WO2024190719A1 - 弾性波デバイスおよび通信装置 - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to an acoustic wave device, which is an electronic component that utilizes acoustic waves, and a communication device that includes the acoustic wave device.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an acoustic wave filter that can reduce the parasitic capacitance between wiring patterns by forming a resin pattern with a smaller dielectric constant than the piezoelectric substrate and each conductor pattern on the piezoelectric substrate.
- An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric body having piezoelectric properties and a conductor including a first wiring and a second wiring located on the piezoelectric body, and the piezoelectric body has a step between the first wiring and the second wiring.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of an acoustic wave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of an acoustic wave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of an acoustic wave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of an acoustic wave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-section
- FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view of an acoustic wave device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view of an acoustic wave device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- 1 is a schematic diagram of a duplexer as an example of a use of an acoustic wave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a communication device as an example of a use of an acoustic wave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- an acoustic wave device and a communication device According to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. As described below, the configuration of the present disclosure can provide an acoustic wave device and a communication device with excellent power resistance.
- any direction may be defined as the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction.
- the direction parallel to the upper surface 2a of the piezoelectric body 2 described below is defined as the X-axis direction
- the direction parallel to the upper surface 2a of the piezoelectric body 2 and perpendicular to the X-axis direction is defined as the Y-axis direction
- the direction perpendicular to the upper surface 2a of the piezoelectric body 2 is defined as the Z-axis direction.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an acoustic wave device 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as viewed from the Z-axis direction.
- the acoustic wave device 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has a piezoelectric body 2 and a conductor 3.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as viewed from the X-axis direction.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1.
- the Z-axis direction is also referred to as the up-down direction.
- the piezoelectric body 2 has an upper surface 2a and a lower surface 2b that are perpendicular to the Z-axis.
- a conductor 3, which will be described later, is located on the upper surface 2a side of the piezoelectric body 2.
- an acoustic reflector 5 and a support body 4, which will be described later, may be located on the lower surface 2b side of the piezoelectric body 2.
- the portions of the piezoelectric body 2 on the upper surface 2a that have different heights in the Z-axis direction are indicated by hatching.
- Various materials having piezoelectricity can be used for the piezoelectric body 2.
- materials having piezoelectricity include single crystals of lithium tantalate (LiTaO 3 ; hereinafter referred to as LT) and single crystals of lithium niobate (LiNbO 3 ; hereinafter referred to as LN).
- the piezoelectric body 2 includes a single crystal of LT.
- the piezoelectric body 2 has piezoelectricity.
- an elastic wave propagating through the piezoelectric body 2 is excited. It is possible to appropriately set which type of elastic wave is used as the main resonance among the elastic waves propagating through the piezoelectric body 2.
- the type of elastic wave may be, for example, a SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave), a BAW (Bulk Acoustic Wave), or a plate wave. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, specifically, a plate wave is used as the main resonance.
- the propagation mode of the elastic wave excited as the main resonance is not particularly limited and may be set according to the desired frequency characteristics.
- the Euler angles ( ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ) of the piezoelectric single crystal used as the piezoelectric body 2 may be appropriately designed according to the type and propagation mode of the elastic wave used as the main resonance. For example, if the piezoelectric body 2 is LT, the A1 mode of the Lamb wave, which is a plate wave, can be effectively used as the main resonance by setting the Euler angles ( ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ) to (0° ⁇ 10°, 0° or more and 55° or less, 0° ⁇ 10°).
- the A1 mode of the Lamb wave which is a plate wave, can be effectively used as the main resonance by setting the Euler angles ( ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ) to (0° ⁇ 10°, 0° or more and 55° or less, 0° ⁇ 10°).
- the thickness of the piezoelectric body 2 can be set appropriately. For example, when expressed using a wavelength ⁇ , which will be described later, the thickness of the piezoelectric body 2 may be ⁇ or less. By setting the thickness of the piezoelectric body 2 to ⁇ or less, for example, it is possible to effectively use plate waves as the main resonance.
- thickness refers to the thickness in the Z-axis direction.
- the conductor 3 is located on the upper surface 2a side of the piezoelectric body 2.
- the conductor 3 is made of a material having electrical conductivity.
- the material of the conductor 3 may be, for example, various conductive materials such as aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), platinum (Pt), molybdenum (Mo), gold (Au), or alloys of these.
- the conductor 3 may be made by stacking multiple layers of various conductive materials such as those mentioned above. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, specifically, the conductor 3 is Al.
- the conductor 3 includes a plurality of wirings 31 and a plurality of IDT electrodes 32.
- the plurality of wirings 31 includes a first wiring 311 and a second wiring 312.
- the plurality of wirings 31 may include wirings other than the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312.
- any of the wirings may be the first wiring 311, and any of the wirings may be the second wiring 312.
- the definition of wiring 31 does not include IDT electrodes 32. In other words, wiring 31 is not an IDT electrode 32.
- the multiple IDT electrodes 32 include a first IDT electrode 321 and a second IDT electrode 322.
- the multiple IDT electrodes 32 may include IDT electrodes other than the first IDT electrode 321 and the second IDT electrode 322.
- the first IDT electrode 321 is connected to an input terminal 61 (described later) via wiring 31.
- the second IDT electrode 322 is connected to the first IDT electrode 321 via wiring 31.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the IDT electrode 32 as viewed from the Z-axis direction.
- the IDT electrode 32 has a comb-shaped electrode 41.
- the comb-shaped electrode 41 includes a plurality of electrode fingers 412.
- the comb-shaped electrode 41 is located in a direction intersecting the arrangement direction of the plurality of electrode fingers 412 and includes a pair of bus bars 411 connected to the plurality of electrode fingers 412.
- a first bus bar 411a Of the pair of bus bars 411, one bus bar is referred to as a first bus bar 411a, and the other bus bar is referred to as a second bus bar 411b.
- the plurality of electrode fingers 412 are arranged such that the plurality of electrode fingers 412a connected to the first bus bar 411a and the electrode fingers 412b connected to the second bus bar 411b interdigitate with each other.
- the comb-shaped electrode 41 may include a plurality of dummy electrode fingers 413.
- the plurality of dummy electrode fingers 413 includes, between each of the plurality of electrode fingers 412, a plurality of dummy electrode fingers 413a connected to the first bus bar 411a and facing the electrode fingers 412b extending from the second bus bar 411b, and a plurality of dummy electrode fingers 413b connected to the second bus bar 411b and facing the electrode fingers 412a extending from the first bus bar 411a.
- opposing does not necessarily mean that the opposing surfaces are parallel to each other; for example, one surface may be tilted toward the other surface.
- the length of the electrode fingers 412 in the Y-axis direction may be set appropriately depending on the required electrical characteristics, etc. For example, the lengths of the electrode fingers 412 in the Y-axis direction are equal to each other.
- the conductor 3 may be apodized, in which the length of the electrode fingers 412 in the Y-axis direction (or, from another perspective, the cross width) changes depending on the position in the X-axis direction.
- the repeat pitch of the multiple electrode fingers 412 is denoted by p, and the width of the electrode fingers 412 is denoted by w.
- p and w are designed appropriately according to the desired frequency characteristics.
- p is constant, but is not limited to this example.
- p may be designed to gradually increase, or may be designed to have multiple types of pitch in stages.
- p may be defined by the average value of pitches measured at 5 to 10 locations.
- the largest pitch of the multiple pitches may be selected as a representative value, and p may be defined by that representative value.
- the resonant frequency fr of the elastic wave device 1 is roughly equivalent to the frequency of the elastic wave used as the main resonance among the excited elastic waves.
- the anti-resonant frequency fa is determined by the resonant frequency fr and the capacitance ratio.
- the capacitance ratio is determined mainly by the piezoelectric body 2, and is adjusted by the number of electrode fingers 412, the crossing width, the film thickness, etc.
- the IDT electrode 32 may further include a pair of reflectors 42 located on the upper surface 2a side of the piezoelectric body 2.
- the pair of reflectors 42 are located on both sides of the comb-shaped electrode 41 in the X-axis direction.
- the reflector 42 includes a pair of reflector bus bars 421 facing each other and a plurality of strip electrodes 422 extending between the pair of reflector bus bars 421.
- the first IDT electrode 321 and the second IDT electrode 322 may have the same or similar structure as that shown in FIG. 3.
- one of the pair of busbars 411 of the second IDT electrode 322 is referred to as the third busbar 411c
- the other busbar is referred to as the fourth busbar 411d.
- the first busbar 411a of the first IDT electrode 321 is connected to the input terminal 61 described later via the wiring 31.
- the second busbar 411b of the first IDT electrode 321 is connected to the third busbar 411c of the second IDT electrode 322 via the wiring 31.
- the IDT electrode 32 may be an IDT electrode divided into multiple parts.
- the P of the multiple electrode fingers 412 in the divided IDT electrodes is approximately the same to the extent that the frequency characteristics are not affected.
- the first bus bar 411a of the multiple bus bars is connected to the input terminal 61 described later via the wiring 31.
- the second bus bar 411b of the first IDT electrode 321 of the multiple bus bars is connected to the third bus bar 411c of the second IDT electrode 322 via the wiring 31.
- the acoustic wave device 1 of one embodiment of the present disclosure may have multiple terminals 6.
- the multiple terminals 6 include an input terminal 61 and an output terminal 62.
- the input terminal 61 is a terminal to which a signal is input from an external circuit.
- Output terminal 62 is a terminal that outputs a signal to an external circuit.
- the piezoelectric body 2 has a step 20.
- the step 20 When viewed from a plane in the Z-axis direction, the step 20 is located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312. When viewed from a plane in the Z-axis direction, the step 20 is located outside the multiple IDT electrodes 32.
- the step 20 When the step 20 is located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312, the opposing area of the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is reduced, and the parasitic capacitance that occurs between the wirings can be reduced. Therefore, even if the distance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is reduced, the increase in the parasitic capacitance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 can be reduced.
- a step 20 is located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 when viewed in cross section from the X-axis direction, but this example is not limited to this.
- a step 20 may be located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 when viewed in cross section from the Y-axis direction.
- the step in the piezoelectric body 2 is not limited to only the step 20.
- the piezoelectric body 2 may have multiple steps including the step 20.
- the first wiring 311 may be connected to a terminal 6 that connects to an external circuit.
- the terminal 6 that connects to an external circuit may be an input terminal 61 or an output terminal 62.
- the terminal 6 that connects to an external circuit may also be, for example, a ground terminal 63 that is configured to be at ground potential. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the first wiring 311 is connected to the ground terminal 63.
- the increase in parasitic capacitance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 can be reduced even when the distance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is reduced.
- the distance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is short, heat is easily transferred from the second wiring 312 to the first wiring 311. Therefore, by locating the step 20 between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312, the generation of parasitic capacitance between the wirings in the acoustic wave device 1 can be reduced while improving the heat dissipation.
- the power resistance of the acoustic wave device 1 is improved.
- the upper surface 2a of the piezoelectric body 2 on the first wiring 311 side is located lower than the upper surface 2a of the piezoelectric body 2 on the second wiring 312 side, but this is not limiting.
- the upper surface 2a of the piezoelectric body 2 on the first wiring 311 side may be located higher than the upper surface 2a of the piezoelectric body 2 on the second wiring 312 side.
- first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 are formed on the same piezoelectric body 2, but this example is not limiting.
- the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 may be located on different piezoelectric bodies 2. Even if the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 are located on different piezoelectric bodies 2, if there is a step between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312, the parasitic capacitance generated between the wirings can be reduced.
- the piezoelectric body 2 may have different steps 20a and 20b between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312.
- the direction of the height difference between the steps 20a and 20b may be the same direction or different directions. In the example shown in Figure 5, the directions of the height difference are different. In this case, the steps 20a and 20b form a groove.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of an acoustic wave device 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as viewed from the Z-axis direction.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as viewed from the X-axis direction.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 4.
- the piezoelectric body 2 has a first groove 21.
- the first groove 21 is located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 in a planar view from the Z-axis direction.
- the first groove 21 is located outside the multiple IDT electrodes 32 in a planar view from the Z-axis direction. Since the first groove 21 includes steps 20a and 20b, when the first groove 21 is located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312, steps 20a and 20b are also located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312.
- the piezoelectric body 2 When the piezoelectric body 2 has the first groove 21 between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312, the portion occupied by the piezoelectric body 2 having a high dielectric constant is reduced. This makes it possible to reduce the parasitic capacitance that occurs between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312. Therefore, even when the distance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is reduced, the increase in parasitic capacitance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 can be reduced.
- the first groove 21 is located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 when viewed in cross section from the X-axis direction, but this example is not limited to this.
- the first groove 21 may be located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 when viewed in cross section from the Y-axis direction.
- the grooves in the piezoelectric body 2 are not limited to only the first groove 21.
- the piezoelectric body 2 may have multiple grooves including the first groove 21.
- the first wiring 311 may be connected to a terminal 6 that connects to an external circuit.
- the terminal 6 that connects to an external circuit may be an input terminal 61 or an output terminal 62.
- the terminal 6 that connects to an external circuit may also be, for example, a ground terminal 63 that is configured to be at ground potential. According to one embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the first wiring 311 is connected to the ground terminal 63.
- the increase in parasitic capacitance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 can be reduced even when the distance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is reduced.
- the distance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is short, heat is easily transferred from the second wiring 312 to the first wiring 311. Therefore, by positioning the first groove 21 between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312, the generation of parasitic capacitance between the wirings in the acoustic wave device 1 can be reduced while improving heat dissipation.
- the second wiring 312 does not have to be connected to a terminal that connects to an external circuit.
- the second wiring 312 is connected to the second bus bar 411b of the first IDT electrode 321 and the third bus bar 411c of the second IDT electrode 322.
- the second wiring 312 is not connected to any of the terminals that connect to an external circuit, such as the input terminal 61, the output terminal 62, and the ground terminal 63.
- the second wiring 312 is an electrically floating wiring.
- the second wiring 312 When the second wiring 312 is not connected to a terminal that connects to an external circuit, the second wiring 312 is a floating wiring. For this reason, heat generated in the second wiring 312 is not easily transferred to the external circuit. Therefore, heat is likely to accumulate in the second wiring 312. In addition, high power is input to the first IDT electrode 321 that is connected to the input terminal. For this reason, heat is more likely to accumulate in the wiring 31 that is connected to the first IDT electrode 321 and the second IDT electrode 322 than in other wiring.
- the heat dissipation properties of the acoustic wave device 1 can be improved.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device 1 according to another configuration example of the present disclosure.
- Reference numerals 600A, 600B, and 600C in FIG. 6 indicate the respective configuration examples.
- the configuration examples of the present disclosure are not limited to the example of FIG. 6.
- the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 are located away from the edge of the first groove 21, but this is not limited to this example.
- the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 may be located at the edge of the first groove 21.
- the first groove 21 may be formed in the entire piezoelectric body 2 located between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312.
- all of the first wiring 311 and all of the second wiring 312 are located outside the first groove 21, but this is not limiting.
- at least a part of the first wiring 311 may be located inside the first groove 21.
- the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 are located on different planes. Therefore, the opposing area of the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is smaller than when they are on the same plane. Therefore, even if the distance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is reduced, the increase in parasitic capacitance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 can be reduced. Therefore, in the acoustic wave device 1, the generation of parasitic capacitance between the wirings can be reduced while improving heat dissipation.
- At least a portion of the first wiring 311 is located inside the first groove 21, but this is not limited to this example.
- at least a portion of the second wiring 312 may be located inside the first groove 21.
- the acoustic wave device 1 does not include any other components inside the first groove 21, but this is not limiting.
- the acoustic wave device 1 may have an insulator 7 inside the first groove 21.
- the insulator 7 may include, for example, a material having a smaller dielectric constant than the piezoelectric body 2.
- a material having a smaller dielectric constant than the piezoelectric body 2 When the insulator 7 having a smaller dielectric constant than the piezoelectric body 2 is located in the first groove 21, the parasitic capacitance between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 can be reduced compared to when the piezoelectric body 2 does not have the first groove 21.
- materials for such an insulator 7 include resin materials such as polyimide and acrylic.
- Other examples of materials include inorganic materials such as silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), silicon nitride (SiN), and aluminum nitride (AlN).
- the insulator 7 may include, for example, a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the piezoelectric body 2.
- a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the piezoelectric body 2 When the insulator 7 having a higher thermal conductivity than the piezoelectric body 2 is located in the first groove 21, the thermal conductivity between the first wiring 311 and the second wiring 312 is improved compared to when the piezoelectric body 2 does not have the first groove 21. This improves the heat dissipation of the acoustic wave device 1.
- materials for the insulator 7 include resin materials such as polyimide and acrylic. Other examples of materials include inorganic materials such as SiN, AlN, alumina (Al 2 O 3 ), and titania (TiO 3 ).
- FIG. 7 is a plan view of an acoustic wave device 1 according to another configuration example of the present disclosure, viewed from the Z-axis direction. As shown in FIG. 7, the first groove 21 may have regions with different widths. The length of the first groove 21 can be changed as appropriate. The depth of the first groove 21 can be changed as appropriate and does not necessarily need to be constant. For example, the first groove 21 may have regions with different depths.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device 1 according to yet another configuration example of the present disclosure.
- the reference characters 800A and 800C in FIG. 8 respectively indicate this configuration example.
- the support 4 may be located on the lower surface 2b side of the piezoelectric body 2.
- the support 4 is in direct or indirect contact with the piezoelectric body 2.
- the thickness of the support 4 is not particularly limited, and for example, the thickness of the support 4 may be thicker than the thickness of the piezoelectric body 2.
- thickness refers to the thickness in the Z-axis direction.
- the material of the support 4 is not particularly limited.
- the material of the support 4 may be a material having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than the piezoelectric body 2.
- a material for the support 4 it is possible to reduce deformation of the piezoelectric body 2 due to temperature changes and reduce changes in the resonance characteristics of the acoustic wave device 1 due to temperature changes.
- materials for the support 4 include Al 2 O 3 , SiC, and Si.
- an acoustic reflector 5 may be located on the lower surface 2b side of the piezoelectric body 2.
- the acoustic impedance of the acoustic reflector 5 is different from the acoustic impedance of the piezoelectric body 2.
- a difference in acoustic impedance occurs between the piezoelectric body 2 and the acoustic reflector 5, so that the excited elastic wave can be effectively trapped in the piezoelectric body 2.
- the acoustic reflector 5 may be configured by alternately stacking a plurality of low acoustic impedance bodies 51 and a plurality of high acoustic impedance bodies 52.
- the acoustic impedance of the low acoustic impedance body 51 is smaller than the acoustic impedance of the piezoelectric body 2.
- the acoustic impedance of the high acoustic impedance body 52 is larger than the acoustic impedance of the low acoustic impedance body 51.
- An example of such a low acoustic impedance body 51 is SiO 2.
- An example of the high acoustic impedance body 52 is hafnium oxide (HfO 2 ), tantalum oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ), zirconium oxide (ZrO 2 ), etc.
- both the acoustic reflector 5 and the support 4 may be located on the lower surface 2b side of the piezoelectric body 2.
- the acoustic wave device 1 only one of the acoustic reflector 5 or the support 4 may be located on the lower surface 2b side of the piezoelectric body 2.
- the acoustic reflector 5 is a solid layer, but this is not limited to this example.
- a gap 53 may be provided between the piezoelectric body 2 and the support 4.
- the acoustic reflector 5 may be a gas present in the gap 53.
- the gap 53 is located on the lower surface 2b side of the piezoelectric body 2, at a position overlapping with the multiple electrode fingers 412 when viewed in a plan view from the Z-axis direction.
- Gas is present within the gap 53.
- the gas may be air or an inert gas such as nitrogen or argon (Ar). With this configuration, the gas present within the gap 53 acts as an acoustic reflector, effectively reducing the leakage of elastic waves from the lower surface 2b side of the piezoelectric body 2.
- the size and depth of the gap 53 may be set as appropriate.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view of an acoustic wave device 1 according to yet another configuration example of the present disclosure, viewed from the Z-axis direction.
- the piezoelectric body 2 may have a second groove 22 located inside the IDT electrode 32. In this way, by positioning the second groove 22 inside the IDT electrode 32, the frequency characteristics of the IDT electrode 32 can be adjusted. Therefore, an acoustic wave device 1 with good filter characteristics can be provided.
- the second grooves 22 may be located in an area overlapping with the IDT electrode 32 when viewed in a plan view from the Z-axis direction.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of an acoustic wave device 1 according to yet another configuration example of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of second grooves 22 may be formed on the upper surface 2a of the piezoelectric body 2. Also, the electrode fingers 412 of the IDT electrode 32 may be located inside the second grooves 22.
- the second groove 22 may be formed in all of the multiple IDT electrodes 32 of the acoustic wave device 1. Alternatively, the second groove 22 may be formed in only some of the multiple IDT electrodes 32. When multiple second grooves 22 are formed, the shapes of the multiple second grooves 22 may be different from each other.
- Fig. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a schematic configuration of a duplexer 101 as an example of the use of the acoustic wave device 1.
- the comb-shaped electrode 41 is shown diagrammatically in a bifurcated fork shape, and the reflector 42 is represented by a single line bent at both ends.
- the splitter 101 has, for example, a transmit filter 105 that filters the transmit signal from the transmit terminal 103 and outputs it to the antenna terminal 102, and a receive filter 106 that filters the receive signal from the antenna terminal 102 and outputs it to the receive terminal 104.
- the transmit filter 105 and receive filter 106 are each formed, for example, of a ladder-type filter in which multiple resonators are connected in a ladder configuration. That is, the transmit filter 105 has one or more series resonators connected in series between the transmit terminal 103 and the antenna terminal 102, and one or more parallel resonators that connect the series arm to a reference potential.
- the acoustic wave device 1 may be used as at least one of the series resonators and parallel resonators in the transmit filter 105 and the receive filter 106.
- the splitter 101 in one embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the configuration in FIG. 11.
- the transmit filter 105 in the splitter 101, the transmit filter 105 may be configured as a multimode filter.
- both the transmit filter 105 and the receive filter 106 are acoustic wave filters, but this configuration is not limiting.
- either the transmit filter 105 or the receive filter 106 may be an acoustic wave filter that uses the acoustic wave device 1. Therefore, the other may be an LC filter that includes one or more inductors and one or more capacitors.
- the splitter 101 is described as having a transmit filter 105 and a receive filter 106, but the splitter 101 is not limited to this configuration.
- the splitter 101 may be a diplexer or a multiplexer including three or more filters.
- Example of use of acoustic wave device 1 communication device 12 is a block diagram showing a main part of a communication device 111 as an example of a use of the acoustic wave device 1 and the duplexer 101.
- the communication device 111 includes the duplexer 101, and performs wireless communication using radio waves.
- a transmission information signal TIS containing information to be transmitted is modulated and frequency-raised (converted to a high-frequency signal of the carrier frequency) by an RF-IC (Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit) 113 to produce a transmission signal TS.
- Unnecessary components outside the transmission passband are removed from the transmission signal TS by a bandpass filter 115a, amplified by an amplifier 114a, and input to the transmission terminal 103.
- the transmission filter 105 then removes unnecessary components outside the transmission passband from the input transmission signal TS, and outputs the removed transmission signal TS from the antenna terminal 102 to the antenna 112.
- the antenna 112 converts the input transmission signal TS into a wireless signal and transmits it.
- a radio signal received by the antenna 112 is converted by the antenna 112 into a received signal RS and input to the antenna terminal 102.
- the receiving filter 106 removes unnecessary components outside the receiving passband from the input received signal RS and outputs it from the receiving terminal 104 to the amplifier 114b.
- the output received signal RS is amplified by the amplifier 114b, and unnecessary components outside the receiving passband are removed by the bandpass filter 115b.
- the received signal RS is then frequency-downshifted and demodulated by the RF-IC 113 to become a received information signal RIS.
- the transmission information signal TIS and the reception information signal RIS may be low-frequency signals containing appropriate information, for example, analog audio signals or digitized audio signals.
- the passband of the wireless signal may be set as appropriate, and in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a relatively high frequency passband is also possible.
- the modulation method may be any of phase modulation, amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, or a combination of any two or more of these.
- FIG. 12 shows only the essential parts in a schematic manner. Therefore, a low-pass filter or an isolator, etc. may be added at an appropriate position in the example of FIG. 12. Furthermore, the position of the amplifier, etc. may be changed from the example of FIG. 12.
- An acoustic wave device comprises a piezoelectric body having piezoelectric properties and a conductor including a first wiring and a second wiring located on the piezoelectric body, wherein the piezoelectric body has a step between the first wiring and the second wiring.
- the first wiring and the second wiring do not have to be IDT electrodes.
- the piezoelectric body may be located between the first wiring and the second wiring and have a first groove including the step.
- the first wiring may be connected to a terminal that connects to an external circuit.
- the second wiring may not be connected to a terminal that connects to an external circuit.
- the conductor may further include a plurality of IDT electrodes having a plurality of electrode fingers interdigitated with each other, the plurality of IDT electrodes may include a first IDT electrode having a first bus bar and a second bus bar, and a second IDT electrode having a third bus bar and a fourth bus bar, the second wiring may be connected to the second bus bar and the third bus bar, and the first bus bar may be connected to an input terminal to which a signal is input from an external circuit.
- the first wiring may be connected to a ground terminal configured to be at ground potential.
- At least a portion of the first wiring or at least a portion of the second wiring may be located inside the first groove.
- the acoustic wave device may further include an insulator located on the piezoelectric body in any one of aspects 1 to 8, and the insulator may include a material having a smaller dielectric constant than the piezoelectric body or a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the piezoelectric body, and may be located between the first wiring and the second wiring in a planar view.
- the acoustic wave device may be any one of aspects 3 to 9, further comprising an acoustic reflector located on the piezoelectric body opposite the conductor and having a smaller acoustic impedance than the piezoelectric body, the conductor may further include a plurality of IDT electrodes having a plurality of electrode fingers interdigitated with each other, and the piezoelectric body may further have a second groove located in a region overlapping the IDT electrodes in a planar view.
- a communication device may include an antenna, an acoustic wave device according to any one of aspects 1 to 10 connected to the antenna, and an IC connected to the acoustic wave device.
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図11は、弾性波デバイス1の利用例としての分波器101の構成を模式的に示す回路図である。図11の紙面左上に示された符号から理解されるように、図11では、櫛歯状電極41が二叉のフォーク形状によって模式的に示され、反射器42は両端が屈曲した1本の線で表わされている。
図12は、弾性波デバイス1および分波器101の利用例としての通信装置111の要部を示すブロック図である。通信装置111は、分波器101を含んでおり、電波を利用した無線通信を行う。
本開示の態様1に係る弾性波デバイスは、圧電性を有する圧電体と、前記圧電体上に位置する第1配線および第2配線、を含む導体と、を備え、前記圧電体は、前記第1配線と前記第2配線との間に段差を有する。
以上、本開示に係る発明について、諸図面および実施例に基づいて説明してきた。しかし、本開示に係る発明は上述した各実施形態に限定されるものではない。すなわち、本開示に係る発明は本開示で示した範囲で種々の変更が可能であり、異なる実施形態にそれぞれ開示された技術的手段を適宜組み合わせて得られる実施形態についても本開示に係る発明の技術的範囲に含まれる。つまり、当業者であれば本開示に基づき種々の変形または修正を行うことが容易であることに注意されたい。また、これらの変形または修正は本開示の範囲に含まれることに留意されたい。
2:圧電体
2a:上面
2b:下面
20:段差
21:第1溝
22:第2溝
3:導体
31:配線
311:第1配線
312:第2配線
32:IDT電極
321:第1IDT電極
322:第2IDT電極
41:櫛歯状電極
411:バスバー
412:電極指
42:反射器
421:反射器バスバー
422:ストリップ電極
4:支持体
5:音響反射体
51:低音響インピーダンス体
52:高音響インピーダンス体
53:空隙
6:端子
61:入力端子
62:出力端子
63:グランド端子
7:絶縁体
101:分波器
102:アンテナ端子
103:送信端子
104:受信端子
111:通信装置
112:アンテナ
113:RF-IC
114:増幅器
115:バンドパスフィルタ
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- 圧電性を有する圧電体と、
前記圧電体上に位置する第1配線および第2配線、を含む導体と、
を備え、
前記圧電体は、前記第1配線と前記第2配線との間に段差を有する、
弾性波デバイス。 - 前記第1配線および前記第2配線はIDT電極ではない、
請求項1に記載の弾性波デバイス。 - 前記圧電体は、前記第1配線と前記第2配線との間に位置し、前記段差を含む第1溝を有する、
請求項1または2に記載の弾性波デバイス。 - 前記第1配線は、外部回路と接続する端子と接続される、
請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波デバイス。 - 前記第2配線は、外部回路と接続する端子と接続されない、
請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波デバイス。 - 前記導体は、複数の電極指が交互に噛み合う複数のIDT電極をさらに含み、
前記複数のIDT電極は、
第1バスバーと第2バスバーとを有する第1IDT電極と、
第3バスバーと第4バスバーとを有する第2IDT電極と、を有し、
前記第2配線は、前記第2バスバーおよび前記第3バスバーに接続され、
前記第1バスバーは、外部回路から信号が入力される入力端子と接続される、
請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波デバイス。 - 前記第1配線は、グランド電位となるように構成されたグランド端子と接続される、
請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波デバイス。 - 前記第1配線の少なくとも一部または前記第2配線の少なくとも一部は、前記第1溝の内側に位置する、
請求項3に記載の弾性波デバイス。 - 前記圧電体上に位置する絶縁体をさらに備え、
前記絶縁体は、
前記圧電体よりも誘電率が小さい材料、または、前記圧電体よりも熱伝導率が高い材料を含み、
平面視において、前記第1配線と前記第2配線との間に位置する、
請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波デバイス。 - 前記圧電体の前記導体とは反対側に位置し、前記圧電体よりも音響インピーダンスが小さい音響反射体をさらに備え、
前記導体は、複数の電極指が交互に噛み合う複数のIDT電極をさらに含み、
前記圧電体は、平面視で前記IDT電極に重なる領域に位置する第2溝をさらに有する、
請求項3から9のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波デバイス。 - アンテナと、
前記アンテナに接続される請求項1から10のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波デバイスと、
前記弾性波デバイスに接続されるICと、を有する、
通信装置。
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