Patents by Inventor Yutaka Kishimoto

Yutaka Kishimoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240056050
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric board including a piezoelectric layer with a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposed to each other, an intermediate layer on the first principal surface or the second principal surface of the piezoelectric layer, and a functional electrode on the intermediate layer. A material of the intermediate layer is a same type as a material of the piezoelectric layer, and an electromechanical coupling coefficient of the intermediate layer is smaller than an electromechanical coupling coefficient of the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Tetsuya KIMURA, Yutaka KISHIMOTO, Takeshi NAKAO
  • Publication number: 20240056051
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a first layer including a support substrate, a second layer on the first layer and including a piezoelectric film, and a first excitation electrode on the second layer. A cavity is between the first and second layers, and the first excitation electrode at least partially overlaps the cavity in a stacking direction of the first and second layers. A surface roughness of a major surface of the first layer facing the cavity is different from a surface roughness of a major surface of the second layer facing the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Yutaka KISHIMOTO, Masashi OMURA, Katsumi SUZUKI, Kazunori INOUE
  • Patent number: 11844281
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes a base portion and a membrane portion. The membrane portion is indirectly supported by the base portion, and is located on the upper side relative to the base portion. The membrane portion includes a plurality of layers. The membrane portion does not overlap with the base portion, and includes a single crystal piezoelectric layer, an upper electrode layer, and a lower electrode layer. The membrane portion is provided with a through-groove penetrating in the up-down direction. The through-groove includes a first step portion provided in the thickest layer among the plurality of layers defining the membrane portion. The width of the through-groove is narrower on a lower side than on an upper side with the first step portion as a boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kishimoto, Shinsuke Ikeuchi
  • Publication number: 20230387879
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes an intermediate film, a piezoelectric film 4, and a first electrode, which are laminated in this order on a support substrate. A void portion is provided to overlap at least a part of the first electrode on the side of a second main surface of the piezoelectric film in plan view from the side of a first main surface. A groove portion is also provided to pass through at least a part of the piezoelectric film but not reach the void portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka KISHIMOTO, Masashi OMURA
  • Patent number: 11832522
    Abstract: A piezoelectric transducer includes beam portions each with a fixed end portion and extending in a direction away from the fixed end portion. A base portion is connected to the fixed end portion of each of the beam portions. The beam portions extends in a same plane, and respective extending directions of at least two beam portions are different from each other. The beam portions each include a single crystal piezoelectric layer having a polarization axis in a same direction, an upper electrode layer, and a lower electrode layer. A polarization axis has a polarization component in the plane. An axial direction of an orthogonal axis that is orthogonal to the polarization axis and extends in the above-described plane intersects with an extending direction of each of the plurality of beam portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiya Kurokawa, Shinsuke Ikeuchi, Yoichi Mochida, Seiji Umezawa, Nobuyoshi Adachi, Yutaka Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20230361754
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device that includes a piezoelectric substrate that has a piezoelectric layer and a hollow portion, and first and second electrodes and. The piezoelectric layer has a first region that overlaps the first and second electrodes and the hollow portion in plan view, a second region that does not overlap the hollow portion and surrounds the first region in plan view, and a third region that overlaps the hollow portion and is located between the first region and the second region in plan view. A portion including the border between the first region and the third region of a cross-sectional shape in a lamination direction of the piezoelectric substrate includes a curved-surface shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka KISHIMOTO, Masashi OMURA, Shintaro KUBO, Hajime YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11806750
    Abstract: A MEMS device includes a piezoelectric layer made of a piezoelectric single crystal, a first electrode on a first surface of the piezoelectric layer, and a first layer covering the first surface of the piezoelectric layer. At least a portion of the piezoelectric layer is included in a membrane portion. The first electrode is covered with the first layer and includes a recess. The piezoelectric layer includes a through hole that passes through the piezoelectric layer between a surface of the piezoelectric layer, which is opposite to the first direction, and the recess at a position corresponding to at least a portion of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kishimoto, Shinsuke Ikeuchi, Katsumi Fujimoto, Tetsuya Kimura, Fumiya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11784629
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes a membrane portion and a piezoelectric layer made of single crystal of a piezoelectric body. At least a portion of the piezoelectric layer is included in the membrane portion. An electrode is provided on a surface of the piezoelectric layer in the membrane portion. The piezoelectric layer includes a first polarization region in a first polarization state and a second polarization region in a second polarization state, and the first polarization region and the second polarization region are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction or an in-plane direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kishimoto, Shinsuke Ikeuchi, Katsumi Fujimoto, Tetsuya Kimura, Fumiya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11770111
    Abstract: An elastic wave device includes a supporting substrate, an acoustic multilayer film on the supporting substrate, a piezoelectric substrate on the acoustic multilayer film, and an IDT electrode on the piezoelectric substrate. An absolute value of a thermal expansion coefficient of the piezoelectric substrate is larger than an absolute value of a thermal expansion coefficient of the supporting substrate. The acoustic multilayer film includes at least four acoustic impedance layers. The elastic wave device further includes a bonding layer provided at any position in a range of from inside the first acoustic impedance layer from the piezoelectric substrate side towards the supporting substrate side, to an interface between the third acoustic impedance layer and the fourth acoustic impedance layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kishimoto, Tetsuya Kimura, Masashi Omura
  • Patent number: 11746000
    Abstract: A MEMS device includes a membrane portion, a piezoelectric layer made of a piezoelectric single crystal, a first electrode on a first surface of the piezoelectric layer, a second electrode on a second surface of the piezoelectric layer opposite to the first direction, and a first layer covering the first surface of the piezoelectric layer. At least a portion of the piezoelectric layer is included in the membrane portion. Each of the first electrode and the second electrode has a tapered cross-sectional shape with a width which decreases with increasing distance from the piezoelectric layer on a cross section along a plane vertical to the surface in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kishimoto, Shinsuke Ikeuchi, Katsumi Fujimoto, Tetsuya Kimura, Fumiya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11738993
    Abstract: A silicon substrate having a first silicon substrate having a first surface with a cavity and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first silicon oxide film having a thickness d1 on the first surface; a second silicon oxide film having a thickness d2 on a bottom of the cavity; and a third silicon oxide film having a thickness d3 on the second surface, where d1?d3 and d1<d2, or d3<d1 and d2<d1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20230261639
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a support substrate, a dielectric film, a piezoelectric layer, and an excitation electrode. The piezoelectric layer includes first and second main surfaces. The second main surface is on a side including the dielectric film. A cavity portion is provided in the dielectric film and overlaps at least a portion of the excitation electrode in plan view. The dielectric film includes a side wall surface facing the cavity portion and including an inclined portion inclined so that a width of the cavity portion decreases with increasing distance away from the piezoelectric layer. The inclined portion includes at least an end portion on a side including the piezoelectric layer, in the side wall surface. When an angle between the inclined portion and the second main surface of the piezoelectric layer is defined as an inclination angle ?, the inclination angle ? is from about 40° to about 80° inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya KIMURA, Shintaro KUBO, Yutaka KISHIMOTO, Masashi OMURA, Hajime YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11706988
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes a piezoelectric single crystal body with a homogeneous polarization state and of which at least a portion flexurally vibrates, an upper electrode on an upper surface of the piezoelectric single crystal body, a lower electrode on a lower surface of the piezoelectric single crystal body, and a supporting substrate below the piezoelectric single crystal body. A recess extends from a lower surface of the supporting substrate toward the lower surface of the piezoelectric single crystal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Ikeuchi, Tetsuya Kimura, Katsumi Fujimoto, Yutaka Kishimoto, Fumiya Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20230115834
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes a base and a laminated portion. The laminated portion includes, at least above a recess, a piezoelectric layer, a pair of electrode layers to apply a voltage to the piezoelectric layer, and a membrane covering the recess. The membrane includes a piezoelectric membrane, in the piezoelectric layer, that swells on at least one of a side of the recess and a side opposite to the side of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Yuzo KISHI, Yutaka KISHIMOTO, Shinsuke IKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 11626851
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate including a support substrate and a piezoelectric layer on the support substrate, the piezoelectric substrate including a first principal surface on the piezoelectric layer side, and a second principal surface on the support substrate side, an IDT electrode on the first principal surface, a support layer on the support substrate, a cover on the support layer, a through-via electrode provided through the support substrate and electrically connected to the IDT electrode, a first wiring electrode on the second principal surface of the piezoelectric substrate and electrically connected to the through-via electrode, and a protective film on the second principal surface to cover at least a portion of the first wiring electrode. The protective film is provided on an inner side of the support layer when viewed in a direction normal or substantially normal to the second principal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kishimoto, Seiji Kai, Makoto Sawamura, Yuzo Kishi
  • Patent number: 11616191
    Abstract: An elastic wave device in which a recess is provided on an upper side of a support, a piezoelectric thin film covers the recess, and an IDT electrode is provided on an upper surface of the piezoelectric thin film. A plate wave of an S0 mode or SH0 mode is used. A plurality of grooves are provided in the upper surface or lower surface of the piezoelectric thin film at a portion of the piezoelectric thin film that is positioned on a hollow section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kishimoto, Tetsuya Kimura
  • Patent number: 11605775
    Abstract: In a piezoelectric device, electrode layers are spaced apart from each other in the direction of the normal thereto. A first piezoelectric layer is interposed between two electrode layers of electrode layers in the direction of the normal. A second piezoelectric layer is provided on an opposite side of the first piezoelectric layer from a base portion. The second piezoelectric layer is interposed between two electrode layers of the electrode layers in the direction of the normal. The half-width of a rocking curve measured by X-ray diffraction for a lattice plane of the first piezoelectric layer substantially parallel to a first main surface is smaller than a half-width for the second piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric constant of a material defining the first piezoelectric layer is smaller than the piezoelectric constant of a material defining the second piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kishimoto, Shinsuke Ikeuchi, Masayuki Suzuki, Fumiya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11606077
    Abstract: An elastic wave device includes a supporting substrate, an acoustic reflection layer on the supporting substrate, a piezoelectric layer on the acoustic reflection layer, and an IDT electrode on the piezoelectric layer. The acoustic reflection layer includes three or more low-acoustic impedance layers and two or more high-acoustic impedance layers. At least one of a first relationship in which in which, a film thickness of a first low-acoustic impedance layer closest to the piezoelectric layer is thinner than a film thickness of a low-acoustic impedance layer closest to the first low-acoustic impedance layer, and a second relationship in which a film thickness of a first high-acoustic impedance layer closest to the piezoelectric layer is thinner than a film thickness of a high-acoustic impedance layer closest to the first high-acoustic impedance layer, is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Mimura, Yutaka Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20230043420
    Abstract: A single crystal piezoelectric layer includes a first recess in a first opposing surface opposing a first main surface of a base. The single crystal piezoelectric layer is bonded to the first main surface of the base at a portion of the first opposing surface other than the first recess. A lower electrode layer defining at least a portion of a pair of electrode layers and extending over a surface of the single crystal piezoelectric layer opposing the base is at least partially located in the first recess. A second opposing surface of the lower electrode layer opposing the first main surface of the base has surface roughness greater than the surface roughness of the first opposing surface of the single crystal piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Yutaka KISHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11539343
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a silicon support substrate that includes first and second main surfaces opposing each other, a piezoelectric structure provided on the first main surface and including the piezoelectric layer, an IDT electrode provided on the piezoelectric layer, a support layer provided on the first main surface of the silicon support substrate and surrounding the piezoelectric layer, a cover layer provided on the support layer, a through-via electrode that extending through the silicon support substrate and the piezoelectric structure, and a first wiring electrode connected to the through-via electrode and electrically connected to the IDT electrode. The piezoelectric structure includes at least one layer having an insulating property, the at least one layer including the piezoelectric layer. The first wiring electrode is provided on the layer having an insulating property in the piezoelectric structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuzo Kishi, Yutaka Kishimoto, Makoto Sawamura, Seiji Kai