Global Patent Index - EP 4035265 A1

EP 4035265 A1 20220803 - SPURIOUS MODES SUPPRESSION IN A BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE

Title (en)

SPURIOUS MODES SUPPRESSION IN A BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE

Title (de)

UNTERDRÜCKUNG VON STÖRMODI BEI EINEM VOLUMENWELLENGERÄT

Title (fr)

SUPPRESSION DE MODES PARASITES DANS UN DISPOSITIF À ONDES ACOUSTIQUES DE VOLUME

Publication

EP 4035265 A1 20220803 (EN)

Application

EP 19780247 A 20191001

Priority

EP 2019076645 W 20191001

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021063492A1] The present invention relates to a Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) device. In particular, the invention is concerned with suppressing spurious modes in a BAW device. The BAW device comprises a piezoelectric layer (101), and a top electrode (102) and a bottom electrode (103) sandwiching the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer is configured to propagate a BAW. The top electrode and bottom electrode are configured to couple an electrical signal to a BAW propagating in the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer includes a core region (104) located between the top electrode and the bottom electrode and a frame region (105) located below and/or at a side edge of the top electrode. The frame region comprises one or more material elements (106) embedded in the piezoelectric layer, wherein the one or more embedded material elements have acoustic and/or material properties different from those of the surrounding material of the piezoelectric layer. The material elements may form a phononic crystal. Spurious modes can thus be effectively suppressed.

IPC 8 full level

H03H 9/02 (2006.01); H03H 9/17 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H03H 9/02015 (2013.01); H03H 9/02086 (2013.01); H03H 9/02102 (2013.01); H03H 9/02118 (2013.01); H03H 9/173 (2013.01); H03H 9/175 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021063492A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021063492 A1 20210408; EP 4035265 A1 20220803

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2019076645 W 20191001; EP 19780247 A 20191001