Using Bulk Mode Piezoelectric Vibrator Patents (Class 333/187)
  • Patent number: 12143092
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and filters are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a piezoelectric plate having parallel front and back surfaces. The substrate includes a silicon base having a trap-rich region adjacent to a surface and a dielectric layer on the surface. The back surface of the piezoelectric plate faces the dielectric layer. The piezoelectric plate comprises a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is provided on the front surface of the piezoelectric plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are on the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Patrick Turner
  • Patent number: 12126320
    Abstract: Techniques for improving acoustic wave device structures are disclosed, including filters and systems that may include such devices. An apparatus may comprise a first electrical filter including an acoustic wave device. The first electrical may having a first filter band in a Super High Frequency (SHF) band or an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) band to facilitate compliance with a regulatory requirement or a standards setting organization specification. For example, the first electrical filter may comprise a notch filter having a notch band overlapping at least a portion of an Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) band to facilitate compliance with a regulatory requirement or the standards setting organization specification for the Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: QXONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Dariusz Burak, Kevin J. Grannen, Jack Lenell
  • Patent number: 12126321
    Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrating device according to the present invention is provided with: a piezoelectric vibration plate having first and second driving electrodes respectively formed on main surfaces on both sides thereof, the piezoelectric vibration plate further having first and second mounting terminals that are respectively connected to the first and second driving electrodes. The piezoelectric vibrating device is also provided with first and second sealing members respectively joined to the main surfaces on both sides of the piezoelectric vibration plate in a manner that the first and second driving electrodes of the piezoelectric vibration plate are covered with these sealing members. At least one of the first and second sealing members includes a film made of a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: DAISHINKU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Ohnishi, Koji Nakamura, Takuya Kojo, Kohei Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 12113511
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for a bridge-type filter. In example aspects, the apparatus includes a filter circuit having a first port, a second port, and a filter core. The filter core is coupled between the first port and the second port. The filter core includes at least one transformer, a first resonator arrangement, and a second resonator arrangement. The first resonator arrangement is coupled to the at least one transformer and includes multiple acoustic resonators. The second resonator arrangement is coupled to the at least one transformer and includes multiple acoustic resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: RF360 Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Edgar Schmidhammer, Marc Esquius Morote, Juha Sakari Ella
  • Patent number: 12101076
    Abstract: Disclosed is an acoustic wave resonator comprising a substrate material formed of aluminum nitride (AlN) doped with one or more of beryllium (Be), strontium (Sr), and sodium (Na) to enhance performance of the acoustic wave resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Michael David Hill
  • Patent number: 12101587
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an acoustic output apparatus including one or more status sensors, at least one low-frequency acoustic driver, at least one high-frequency acoustic driver, at least two first sound guiding holes, and at least two second sound guiding holes. The status sensors may detect status information of a user. The low-frequency acoustic driver may generate at least one first sound, a frequency of which is within a first frequency range. The high-frequency acoustic driver may generate at least one second sound, a frequency of which is within a second frequency range including at least one frequency exceeding the first frequency range. The first and second sound guiding holes may output the first and second spatial sound, respectively. The first and second sound may be generated based on the status information, and may simulate a target sound coming from at least one virtual direction with respect to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 12101078
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Patent number: 12081197
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a film bulk acoustic resonator and its fabrication method, a filter, and a radio frequency communication system. The film bulk acoustic resonator includes a first substrate and a support layer disposed on the first substrate, where a cavity is formed in the support layer; a piezoelectric stacked layer covering the cavity, where the piezoelectric stacked layer includes an active resonance region and an inactive resonance region surrounding the active resonance region; and at least two trenches, arranged at a junction of the active resonance region and the inactive resonance region to define a range of the active resonance region. The at least two trenches include a first trench and a second trench; the second trench passes through the second electrode layer and the piezoelectric layer; and the first trench passes the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer and is connected to the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Inventors: Huan Sui, Fei Qi, Guohuang Yang
  • Patent number: 12068736
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a bulk acoustic wave device with a floating raised frame structure. The bulk acoustic wave device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a piezoelectric layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a floating raised frame structure positioned on a same side of the piezoelectric layer as the first electrode and spaced apart from the first electrode. The floating raised frame structure is at a floating potential. The bulk acoustic wave device can suppress a raised frame mode. Related methods, filters, multiplexers, radio frequency front ends, radio frequency modules, and wireless communication devices are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Skyworks Global Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiansong Liu, Yuhao Liu, Kwang Jae Shin, Chun Sing Lam
  • Patent number: 12068734
    Abstract: A method for forming an aluminum nitride layer (310, 320) comprises the provision of a substrate (100) and the forming of a patterned metal nitride layer (110). A bottom electrode metal layer (210) is formed on the exposed portions (101) of the substrate. An aluminum nitride layer portion (320) grown above the exposed portion (101) of the substrate (100) exhibits piezoelectric properties. An aluminum nitride layer portion (310) grown above the patterned metal nitride layer (110) exhibits no piezoelectric properties (310). Both aluminum nitride layer portions (320, 310) are grown simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: RF360 Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Maximilian Schiek, Christian Ceranski, Günter Scheinbacher
  • Patent number: 12052010
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) device with a substantially symmetrical structure in a vertical direction. The disclosed BAW device includes a main device region having a top electrode, a bottom electrode, and a piezoelectric layer sandwiched between the top electrode and the bottom electrode, a bottom reflector section underneath the bottom electrode, a bottom substrate underneath the bottom reflector section, a top reflector section over the top electrode, and a top substrate over the bottom reflector section. Herein, the bottom reflector section, the bottom substrate, the top reflector section, and the top substrate are configured so that a neutral plane of the BAW device is positioned at a center of the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Gernot Fattinger, Michael Fattinger, Paul Stokes
  • Patent number: 12028040
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bryant Garcia
  • Patent number: 12009803
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave resonator, a filter, and a radio frequency communication system are provided. The bulk acoustic wave resonator includes a substrate and a bottom electrode layer, where a cavity is formed therebetween. The bulk acoustic wave resonator also includes a piezoelectric layer formed on the bottom electrode layer and over the cavity, and a top electrode layer formed over the piezoelectric layer. At least one of the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer has a convex portion or concave portion. The convex portion is located in a region of the cavity and is protruded facing away from a bottom of the cavity, and the concave portion is located in the region of the cavity and is recessed towards the bottom of the cavity. Each of the convex portion and the concave portion is located in a peripheral region surrounding the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Ningbo Semiconductor International Corporation
    Inventor: Hailong Luo
  • Patent number: 12009798
    Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices, and method of making acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate having a surface and a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, the back surface 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 piezoelectric plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are disposed on the diaphragm. The interleaved fingers have an irregular hexagon cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Viktor Plesski, Julius Koskela
  • Patent number: 12003228
    Abstract: An air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) according to the present invention may include: a substrate comprising an air gap portion on an upper surface thereof; a lower electrode formed on the substrate; a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower electrode; an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer; a protective layer formed on the upper electrode; and a beam structure extended in a dome shape from one side of the upper electrode to define a space portion between the upper electrode and the piezoelectric layer, wherein one end of the beam structure is in contact with the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: WISOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hun Kim, Yong Hun Ko
  • Patent number: 11984868
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and filters are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate having a trap-rich region adjacent to a surface and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having parallel front and back surfaces, the back surface 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 single-crystal piezoelectric plate and the IDT are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a shear primary acoustic mode within the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Patrick Turner
  • Patent number: 11979134
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave resonator with better performance and better manufacturability is described. The bulk acoustic wave resonator includes a composite piezoelectric film. The composite piezoelectric film includes a first sublayer of a first piezoelectric material, a second sublayer of a second piezoelectric material, and a third sublayer of a third piezoelectric material that is disposed between the first sublayer and the second sublayer. The first piezoelectric material has a first lattice constant, the second piezoelectric material has a second lattice constant, and the third piezoelectric material has a third lattice constant that is distinct from the first lattice constant and from the second lattice constant. The composite piezoelectric film may include a sequence of alternating sublayers of two or more distinct piezoelectric materials, or a sequence of composition graded layers having gradually changing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBAL COMMUNICATION SEMICONDUCTORS, LLC
    Inventors: Liping D. Hou, Shing-Kuo Wang
  • Patent number: 11967939
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a bulk acoustic wave device that includes a multi-layer raised frame structure. The multi-layer raised frame structure includes a first raised frame layer positioned between a first electrode and a second electrode of the bulk acoustic wave device. The first raised frame layer has a lower acoustic impedance than the first electrode. The first raised frame layer and the second raised frame layer overlap in an active region of the bulk acoustic wave device. Related filters, multiplexers, packaged modules, wireless communication devices, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Skyworks Global Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Jae Shin, Jiansong Liu
  • Patent number: 11967940
    Abstract: Techniques for improving Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) resonator structures are disclosed, including filters, oscillators and systems that may include such devices. A first layer of piezoelectric material having a piezoelectrically excitable resonance mode may be provided. The first layer of piezoelectric material may have a thickness so that the bulk acoustic wave resonator has a resonant frequency. The first layer of piezoelectric material may include a first pair of sublayers of piezoelectric material, and a first layer of temperature compensating material. A substrate may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Qxonix Inc.
    Inventors: Dariusz Burak, Kevin J. Grannen, Jack Lenell
  • Patent number: 11949397
    Abstract: The invention discloses a bulk acoustic wave resonator and a manufacturing method thereof, the bulk acoustic wave resonator comprising: an air gap arranged at the external of the effective piezoelectric region, the air gap being formed between the upper electrode and the piezoelectric layer and/or between the piezoelectric layer and the substrate, and covering the end part, proximal to the air gap, of the lower electrode or connecting to the end part of the lower electrode, wherein the air gap is provided with a first end proximal to the effective piezoelectric region, and at least a portion of the upper surface, starting from the first end, of the air gap is an arch-shaped upper surface. The bulk acoustic wave resonator of the present invention capable of increasing a quality factor (Q) and an effective electromechanical coupling coefficient (K2t,eff) and improving the electrostatic discharge (ESD) immunity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ROFS Microsystem (Tianjin) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Wei Pang, Menglun Zhang, Chen Sun
  • Patent number: 11949398
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device incudes: a first sub-semiconductor structure including a dielectric layer; and a second sub-semiconductor structure, at least including a carrier substrate, and being bonded to the first sub-semiconductor structure. The first sub-semiconductor structure or the second sub-semiconductor structure includes a charge accumulation preventing layer, and the charge accumulation preventing layer is disposed between the carrier substrate and the dielectric layer, and is configured to avoid an undesired conductive channel from being generated due to charge accumulation on a surface of the carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Newsonic Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guojun Weng, Jian Wang
  • Patent number: 11936364
    Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device comprising a base substrate, a piezoelectric layer and an electrode layer in between the piezoelectric layer and the base substrate, a comb electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer comprising a plurality of electrode means with a pitch p, defined asp=A, with A being the wavelength of the standing acoustic wave generated by applying opposite potentials to the electrode layer and comb electrode, wherein the piezoelectric layer comprises at least one region located in between the electrode means, in which at least one physical parameter is different compared to the region underneath the electrode means or fingers. A method of fabrication for such surface acoustic wave device is also disclosed. The physical parameter may be thickness, elasticity, doping concentration of Ti or number of protons obtained by proton exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Soitec
    Inventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Thierry LaRoche
  • Patent number: 11929732
    Abstract: Electro-acoustic resonator and method for manufacturing the same An electro-acoustic resonator comprises an acoustic mirror (120) disposed on a carrier substrate (110), a bottom electrode (130) and a piezoelectric layer (140). A structured silicon dioxide flap layer (150) is disposed on the piezoelectric layer (140), both layers having a common contact surface. Direct disposal of the silicon dioxide (150) on the piezoelectric layer (140) increases the quality factor of the resonator and leads to enhanced RF filter performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: RF360 Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Florian Lochner
  • Patent number: 11929739
    Abstract: Bulk acoustic wave resonators of two or more different filters can be on a common die. The two filters can be included in a multiplexer, such as a duplexer, or implemented as standalone filters. With bulk acoustic wave resonators of two or more filters on the same die, the filters can be implemented in less physical space compared to implementing the same filters of different die. Related methods, radio frequency systems, radio frequency modules, and wireless communication devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Akshara Kankar, Tomoya Komatsu, Abhishek Dey, Nan Wu, Stephane Richard Marie Wloczysiak
  • Patent number: 11911229
    Abstract: An ultrasonic unit manufacturing system and process are based on a universal ultrasonic generator unit that operates interchangeably with either one of piezoelectric and magnetostrictive ultrasonic devices, and optionally as well as with either on-off or power level control footswitches. The ultrasonic units use a generator unit having a detector that determines whether the connected device is piezoelectric or magnetostrictive, and activates the generator for the appropriate piezoelectric or magnetostrictive operating mode. The ultrasonic units so made and methods of using them are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: James Feine
  • Patent number: 11870419
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave resonator includes a substrate, a first electrode, wherein a cavity is formed between the substrate and the first electrode, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first electrode and overlapping at least a portion of the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer and overlapping at least a portion of the piezoelectric layer, a passivation layer having at least a portion disposed on the second electrode and overlapping at least a portion of the second electrode, and a lower frame spaced apart from the substrate and having a portion of the cavity disposed therebetween. Any one of the second electrode and the passivation layer includes a protruding portion having a first thickness and an extended portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness, and an inner end of the lower frame and an end of the protruding portion are spaced apart horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Han, Sang Uk Son, Tae Yoon Kim, Chang Hyun Lim, Sang Heon Han, Jong Beom Kim
  • Patent number: 11863153
    Abstract: Techniques for improving Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) resonator structures are disclosed, including fluidic systems, oscillators and systems that may include such devices. A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator may comprise a substrate and a first layer of piezoelectric material. The bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator may comprise a top electrode. A sensing region may be acoustically coupled with the top electrode of the bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Qxonix Inc.
    Inventors: Dariusz Burak, Kevin J. Grannen, Jack Lenell
  • Patent number: 11863159
    Abstract: An acoustic wave filter includes first and second series-arm resonators, each including an IDT electrode including electrode fingers and a busbar electrode connecting first ends of the electrode fingers to each other. A direction in which second ends of the electrode fingers are aligned with each other crosses a propagation direction of an acoustic wave. The electrode fingers of the IDT electrodes of the first and second series-arm resonators each include an electrode-finger central portion and a wide portion located at the second end and being wider than the electrode-finger central portion. The length of the wide portion of each of the electrode fingers in the first series-arm resonator is greater than the length of the wide portion of each of the electrode fingers in the second series-arm resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinichi Okada
  • Patent number: 11852521
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vibration sensor including a piezoelectric substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged on the piezoelectric substrate, an amplifier electrically connected between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a solid medium having a first surface part in contact with the piezoelectric substrate, and a second surface part disposed opposite to the first surface part and used for contact with a target substance, the solid medium having a sound speed lower than the phase speed of a plate wave in the piezoelectric substrate, in which an oscillation loop includes the piezoelectric substrate, the first electrode, the second electrode, the amplifier, and the solid medium, and a vibration of the target substance is detected as a result of variation in the loop length of the oscillation loop in response to the vibration of the target substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Kimura, Rokuzo Hara
  • Patent number: 11824511
    Abstract: Methods for depositing bulk layer crystalline material having a predetermined c-axis tilt on a substrate include a first step of depositing a first portion of bulk layer material at a first incidence angle to achieve a predetermined c-axis tilt, and a second step of depositing a second portion of the bulk material layer onto the first portion at a second incidence angle that is smaller than the first incidence angle. The second portion has a second c-axis tilt that substantially aligns with the first c-axis tilt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Derya Deniz, Robert Kraft, John Belsick
  • Patent number: 11764880
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device is provided between a first terminal that is an antenna terminal and a second terminal that is different from the first terminal, and includes a plurality of acoustic wave resonators. The plurality of acoustic wave resonators include a plurality of series arm resonators and a plurality of parallel arm resonators. When the acoustic wave resonator electrically closest to the first terminal among the plurality of acoustic wave resonators is an antenna end resonator, the antenna end resonator is a SAW resonator or a BAW resonator. At least one acoustic wave resonator other than the antenna end resonator among the plurality of acoustic wave resonators is a first acoustic wave resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Nakagawa, Katsuya Daimon, Hideki Iwamoto, Tsutomu Takai
  • Patent number: 11711064
    Abstract: An RF filter system includes a plurality of bulk acoustic wave resonators arranged in a circuit having serial and parallel shunt configurations of resonators. Each resonator having a reflector, a support member including a surface, a first electrode including tungsten, overlying the reflector, a piezoelectric film including crystalline aluminum scandium nitride overlapping the first electrode, a second electrode including tungsten overlapping the piezoelectric film and the first electrode, and a passivation layer including silicon nitride overlying the second electrode. Portions of the support member surface of at least one resonator define a cavity region having a portion of the first electrode of the at least one resonator is located within the cavity region. The pass band circuit response has a bandwidth corresponding to a thickness of at least one of the first electrode, piezoelectric film, second electrode, and passivation layer. The system can include single crystal or polycrystalline BAW resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Akoustis, Inc.
    Inventors: Dae Ho Kim, Mary Winters, Ramakrishna Vetury, Jeffrey B. Shealy
  • Patent number: 11705885
    Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and methods are disclosed. An acoustic resonator device includes a substrate having a front surface and a cavity, a perimeter of the cavity defined by a lateral etch-stop comprising etch-stop material. A back surface of a single-crystal piezoelectric plate is attached to the front surface of the substrate except for a portion of the piezoelectric plate that forms a diaphragm that spans the cavity. 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: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Patrick Turner, Carolyn Bianco, Charles Chung
  • Patent number: 11700774
    Abstract: A circuit module includes a mounting substrate including a conductor wiring, an elastic wave element provided in or on a main surface of the mounting substrate, an electric element provided in or on the main surface, the electric element being different from the elastic wave element, and an insulating resin portion provided in or on the main surface to cover the elastic wave element and the electric element. The elastic wave element and the electric element are connected to each other by the conductor wiring. A height of the elastic wave element is about 0.28 mm or less, which is less than that of the electric element. The thickness of the resin portion in a region in which the resin portion covers the elastic wave element is greater than the thickness of the resin portion in a region in which the resin portion covers the electric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichiro Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 11695390
    Abstract: A resonator circuit device. This device can include a piezoelectric layer having a front-side electrode and a back-side electrode spatially configured on opposite sides of the piezoelectric layer. Each electrode has a connection region and a resonator region. Each electrode also includes a partial mass-loaded structure configured within a vicinity of its connection region. The front-side electrode and the back-side electrode are spatially configured in an anti-symmetrical manner with the resonator regions of both electrodes at least partially overlapping and the first and second connection regions on opposing sides. This configuration provides a symmetric acoustic impedance profile for improved Q factor and can reduce the issues of misalignment or unbalanced boundary conditions associated with conventional single mass-loaded perimeter configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Akoustis, Inc.
    Inventors: Dae Ho Kim, Mary Winters, Zhiqiang Bi
  • Patent number: 11695385
    Abstract: A bulk-acoustic wave resonator comprises a substrate, a resonant portion comprising a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode sequentially stacked on the substrate, and further comprising a center portion and an extension portion that is disposed along a periphery of the center portion, and an insertion layer that is disposed in the extension portion between the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer, and the insertion layer is formed of an aluminum alloy containing scandium (Sc).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Kyung Lee, Je Hong Kyoung, Sung Sun Kim, Jin Suk Son, Ran Hee Shin, Hwa Sun Lee
  • Patent number: 11677381
    Abstract: A film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) structure includes a bottom cap wafer, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the bottom cap wafer, a bottom electrode disposed below the piezoelectric layer, and a top electrode disposed above the piezoelectric layer. Portions of the bottom electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the top electrode that overlap with each other constitute a piezoelectric stack. The FBAR structure further includes a lower cavity disposed below the piezoelectric stack. A projection of the piezoelectric stack is located within the lower cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Newsonic Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jian Wang
  • Patent number: 11678098
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an acoustic output apparatus including one or more status sensors, at least one low-frequency acoustic driver, at least one high-frequency acoustic driver, at least two first sound guiding holes, and at least two second sound guiding holes. The status sensors may detect status information of a user. The low-frequency acoustic driver may generate at least one first sound, a frequency of which is within a first frequency range. The high-frequency acoustic driver may generate at least one second sound, a frequency of which is within a second frequency range including at least one frequency exceeding the first frequency range. The first and second sound guiding holes may output the first and second spatial sound, respectively. The first and second sound may be generated based on the status information, and may simulate a target sound coming from at least one virtual direction with respect to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11677372
    Abstract: A method and structure for a transfer process for an acoustic resonator device. In an example, a bulk acoustic wave resonator (BAWR) with an air reflection cavity is formed. A piezoelectric thin film is grown on a crystalline substrate. Patterned electrodes are deposited on the surface of the piezoelectric film. An etched sacrificial layer is deposited over the electrodes and a planarized support layer is deposited over the sacrificial layer. The device can include a dielectric protection layer (DPL) that protects the piezoelectric layer from etching processes that can produce rough surfaces and reduces parasitic capacitance around the perimeter of the resonator when the DPL's dielectric constant is lower than that of the piezoelectric layer. The DPL can be configured between the top electrode and the piezoelectric layer, between the bottom electrode and the piezoelectric layer, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Akoustis, Inc.
    Inventors: Dae Ho Kim, Frank Zhiquang Bi, Mary Winters, Abhay Saranswarup Kochhar, Emad Mehdizadeh, Rohan W. Houlden, Jeffrey B. Shealy
  • Patent number: 11671072
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device is disclosed. The acoustic wave device can include a piezoelectric layer positioned over a substrate. The acoustic wave device can also include an interdigital transducer electrode positioned over the piezoelectric layer. The acoustic wave device can also include a grounding structure positioned over the piezoelectric layer. The acoustic wave device can also include a conductive layer positioned under the substrate such that the substrate is positioned between the conductive layer and the grounding structure. The acoustic wave device can further include an electrical pathway that electrically connects the conductive layer to the grounding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Rei Goto, Keiichi Maki
  • Patent number: 11671737
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pair of audio glasses. The pair of audio glasses may include a frame, one or more lenses, and one or more temples. The pair of audio glasses may further include at least one low-frequency acoustic driver, at least one high-frequency acoustic driver, and a controller. The at least one low-frequency acoustic driver may be configured to output sounds from at least two first guiding holes. The at least one high-frequency acoustic driver may be configured to output sounds from at least two second guiding holes. The controller may be configured to direct the low-frequency acoustic driver to output the sounds in a first frequency range and direct the high-frequency acoustic driver to output the sounds in a second frequency range. The second frequency range may include one or more frequencies higher than one or more frequencies in the first frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11664783
    Abstract: The application discloses a resonator and a semiconductor device. The resonator includes: a substrate; and a multilayer structure formed on the substrate. The multilayer structure successively includes a lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer and an upper electrode layer from bottom to top. A cavity is formed between the substrate and the multilayer structure. The cavity is delimited by an upper surface of the substrate and a lower surface of the multilayer structure. A middle region of a part, corresponding to the cavity, of the lower surface of the multilayer structure is a plane. A smooth curved surface for smooth transition is between an edge of the middle region and an edge of the cavity, and the smooth curved surface is between the upper surface of the substrate and the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: THE 13TH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA ELECTRONICS
    Inventors: Liang Li, Xin Lv, Dongsheng Liang
  • Patent number: 11646719
    Abstract: An RF filter system including a plurality of BAW resonators arranged in a circuit, the circuit including a serial configuration of resonators and a parallel shunt configuration of resonators, the circuit having a circuit response corresponding to the serial configuration and the parallel configuration of the plurality of bulk acoustic wave resonators including a transmission loss from a pass band having a bandwidth from 5.170 GHz to 5.835 GHz. Resonators include a support member with a multilayer reflector structure; a first electrode including tungsten; a piezoelectric film including aluminum scandium nitride; a second electrode including tungsten; and a passivation layer including silicon nitride. At least one resonator includes at least a portion of the first electrode located within a cavity region defined by a surface of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: AKOUSTIS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Shealy, Michael Hodge, Rohan W. Houlden, Shawn R. Gibb, Mary Winters, Ramakrishna Vetury, David M. Aichele
  • Patent number: 11646710
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator includes a solidly mounted reflector, for example, a Bragg-type reflector, a piezoelectric layer, and first and second electrodes on first and second surfaces, respectively, of the piezoelectric layer. A filter device or filter system includes at least one BAW resonator. Related methods of fabrication include forming the BAW resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Akoustis, Inc.
    Inventors: Dae Ho Kim, Mary Winters, Ramakrishna Vetury, Jeffrey B. Shealy
  • Patent number: 11637545
    Abstract: An RF filter system including a plurality of BAW resonators arranged in a circuit, the circuit including a serial configuration of resonators and a parallel shunt configuration of resonators, the circuit having a circuit response corresponding to the serial configuration and the parallel configuration of the plurality of bulk acoustic wave resonators including a transmission loss from a pass band having a bandwidth from 5.490 GHz to 5.835 GHz. Resonators include a support member with a multilayer reflector structure; a first electrode including tungsten; a piezoelectric film including aluminum scandium nitride; a second electrode including tungsten; and a passivation layer including silicon nitride. At least one resonator includes at least a portion of the first electrode located within a cavity region defined by a surface of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: AKOUSTIS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Shealy, Michael Hodge, Rohan W. Houlden, Shawn R. Gibb, Mary Winters, Ramakrishna Vetury, David M. Aichele
  • Patent number: 11637538
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave filter comprises a substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the substrate and having a first cavity and a second cavity formed therein, a first bulk-acoustic-wave-resonance-structure disposed on the first cavity and a second bulk-acoustic-wave-resonance-structure disposed on the second cavity. The first bulk-acoustic-wave-resonance-structure comprises a first bottom electrode disposed on the first cavity, a first top electrode disposed on the first bottom electrode, a first piezoelectric layer portion sandwiched between the first top electrode and the first bottom electrode, and a first frequency tuning structure disposed between the first cavity and the first bottom electrode. The second bulk-acoustic-wave-resonance-structure comprises a second bottom electrode disposed on the second cavity, a second top electrode disposed on the second bottom electrode, a second piezoelectric layer portion sandwiched between the second top electrode and the second bottom electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Ta Chang, Chun-Ju Wei, Kuo-Lung Weng
  • Patent number: 11624127
    Abstract: A boron nitride layer and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The boron nitride layer includes a boron nitride compound and has a dielectric constant of about 2.5 or less at an operating frequency of 100 kHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
    Inventors: Changseok Lee, Hyeonsuk Shin, Hyeonjin Shin, Seokmo Hong, Minhyun Lee, Seunggeol Nam, Kyungyeol Ma
  • Patent number: 11606076
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) including a substrate including an air-gap portion with a top surface in which a substrate cavity is formed, a lower electrode formed above the substrate while surrounding the air-gap portion, a piezoelectric layer formed above the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer corresponding to a virtual area formed according to a vertical projection of the air-gap portion. Here, the piezoelectric layer includes a void portion having a piezoelectric cavity between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, and the void portion is formed below an edge portion corresponding to an end part of the upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: WISOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hun Kim, Jong Hyeon Park, Yong Hun Ko, Hyoung Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 11581867
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave filter, a manufacturing method thereof, and a communication device are disclosed. The bulk acoustic wave filter includes a first filter substrate and a second filter substrate; the first filter substrate includes a first base substrate and a first resonator, a first electrode pad and a first auxiliary pad arranged on the first base substrate; the second filter substrate includes a second base substrate and a second resonator, a second electrode pad and a second auxiliary pad arranged on the second base substrate, the first filter substrate is arranged opposite to the second filter substrate, the first electrode pad and the second auxiliary pad are in contact with each other, and the second electrode pad and the first auxiliary pad are in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Newsonic Technologies
    Inventor: Jian Wang
  • Patent number: 11581866
    Abstract: An RF integrated circuit device can includes a substrate and a High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) device on the substrate including a ScAlN layer configured to provide a buffer layer of the HEMT device to confine formation of a 2DEG channel region of the HEMT device. An RF piezoelectric resonator device can be on the substrate including the ScAlN layer sandwiched between a top electrode and a bottom electrode of the RF piezoelectric resonator device to provide a piezoelectric resonator for the RF piezoelectric resonator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Akoustis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Shealy, Mary Winters, Craig Moe