Patents by Inventor Yumi Torazawa

Yumi Torazawa 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: 11870421
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a surface acoustic wave resonator. The surface acoustic wave resonator includes a piezoelectric substrate, interdigital transducer electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate, a dielectric temperature compensation layer disposed on the piezoelectric substrate to cover the interdigital transducer electrodes, and a dielectric passivation layer over the temperature compensation layer. The passivation layer may include an oxide layer configured to have a sound velocity greater than that of the temperature compensation layer to suppress a transverse signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Rei Goto, Yumi Torazawa
  • Patent number: 11848658
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an acoustic wave resonator with hyperbolic mode suppression. The acoustic wave resonator can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode, a temperature compensation layer, and a mass loading strip. The mass loading strip can be a conductive strip. The mass loading strip can overlap edge portions of fingers of the interdigital transducer electrode. A layer of the mass loading strip can have a density that is at least as high as a density of a material of the interdigital transducer electrode. The material of the interdigital transducer can impact acoustic properties of the acoustic wave resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Rei Goto, Yumi Torazawa
  • Publication number: 20230361753
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device is disclosed. The acoustic wave device can include a substrate, an interdigital transducer electrode disposed on the substrate, and a temperature compensation layer over the interdigital transducer electrode. The IDT electrode includes a lower layer, an upper layer, and a buffer layer disposed between the lower layer and the upper layer. A modulus of elasticity of the buffer layer is less than a modulus of elasticity of the upper layer. The buffer layer is configured to release stress between the lower layer and the upper layer caused due to a difference between a coefficient of thermal expansion of the lower layer and a coefficient of thermal expansion of the upper layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Takanori Yasuda, Keiichi Maki, Yumi Torazawa, Rei Goto, Michael David Hill
  • Patent number: 11811392
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a surface acoustic wave resonator that may include a piezoelectric substrate, interdigital transducer (IDT) electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and a dielectric film covering the piezoelectric substrate and the IDT electrode for temperature compensation. The IDT electrodes may include bus bar electrode regions spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to a propagation direction of a surface acoustic wave to be excited, an overlapping region sandwiched between the bus bar regions, and gap regions defined between respective bus bar electrode regions and the overlapping region in the transverse direction. Each of the gap regions may include a dummy electrode in a dummy electrode region extending from the bus bar electrode region in the transverse direction. The dielectric film may include an open region exposing a respective bus bar electrode region and dummy electrode region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Rei Goto, Yumi Torazawa
  • Publication number: 20230344408
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device and a method of forming the same is disclosed. The acoustic wave device can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode formed with the piezoelectric layer, and a temperature compensation layer over the interdigital transducer electrode. The interdigital transducer electrode includes a bus bar and fingers that extend from the bus bar. The fingers each includes an edge portion and a body portion. The acoustic wave device can include a mass loading strip that overlaps the edge portions of the fingers. A portion of the temperature compensation layer is positioned between the mass loading strip and the piezoelectric layer. The acoustic wave device can include a buffer layer that is disposed at least partially between the mass loading strip and the temperature compensation layer. The buffer layer includes a material different from materials of the temperature compensation layer and the mass loading strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yumi Torazawa, Hironori Fukuhara, Yuji Yashiro, Kenta Morita
  • Publication number: 20230344407
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device is disclosed. The acoustic wave device can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode formed with the piezoelectric layer, a temperature compensation layer over the interdigital transducer electrode. The interdigital transducer electrode includes a bus bar and fingers that extend from the bus bar. The fingers each includes an edge portion and a body portion. The acoustic wave device can include a mass loading strip overlaps the edge portions of the fingers. The acoustic wave device can include a portion of the temperature compensation layer is positioned between the mass loading strip and the piezoelectric layer. The acoustic wave device can include a buffer layer that is disposed at least partially between the mass loading strip and the temperature compensation layer. A thickness of the buffer layer can be at least one forth a thickness of the mass loading strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yumi Torazawa, Hironori Fukuhara, Yuji Yashiro, Kenta Morita
  • Publication number: 20230344406
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device is disclosed. The acoustic wave device can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode formed with the piezoelectric layer, a temperature compensation layer over the interdigital transducer electrode. The interdigital transducer electrode includes a bus bar and fingers that extend from the bus bar. The fingers each includes an edge portion and a body portion. The acoustic wave device can include a mass loading strip overlaps the edge portions of the fingers. The acoustic wave device can include a portion of the temperature compensation layer is positioned between the mass loading strip and the piezoelectric layer. The acoustic wave device can include a buffer layer that is disposed at least partially between the mass loading strip and the temperature compensation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yumi Torazawa, Hironori Fukuhara, Yuji Yashiro, Kenta Morita
  • Publication number: 20230318566
    Abstract: A temperature compensated surface acoustic wave device is disclosed. The temperature compensated surface acoustic wave device can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode over the piezoelectric layer, and a temperature compensation layer over the interdigital transducer electrode. The interdigital transducer electrode includes a first layer, a second layer over the first layer, and a buffer layer between the first layer and the second layer. A thermal conductivity of the second layer is greater than a thermal conductivity of the buffer layer. The buffer layer can be a titanium layer. A thickness of the buffer layer can be in a range of 20 nm to 200 nm, or in a range of 5% to 30% of a thickness of the interdigital transducer electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Takanori Yasuda, Keiichi Maki, Yumi Torazawa, Rei Goto, Michael David Hill
  • Patent number: 11705883
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an acoustic wave resonator with transverse mode suppression. The acoustic wave resonator can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode, a temperature compensation layer, and a mass loading strip. The mass loading strip can be a conductive strip. The mass loading strip can overlap edge portions of fingers of the interdigital transducer electrode. A layer of the mass loading strip can have a density that is at least as high as a density of a material of the interdigital transducer electrode. The material of the interdigital transducer can impact acoustic properties of the acoustic wave resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Rei Goto, Yumi Torazawa
  • Publication number: 20220209738
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an acoustic wave device with transverse mode suppression. The acoustic wave device can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode, a temperature compensation layer, and a mass loading strip. The mass loading strip can overlap edge portions of fingers of the interdigital transducer electrode. The mass loading strip can have a sidewall that is tapered inwardly from a bottom side of the mass loading strip to a top side of the mass loading strip. The top side can be shorter than the bottom side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Yumi Torazawa, Yuya Hiramatsu, Rei Goto, Hironori Fukuhara
  • Publication number: 20210126618
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a surface acoustic wave resonator. The surface acoustic wave resonator includes a piezoelectric substrate, interdigital transducer electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate, a dielectric temperature compensation layer disposed on the piezoelectric substrate to cover the interdigital transducer electrodes, and a dielectric passivation layer over the temperature compensation layer. The passivation layer may include an oxide layer configured to have a sound velocity greater than that of the temperature compensation layer to suppress a transverse signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Rei Goto, Yumi Torazawa
  • Publication number: 20210126624
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a surface acoustic wave resonator that may include a piezoelectric substrate, interdigital transducer (IDT) electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and a dielectric film covering the piezoelectric substrate and the IDT electrode for temperature compensation. The IDT electrodes may include bus bar electrode regions spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to a propagation direction of a surface acoustic wave to be excited, an overlapping region sandwiched between the bus bar regions, and gap regions defined between respective bus bar electrode regions and the overlapping region in the transverse direction. Each of the gap regions may include a dummy electrode in a dummy electrode region extending from the bus bar electrode region in the transverse direction. The dielectric film may include an open region exposing a respective bus bar electrode region and dummy electrode region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Rei Goto, Yumi Torazawa
  • Publication number: 20210126612
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an acoustic wave resonator with hyperbolic mode suppression. The acoustic wave resonator can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode, a temperature compensation layer, and a mass loading strip. The mass loading strip can be a conductive strip. The mass loading strip can overlap edge portions of fingers of the interdigital transducer electrode. A layer of the mass loading strip can have a density that is at least as high as a density of a material of the interdigital transducer electrode. The material of the interdigital transducer can impact acoustic properties of the acoustic wave resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Rei Goto, Yumi Torazawa
  • Publication number: 20210126616
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an acoustic wave resonator with transverse mode suppression. The acoustic wave resonator can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode, a temperature compensation layer, and a mass loading strip. The mass loading strip can be a conductive strip. The mass loading strip can overlap edge portions of fingers of the interdigital transducer electrode. A layer of the mass loading strip can have a density that is at least as high as a density of a material of the interdigital transducer electrode. The material of the interdigital transducer can impact acoustic properties of the acoustic wave resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yuya Hiramatsu, Rei Goto, Yumi Torazawa