Patents by Inventor Bryant Garcia

Bryant Garcia 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).

  • Patent number: 11418167
    Abstract: There are disclosed acoustic resonators and methods of fabricating acoustic resonators. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, the back surface facing a substrate. A portion of the piezoelectric plate forms a diaphragm spanning a cavity in the substrate. A conductor pattern on the front surface includes a multi-pitch interdigital transducer (IDT) with interleaved fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Resonant, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220247384
    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, and a portion of the piezoelectric plate forms a diaphragm spanning a cavity in the substrate. 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Dyer, Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela
  • Publication number: 20220231661
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and filters are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, the back surface attached to the substrate. A decoupling dielectric layer is on the front surface of the piezoelectric plate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed over the decoupling dielectric layer such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are over a portion of the piezoelectric plate suspended across a cavity formed in the substrate. A thickness of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 1.17 times a thickness of the piezoelectric plate and less than or equal to 1.7 times the thickness of the piezoelectric plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Sean McHugh, Bryant Garcia, Ventsislav Yantchev, Greg Dyer
  • Publication number: 20220209740
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and acoustic filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern comprising an interdigital transducer (IDT), interleaved fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A ratio of a mark of the interleaved fingers to a pitch of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.12 and less than or equal to 0.3. A thickness of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.85 times a thickness of the piezoelectric plate and less than or equal to 2.5 times the thickness of the piezoelectric plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Ventsislav Yantchev, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Julius Koskela, Soumya Yandrapalli, Neal Fenzi, Robert B. Hammond
  • Publication number: 20220200569
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and filters. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a lithium niobate plate. A back surface of the lithium niobate plate faces the substrate. A portion of the lithium niobate plate forms a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is on a front surface of the lithium niobate plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are on the diaphragm. The IDT and the lithium niobate plate are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a shear primary acoustic mode within the diaphragm. Euler angles of the lithium niobate plate are [0°, ?, 0° ], where ? is greater than or equal to 40° and less than or equal to 70°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220200567
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices, filters, and methods are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a lithium niobate (LN) plate having front and back surfaces and a thickness ts. The back surface is attached to a surface of the substrate. A portion of the LN plate forms a diaphragm spanning a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the front surface of the LN plate with interleaved fingers of the IDT disposed on the diaphragm. The LN plate and the IDT are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a shear primary acoustic wave in the diaphragm. Euler angles of the LN plate are [0°, ?, 0° ], where 0???60°. A thickness of the interleaved fingers of the IDT is greater than or equal to 0.8 ts and less than or equal to 2.0 ts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Patent number: 11368139
    Abstract: An acoustic resonator device includes a conductor pattern formed on a surface of a piezoelectric plate. The conductor pattern includes a first busbar, a second busbar, and n interleaved parallel fingers of an interdigital transducer (IDT), where n is a positive integer. The fingers extend alternately from the first and second busbars. A first finger and an n'th finger are at opposing ends of the IDT. The conductor pattern also includes a first reflector element proximate and parallel to the first finger and a second reflector element proximate and parallel to the n'th finger. A center-to-center distance pr between the first reflector element and the first finger and between the second reflector element and the n'th finger is greater than or equal to 1.2 times a pitch p of the IDT and less than or equal to 1.5 times the pitch p.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Resonant Inc.
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220190807
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices, filter devices, and methods of fabrication are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate having a surface and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces. The back surface is attached to the surface of the substrate except for a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the front surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are disposed on the diaphragm. The IDT is configured to excite a primary acoustic mode in the diaphragm in response to a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT. The interleaved fingers extend at an oblique angle to an Z crystalline axis of the piezoelectric plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Patent number: 11356077
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and filters. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a lithium niobate plate. A back surface of the lithium niobate plate faces the substrate. A portion of the lithium niobate plate forms a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is on a front surface of the lithium niobate plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are on the diaphragm. The IDT and the lithium niobate plate are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a shear primary acoustic mode within the diaphragm. Euler angles of the lithium niobate plate are [0°, ?, 0° ], where ? is greater than or equal to 40° and less than or equal to 70°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Resonant Inc.
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220166401
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators, acoustic filter devices and methods of making the same. An acoustic resonator device includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, an interdigital transducer (IDT) on the front surface including interleaved fingers, an overlapping distance of the interleaved fingers defining an aperture of the acoustic resonator device, and a modified acoustic velocity region proximate an edge of the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Ventsislav Yantchev, Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220149814
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern including an interdigital transducer (IDT), fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm, and a front-side dielectric layer on the front surface of the piezoelectric plate between the interleaved fingers. A resonant frequency is determined, in part, by a thickness of the front-side dielectric layer. A ratio of a mark of the interleaved fingers to a pitch of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.12 and less than or equal to 0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Soumya Yandrapalli
  • Publication number: 20220149810
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and acoustic filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, the back surface facing a substrate. A conductor pattern is formed on the front surface. The conductor pattern includes interleaved interdigital transducer (IDT) fingers connected alternately to first and second busbars, wherein a mark mt of the IDT fingers in margins of an aperture is greater than a mark m of the IDT fingers in a central portion of the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Patent number: 11323095
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices, filter devices, and methods of fabrication are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate having a surface and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces. The back surface is attached to the surface of the substrate except for a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the front surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are disposed on the diaphragm. The IDT is configured to excite a primary acoustic mode in the diaphragm in response to a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT. The interleaved fingers extend at an oblique angle to an Z crystalline axis of the piezoelectric plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Resonant Inc.
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Patent number: 11323090
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices, filters, and methods are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a lithium niobate (LN) plate having front and back surfaces and a thickness ts. The back surface is attached to a surface of the substrate. A portion of the LN plate forms a diaphragm spanning a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the front surface of the LN plate with interleaved fingers of the IDT disposed on the diaphragm. The LN plate and the IDT are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a shear primary acoustic wave in the diaphragm. Euler angles of the LN plate are [0°, ?, 0°], where 0???60°. A thickness of the interleaved fingers of the IDT is greater than or equal to 0.8 ts and less than or equal to 2.0 ts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220131525
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern including a multi-mark interdigital transducer (IDT), fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A thickness between the front and back surfaces is greater than or equal to 200 nm and less than or equal to 1000 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Dyer, Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Soumya Yandrapalli
  • Publication number: 20220131526
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator including a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern including an interdigital transducer (IDT), fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A thickness between the front and back surfaces is greater than or equal to 200 nm and less than or equal to 1000 nm. The IDT comprises a first portion having a first pitch and a first mark and a second portion having a second pitch and a second mark not equal to the first pitch and first mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Soumya Yandrapalli
  • Publication number: 20220123721
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern including an interdigital transducer (IDT), fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A thickness of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.85 times a thickness of the piezoelectric plate and less than or equal to 2.5 times the thickness of the piezoelectric plate. The IDT comprises a first portion having a first pitch and a first mark and a second portion having a second pitch and a second mark not equal to the first pitch and first mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Neal Fenzi
  • Publication number: 20220123726
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filters are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate, a piezoelectric plate and an acoustic Bragg reflector between a surface of the substrate and a back surface of the piezoelectric plate. A conductor pattern on a front surface of the piezoelectric plate includes an interdigital transducer (IDT). The IDT includes a first busbar, a second busbar, and interleaved parallel fingers extending alternately from the first and second busbars. The fingers include a first finger and a last finger at opposing ends of the IDT. A first reflector element is proximate and parallel to the first finger and a second reflector element is proximate and parallel to the last finger. A distance pr between the first reflector element and the first finger and between the second reflector element and the last finger is greater than a pitch p of the IDT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Greg Dyer
  • Publication number: 20220123722
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern including a multi-mark interdigital transducer (IDT), with fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A thickness of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.85 times a thickness of the piezoelectric plate and less than or equal to 2.5 times the thickness of the piezoelectric plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Greg Dyer, Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Neal Fenzi
  • Publication number: 20220123720
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern including an interdigital transducer (IDT), interleaved fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A ratio of a mark of the interleaved fingers to a pitch of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.12 and less than or equal to 0.3. The pitch of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 6 times a thickness of the piezoelectric plate and less than or equal to 12.5 times the thickness of the piezoelectric plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Ventsislav Yantchev, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Julius Koskela, Soumya Yandrapalli, Neal Fenzi, Robert B. Hammond