Patent classifications
H03H9/1071
ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, FILTER AND MULTIPLEXER
An acoustic wave device includes a first substrate, an acoustic wave element provided on a first surface of the piezoelectric layer, a second substrate, a first metal layer provided on the first surface and conductively connected to the acoustic wave element, a second metal layer provided on a second surface of the second substrate, a third metal layer that connects the first metal layer to the second metal layer, is thicker than the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and contains copper or silver, and a first conductive layer that covers a side surface of the third metal layer, and a third surface of the first metal layer in a region surrounding another region where the third metal layer is bonded to the first metal layer, is thinner than the third metal layer, and contains a component other than copper, silver, and tin as a main component.
Acoustic wave device and communication apparatus
The multiplexer includes a plurality of IDT electrodes on a substrate, an insulating cover located on the substrate so as to configure one or more spaces above the plurality of IDT electrodes, an antenna terminal, transmission terminal, and reception terminal which are all located on the substrate and pass through the cover, and a reinforcing layer which is located on the cover and is made of metal. By the plurality of IDT electrodes, a transmission filter located in a signal path connecting the antenna terminal and the transmission terminal and a receiving filter located in a signal path connecting the antenna terminal and the reception terminal. The reinforcing layer includes a first area part facing the transmission filter and a second area part which faces the receiving filter and is separated from the first area part.
Acoustic wave device, high-frequency front-end circuit, and communication device
An acoustic wave device includes a silicon support substrate that includes first and second main surfaces opposing each other, a piezoelectric structure provided on the first main surface and including the piezoelectric layer, an IDT electrode provided on the piezoelectric layer, a support layer provided on the first main surface of the silicon support substrate and surrounding the piezoelectric layer, a cover layer provided on the support layer, a through-via electrode that extending through the silicon support substrate and the piezoelectric structure, and a first wiring electrode connected to the through-via electrode and electrically connected to the IDT electrode. The piezoelectric structure includes at least one layer having an insulating property, the at least one layer including the piezoelectric layer. The first wiring electrode is provided on the layer having an insulating property in the piezoelectric structure.
High-frequency module, high-frequency circuit, and communication device
A filter includes a first input/output electrode and the second input/output electrode, and is arranged on a first main surface of a mounting substrate. The mounting substrate includes a first land electrode, a second land electrode, a ground terminal, and a plurality of via conductors. The first land electrode is connected to the first input/output electrode. The second land electrode is connected to the second input/output electrode. The ground terminal is located closer to a second main surface side than the first main surface in a thickness direction of the mounting substrate. The plurality of via conductors is arranged between the first main surface and the second main surface, and is connected to the ground terminal. The plurality of via conductors is located between the first land electrode and the second land electrode in a plan view from the thickness direction of the mounting substrate.
Acoustic wave filter, multiplexer, and communication apparatus
An acoustic wave filter includes a first signal terminal, an antenna terminal, a ladder-type filter connected between the first signal terminal and the antenna terminal and including one or more serial resonators and one or more parallel resonators connected in a ladder shape, and a capacitor part and an inductor part which are connected in series between the first signal terminal and a reference potential.
Printing components to substrate posts
A method of printing comprises providing a component source wafer comprising components, a transfer device, and a patterned substrate. The patterned substrate comprises substrate posts that extend from a surface of the patterned substrate. Components are picked up from the component source wafer by adhering the components to the transfer device. One or more of the picked-up components are printed to the patterned substrate by disposing each of the one or more picked-up components onto one of the substrate posts, thereby providing one or more printed components in a printed structure.
Acoustic wave device, front-end circuit, and communication apparatus
An acoustic wave device includes a functional electrode provided on a first main surface of an element substrate, extended wiring lines that are electrically connected to the functional electrode and that are adjacent to each other on a second main surface facing away from the first main surface, external terminals that are connected to the extended wiring lines, respectively, and that are provided on the second main surface, a first resin portion that seals the acoustic wave device, and a second resin portion that is provided at a position which is between the element substrate and the first resin portion and which is on the second main surface.
Acoustic wave resonator, filter, and multiplexer
An acoustic wave resonator includes: a support substrate; a piezoelectric substrate located on the support substrate; a first amorphous layer that is in contact with the support substrate and is mainly composed of one or more constituent elements of the support substrate; a second amorphous layer that is in contact with the piezoelectric substrate and the first amorphous layer, is mainly composed of one or more constituent elements of the piezoelectric substrate, and is thinner than the first amorphous layer; and a pair of comb-shaped electrodes that is located on an opposite surface of the piezoelectric substrate from the support substrate, each of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes including electrode fingers.
SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) FILTER PACKAGES EMPLOYING AN ENHANCED THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE CAVITY FRAME FOR HEAT DISSIPATION, AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter packages employing an enhanced thermally conductive cavity frame for heat dissipation, and related fabrication methods are disclosed. The SAW filter package also includes a cavity frame comprising a perimeter structure and a cavity inside the perimeter structure coupled to a substrate of a piezoelectric material that contains interdigital transducers (IDTs). A cap substrate is disposed on the perimeter structure of the cavity frame to enclose an air cavity inside the perimeter structure between a substrate and the cap substrate. In exemplary aspects, to effectively dissipate heat generated in the SAW filter package to maintain the desired performance of the SAW filter, the cavity frame is comprised of a material that has an enhanced thermal conductivity. The heat generated in the SAW filter package can more effectively be dissipated, particularly at edges and corners of the cavity frame where hot spots can particularly occur.
Elastic wave device manufacturing method, elastic wave device, radio-frequency front-end circuit, and communication device
An elastic wave device manufacturing method includes a preparing a piezoelectric wafer on which IDT electrodes are provided in elastic wave device forming portions, providing on a first main surface of the piezoelectric wafer support layers in the elastic wave device forming portions, bonding a cover member to cover the support layers to obtain a multilayer body, cutting the multilayer body in a first direction multiple times, cutting the multilayer body in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction to obtain elastic wave devices, in which a resin layer extends across a boundary between the elastic wave device forming portions adjacent to each other on the first main surface of the piezoelectric wafer, and the second cutting step is performed in a state in which the resin layer is present.