A radiofrequency device includes at least the following elements: an antenna, linked to a first transmission channel or reception channel selection device K.sub.1, followed by a front-end stage whose output is linked to a second transmission channel or reception channel selection device K.sub.2, a group of filters connected between the second selection device K.sub.2 and a third transmission channel or reception channel selection device K.sub.3, the third selection device K.sub.3 is connected to a transceiver, the transceiver comprises a converter part, wherein the group of filters comprises N filters having distinct frequency bands B.sub.N in a given bandwidth B.sub.T, the group of filters is linked to a manager selecting at least one of the filters Fj of the group of filters in order to attenuate a first type of disturbing signals P.sub.1, in the vicinity of the centre frequency of the channel to be received, the transceiver comprises a stage comprising a variable filter, the variable filter is configured in order to eliminate a second type of disturbing signals P.sub.2, the stage is connected between the group of filters and the analog-digital and digital-analog conversion set, the number N of filters of the group of filters is chosen by taking into account the operating frequency band value of the antenna, the value of a selected bandwidth Bc and a coefficient δ taking into account overlap effects.

A radiofrequency device includes at least the following elements: an antenna, linked to a first transmission channel or reception channel selection device K.sub.1, followed by a front-end stage whose output is linked to a second transmission channel or reception channel selection device K.sub.2, a group of filters connected between the second selection device K.sub.2 and a third transmission channel or reception channel selection device K.sub.3, the third selection device K.sub.3 is connected to a transceiver, the transceiver comprises a converter part, wherein the group of filters comprises N filters having distinct frequency bands B.sub.N in a given bandwidth B.sub.T, the group of filters is linked to a manager selecting at least one of the filters Fj of the group of filters in order to attenuate a first type of disturbing signals P.sub.1, in the vicinity of the centre frequency of the channel to be received, the transceiver comprises a stage comprising a variable filter, the variable filter is configured in order to eliminate a second type of disturbing signals P.sub.2, the stage is connected between the group of filters and the analog-digital and digital-analog conversion set, the number N of filters of the group of filters is chosen by taking into account the operating frequency band value of the antenna, the value of a selected bandwidth Bc and a coefficient δ taking into account overlap effects.

A method of manufacture and structure for a monolithic single chip single crystal device. The method can include forming a first single crystal epitaxial layer overlying the substrate and forming one or more second single crystal epitaxial layers overlying the first single crystal epitaxial layer. The first single crystal epitaxial layer and the one or more second single crystal epitaxial layers can be processed to form one or more active or passive device components. Through this process, the resulting device includes a monolithic epitaxial stack integrating multiple circuit functions.

A method of manufacture and structure for a monolithic single chip single crystal device. The method can include forming a first single crystal epitaxial layer overlying the substrate and forming one or more second single crystal epitaxial layers overlying the first single crystal epitaxial layer. The first single crystal epitaxial layer and the one or more second single crystal epitaxial layers can be processed to form one or more active or passive device components. Through this process, the resulting device includes a monolithic epitaxial stack integrating multiple circuit functions.

A method of constructing an RF filter comprises designing an RF filter that includes a plurality of resonant elements disposed, a plurality of non-resonant elements coupling the resonant elements together to form a stop band having a plurality of transmission zeroes corresponding to respective frequencies of the resonant elements, and a sub-band between the transmission zeroes. The non-resonant elements comprise a variable non-resonant element for selectively introducing a reflection zero within the stop band to create a pass band in the sub-band. The method further comprises changing the order in which the resonant elements are disposed along the signal transmission path to create a plurality of filter solutions, computing a performance parameter for each of the filter solutions, comparing the performance parameters to each other, selecting one of the filter solutions based on the comparison of the computed performance parameters, and constructing the RF filter using the selected filter solution.

A method of constructing an RF filter comprises designing an RF filter that includes a plurality of resonant elements disposed, a plurality of non-resonant elements coupling the resonant elements together to form a stop band having a plurality of transmission zeroes corresponding to respective frequencies of the resonant elements, and a sub-band between the transmission zeroes. The non-resonant elements comprise a variable non-resonant element for selectively introducing a reflection zero within the stop band to create a pass band in the sub-band. The method further comprises changing the order in which the resonant elements are disposed along the signal transmission path to create a plurality of filter solutions, computing a performance parameter for each of the filter solutions, comparing the performance parameters to each other, selecting one of the filter solutions based on the comparison of the computed performance parameters, and constructing the RF filter using the selected filter solution.

A method of designing a microwave filter using a computerized filter optimizer, comprises generating a filter circuit design in process (DIP) comprising a plurality of circuit elements having a plurality of resonant elements and one or more non-resonant elements, optimizing the DIP by inputting the DIP into the computerized filter optimizer, determining that one of the plurality of circuit elements in the DIP is insignificant, removing the one insignificant circuit element from the DIP, deriving a final filter circuit design from the DIP, and manufacturing the microwave filter based on the final filter circuit design.

A method of designing a microwave filter using a computerized filter optimizer, comprises generating a filter circuit design in process (DIP) comprising a plurality of circuit elements having a plurality of resonant elements and one or more non-resonant elements, optimizing the DIP by inputting the DIP into the computerized filter optimizer, determining that one of the plurality of circuit elements in the DIP is insignificant, removing the one insignificant circuit element from the DIP, deriving a final filter circuit design from the DIP, and manufacturing the microwave filter based on the final filter circuit design.

A passband filter includes a first and second microelectromechanical resonator system, each including a resonating beam, a drive electrode, and a sense electrode. An AC input signal is coupled to the drive electrode of the first and second microelectromechanical resonator system. A differential-to-single ended amplifier has a first input and second input respectively coupled to the sense electrodes of the first and second microelectromechanical resonator systems. An output of the differential-to-single ended amplifier is an output of the passband filter that provides a bandpass filtered signal of the AC input signal. A DC bias signal is coupled to the resonating beams of the first and second microelectromechanical resonator systems. The first microelectromechanical resonator system exhibits a hardening nonlinear behavior defining an upper stop frequency of the passband and the second microelectromechanical resonator system exhibits a softening nonlinear behavior defining a lower stop frequency of the passband.

Aspects of this disclosure relate to acoustic wave devices on stacked die. A first die can include first acoustic wave device configured to generate a boundary acoustic wave. A second die can include a second acoustic wave device configured to generate a second boundary acoustic wave, in which the second die is stacked with the first die. The first acoustic wave resonator can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode on the piezoelectric layer, and high acoustic velocity layers on opposing sides of the piezoelectric layer. The high acoustic velocity layers can each have an acoustic velocity that is greater than a velocity of the boundary acoustic wave.