Abstract: A resonator element is provided. A base portion includes a first base portion, a second base portion, and a connecting portion. The base portion includes a width-decreasing portion that is provided at an end of the connecting portion on the first base portion side and that has a width along an X-axis direction which continuously decreases toward the second base portion. An outer edge of the width-decreasing portion and an outer edge of the connecting portion form a continuous line that does not include a corner portion, when seen in a plan view. When an angle between a tangent of a portion of the curved line on the first base portion side and a segment parallel to the X-axis direction is set to ?, a relation of 0°<?<90° is satisfied.

Abstract: A resonator element includes a base section, at least one pair of vibrating arms protruding from the base section, a support arm protruding from the base section, and a first through hole provided to the support arm, and penetrating the support arm in a thickness direction, and is fixed to an object via an adhesive entering the first through hole.

Abstract: A resonator element includes a base section, a pair of vibrating arms projecting toward the same side from the base section, and disposed side by side in a predetermined direction, a support arm projecting from the base section toward the same side as the pair of vibrating arms, disposed between the pair of vibrating arms, and having a recessed portion disposed on one principal surface, and a first electrically-conductive pad and a second electrically-conductive pad disposed side by side across the recessed portion.

Abstract: A resonator element has a base part, vibrating arms having first principal surfaces and second principal surfaces in front-rear relationships with each other and extending from the base part, and side surfaces connected to the first principal surfaces and the second principal surfaces on ends of the vibrating arms, and the side surfaces are slopes having tilts with respect to perpendicular lines of the first principal surfaces or the second principal surfaces and provided from the first principal surfaces to the second principal surfaces, and crystal faces.

Abstract: A quartz crystal resonator element includes a first electrode pad and a second electrode pad disposed on a lower surface of a support arm, and cut sections disposed in both principal surfaces (upper and lower surfaces) of the support arm between the first and second electrode pads so as to overlap each other, and the cut sections extend so that the support arm is cut from the side surface in the +X-axis direction of the support arm to the ?X-axis direction, and are provided with first surfaces roughly perpendicular to the X axis and first and second tilted surfaces extending in the +X-axis direction.

Abstract: A resonator element includes: a base portion including a first end surface that faces a first direction and a second end surface that faces a direction opposite to the first direction, a first vibrating arm that is provided integrally with the base portion and is connected to the first end surface; and a second vibrating arm that is provided integrally with the base portion along the first vibrating arm and is connected to the first end surface. When the shortest distance between the first end surface and the second end surface is Wb and an effective width between the shortest distance Wb and the base portion is We, 0.81?Wb/We?1.70 is satisfied.

Abstract: A resonator element includes a base portion, a pair of vibrating arms that extend in a first direction from the base portion and are arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a supporting arm that extends in the first direction from the base portion and is disposed between the pair of vibrating arms when seen in a plan view.

Abstract: A resonator element includes a base portion, a pair of vibrating arms that are integrally provided with the base portion and extend in a Y-axis direction from a distal end of the base portion, and a supporting arm that is integrally provided with the base portion, is positioned between the vibrating arms, and extends in the Y-axis direction from the distal end of the base portion. A first fixation portion is provided in one principal surface of the base portion, and a second fixation portion is provided in one principal surface of the supporting arm. The resonator element is fixed to an object through fixation members, by the first fixation portion and the second fixation portion.

Abstract: A resonator element includes: at least one resonating arm which performs flexural vibration; a base portion connected to an end of the resonating arm; and a tapered portion which is axisymmetrical with respect to a centerline which bisects the width of the resonating arm, and which has a width increasing toward a portion of the tapered portion connected to the base portion from a portion of the tapered portion connected to the resonating arm, wherein assuming that the length and width of the resonating arm are L and W and the length and width of the tapered portion are Lt and Wt, the shape of the tapered portion is controlled to satisfy a taper length occupancy ?=Lt/L and a taper width occupancy ?=2 Wt/W.

Abstract: A resonator element includes a base portion and a pair of vibrating arms that are provided integrally with the base portion and extend in a Y-axis direction from a distal end of the base portion. When the lengths of the vibrating arms are set to L and the lengths of hammerheads are set to H, a relation of 0.183?H/L?0.597 is satisfied. When a resonance frequency of a basic vibration mode is set to ?0 and a resonance frequency of a vibration mode different from the basic vibration mode is set to ?1, a relation of (|?0??1|)/?0?0.124 is satisfied.

Abstract: A resonator includes a resonator element including a base section, vibrating arms extending from the base section, and a support arm disposed between the vibrating arms, a package adapted to support the resonator element, and electrically-conductive adhesives adapted to fix the support arm to the package, the support arm includes a tip portion and a width-decreasing portion having a width smaller than the width of the tip portion, and the electrically-conductive adhesive has contact with at least a part of the width-decreasing portion in a planar view.

Abstract: A resonator element includes a quartz crystal substrate having a base, a pair of vibration arms extending from the base, and a support arm located between the vibration arms and extending from the base in the direction in which the vibration arms extend. Each of the vibration arms has an arm portion and a hammer head provided at the front end of the arm portion. The arm portion has a pair of principal surfaces and a groove that has a bottom and opens through each of the principal surfaces. In the invention, the width of each of bank-shaped portions of each of the principal surfaces that are disposed side by side on opposite sides of the groove along the width direction of the vibration arm perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof is set at 6 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: A resonator includes: a resonator element including a base portion, and a pair of vibrating arms which are integrally provided with the base portion, extend in a first direction from the base portion, and are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a base which supports the resonator element; and a fixing portion which fixes the resonator element with respect to the base, and the resonator element is configured so as to satisfy conditions shown by the following formula (1).

Abstract: A resonator element includes a base portion and a pair of vibrating arms that are provided integrally with the base portion, are aligned in an X-axis direction, and extend in a Y-axis direction from the base portion. Each of the vibrating arms includes an arm portion and a wide hammerhead that is located on the free end side of the arm portion and has a greater length in the X-axis direction than the arm portion. Assuming that the length of the vibrating arm in the Y-axis direction is L and the length of the hammerhead in the Y-axis direction is H, the relationship of 1.2%<H/L<30.0% is satisfied. Assuming that the length of the arm portion in the X-axis direction is W1 and the length of the hammerhead in the X-axis direction is W2, the relationship of 1.5?W2/W1?10.0 is satisfied.

Abstract: A resonator includes a resonator element, which includes a quartz crystal substrate formed of crystal, and a package in which the resonator element is housed. The quartz crystal substrate includes a base portion and two vibrating arms that are aligned in the X-axis direction of the crystal and extend from the base portion in the +Y?-axis direction (or the ?Y?-axis direction) of the quartz crystal. The principal surface of the base portion on the ?Z?-axis side (+Z?-axis side when the vibrating arms extend in the ?Y?-axis direction) in the quartz crystal is fixed to the package.

Abstract: A resonator element includes: at least one resonating arm extending, wherein the resonating arm has a mechanical resonance frequency which is higher than a thermal relaxation frequency thereof, the resonating arm has a groove portion, the groove portion includes a bottom portion, a first side surface that extends along the longitudinal direction of the resonating arm and comes into contact with the opened principal surface and the bottom portion, and a second side surface that faces the first side surface with the bottom portion disposed therebetween and comes into contact with the opened principal surface and the bottom portion, and the groove portion has a non-electrode region which extends from a part of the first side surface close to the bottom portion to a part of the second side surface close to the bottom portion and in which no electrode is provided.

Abstract: A MEMS vibrator includes an insulating portion, a first electrode provided on one surface of the insulating portion, a fixed portion, and a function portion, a second electrode provided so that at least a portion thereof overlaps the first electrode at a distance therefrom. The second electrode comes into contact with the function portion and extends from the fixed portion.

Abstract: A MEMS device includes a substrate and a vibrator. The vibrator includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is arranged on a principal plane of the substrate and includes a first fixed electrode. The second conductive layer includes an upper electrode and a support electrode. The upper electrode is spaced apart from the first fixed electrode, has an area overlapping the first fixed electrode. The support electrode connects a second fixed electrode connected to the principal plane with one edge of the upper electrode. The upper electrode includes a plurality of driving electrodes divided by a slit-shaped notch extending in a direction from a vibration tip portion to a vibration base portion where the vibration base portion is the one edge of the upper electrode and the vibration tip portion is the other edge.

Abstract: A flexural vibration element according to a first aspect of the invention includes: a vibration element body composed of a plurality of vibrating arms provided in parallel, a connecting part connecting the vibrating arms, and one central supporting arms extending between the vibrating arms from the connecting pert in parallel with the vibrating arms at equal distance from the arms and a frame body disposed outside the vibration element body.

Abstract: A resonator element includes: at least one resonating arm which performs flexural vibration; a base portion connected to an end of the resonating arm; and a tapered portion which is axisymmetrical with respect to a centerline which bisects the width of the resonating arm, and which has a width increasing toward a portion of the tapered portion connected to the base portion from a portion of the tapered portion connected to the resonating arm, wherein assuming that the length and width of the resonating arm are L and W and the length and width of the tapered portion are Lt and Wt, the shape of the tapered portion is controlled to satisfy a taper length occupancy ?=Lt/L and a taper width occupancy ?=2Wt/W.