A bulk-acoustic wave resonator may include: a substrate; a resonator unit including a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer; and a protective layer disposed on a surface of the resonator unit. The protective layer is formed of a diamond film, and a grain size of the diamond film is 50 nm or more.

A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator includes a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed above the substrate, a first electrode disposed below the piezoelectric layer, a second electrode disposed above the piezoelectric layer, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer disposed between the substrate and the piezoelectric layer, and a bonding layer disposed between the third dielectric layer and the substrate. The first dielectric layer is disposed below the piezoelectric layer and includes a cavity. The third dielectric layer is disposed below the first dielectric layer and includes a protruding structure protruding towards the piezoelectric layer. The second dielectric layer overlays the third dielectric layer including the protruding structure, the second dielectric layer and the protruding structure of the third dielectric layer constituting a double-wall boundary structure surrounding the cavity.

A microwave dielectric component (100) comprises a microwave dielectric substrate (101) and a metal layer, the metal layer being bonded to a surface of the microwave dielectric substrate (101). The metal layer comprises a conductive seed layer and a metal thickening layer (105). The conductive seed layer comprises an ion implantation layer (103) implanted into the surface of the microwave dielectric substrate (101) and a plasma deposition layer (104) adhered on the ion implantation layer (103). The metal thickening layer (105) is adhered on the plasma deposition layer (104). A manufacturing method of the microwave dielectric component (100) is further disclosed.

An acoustic wave device includes a support substrate, a piezoelectric layer, and a functional electrode. As seen in a first direction of the support substrate, the piezoelectric layer overlaps the support substrate. The functional electrode extends over a first major surface of the piezoelectric layer. A space is opposite to the first major surface of the piezoelectric layer and at or adjacent to a second major surface of the piezoelectric layer. In the first direction, the functional electrode extends over an overlap region that overlaps the space, and a non-overlap region that does not overlap the space. In the non-overlap region, at least one of an insulating film and a void is located between the functional electrode and the piezoelectric layer.

Provided is an acoustic resonator in a transverse excitation shear mode. The acoustic resonator comprises: an acoustic mirror (120), which comprises at least one first acoustic reflecting layer (121, 123, 125) and at least one second acoustic reflecting layer (122, 124), wherein the acoustic impedance of each first acoustic reflecting layer is less than that of each second acoustic reflecting layer; a piezoelectric layer (130), which is arranged on the acoustic mirror, and which comprises lithium niobate of a single crystal material and/or lithium tantalate of a single crystal material; electrode units (142, 143, 144), which are arranged on the piezoelectric layer (130) and are used for forming an electric field; and transverse reflectors (152, 154), which are arranged on the piezoelectric layer, are used for transversely reflecting acoustic waves, and can have a high electromechanical coupling coefficient and a high Q value at a frequency greater than 3 GHz.

A resonator circuit device. The present invention provides for improved resonator shapes using egg-shaped, partial egg-shaped, and asymmetrical partial egg-shaped resonator structures. These resonator shapes are configured to give less spurious mode/noise below the resonant frequency (F.sub.s) than rectangular, circular, and elliptical resonator shapes. These improved resonator shapes also provide filter layout flexibility, which allows for more compact resonator devices compared to resonator devices using conventionally shaped resonators.

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).

A method of forming a resonator structure can be provided by forming one or more template layers on a substrate, (a) epitaxially forming an AlScN layer on the template layer to a first thickness, (b) epitaxially forming an AlGaN interlayer on the AlScN layer to a second thickness that is substantially less than the first thickness, and repeating operations (a) and (b) until a total thickness of all AlScN layers and AlGaN interlayers provides a target thickness for a single crystal AlScN/AlGaN superlattice resonator structure on the template layer.

A bulk acoustic wave resonator includes a substrate, and a stack that is supported by the substrate. The stack includes a first electrode, a multilayer buffer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode. The multilayer buffer is disposed between the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer, and the piezoelectric layer is disposed between the multilayer buffer and the second electrode. The multilayer buffer includes two or more pairs of alternating layers. A first pair of the two or more pairs include a first layer of crystalline material having a first lattice constant, and a second layer of crystalline material having a lattice constant that is distinct from the first lattice constant.

The invention provides a film bulk acoustic resonator including a layered structure composed of a top electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a bottom electrode, and a substrate; a reflective interface is arranged between the bottom electrode and the substrate; and by defining the shape of all or part of the layered structure, the purpose of suppressing the lateral mode can be achieved, and without adding new process, the manufacturing cost of the device can be controlled, and the benefit of product development can be maximized.