RESONATOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING A RESONATOR
20230387883 · 2023-11-30
Inventors
- Chao GAO (Wuhan, CN)
- Yang ZOU (Wuhan, CN)
- Yao CAI (Wuhan, CN)
- Dawdon CHEAM (Singapore, SG)
- Yuanhang QU (Wuhan, CN)
- Yaxin WANG (Wuhan, CN)
- Bowoon SOON (Singapore, SG)
- Chengliang SUN (Wuhan, CN)
Cpc classification
H03H2003/021
ELECTRICITY
H03H9/13
ELECTRICITY
H03H9/02157
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H03H9/13
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
The present application provides a resonator and a method of preparing same, and relates to the field of semiconductor technologies. The method includes: providing a device wafer, wherein the device wafer includes a first substrate and a piezoelectric layer, a bottom electrode, and a first mass loading layer formed in sequence on the first substrate; forming, on the bottom electrode, a sacrificial layer covering the first mass loading layer; forming a supporting layer on one side of the device wafer with the sacrificial layer; forming a second substrate on the supporting layer through a bonding process; removing the first substrate to expose the piezoelectric layer; forming a top electrode and a second mass loading layer in sequence on the piezoelectric layer; and releasing the sacrificial layer to form a cavity between the first mass loading layer and the supporting layer. Therefore, the resonator is correspondingly tuned by controlling a ratio of an area of the first mass loading layer in an effective working region of the resonator to an area of the second mass loading layer in the effective working region of the resonator, thereby manufacturing resonators with different resonant frequencies, effectively avoiding loss caused by tuning with an external element, and ensuring good performance of the resonator.
Claims
1. A method of preparing a resonator, the method comprising: providing a device wafer, wherein the device wafer comprises a first substrate and a piezoelectric layer, a bottom electrode, and a first mass loading layer formed in sequence on the first substrate, and the device wafer further comprises a sacrificial layer formed on the bottom layer and covering the first mass loading layer; forming a supporting layer on one side of the device wafer with the sacrificial layer; forming a second substrate on the supporting layer through a bonding process; removing the first substrate to expose the piezoelectric layer; forming a top electrode and a second mass loading layer in sequence on the piezoelectric layer; and releasing the sacrificial layer to form a cavity between the first mass loading layer and the supporting layer, wherein the first mass loading layer, the second mass loading layer, and the cavity are all located in an effective working region of the resonator.
2. The method of preparing the resonator according to claim 1, wherein the first mass loading layer comprise a plurality of mass blocks distributed on a same layer, and/or the second mass loading layer comprise a plurality of mass blocks distributed on a same layer.
3. The method of preparing the resonator according to claim 1, wherein the forming the second substrate on the supporting layer through a bonding process comprises: forming a first transition layer on the supporting layer; forming a second transition layer on the second substrate; and bonding the first transition layer with the second transition layer to form the second substrate on the supporting layer.
4. The method of preparing the resonator according to claim 3, wherein the first transition layer comprises a first buffer layer formed on the supporting layer and a first bonding layer formed on the first buffer layer; and the second transition layer comprises a second buffer layer formed on the second substrate and a second bonding layer formed on the second buffer layer.
5. The method of preparing the resonator according to claim 3, wherein the first transition layer comprises a first buffer layer formed on the supporting layer; and the second transition layer comprises a second buffer layer formed on the second substrate.
6. The method of preparing the resonator according to claim 4, wherein after forming a first buffer layer on the supporting layer, the method further comprises: flattening the first buffer layer.
7. The method of preparing the resonator according to claim 1, wherein the releasing the sacrificial layer to form a cavity between the first mass loading layer and the supporting layer comprises: etching one side surface of the top electrode facing away from the bottom electrode to form a through hole penetrating through the sacrificial layer; and releasing the sacrificial layer through the through hole to form the cavity between the first mass loading layer and the supporting layer.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of first mass blocks are arranged on the first mass loading layer, and are dispersed on the bottom electrode, and wherein a plurality of second mass blocks are arranged on the second mass loading layer, and the second mass blocks are dispersed on the top electrode, the method further comprises: Obtaining a first total projection area of the first mass blocks in the effective working region of the resonator; and a second total projection area of the second mass blocks in the effective working region of the resonator; Adjusting a frequency of the resonator by controlling a ratio of the first total projection area to the second total projection area.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the ratio of the first total projection area to the second total projection area is 1:1.
10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the ratio of the first total projection area to the second total projection area is 1:0.
11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the ratio of the first total projection area to the second total projection area is 1:0.5625.
12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the ratio of the first total projection area to the second total projection area is 1:1.5.
13. A resonator, comprising a second substrate and a supporting layer arranged on the second substrate, wherein a bottom electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a top electrode are arranged on the supporting layer in sequence, and a cavity is formed between the bottom electrode and the supporting layer; a first mass loading layer is formed on a side surface of the bottom electrode close to the cavity, and a second mass loading layer is formed on a side surface of the top electrode facing away from the cavity; and the first mass loading layer, the second mass loading layer, and the cavity are all located in an effective working region of the resonator.
14. The resonator according to claim 13, wherein the first mass loading layer comprise a plurality of mass blocks distributed on a same layer, and/or the second mass loading layer comprise a plurality of mass blocks distributed on a same layer.
15. The resonator according to claim 13, wherein a first transition layer and a second transition layer bonded with each other are further arranged between the second substrate and the supporting layer.
16. The resonator according to claim 15, wherein a plurality of first mass blocks are arranged on the first mass loading layer, and are dispersed on the bottom electrode.
17. The resonator according to claim 16, wherein a shape of a cross section of each first mass block is a closed pattern composed of a circle, or a trapezoid, or a triangle, or an arc, and distances between centers of two adjacent first mass blocks are equal.
18. The resonator according to claim 17, wherein a plurality of second mass blocks are arranged on the second mass loading layer, and the second mass blocks are dispersed on the top electrode.
19. The resonator according to claim 18, wherein a shape of a cross section of each second mass block is a closed pattern composed of a circle, or a trapezoid, or a triangle, or an arc, and distances between centers of two adjacent second mass blocks are equal.
20. The resonator according to claim 18, wherein a cross section of the first mass block has the same shape as the shape of a cross section of the second mass block.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0029] In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments. It should be understood that the drawings in the following description only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and thus shall not be deemed as limiting the scope. Those of ordinary skill in the art can obtain other related drawings based on these drawings without creative work.
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[0051] 10: first substrate; 20: piezoelectric layer; 30: bottom electrode; 40: first mass loading layer; 50: sacrificial layer; 60: supporting layer; 51: first buffer layer; 70: first bonding layer; 11: second substrate; 52: second buffer layer; 71: second bonding layer; 80: electrode outlet hole; 90: top electrode; 91: extraction electrode; 100: second mass loading layer; 110: through hole; and 120: cavity.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0052] Implementations described below represent necessary information enabling those skilled in the art to practice the implementations, and show the best mode of practicing the implementations. After reading the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art will understand the concepts of the present disclosure and recognize the applications of these concepts not specifically proposed herein. It should be understood that these concepts and applications fall within the scope of the present disclosure and the attached claims.
[0053] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, and the like can be used to describe various elements herein, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, a first element may be referred to as a second element, and similarly, the second element may be referred to as the first element. As used in this article, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
[0054] It should be understood that when one element (for example, a layer, a region, or a substrate) is referred to as being “on another element” or “extending to another element”, it can be directly on or extend to another element, or there may also be an intermediate element. On the contrary, when one element is referred to as being “directly on another element” or “directly extending to another element”, there is no intermediate element. Similarly, it should be understood that when one element (for example, a layer, a region, or a substrate) is referred to as being “on another element” or “extending on another element”, it can be directly on another element or directly extend on another element, or there may also be an intermediate element. On the contrary, when one element is referred to as being “directly on another element” or “directly extending on another element”, there is no intermediate element. It should also be understood that when one element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to another element, or there may be an intermediate element. On the contrary, when one element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there is no intermediate element.
[0055] The terms such as “below” or “above” or “upper” or “lower” or “horizontal” or “vertical” can be used herein to describe a relationship between an element, layer, or region and another element, layer, or region, as shown in the figures. It should be understood that these terms and those discussed earlier are intended to cover different orientations of a device other than those depicted in the figures.
[0056] The terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing specific implementations and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. As used herein, unless explicitly stated above and below, the singular forms “a/an”, “one”, and “said” are intended to also include a plural form. It should also be understood that when used herein, the term “include” indicates the presence of the features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups of the aforementioned items.
[0057] Unless otherwise defined, all the terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) have the same meanings as those commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. It should also be understood that the terms used herein should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with their meanings in this specification and related fields, and cannot be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense, unless explicitly defined herein.
[0058] According to one aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a method of preparing a resonator is provided. As shown in
[0066] In order to avoid loss caused by turning the resonator by an external element, in this application, the first mass loading layer is manufactured on a surface of the bottom electrode facing away from the piezoelectric layer, and the second mass loading layer is manufactured on a surface of the top electrode away from the piezoelectric layer. The resonator is correspondingly tuned by controlling a ratio of an area of the first mass loading layer in an effective working region of the resonator to an area of the second mass loading layer in the effective working region of the resonator. On the one hand, the ratios of the areas of the mass loading layers of various resonators in the effective working regions can be controlled to be different on the same wafer, thereby manufacturing resonators with different resonant frequencies, effectively avoiding the loss caused by tuning with the external element, and ensuring good performance of the resonator. On the other hand, integrating the process of manufacturing the first mass loading layer and the second mass loading layer with the process of preparing a resonator achieves preparation of a resonator with mass loading layers. On the other hand, the mass loading layers are distributed on both the top electrode and the bottom electrode for tuning, which can further expand a tunable frequency range of the resonator. Still on the other hand, by combining the bonding process with a substrate transferring manner, it is more convenient to manufacture the mass loading layers on both the top electrode and the bottom electrode. Thicknesses of the various layers of the resonator remain unchanged, an area of the first mass loading layer in the effective region of the resonator is controlled to remain unchanged, and an area of the second mass loading layer in the effective region of the resonator is changed, thereby changing a ratio of the areas of the first mass loading layer and the second mass loading layer to the effective region of the resonator. That is, the resonator is turned by controlling the ratio of the areas of the two mass loading layers. The manner of controlling the areas of the mass loading layers by a mask and photolithography is achieved by designing an area of a mask plate in advance, that is, the area of the mask plate is an area of a corresponding mass loading layer after the photolithography.
[0067] To further describe the method of preparing the resonator in the present application, the following will be explained in the form of embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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[0083] According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a resonator is provided, as shown in
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[0088] In the above three cases, the ratios of the areas of the first mass loading layer 40 in the effective region of the resonator to the areas of the second mass loading layer 100 in the effective region of the resonator are different.
[0089] Similarly, the top electrode 90 is provided with mass loading layers with different areas, and the ratio of the first total projection area to the second total projection area is set to 1:1.5 to achieve adjustment of different frequencies.
[0090] As shown in Table 1, the resonant frequencies of the resonators obtained by simulation in cases where the ratio of the area of the first mass loading layer 40 in the effective region of the resonator to the area of the second mass loading layer 100 in the effective region of the resonator is different correspond to
[0091] Table 1 further shows that the resonant frequencies of the resonators obtained by simulation in cases where the ratio of the area of the first mass loading layer 40 in the effective region of the resonator to the area of the second mass loading layer 100 in the effective region of the resonator is different all change.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 With no mass Ratio = loading layer Ratio = 1:1 Ratio = 1:0 1:0.5625 Series 2.651 2.636 2.640 2.638 resonant frequency (GHz) Parallel 2.742 2.712 2.724 2.716 resonant frequency (GHz)
[0092] In the present application, the resonator is correspondingly tuned by controlling a ratio of an area of the first mass loading layer 40 in an effective working region of the resonator to an area of the second mass loading layer 100 in the effective working region of the resonator, so that the ratios of the areas of the mass loading layers of various resonators in the effective working regions can be controlled to be different on the same wafer, thereby manufacturing resonators with different resonant frequencies, effectively avoiding loss caused by tuning with an external element, and ensuring good performance of the resonator.
[0093] According to still another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a filter is provided, including any one of the above resonators.
[0094] The above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application. For those skilled in the art, this application may have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made without departing from the spirit and principle of the present application shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.