Patents Examined by Samuel S Outten
  • Patent number: 12199590
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a substrate, one or more acoustic layers provided on the substrate, the one or more acoustic layers each being an air gap or an acoustic mirror, the acoustic mirror having a structure in which at least two layers having different acoustic characteristics are stacked, lower electrodes provided on the substrate, the lower electrodes sharing one acoustic layer of the one or more acoustic layers between the substrate and the lower electrodes, the lower electrodes being arranged to be separated from each other across a groove, an insulating film provided in the groove on the one acoustic layer, a piezoelectric film continuously provided on the lower electrodes and the groove, and an upper electrode continuously provided on the piezoelectric film to form resonators by sandwiching the piezoelectric film between the upper electrode and the lower electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 12191842
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric layer, first and second upper electrodes, first and second lower electrodes, and first and second acoustic reflection films. In plan view, first and second resonator portions are respectively defined by portions where the first upper electrode and the first lower electrode overlap and where the second upper electrode and the second lower electrode overlap. The first and second acoustic reflection films respectively include first and second metal layers. First and second overlapping portions are respectively defined by portions where only the first upper electrode overlaps with the first metal layer and where only the second upper electrode overlaps with the second metal layer. An area of the first resonator portion is smaller than an area of the second resonator portion and an area of the first overlapping portion is larger than an area of the second overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasumasa Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 12191843
    Abstract: The invention relates to an acoustically coupled thin-film BAW filter, comprising a piezoelectric layer, an input-port on the piezoelectric layer changing electrical signal into an acoustic wave (SAW, BAW), and an output-port on the piezoelectric layer changing acoustic signal into electrical signal. In accordance with the invention the ports include electrodes positioned close to each other, and the filter is designed to operate in first order thickness-extensional TE1 mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
    Inventors: Johanna Meltaus, Tuomas Pensala
  • Patent number: 12171059
    Abstract: A high-frequency circuit is configured so as to include a printed circuit board and a flexible circuit board connected to the printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board includes: a first dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface, a first ground conductor being formed on the first surface; a second dielectric layer having a third surface and a fourth surface, a second ground conductor being formed on the fourth surface; and first signal lines wired between the second surface and the third surface, the flexible circuit board includes: a third dielectric layer having a fifth surface and a sixth surface, a third ground conductor being formed on the fifth surface; a fourth dielectric layer having a seventh surface and an eighth surface, a fourth ground conductor being formed on the eighth surface; and second signal lines wired between the sixth surface and the seventh surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo Ohata, Keita Mochizuki, Mizuki Shirao
  • Patent number: 12170513
    Abstract: An acoustic resonator device with low thermal impedance has a substrate and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having a back surface attached to a top surface of the substrate via a bonding oxide (BOX) layer. An interdigital transducer (IDT) formed on the front surface of the plate has interleaved fingers disposed on the diaphragm, the overlapping distance of the interleaved fingers defining an aperture of the resonator device. Contact pads are formed at selected locations over the surface of the substrate to provide electrical connections between the IDT and contact bumps to be attached to the contact pads. The piezoelectric plate is removed from at least a portion of the surface area of the device beneath each of the contact pads to provide lower thermal resistance between the contact bumps and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Albert Cardona, Chris O'Brien, Greg Dyer
  • Patent number: 12166472
    Abstract: A filter device with multiple piezoelectric plate thicknesses if fabricated on a single chip by bonding a piezoelectric plate to a surface of a substrate having swimming pool shunt and series cavities. Non-selected areas of the plate have a thickness for shunt resonators and form shunt membranes of the plate that span the swimming pool shunt cavities. Selected areas of a back surface of the plate have a thickness for series resonators and form series membranes of the plate that span the swimming pool series cavities but not the swimming pool shunt cavities. The thickness for series resonators is thinner than that for shunt resonators. Shunt interdigital transducers (IDTs) are on a front surface of the plate over the swimming pool shunt cavities; and series IDTs are on a front surface of the plate over the swimming pool series cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Kay, Patrick Turner, Albert Cardona
  • Patent number: 12166469
    Abstract: A cavity structure of a bulk acoustic resonator and a manufacturing process. The cavity structure comprises a substrate and a cavity formed on the substrate, a support layer is arranged on the substrate to form the cavity in a surrounding manner, a release channel in communication with the cavity is formed above the substrate in a same layer with the cavity, and the release channel extends, in parallel to the substrate, in a peripheral area of the cavity. There is no need to manufacture a release hole, which simplifies the manufacturing process of the resonator, thereby avoiding weakening the performance of the resonator due to damage to the structure of the piezoelectric layer around the electrode layer when manufacturing the release hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: JWL (ZHEJIANG) SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Linping Li, Jinghao Sheng, Zhou Jiang
  • Patent number: 12160222
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a substrate, one or more acoustic layers provided on the substrate, the one or more acoustic layers each being an air gap or an acoustic mirror, the acoustic mirror having a structure in which at least two layers having different acoustic characteristics are stacked, lower electrodes provided on the substrate, the lower electrodes sharing one acoustic layer of the one or more acoustic layers between the substrate and the lower electrodes, the lower electrodes being arranged to be separated from each other across a groove, an insulating film provided in the groove on the one acoustic layer, a piezoelectric film continuously provided on the lower electrodes and the groove, and an upper electrode continuously provided on the piezoelectric film to form resonators by sandwiching the piezoelectric film between the upper electrode and the lower electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 12155372
    Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a die such as an acoustic wave resonator (AWR) die. The die may include a first filter and a second filter in the die body. The die may further include an electromagnetic interference (EMI) structure that surrounds at least one of the filters. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Georgios Dogiamis, Aleksandar Aleksov, Feras Eid, Telesphor Kamgaing, Johanna M. Swan
  • Patent number: 12155370
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a substrate, a transmission filter formed on the substrate, a reception filter formed on the substrate, a transmission ground pad of the transmission filter, the transmission ground pad is formed on the substrate, and a reception ground pad of the reception filter, the reception ground pad is formed on the substrate. The transmission filter includes a plurality of series resonators and a plurality of parallel resonators. The plurality of parallel resonators includes a first parallel resonator electrically connected to the reception ground pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sanan Japan Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroomi Kaneko
  • Patent number: 12149222
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a substrate, a multilayer film on the substrate, an LT layer which is located on the multilayer film and is configured by a single crystal of LiTaO3, and an IDT electrode on the LT layer. In the multilayer film, a differential value obtained by subtracting a total value of values each obtained by multiplying a density and thickness of a film having a slower acoustic velocity than a transverse wave acoustic velocity of the LT layer from a total value of values each obtained by multiplying a density and thickness of a film having a faster acoustic velocity than the transverse wave acoustic velocity of the LT layer is negative, and a thickness of the LT layer is less than p and a thickness of the multilayer film is less than p where a pitch of electrode fingers in the IDT electrode is ā€œpā€.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Ito, Tetsuya Kishino
  • Patent number: 12149223
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a silicon substrate, a piezoelectric layer, and an IDT electrode. Each of the silicon substrate and the piezoelectric layer includes first and second opposed main surfaces. The IDT electrode is on the first main surface of the piezoelectric layer, and includes first and second electrode fingers. When a wavelength of an acoustic wave determined by an electrode finger pitch of the IDT electrode is denoted as ?, a distance between the first main surface of the silicon substrate and the second main surface of the piezoelectric layer in a thickness direction of the silicon substrate is less than about 0.84?. The first main surface of the silicon substrate is rougher than the first main surface of the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasumasa Taniguchi, Takuro Okada, Munehisa Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12143097
    Abstract: An acoustic wave filter device includes a substrate, first and second acoustic impedance layers, a piezoelectric layer, first and second interdigital transducer electrodes, an input terminal, an output terminal, ground terminals, a series arm circuit, and a parallel arm circuits. The first interdigital transducer electrode at least partially overlaps the first acoustic impedance layer in the plan view. The second interdigital transducer electrode at least partially overlaps the second acoustic impedance layer in the plan view. The series arm circuit is provided on a first path connecting the input terminal and the output terminal and includes the first and second interdigital transducer electrodes. A conductive layer in the first acoustic impedance layer and a conductive layer in the second acoustic impedance layer are electrically insulated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masashi Omura
  • Patent number: 12136910
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an acoustic wave resonator with a patterned conductive layer. The acoustic wave resonator can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode over the piezoelectric layer, and a temperature compensation layer over the interdigital transducer electrode. The interdigital transducer electrode can include a bus bar and fingers extending from the bus bar. The fingers can each include an edge portion and a body portion. The patterned conductive layer can overlap the edge portions of the fingers. The patterned conductive layer can conductive portions that are spaced apart from each other. A portion of the temperature compensation layer can be positioned between the patterned conductive layer and the interdigital transducer electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Rei Goto
  • Patent number: 12132465
    Abstract: A tunable bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator includes: a first electrode adapted to be coupled to an oscillator circuit; a second electrode adapted to be coupled to the oscillator circuit; and a piezoelectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a Bragg mirror. The Bragg mirror has: a metal layer; and a dielectric layer between the metal layer and either of the first electrode or the second electrode. The tunable BAW resonator also includes: a radio-frequency (RF) signal source having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the first electrode, and the second end coupled to the second electrode; and an amplifier circuit between either the first electrode or the second electrode and the Bragg mirror metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeronimo Segovia-Fernandez, Bichoy Bahr, Ting-Ta Yen, Michael Henderson Perrott, Zachary Schaffer
  • Patent number: 12126326
    Abstract: Disclosed is a film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) including a substrate, a lower electrode formed above the substrate, a piezoelectric layer formed above the lower electrode, an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer, and a first protection layer formed above the upper electrode. Here, the first protection layer covers the upper electrode while extending downward along a side surface of one end of the upper electrode to cover a certain area of the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: WISOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: A Young Moon, Chul Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 12119804
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first divided resonator, a second divided resonator, and a support substrate. The support substrate includes first and second energy confinement layers. The first energy confinement layer at least partially overlaps with a first region of the piezoelectric layer. The second energy confinement layer at least partially overlaps with a second region of the piezoelectric layer. The first and second energy confinement layers are integrally provided in the support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Yamane, Sho Nagatomo, Tetsuya Kimura
  • Patent number: 12107309
    Abstract: An impedance matching device includes a first dielectric substrate; a first transmission line circuit; a first conductive pad which extends toward the first transmission line circuit on the first dielectric substrate to at least partially vertically overlap the first transmission line circuit: a first reference potential layer; and a first matching load which is electrically connected to the first conductive pad and has a first resistance. An area where the first conductive pad vertically overlaps the first transmission line circuit has a size configured such that a load reactance associated with the first transmission line circuit is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold and an absolute value of a difference between a load resistance associated with the first transmission line circuit and the first resistance is equal to or less than a predetermined resistance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
    Inventor: Fusheng Lv
  • Patent number: 12101081
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave resonator device, its manufacturing method, and a filter are disclosed. The device includes a piezoelectric substrate, and an interdigital transducer on a side of the substrate, having an interdigital electrode region, and including a first interdigital electrode and a first interdigital electrode lead-out part connected to each other, and a second interdigital electrode and a second interdigital electrode lead-out part connected to each other. The first and second interdigital electrodes are located in the interdigital electrode region, extending along a first direction and alternately arranged in a second direction. The first and second interdigital electrode lead-out parts are located on opposite sides of the interdigital electrode region. A first conductive structure and a second conductive structure overlap with end portions of the interdigital electrodes and are electrically connected to the corresponding interdigital electrodes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Newsonic Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chencheng Zhou, Jie Zou, Gongbin Tang
  • Patent number: 12088281
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and acoustic filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces. A portion of the back surface is attached to 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 interdigital transducer (IDT), with fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Greg Dyer, Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela