy propagates along a direction substantially orthogonal to the front and back surfaces of the piezoelectric layer that is lateral to a direction of electric field generated by the respective IDT.

8 . The filter device of claim 1 , wherein the smaller effect is a smaller change in a primary shear acoustic mode amplitude than a change in a spurious acoustic mode amplitude.

9 . The filter device of claim 1 , wherein the mark of the interleaved fingers in each section of the first and second IDTs is a width of each of the interleaved fingers within each of the first, second, and third sections, and the mark of the interleaved fingers in each of the first, second and third sections of at least one of the first and second IDTs is constant in each section and across each of the first, second and third sections of the first and second IDTs.

10 . An acoustic resonator, comprising:

a piezoelectric layer having front and back surfaces, a portion of the back surface attached to a substrate either directly or via one or more intermediate layers, the piezoelectric layer comprising a diaphragm spanning a cavity; and

a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern comprising a multi-mark multi-pitch interdigital transducer (IDT) having a plurality of interleaved fingers and a length between outermost fingers of the interleaved fingers,

wherein the IDT is divided along the length into at least three sections, with each of a first section, a second section, and third section having multiple pairs of fingers of the plurality of interleaved fingers,

wherein the first section is closer to a first outermost finger of the IDT, the third section is closer to a last outermost finger of the IDT, and the second section is between the first section and the third section,

wherein a mark and a pitch of the interleaved fingers in each of the first, second and third sections are constant in each section,

wherein the pitch in each section is different from the respective pitches of the other sections,

wherein the pitch in each of the at least three sections is measured as a center-to-center-spacing between adjacent fingers extending from different busbars in the respective section,

wherein the acoustic resonator is a series resonator or a shunt resonator of a ladder filter having a passband, and

wherein a change in the pitch between the at least three sections has a smaller effect on a resonance frequency of a primary shear acoustic mode of all of the at least three sections of the acoustic resonator of the ladder filter in comparison to an effect that the change in the pitch has on an in-band spurious acoustic mode in the passband of the filter device other than the primary shear acoustic mode of all of the at least three sections.

11 . The acoustic resonator of claim 10 , wherein the primary shear acoustic mode is excited in response to a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT.

12 . The acoustic resonator of claim 10 , wherein:

the mark of the interleaved fingers of the first section is m(1−δ m ),

the mark of the interleaved fingers of the third section is m(1+δ m ), and

δm is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.05.

13 . The acoustic resonator of claim 10 , wherein:

the pitch of the interleaved fingers in the second section is a pitch p that is a nominal pitch of the IDT,

the pitch of the interleaved fingers in the first section is a pitch of p(1−δ p ),

the pitch of the interleaved fingers in the third section is a pitch of p(1+δ p ), and

δ p is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0 05.

14 . The acoustic resonator of claim 10 , wherein the piezoelectric layer and the IDT are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites the primary shear acoustic mode in the diaphragm, the primary shear acoustic mode being a bulk shear mode where acoustic energy propagates along a direction substantially orthogonal to the front and back surfaces of the piezoelectric layer that is lateral to a direction of electric field generated by the IDT.

15 . The acoustic resonator of claim 10 , wherein the smaller effect is a smaller change in a primary shear acoustic mode amplitude than a change in a spurious acoustic mode amplitude.

16 . The acoustic resonator of claim 10 , wherein the ladder filter comprises at least one additional acoustic resonator having an IDT divided along a length into at least three sections that each have a plurality of interleaved fingers, and wherein a mark of the interleaved fingers in each of the at least three sections of the one additional acoustic resonator is constant in each section and across each section of the at least three sections.

17 . An acoustic resonator, comprising:

a piezoelectric layer; and

a conductor pattern on a surface of the piezoelectric layer, the conductor pattern comprising a multi-mark multi-pitch interdigital transducer (IDT) having interleaved fingers,

wherein the IDT is divided along a length of the IDT into at least three sections, including a first section, a second section and a third section, such that a total number of the interleaved fingers of the IDT are divided essentially equally between the at least three sections,

wherein a mark and a pitch of the interleaved fingers in each of the first, second and third sections are constant in each section, the pitch being measured as a center-to-center-spacing between adjacent fingers extending from different busbars in the respective section,

wherein the pitch in each section is different from the respective pitches of the other sections of the at least three sections,

wherein the acoustic resonator is a series resonator or a shunt resonator of a ladder filter having a passband,

wherein the piezoelectric layer and the IDT are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a primary shear acoustic mode in the piezoelectric layer, the primary shear acoustic mode being a bulk shear mode where acoustic energy propagates along a direction substantially orthogonal to the surface of the piezoelectric layer and that is lateral to a direction of electric field generated by the IDT, and

wherein a change in the pitch between the at least three sections has a smaller effect on a resonance frequency of the primary shear acoustic mode of all of the at least three sections in comparison to an effect that the change in the pitch has on an in-band spurious acoustic mode in the passband of the filter device other than the primary shear acoustic mode of all of the at least three sections.

18 . The acoustic resonator of claim 17 , wherein:

the mark of the interleaved fingers of the first section is m(1−δ m ),

the mark of the interleaved fingers of the third section is m(1+δ m ), and

δ m is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.05.

19 . The acoustic resonator of claim 17 , wherein:

the pitch of the interleaved fingers in the second section is a pitch p that is a nominal pitch of the IDT,

the pitch of the interleaved fingers in the first section is a pitch of p (1−δ p ),

the pitch of the interleaved fingers in the third section is a pitch of p(1+δ p ), and

δ p is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.05.

20 . The acoustic resonator of claim 17 , wherein the smaller effect is a smaller change in a primary shear acoustic mode amplitude than a change in a spurious acoustic mode amplitude.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2022
From: RESONANT INC.
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061966/0748 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2022
From: DYER, GREG; GARCIA, BRYANT; KOSKELA, JULIUS
To: RESONANT INC.
Reel/Frame 061177/0924 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17388745 · Jul 29, 2021
Provisional Application 63144977 · Feb 3, 2021
Related Publication 20230019694A1 · Jan 19, 2023
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