Patents by Inventor Viktor Plesski

Viktor Plesski 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: 12647099
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Greg Dyer, Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Soumya Yandrapalli
  • Patent number: 12525952
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Soumya Yandrapalli
  • Patent number: 12463619
    Abstract: Filter devices are disclosed. A filter device includes a piezoelectric plate comprising a supported portion, a first diaphragm, and a second diaphragm. The supported portion is attached to a substrate and the first and second diaphragms spans respective cavities in the substrate. A first interdigital transducer (IDT) has interleaved fingers on the first diaphragm. A second interdigital transducer (IDT) has interleaved fingers on the second diaphragm. A first dielectric layer is between the interleaved fingers of the first IDT, and a second dielectric layer is between the interleaved fingers of the second IDT. A thickness of the first dielectric layer is greater than a thickness of the second dielectric layer. The piezoelectric plate and the first and second IDTs are configured such that radio frequency signals applied to first and second IDTs excite primary shear acoustic modes in the respective diaphragms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Viktor Plesski, Soumya Yandrapalli, Sean McHugh, Gregory L. Hey-Shipton, Garrett Williams, Ventsislav Yantchev, Andrew Guyette, Neal Fenzi, Jesson John, Bryant Garcia, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Douglas Jachowski, Greg Dyer, Chris O′Brien, Andrew Kay, Albert Cardona, Dylan Kelly, Wei Yang, Marie Chantal Mukandatimana, Luke Myers
  • Publication number: 20250323616
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices, and method of making acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator is provided that includes a piezoelectric layer; and an interdigital transducer (IDT) having interleaved fingers on a surface of the piezoelectric layer. At least one finger of the interleaved fingers has an irregular hexagon cross-sectional shape. Moreover, sides of the irregular hexagon cross-sectional shape are not all a same length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Viktor Plesski, Julius Koskela
  • Patent number: 12431855
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators, acoustic filter devices and methods of making the same. An acoustic resonator device includes a piezoelectric layer having front and back surfaces, a high acoustic velocity layer on the back surface, and an interdigital transducer (IDT) on the front surface. The high acoustic velocity layer has a higher acoustic velocity than an acoustic velocity of the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Viktor Plesski, Julius Koskela, Ventsislav Yantchev, Patrick Turner, Neal Fenzi, Robert B. Hammond
  • Publication number: 20250247073
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Greg Dyer, Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Ventsislav Yantchev, Soumya Yandrapalli
  • Patent number: 12375056
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Viktor Plesski, Bryant Garcia, Julius Koskela, Patrick Turner
  • Patent number: 12323133
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices, filters, and methods are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate, a lithium niobate plate having front and back surfaces, wherein Euler angles of the lithium niobate plate are [0°, ?, 0°], where ? is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 60°, and an acoustic Bragg reflector between the surface of the substrate and the back surface of the lithium niobate plate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the front surface of the piezoelectric plate. At least one finger of the IDT is disposed in a groove in the lithium niobate plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ventsislav Yantchev, Viktor Plesski, Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20250175153
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic resonator is provided that includes a piezoelectric layer, and an interdigital transducer on a surface of the piezoelectric layer and including a plurality of interleaved fingers. At least one finger of the plurality of interleaved fingers comprises a first layer having a bottom surface that contacts the surface of the piezoelectric layer. The at least one finger includes a second layer having a bottom surface that contacts a top surface of the first layer. Moreover, a width of the bottom surface of the second layer is less than a width of the bottom surface of the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Viktor PLESSKI, Patrick TURNER, Robert HAMMOND, Bryant GARCIA, Ventsislav YANTCHEV, Neal FENZI, Julius KOSKELA
  • Publication number: 20250175148
    Abstract: An acoustic resonator is provided. The acoustic resonator may comprise a substrate, a piezoelectric membrane attached to the substrate, and a plurality of electrodes. The piezoelectric membrane presents a plurality of grooves, wherein two adjacent grooves define a ridge in between them. Each electrode is placed in a respective groove. Each electrode comprises two lateral parts, each lateral part covering at least partially a respective lateral wall of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Viktor Plesski, Naiqing Zhang
  • Patent number: 12301212
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ventsislav Yantchev, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Julius Koskela, Robert B. Hammond
  • Patent number: 12301204
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ventsislav Yantchev, Bryant Garcia, Viktor Plesski, Soumya Yandrapalli, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Jesson John
  • Patent number: 12283944
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices, filters, and methods are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate, a lithium niobate plate having front and back surfaces, wherein Euler angles of the lithium niobate plate are [0°, ?, 0°], where ? is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 60°. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the piezoelectric plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ventsislav Yantchev, Viktor Plesski, Bryant Garcia
  • Publication number: 20250125783
    Abstract: An acoustic resonator device is provided that includes a piezoelectric layer; and an interdigital transducer (IDT) at a surface of the piezoelectric layer, the IDT comprising interleaved fingers. At least one interleaved finger of the interleaved fingers comprises a first layer and a second layer over the first layer, wherein the first layer is between the piezoelectric layer and the second layer. Moreover, a shape of the second layer varies with respect to at least one other interleaved finger of the interleaved fingers. A thickness of the first layer is less than a thickness of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Viktor PLESSKI, Julius KOSKELA
  • Publication number: 20250105816
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Ventsislav Yantchev, Bryant Garcia, Viktor Plesski, Soumya Yandrapalli, Robert B. Hammond, Patrick Turner, Jesson John
  • Patent number: 12255605
    Abstract: There is disclosed acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator device includes a piezoelectric plate, and an interdigital transducer (IDT) formed on a front surface of the piezoelectric plate. The IDT includes interleaved fingers. At least one of the interleaved fingers includes a first layer adjacent the piezoelectric plate and a second layer over the first layer, wherein a width of the first layer is constant, and wherein a width of the second layer varies along a length of the at least one interleaved finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Viktor Plesski, Julius Koskela
  • Publication number: 20250088167
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Kuan ZHANG, James R. COSTA, Andrew KAY, Greg DYER, Viktor PLESSKI, Soumya YANDRAPALLI, Robert B. HAMMOND, Bryant GARCIA, Patrick TURNER, Jesson JOHN, Ventsislav YANTCHEV
  • Patent number: 12244295
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Viktor Plesski, Patrick Turner, Robert Hammond, Bryant Garcia, Ventsislav Yantchev, Neal Fenzi, Julius Koskela
  • Publication number: 20250070753
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Viktor PLESSKI, Soumya YANDRAPALLI, Robert B. HAMMOND, Bryant GARCIA, Patrick TURNER, Jesson JOHN, Ventsislav YANTCHEV
  • Patent number: 12237826
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bryant Garcia, Ventsislav Yantchev, Patrick Turner, Viktor Plesski, Julius Koskela, Soumya Yandrapalli, Neal Fenzi, Robert B. Hammond