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US 12,726,166 · App. 17/937,089 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Bulk acoustic wave device with piezoelectric layer formed by atomic layer deposition

Inventors: Stefan Bader (Fort Collins, CO); Kwang Jae Shin (Yongin, KR); Kezia Cheng (Lowell, MA); Alexandre Augusto Shirakawa (Cardiff by the Sea, CA)
Assignee: Skyworks Global Pte. Ltd.
H03H3/04H03H3/02H03H9/02015H03H2003/0435
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Patent No.
US 12,726,166
App. No.
17/937,089
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of this disclosure relate to a bulk acoustic wave device with a plurality of piezoelectric layers having at least one polarization inversion. The bulk acoustic wave device can include a first piezoelectric layer and a second piezoelectric layer over the first piezoelectric layer. The second piezoelectric layer can be formed by atomic layer deposition. The second piezoelectric layer can have an opposite polarization relative to the first piezoelectric layer. Related filters, multiplexers, packaged radio frequency modules, radio frequency front ends, wireless communication devices, and methods are disclosed.

Claims (29)

1 . A bulk acoustic wave device with a plurality of piezoelectric layers with at least one polarization inversion, the bulk acoustic wave device comprising:

a first electrode;

a first piezoelectric layer;

a second piezoelectric layer over the first piezoelectric layer, the second piezoelectric layer formed by atomic layer deposition, and the second piezoelectric layer having an opposite polarization relative to the first piezoelectric layer;

a third piezoelectric layer over the second piezoelectric layer, the third piezoelectric layer formed by a method different than atomic layer deposition and having a same polarization as the second piezoelectric layer; and

a second electrode positioned such that at least the first piezoelectric layer and the second piezoelectric layer are between the first electrode and the second electrode, the bulk acoustic wave device configured to generate a bulk acoustic wave.

2 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 wherein the third piezoelectric layer is a doped piezoelectric layer.

3 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 2 wherein the second piezoelectric layer is undoped.

4 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 wherein the third piezoelectric layer is a scandium doped aluminum nitride layer.

5 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 4 wherein the first piezoelectric layer includes scandium doped aluminum nitride.

6 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 further comprising a fourth piezoelectric layer over the third piezoelectric layer, the fourth piezoelectric layer formed by atomic layer deposition, and the fourth piezoelectric layer having an opposite polarization relative to the third piezoelectric layer.

7 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 6 further comprising a fifth piezoelectric layer over the fourth piezoelectric layer, the fifth piezoelectric layer formed by the method different than atomic layer deposition.

8 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 wherein the method different than atomic layer deposition includes sputtering.

9 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 further comprising a fourth piezoelectric layer over the second piezoelectric layer, the fourth piezoelectric layer formed by atomic layer deposition and having an opposite polarization relative to the second piezoelectric layer.

10 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 wherein the bulk acoustic wave device is configured to excite a harmonic mode as a main mode.

11 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 wherein the first piezoelectric layer and the second piezoelectric layer each include aluminum nitride.

12 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 wherein the first piezoelectric layer is formed by a method different than atomic layer deposition.

13 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 wherein the bulk acoustic wave device has a resonant frequency in a range from 10 gigahertz to 40 gigahertz.

14 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 further comprising an interposer layer positioned between the first piezoelectric layer and the second piezoelectric layer.

15 . The bulk acoustic wave device of claim 1 wherein the second piezoelectric layer includes oxygen in a polarization initiation zone.

16 . An acoustic wave filter comprising:

a bulk acoustic wave resonator including a first piezoelectric layer, a second piezoelectric layer over the first piezoelectric layer, and a third piezoelectric layer over the second piezoelectric layer, the second piezoelectric layer formed by atomic layer deposition, the second piezoelectric layer having an opposite polarization relative to the first piezoelectric layer, the third piezoelectric layer formed by a method different than atomic layer deposition, and the third piezoelectric layer having a same polarization as the second piezoelectric layer; and

at least one additional acoustic wave resonator, the bulk acoustic wave resonator and the at least one additional acoustic wave resonator together arranged to filter a radio frequency signal.

17 . The acoustic wave filter of claim 16 wherein the at least one additional acoustic wave resonator includes a second bulk acoustic wave resonator that includes two stacked piezoelectric layers with opposite polarizations.

18 . The acoustic wave filter of claim 16 wherein the bulk acoustic wave resonator has a resonant frequency in a range from 10 gigahertz to 40 gigahertz.

19 . The acoustic wave filter of claim 16 wherein the second piezoelectric layer is undoped, and the third piezoelectric layer is doped.

20 . A radio frequency front end comprising:

an acoustic wave filter configured to filter a radio frequency signal, the acoustic wave filter including a plurality of acoustic wave resonators, the plurality of acoustic wave resonators including a bulk acoustic wave resonator, the bulk acoustic wave resonator including a first piezoelectric layer, a second piezoelectric layer over the first piezoelectric layer, and a third piezoelectric layer over the second piezoelectric layer, the second piezoelectric layer formed by atomic layer deposition, the second piezoelectric layer having an opposite polarization relative to the first piezoelectric layer, the third piezoelectric layer formed by a method different than atomic layer deposition, and the third piezoelectric layer having a same polarization as the second piezoelectric layer; and

a radio frequency amplifier coupled to the acoustic wave filter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2024
From: BADER, STEFAN; SHIN, KWANG JAE; CHANG, KEZIA; SHIRAKAWA, ALEXANDRE AUGUSTO
To: SKYWORKS GLOBAL PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 069087/0388 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63262006 · Oct 1, 2021
Provisional Application 63262009 · Oct 1, 2021
Provisional Application 63262013 · Oct 1, 2021
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