Abstract:
An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a first composite electrode disposed over the substrate. The first composite electrode includes first and second electrically conductive layers and a first temperature compensating layer disposed between the first and second electrically conductive layers. The second electrically conductive layer forms a first electrical contact with the first electrically conductive layer on at least one side of the first temperature compensating layer, and the first electrical contact electrically shorts a first capacitive component of the first temperature compensating layer.
Abstract:
In accordance with a representative embodiment, a BAW resonator structure, comprises a first BAW resonator, comprising: a first lower electrode having a first electrical resistance; a first upper electrode having a second electrical resistance; and a first piezoelectric layer disposed between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode. The BAW resonator structure also comprises a second BAW resonator, comprising: a second lower electrode having the second electrical resistance; a second upper electrode having the first electrical resistance; and a second piezoelectric layer disposed between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode. The BAW resonator structure also comprises an acoustic coupling layer disposed between the first BAW resonator and the second BAW resonator. The first electrical resistance is less than the second electrical resistance. An communication device comprising a coupled resonator filter (CRF) is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A device includes: a base substrate having a bonding pad and a peripheral pad, the peripheral pad encompassing the bonding pad; an acoustic resonator on the base substrate; a cap substrate having a bonding pad seal and a peripheral pad seal, the bonding pad seal bonding around the perimeter of the bonding pad and the peripheral pad seal bonding with the peripheral pad to define a hermetically sealed volume between the cap substrate and the base substrate, the cap substrate having a through hole therein over the bonding pad providing access for a connection to the bonding pad; a low-resistivity material layer region disposed on a portion of a surface of the cap substrate disposed inside the hermetically sealed volume, the material layer region being isolated from the bonding pad seal; and electronic circuitry disposed in the material layer region and electrical connected with the acoustic resonator.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating an acoustic resonator comprises providing a substrate; fabricating a first electrode adjacent the substrate; fabricating a piezoelectric layer adjacent the first electrode; depositing electrode material to form a second electrode up to a first thickness adjacent the piezoelectric layer; depositing a first photo mask over the second electrode; depositing additional electrode material to form the second electrode up to a second thickness; removing the photo mask thereby forming a recessed region in the second electrode; and filling the recessed region with a fill material.
Abstract:
A temperature compensated pair of resonators. The temperature compensated pair of resonators comprises a first resonator configured to resonate at a first frequency and having a first frequency temperature coefficient and a second resonator configured to resonate at a second frequency and having a second frequency temperature coefficient. The second frequency is greater than the first frequency; the second frequency temperature coefficient is less than the first frequency temperature coefficient; and the first and the second resonators are fabricated on a common substrate.
Abstract:
A self-calibrating temperature compensated oscillator includes a monolithic structure having a first resonator, a second resonator, and a heating element to heat the first and second resonators. The temperature coefficient of the second resonator is substantially greater than the temperature coefficient of the first resonator. A first oscillator circuit operates with the first resonator and outputs a first oscillator output signal having a first oscillating frequency. A second oscillator circuit operates with the second resonator and outputs a second oscillator output signal having a second oscillating frequency. A temperature determining circuit determines the temperature of the first resonator using the second oscillating frequency. A temperature compensator provides a control signal to the first oscillator in response to the determined temperature to adjust the first oscillating frequency and maintain it at a desired operating frequency.
Abstract:
A sensor senses an environmental condition. The sensor includes a film bulk acoustic resonator that includes a layer of material that causes resonant frequency and/or quality factor shifts of the film bulk acoustic resonator in response to changes in the environmental condition. The environmental condition may be relative humidity and the layer of material may be a moisture absorptive material.
Abstract:
An electrical impedance transformer comprises a first film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR), having a first electrical impedance and a first resonance frequency. The electrical impedance transformer also comprises: a second FBAR, having a second electrical impedance and a second resonance frequency, and being disposed over the first FBAR. The electrical impedance transformer also includes a decoupling layer disposed between the first and the second FBARs. The first electrical impedance differs from the second electrical impedance and the first and second resonance frequencies are substantially the same.
Abstract:
An apparatus including vertically separated acoustic resonators are disclosed. The apparatus includes a first acoustic resonator on a substrate and a second acoustic resonator vertically separated above the first acoustic resonator. Because the resonators are vertically separated above another, total area required to implement the resonators is reduced thereby savings in die size and cost are realized. The vertically separated resonators are supported by standoffs that are fabricated on the substrate, or on a resonator.
Abstract:
A self-calibrating temperature compensated oscillator includes a monolithic structure having a first resonator, a second resonator, and a heating element to heat the first and second resonators. The temperature coefficient of the second resonator is substantially greater than the temperature coefficient of the first resonator. A first oscillator circuit operates with the first resonator and outputs a first oscillator output signal having a first oscillating frequency. A second oscillator circuit operates with the second resonator and outputs a second oscillator output signal having a second oscillating frequency. A temperature determining circuit determines the temperature of the first resonator using the second oscillating frequency. A temperature compensator provides a control signal to the first oscillator in response to the determined temperature to adjust the first oscillating frequency and maintain it at a desired operating frequency.