Abstract: A filter device is provided that includes a substrate comprising a base and an intermediate layer; a piezoelectric layer coupled to the substrate; a first interdigital transducer (IDT) of a first bulk acoustic resonator device on the piezoelectric layer and having interleaved fingers over a first cavity the first bulk acoustic resonator device; a second IDT of a second bulk acoustic resonator device on the piezoelectric layer and having interleaved fingers over a second cavity of the second bulk acoustic resonator device; a first dielectric layer having a first thickness disposed on the piezoelectric layer and between the interleaved fingers of the first IDT; and a second dielectric layer having a second thickness disposed on the piezoelectric layer and between the interleaved fingers of the second IDT. Moreover, the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.

Abstract: There is disclosed acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm. 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 piezoelectric plate and the IDT are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a primary shear acoustic mode in the diaphragm.

Abstract: An extraction cleaner may include a base, an upright body pivotally coupled to the base, a supply tank for supplying cleaning fluid to the base or a cleaning tool coupled to a hose, a recovery tank removably coupled to the upright body for recovering the cleaning fluid and/or debris through at least one inlet at the base and at least one inlet at the cleaning tool. A suction changeover valve may include a valve drive arrangement coupled between the base and the upright body to automatically provide suction at the cleaning tool when the upright body is in an upright position relative to the base, and suction at the base with the upright body is in a reclined position relative to the base.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator is provided that a substrate; a piezoelectric layer, a Bragg reflector layer disposed between the substrate and the piezoelectric layer, and an IDT at a surface of the piezoelectric layer that faces the Bragg reflector layer. The IDT includes a plurality of interleaved fingers extending from first and second busbars. Moreover, an etched region extends into at least a portion of the piezoelectric layer, the etched region including an area between the first busbar and a tip of at least one finger of the plurality of interleaved fingers extending from the second busbar in a first direction substantially parallel to a direction in which the interleaved fingers extend.

Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and methods are disclosed. An acoustic resonator device includes a piezoelectric plate having opposed front and back surfaces. A first electrode and a second electrode are formed on the front surface of the piezoelectric plate, the first and second electrodes and the piezoelectric plate configured such that a radio frequency signal applied between the first and second electrodes excites a shear primary acoustic mode in the piezoelectric plate. The first electrode and the second electrode have trapezoidal cross-sectional shapes. A sidewall angle of at least one side surface of the first electrode and a sidewall angle of at least one side surface of the second electrode are greater than or equal to 70 degrees and less than or equal to 110 degrees.

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. At least a portion of an edge of the diaphragm is at an oblique angle to the fingers.

Abstract: Resonator devices are disclosed. An acoustic resonator device includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, an acoustic Bragg reflector on the back surface, and an interdigital transducer (IDT) on the front surface. The acoustic Bragg reflector reflects a primary shear acoustic mode excited by the IDT in the piezoelectric plate over a frequency range including a resonance frequency and an anti-resonance frequency of the acoustic resonator device.

Abstract: Filter devices and methods are disclosed. A single-crystal piezoelectric plate is attached to substrate, portions of the piezoelectric plate forming a plurality of diaphragms spanning respective cavities in the substrate. A conductor pattern formed on the piezoelectric plate defines a low band filter including low band shunt resonators and low band series resonators and a high band filter including high band shunt resonators and high band series resonators. Interleaved fingers of interdigital transducers (IDTs) of the low band shunt resonators are disposed on respective diaphragms having a first thickness, interleaved fingers of IDTs of the high band series resonators are disposed on respective diaphragms having a second thickness less than the first thickness, and interleaved fingers of IDTs of the low band series resonators and the high band shunt resonators are disposed on respective diaphragms having thicknesses intermediate the first thickness and the second thickness.

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 surface of the piezoelectric plate includes a first plurality of contact pads and an interdigital transducer (IDT). 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.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for fileless information management are provided. A system includes a content-management server in communication with at least one client device via a computer network. The client device has a client user interface to concurrently display a content-editing area and a content card-management area. The content-management server stores content data and content card template metadata shareable between client devices. The content-management server stores programming instructions for a content card-management program for receiving, storing, and transmitting content data via content card templates. A content card template may include metadata associating content data stored in the memory with a content binding in the content-editing area of a client device.

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.

Abstract: Acoustic filters, resonators and methods are disclosed. An acoustic filter device includes a substrate; a piezoelectric layer attached to the substrate, wherein at least a portion of the piezoelectric layer is disposed over a cavity of the acoustic resonator device; and an interdigital transducer (IDT) on a surface of the piezoelectric layer, the IDT including interleaved fingers extending at least over the portion of the piezoelectric layer disposed over the cavity. The cavity has at least one rounded corner, and a portion of interleaved fingers extend from at least one busbar. Moreover, at least a portion of the rounded corner of the cavity is under the at least one busbar in a plan view of the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: An acoustic resonator device, filter devices, and methods of making the same. An acoustic resonator device includes a substrate having a surface and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, where 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. The device further includes an interdigital transducer formed on the front surface of the piezoelectric plate, where interleaved fingers of the IDT disposed on the diaphragm are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a primary shear acoustic mode in the diaphragm. The interleaved fingers include a first layer adjacent the diaphragm and a second layer over the first layer, the second layer having a narrower width than the first layer.

Abstract: A filter device is provided that includes a substrate; a piezoelectric layer coupled to the substrate either directly or via one or more intermediate layers; a first interdigital transducer (IDT) of a first bulk acoustic resonator device on the piezoelectric layer and having interleaved fingers over a first cavity the first bulk acoustic resonator device; a second IDT of a second bulk acoustic resonator device on the piezoelectric layer and having interleaved fingers over a second cavity of the second bulk acoustic resonator device; a first dielectric layer having a first thickness disposed between the interleaved fingers of the first IDT; and a second dielectric layer having a second thickness disposed between the interleaved fingers of the second IDT. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness.

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.

Abstract: Filters and methods of making filters are disclosed. A filter device 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 first portion of the piezoelectric plate has a first thickness, and a second portion of the piezoelectric plate has a second thickness less than the first thickness. A conductor pattern on front surfaces of the first and second portions of the piezoelectric plate includes a first interdigital transducer (IDT) with interleaved fingers on the first portion, and a second IDT with interleaved fingers on the second portion.

Abstract: A filter device is provided that includes a substrate having a surface; and a piezoelectric layer over a first cavity and a second cavity. The piezoelectric layer is attached to the surface of the substrate either directly or via one or more intermediate layers. An area of the piezoelectric layer has a first thickness for at least one first resonator that forms at least one first membrane over the first cavity. Moreover, an area of the piezoelectric layer has a second thickness for at least one second resonator that forms at least one second membrane over the second cavity, the second thickness being thinner than the first thickness. A bottom of the first cavity that is opposite from the at least one first membrane extends farther down away from the piezoelectric layer than a bottom of the second cavity that is opposite from the at least one second membrane.

Abstract: A radio frequency filter includes bulk acoustic resonator chips that each include a substrate; a piezoelectric plate that includes multiple separate plates; and a conductor pattern on the piezoelectric layer and including an interdigitated transducer (IDT) with interleaved fingers on the piezoelectric layer opposite the substrate. The filter further includes an interposer having a surface facing the piezoelectric layer of each of the plurality of bulk acoustic resonator chips; a conductor pattern on the surface of the interposer; a conductive metal bump between the piezoelectric layer and the interposer that electrically connects the plurality of bulk acoustic resonator chips to the interposer; and a cover bonded to the substrates of the plurality of bulk acoustic resonator chips and to the interposer, wherein the cover seals an interior of the plurality bulk acoustic resonator chips.

Abstract: Methods of fabricating filter devices are disclosed. A back surface of a piezoelectric plate having a first thickness is attached to a substrate. The front surface of the piezoelectric plate is selectively etched to thin a portion of the piezoelectric plate from the first thickness to a second thickness less than the first thickness. Cavities are formed in the substrate such that portions of the piezoelectric plate form a plurality of diaphragms spanning respective cavities. A conductor pattern is formed on the front surface. The conductor pattern includes a first interdigital transducer (IDT) with interleaved fingers on a first diaphragm having the first thickness and a second IDT with interleaved fingers on a second diaphragm having the second thickness.

Abstract: A device may include a substrate that includes a base and an intermediate layer. A device may include a piezoelectric layer supported by the substrate except for a portion of the piezoelectric layer forming a diaphragm that spans a helium filled cavity that extends at least partially in the intermediate layer. A device may include an interdigital transducer (IDT) at a surface of the piezoelectric layer and having interleaved fingers on the diaphragm that have a thickness that is less than 0.5 times a thickness of the diaphragm and greater than 0.2 times the thickness of the diaphragm, wherein one of the base and the intermediate layer of the substrate defines a bottom surface of the helium filled cavity that faces the diaphragm such that a cavity depth is between 1.0 ?m to 6.0 ?m.