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).

  • Publication number: 20220123723
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, the back surface attached to a surface of a substrate, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm spanning a cavity in the substrate, 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. 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 21, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Soumya Yandrapalli
  • Publication number: 20220116020
    Abstract: An acoustic resonator device includes a diaphragm including a portion of the piezoelectric plate spanning a cavity in a substrate. A conductor pattern on a surface of the piezoelectric plate includes an interdigital transducer (IDT) with a first busbar, a second busbar, and a plurality of interleaved fingers, wherein the plurality of interleaved fingers extend alternately from the first and second busbars, overlapping portions of the plurality of interleaved fingers on the diaphragm. The conductor pattern also includes first and second reflector elements on the diaphragm proximate and parallel to a first finger of the plurality of interleaved fingers, and third and fourth reflector element on the diaphragm proximate and parallel to a last finger of the plurality of interleaved fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Greg Dyer
  • Publication number: 20220116015
    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: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Ventsislav Yantchev, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Julius Koskela, Soumya Yandrapalli, Neal Fenzi, Robert B. Hammond
  • Publication number: 20220109426
    Abstract: There are disclosed matrix filters having an input port and sub-filters connected between the input port and respective output ports. Each of the sub-filters includes a ladder circuit with n transversely-excited film bulk acoustic resonator (XBAR) series elements and n?1 capacitor shunt elements, where n, the order of the sub-filter, is an integer greater than 2. The sub-filters having noncontiguous passbands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Guyette, Neal Fenzi, Michael Eddy, Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220109423
    Abstract: There are disclosed matrix filters having an antenna port, receive ports and transmit ports. A receive matrix filter is coupled between each receive port and the antenna port; an a transmit matrix filter is coupled between the antenna port and each transmit port. An impedance at the receive port is matched to an input impedance of a low noise amplifier (LNA), an impedance at the transmit port is match to an output impedance of a power amplifier (PA), and an impedance at the antenna port is match an impedance of an antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Guyette, Neal Fenzi, Michael Eddy, Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220109429
    Abstract: There are disclosed matrix filters having an input port and sub-filters connected between the input port and respective output ports. Each of the sub-filters includes a ladder circuit with n transversely-excited film bulk acoustic resonator (XBAR) series elements and n?1 capacitor shunt elements, where n, the order of the sub-filter, is an integer greater than 2. Each sub-filter further has a first switch in parallel with a first capacitor shunt element and a second switch in parallel with a last capacitor shunt element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Guyette, Neal Fenzi, Michael Eddy, Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220103160
    Abstract: A filter includes first and second shunt resonators, at least one series resonator connected to the first and second shunt resonators in a ladder filter circuit, and a first ground contact pad. The first shunt resonator has two or more first sub-resonators and the second shunt resonator has two or more second sub-resonators. At least one first sub-resonator and at least one, but less than all, of the two or more second sub-resonators are connected to the first ground contact pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Doug Jachowski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Bryant Garcia, Patrick Turner
  • Publication number: 20220094334
    Abstract: A filter device has a first piezoelectric plate spanning a first and second cavity of a substrate. A first and second interdigital transducer (IDT) are on a front surface of the first piezoelectric plate over the first and second cavity. A dielectric layer is formed on the first piezoelectric plate and covers the first IDT and second IDT. A second piezoelectric plate is bonded to a front surface of the dielectric layer over the first cavity and the second cavity. A second dielectric layer is formed on a front surface of the second piezoelectric plate over the first cavity but not over the second cavity. The thickness of the dielectric layer, the first piezoelectric plate and the second piezoelectric plate can be selected to tune a shunt resonator over the first cavity and a series resonator over the second cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Pintu Adhikari, Andrew Guyette
  • Publication number: 20220094329
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices are disclosed. An acoustic resonator device includes a plurality of cells electrically connected in parallel. Each cell includes an interdigital transducer (IDT) on a piezoelectric plate, the IDT having at least 15 and not more than 35 interleaved fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Neal Fenzi, Ryo Wakabayashi, Bryant Garcia, Greg Dyer
  • Publication number: 20220094331
    Abstract: A filter device has a first piezoelectric plate spanning a first and second cavity of a substrate. A first and second interdigital transducer (IDT) are on a front surface of the first piezoelectric plate over the first and second cavity. A dielectric layer is bonded to the first piezoelectric plate and covers the first IDT and second IDT. A second piezoelectric plate is bonded to a front surface of the dielectric layer over the first cavity and the second cavity. A second dielectric layer is formed on a front surface of the second piezoelectric plate over the first cavity but not over the second cavity. The thickness of the dielectric layer, the first piezoelectric plate and the second piezoelectric plate can be selected to tune a shunt resonator over the first cavity and a series resonator over the second cavity to function at 15 GHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Pintu Adhikari, Andrew Guyette
  • Publication number: 20220069801
    Abstract: An acoustic resonator is fabricated by bonding a first piezoelectric plate to a substrate and spans locations for a first and second cavity in the substrate. A top surface of the first piezoelectric plate is planarized to a first thickness. A bonding layer is formed on the first piezoelectric plate and spans the first and second cavity locations. A second piezoelectric plate is bonded to the bonding layer and spans the first and second cavity locations. A portion of the second piezoelectric plate spanning the second cavity location is etched away to form a first membrane over the first cavity location and a second membrane over the second cavity location. Interdigital transducers are formed on the first and second membranes over the first and second cavity location to form a first and second resonator on the same die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Turner, Doug Jachowski, Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220069792
    Abstract: An acoustic resonator is fabricated by bonding a first piezoelectric plate to a substrate and spans locations for a first and second cavity in the substrate. A top surface of the first plate is planarized to a first thickness. A bonding layer is formed on the first piezoelectric plate and spans the first and second cavity locations. A second piezoelectric plate is bonded to the bonding layer and spans the first and second cavity locations. A top surface of the second plate is planarized to a second thickness. A portion of the second piezoelectric plate spanning the second cavity location is etched away to form a first membrane over the first cavity location and a second membrane over the second cavity location. Interdigital transducers are formed on the first and second membranes over the first and second cavity location to form a first and second resonator on the same die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Turner, Douglas Jachowski, Bryant Garcia
  • Patent number: 11264969
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices are disclosed. An acoustic resonator device includes a plurality of cells electrically connected in parallel. Each cell includes an interdigital transducer (IDT) on a piezoelectric plate, the IDT having at least 15 and not more than 35 interleaved fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Resonant Inc.
    Inventors: Neal Fenzi, Ryo Wakabayashi, Bryant Garcia, Greg Dyer
  • Publication number: 20220060170
    Abstract: Resonator and filter devices and methods of fabrication. A resonator chip includes a substrate, a piezoelectric plate, and an acoustic Bragg reflector between the substrate and a back surface of the piezoelectric plate. A conductor pattern on a front surface of the piezoelectric plate includes a first plurality of contact pads and an interdigital transducer (IDT). The IDT and the piezoelectric plate are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a shear primary acoustic mode within the piezoelectric plate. The acoustic Bragg reflector is configured to reflect the shear primary acoustic mode. An interposer has a second plurality of contact pads on a back surface. A seal connects a perimeter of the piezoelectric plate to a perimeter of the interposer. Each contact pad of the first plurality of contact pads is directly connected to a respective contact pad of the second plurality of contact pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ventsislav Yantchev, Bryant Garcia, Viktor Plesski, Soumya Yandrapalli, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Jesson John
  • Publication number: 20220060175
    Abstract: Acoustic filters and methods of fabricating acoustic filters are disclosed. A filter includes a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having a front surface and a back surface attached to a substrate, and a plurality of acoustic resonators including a first shunt resonator, a second shunt resonator, and one or more series resonators. Each of the plurality of acoustic resonators includes an interdigital transducer (IDT) formed on the front surface of the piezoelectric plate, interleaved fingers of the IDT disposed on a respective diaphragm formed by a portion of the piezoelectric plate that spans a cavity in the substrate. A frequency setting dielectric layer is formed over the first and second shunt resonators but not over the one or more series resonators. The frequency setting dielectric layer has a thickness t1 on the first shunt resonator and a thickness t2 on the second shunt resonator, where t1 is not equal to t2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220045661
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices are disclosed. An acoustic resonator device includes a plurality of cells electrically connected in parallel. Each cell includes an interdigital transducer (IDT) on a piezoelectric plate, the IDT having at least 15 and not more than 35 interleaved fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Neal Fenzi, Ryo Wakabayashi, Bryant Garcia, Greg Dyer
  • Patent number: 11239822
    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 faces the substrate. A portion of the LN plate forms a diaphragm spanning a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is on the front surface of the LN plate with interleaved fingers of the IDT 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: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Resonant Inc.
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220021371
    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: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220021369
    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: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220021370
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and filters. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate having a surface and a lithium niobate plate. A back surface of the lithium niobate plate is attached the substrate except for a portion of the lithium niobate plate forming a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on a front surface of the lithium niobate plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are disposed on the diaphragm. The IDT and the lithium niobate plate 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: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia