Patents by Inventor Rei Goto

Rei Goto 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: 20230104500
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device assembly is disclosed. The acoustic wave device assembly can include a first interdigital transducer electrode that is in contact with a first piezoelectric layer, and a second interdigital transducer electrode that is in contact with a second piezoelectric layer. The acoustic wave device assembly can include an acoustic mirror structure that is positioned between the first interdigital transducer electrode and the second interdigital transducer electrode. The acoustic mirror structure has a first portion that is configured to confine acoustic energy of a first acoustic wave generated by the first interdigital transducer electrode, and a second portion that is configured to confine acoustic energy of a second acoustic wave generated by the second interdigital transducer electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto
  • Publication number: 20230107728
    Abstract: A stacked acoustic wave device assembly is disclosed. The stacked acoustic wave device assembly can include a first acoustic wave device that includes a first substrate, a first piezoelectric layer, a first solid acoustic mirror that is disposed between the first substrate and the first piezoelectric layer, and a first interdigital transducer electrode that is in contact with the first piezoelectric layer. The stacked acoustic wave device assembly can include a second acoustic wave device that includes a second substrate, a second piezoelectric layer, a second solid acoustic mirror that is disposed between the second substrate and the second piezoelectric layer, and a second interdigital transducer electrode that is in contact with the second piezoelectric layer. The second acoustic wave device is stacked over the first acoustic wave device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto
  • Publication number: 20230104405
    Abstract: An acoustic wave resonator is disclosed. The acoustic wave resonator can include a plurality of interdigital transducer electrodes and a multilayer piezoelectric substrate (MPS) adjacent the plurality of interdigital transducer electrodes. The MPS includes a first substrate layer of a piezoelectric material, and a second substrate layer of silicon that is bonded to the first layer. The silicon has a cut direction and/or acoustic wave propagation direction that is different from those of a silicon substrate. The silicon substrate has a cut direction and a propagation direction property defined by the silicon cut angle of {100} and the propagation direction <110>.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Takuya Ushiyama, Rei Goto
  • Publication number: 20230109106
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device is disclosed. The acoustic wave device is configured to generate a surface acoustic wave having a wavelength L. The acoustic wave device can include a piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer has a thickness in a range of 0.1 L to 0.3 L. The acoustic wave device can include an interdigital transducer electrode that is positioned over the piezoelectric layer, and a support substrate that is bonded to the piezoelectric layer such that the piezoelectric layer is positioned between the interdigital transducer electrode and the support substrate. The support substrate has a cut angle configured to provide a velocity of the surface acoustic wave calculated by multiplying the wavelength L by a particular frequency to be greater than 4800 m/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Takuya Ushiyama, Rei Goto
  • Publication number: 20230107820
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device assembly is disclosed. The acoustic wave device assembly can include a first acoustic wave device that includes a first substrate, a first piezoelectric layer, a first solid acoustic mirror that is disposed between the first substrate and the first piezoelectric layer, and a first interdigital transducer electrode that has a first portion embedded in the first piezoelectric layer and a second portion disposed over a surface of the first piezoelectric layer. The acoustic wave device assembly can include a second acoustic wave device that includes a second substrate, a second piezoelectric layer, a second solid acoustic mirror that is disposed between the second substrate and the second piezoelectric layer, and a second interdigital transducer electrode that is in contact with the second piezoelectric layer. The second acoustic wave device is stacked over the first acoustic wave device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto
  • Publication number: 20230103956
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device assembly is disclosed. The acoustic wave device assembly can include a first acoustic wave device that includes a first substrate, a first piezoelectric layer, a first solid acoustic mirror that is disposed between the first substrate and the first piezoelectric layer, and a first interdigital transducer electrode that is in contact with the first piezoelectric layer. The acoustic wave device assembly can include a second acoustic wave device that includes a second substrate, a second piezoelectric layer, a second solid acoustic mirror that is disposed between the second substrate and the second piezoelectric layer, a second interdigital transducer electrode that is in contact with the second piezoelectric layer, and a third solid acoustic mirror over the second interdigital transducer electrode. The first acoustic wave device and the second acoustic wave device being stacked on one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto
  • Publication number: 20230108686
    Abstract: A stacked acoustic wave device assembly is disclosed. The stacked acoustic wave device assembly can include a first acoustic wave device including a first double acoustic mirror structure having a first solid acoustic mirror and a second solid acoustic mirror, and a first piezoelectric layer between the first and second solid acoustic mirrors. The stacked acoustic wave device assembly can include a second acoustic wave device including a second double acoustic mirror structure having a third solid acoustic mirror and a fourth acoustic mirror, and a second piezoelectric layer between the third and fourth acoustic mirrors. The second acoustic wave device is vertically stacked on the first acoustic wave device such that the second solid acoustic mirror and the fourth solid acoustic mirror are positioned between the first and second piezoelectric layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto
  • Publication number: 20230105034
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device assembly is disclosed. The acoustic wave device assembly can include a first acoustic wave device that includes a first substrate, a first piezoelectric layer, a first solid acoustic mirror that is disposed between the first substrate and the first piezoelectric layer, and a first interdigital transducer electrode that is embedded in the piezoelectric layer. The acoustic wave device assembly can include a second acoustic wave device that includes a second substrate, a second piezoelectric layer, a second solid acoustic mirror that is disposed between the second substrate and the second piezoelectric layer, and a second interdigital transducer electrode that is in contact with the second piezoelectric layer. The second acoustic wave device is stacked over the first acoustic wave device. The first acoustic wave device and the second acoustic wave device are spaced by a spacer assembly such that a cavity is formed between the first acoustic wave device and the second acoustic wave device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto
  • Patent number: 11621690
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an acoustic wave device is disclosed. The method includes attaching a support layer to a ceramic layer. The support layer has a higher thermal conductivity than the ceramic layer. The ceramic layer can be a polycrystalline spinel layer. The method also includes bonding a piezoelectric layer to a surface of the ceramic layer. The method further includes forming an interdigital transducer electrode over the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto, Keiichi Maki
  • Patent number: 11616487
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to acoustic wave devices on stacked die. A first die can include first acoustic wave device configured to generate a boundary acoustic wave. A second die can include a second acoustic wave device configured to generate a second boundary acoustic wave, in which the second die is stacked with the first die. The first acoustic wave resonator can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode on the piezoelectric layer, and high acoustic velocity layers on opposing sides of the piezoelectric layer. The high acoustic velocity layers can each have an acoustic velocity that is greater than a velocity of the boundary acoustic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakamura, Rei Goto, Keiichi Maki
  • Patent number: 11616491
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a surface acoustic wave device. The surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric layer and an interdigital transducer. The interdigital transducer electrode includes a pair of electrodes, each electrode having a bus bar and fingers extending from the bus bar. The interdigital transducer electrode has an interdigital region defined by a portion of the fingers of the electrodes that interdigitate with each other. A dielectric layer is disposed over the interdigital transducer electrode outside the interdigital region and configured to reduce a loss of the surface acoustic wave device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Gong Bin Tang, Rei Goto, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11606078
    Abstract: Acoustic wave resonators are disclosed that include a piezoelectric layer and an interdigital transducer electrode over the piezoelectric layer. The interdigital transducer electrode has a rotation angle and a tilt angle. The rotation angle and the tilt angle can together increase a figure of merit of the acoustic wave device. The rotation angle and the tilt angle can both be non-zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Gong Bin Tang, Rei Goto
  • Publication number: 20230075035
    Abstract: A water-soluble film for a liquid detergent-packaging capsule does not cause discoloration, can prevent precipitate of inorganic salts such as sulfites and sulfates contained in the packaging capsule or the liquid detergent, can prevent whitening due to precipitate, can maintain the haptics of the packaging capsule containing the liquid detergent and keep a good appearance over time. A liquid detergent is sealed in the water-soluble film. The film contains an anionic-group modified polyvinyl alcohol resin, a plasticizer including glycerin and sorbitol at a mass ratio of 1:2.1 to 5.3, and a sulfite, and is characterized in that the total contained amount of the glycerin and the sorbitol is 21-39 parts by mass, and the contained amount of the sulfite is 0.1-1.9 parts by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the anionic-group modified polyvinyl alcohol resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: AICELLO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi TANIKAWA, Rei GOTO
  • Publication number: 20230070350
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device, a radio frequency filter and an electronics module are provided. The acoustic wave device comprises a piezoelectric substrate, a temperature compensation layer disposed on the piezoelectric substrate, and an interdigital transducer embedded within the temperature compensation layer and spatially separated from the piezoelectric substrate. The interdigital transducer is configured to generate an acoustic wave in response to an electrical signal. A passivation layer is disposed on the temperature compensation layer. The acoustic wave device can be used in wide passband applications, and has an excellent temperature coefficient, small size, and a clean response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: Rei Goto
  • Publication number: 20230069327
    Abstract: A packaged surface acoustic wave device is disclosed. the packaged surface acoustic wave device can include a support substrate that includes a conductive via formed therein, a piezoelectric layer over the support substrate, an interdigital transducer electrode over the piezoelectric layer, a roof structure over the interdigital transducer electrode, and a conductive pillar between the support substrate and the roof structure. The conductive pillar supports the roof structure and defines at least a portion of an electrical pathway between the interdigital transducer electrode and the conductive via. The roof structure is configured such that there is no signal communication between the conductive pillar and the roof structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto, Keiichi Maki
  • Publication number: 20230062981
    Abstract: A packaged surface acoustic wave device is disclosed. the packaged surface acoustic wave device can include a support substrate that includes a conductive via formed therein, a piezoelectric layer over the support substrate, an interdigital transducer electrode over the piezoelectric layer, a roof structure over the interdigital transducer electrode, and a conductive pillar directly over the conductive via. The conductive pillar supports the roof structure and defines at least a portion of a signal pathway between the interdigital transducer electrode and the conductive via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto, Keiichi Maki
  • Publication number: 20230066822
    Abstract: A packaged surface acoustic wave device is disclosed. The packaged surface acoustic wave device can include a support substrate that has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The support substrate including a conductive via extending vertically between the first side to the second side. The packaged surface acoustic wave device can include a piezoelectric layer over the first side of the support substrate, an interdigital transducer electrode over the piezoelectric layer, a roof structure over the interdigital transducer electrode, and a conductive pillar between the first side of the support substrate and the roof structure. The conductive pillar supports the roof structure and defines at least a portion of an electrical pathway between the interdigital transducer electrode and the conductive via. A maximum horizontal dimension of the conductive pillar is greater than a maximum horizontal dimension of the conductive via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto, Keiichi Maki
  • Publication number: 20230055758
    Abstract: A multilayer piezoelectric substrate for a surface acoustic wave resonator comprises a carrier substrate having an upper surface, a high acoustic velocity dielectric layer having a lower surface disposed on the upper surface of the carrier substrate and an upper surface to reflect acoustic energy generated by the surface acoustic wave resonator away from the carrier substrate, a low acoustic velocity dielectric layer having a lower surface disposed on the upper surface of the high acoustic velocity dielectric layer and an upper surface, the low acoustic velocity dielectric layer exhibiting a lower acoustic velocity than an acoustic velocity of the high acoustic velocity dielectric layer, and a layer of piezoelectric material having a lower surface disposed on the upper surface of the low acoustic velocity dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Rei Goto, Hironori Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 11588465
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a first substrate having a first surface bonded to a first surface of a second substrate, one or more acoustic wave devices disposed on the first surface of each of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a thermally conductive layer disposed on a second surface of the first substrate opposite the first surface of the first substrate. The thermally conductive layer has a higher thermal conductivity than a material of which the first substrate is formed to reduce an operating temperature of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Rei Goto, Takeshi Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20230048476
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate and a multi-layer interdigital transducer electrode disposed on the piezoelectric substrate. The multi-layer interdigital transducer electrode includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The second electrode layer is disposed between the piezoelectric substrate and the first electrode layer. The first electrode layer has a higher density than a density of the second electrode layer. The second electrode layer has a higher conductivity than a conductivity of the first electrode layer. Related radio frequency modules and wireless communication devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kezia Cheng, Alan Sangone Chen, Benjamin Paul Abbott, Rei Goto, Yosuke Hamaoka, Michael David Hill