WO2022131237A1 - 弾性波装置及びラダー型フィルタ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an elastic wave device having an IDT electrode crossing region having a central region and first and second edge regions located on both outer sides of the central region, and a ladder type filter having the elastic wave device. ..
- a silicon oxide film, a sound velocity adjusting film, a piezoelectric film, and an IDT electrode are laminated on a support substrate.
- the IDT electrode has an intersecting region in which a plurality of first electrode fingers and a second electrode finger overlap each other along the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the intersecting region has a central region and first and second edge regions arranged on both outer sides in the extending direction of the first and second electrode fingers.
- the sound velocity is adjusted by providing the sound velocity adjusting film.
- This sound velocity adjusting film is not laminated on the IDT electrode. Therefore, the speed of sound can be adjusted with high accuracy, and acoustic loss can be suppressed.
- the speed of sound can be adjusted with high accuracy and acoustic loss can be suppressed, but in the case of a resonator, for example, the specific band cannot be easily narrowed. Further, in a band-passing type filter having a plurality of such elastic wave devices, it may be difficult to narrow the bandwidth and increase the steepness.
- An object of the present invention is an elastic wave device and a ladder that can narrow the specific band in the case of an elastic wave resonator, narrow the bandwidth, and increase the steepness when used in a bandpass type filter. To provide a type filter.
- the elastic wave device is directly or indirectly laminated on the support substrate and has first and second main surfaces facing each other, and the second main surface side is the said.
- a piezoelectric layer located on the support substrate side and an IDT electrode provided on the first main surface of the piezoelectric layer are provided, and the IDT electrodes include a plurality of first electrode fingers and a first electrode. It has a first comb-shaped electrode having a bus bar, and a second comb-shaped electrode having a plurality of second electrode fingers and a second bus bar interspersed with the plurality of first electrode fingers.
- the region where the first electrode finger and the second electrode finger overlap each other in the direction orthogonal to the first and second electrode fingers is the crossing region, and the crossing region is the first and the first and the second.
- the central region located in the center of the extension direction of the second electrode finger and the outside of the central region in the extension direction of the first and second electrode fingers, and located on the first bus bar side. It has a first edge region and a second edge region located outside the extending direction of the first and second electrode fingers of the central region and located on the second bus bar side.
- the area between the first bus bar and the first edge region is the first gap region
- the area between the second bus bar and the second edge region is the second gap region
- the piezoelectric layer It is provided on the second main surface side of the above, overlaps with at least a part of the first and second edge regions in a plan view, and overlaps with at least a part of the first and second bus bars. Further provided with overlapping conductive layers.
- the ladder type filter according to the present invention has at least one series arm resonator and at least one parallel arm resonator, and at least one of the series arm resonators is an elastic wave device configured according to the present invention. Is.
- ladder type filter has a plurality of series arm resonators and at least one parallel arm resonator, and the resonator having the lowest resonance frequency among the plurality of series arm resonators is used.
- An elastic wave device configured according to the present invention.
- the specific band in the elastic wave resonator can be narrowed, and in the ladder type filter having the elastic wave device according to the present invention, the bandwidth can be narrowed in the filter characteristics. Moreover, the steepness can be increased.
- FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1 (b) is a cross-sectional view of a portion along the line AA in FIG. 1 (a).
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing the electrode structure of the elastic wave device of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing impedance-frequency characteristics of each elastic wave device of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of an elastic wave device according to a modified example of the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 (a) is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 7 (b) is a cross-sectional view of a portion along the line BB in FIG. 7 (a).
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a portion along the line CC in FIG. 7 (a).
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing impedance-frequency characteristics of each elastic wave device of Example 2 and Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a front sectional view of the elastic wave device according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a front sectional view for explaining an elastic wave device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram of a ladder type filter as a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a plan sectional view for explaining the parallel arm resonator used in the ladder type filter shown in FIG.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing impedance-frequency characteristics of the series arm resonator and the parallel arm resonator in the ladder type filter shown in FIG.
- FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1 (b) is a cross-sectional view of a portion along the line AA in FIG. 1 (a). Is.
- the elastic wave device 1 has a support substrate 2.
- the support substrate 2 has a Si substrate 2A and a high sound velocity film 2B, but may be a single-layer substrate made of another insulating material or a semiconductor material.
- a high sound velocity film 2B made of silicon nitride is laminated on the Si support substrate 2A.
- a low sound velocity film 3 made of silicon oxide is laminated on the high sound velocity film 2B.
- the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are laminated on the bass sound film 3.
- a piezoelectric layer 5 made of LiTaO 3 is laminated on the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B.
- the low sound velocity film 3 is an intermediate layer of the present invention. However, the intermediate layer may be a laminated film having a low sound velocity film 3.
- the piezoelectric layer 5 has a first main surface 5a and a second main surface 5b that face each other.
- the IDT electrode 6 is laminated on the first main surface 5a.
- the piezoelectric layer 5 is laminated on the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B from the second main surface 5b side.
- the low sound velocity film 3 is made of a low sound velocity material.
- the sound velocity of the bulk wave propagating in the low sound velocity material is lower than the sound velocity of the bulk wave propagating in the piezoelectric layer 5.
- the high sound velocity film 2B is made of a high sound velocity material.
- the sound velocity of the bulk wave propagating in the high sound velocity material is higher than the sound velocity of the elastic wave propagating in the piezoelectric layer 5.
- the IDT electrode 6 has a first comb-shaped electrode 7 and a second comb-shaped electrode 8.
- the first comb-shaped electrode 7 has a plurality of first electrode fingers 7a and a first bus bar 7b. One end of the first electrode finger 7a is connected to the first bus bar 7b.
- the second comb-shaped electrode 8 has a plurality of second electrode fingers 8a and a second bus bar 8b. One end of the second electrode finger 8a is connected to the second bus bar 8b.
- the plurality of first electrode fingers 7a and the plurality of second electrode fingers 8a are interleaved with each other.
- the first electrode finger 7a is extended toward the second bus bar 8b side
- the second electrode finger 8a is extended toward the first bus bar 7b side.
- the first electrode finger 7a and the second electrode finger 8a are arranged in parallel.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing the electrode structure of the elastic wave device 1.
- reflectors 9 and 10 are provided on both sides of the IDT electrode 6 in the elastic wave propagation direction. As a result, a 1-port elastic wave resonator is configured.
- an elastic wave is excited by applying an AC voltage between the first comb-shaped electrode 7 and the second comb-shaped electrode 8.
- the elastic wave propagates in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the plurality of first electrode fingers 7a and the plurality of second electrode fingers 8a.
- the region where the first electrode finger 7a and the second electrode finger 8a overlap is formed.
- the intersection region K is a region that excites elastic waves.
- the intersecting region K has a central region C, a first edge region E1 arranged outside in the direction in which the first and second electrode fingers 7a and 8a extend, and a second edge region E2.
- the first edge region E1 is located on the first bus bar 7b side with respect to the central region C.
- the second edge region E2 is located on the second bus bar 8b side with respect to the central region C.
- the IDT electrode 6 is made of an appropriate metal or alloy. In this embodiment, it is composed of a laminated body of Ti film / Al film / Ti film.
- the first gap region G1 is between the first edge region E1 and the first bus bar 7b, and the second gap region is between the second edge region E2 and the second bus bar 8b. It is G2.
- the feature of the elastic wave device 1 is that the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are provided as the conductive layer.
- the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are provided on the second main surface 5b side of the piezoelectric layer 5.
- the second main surface 5b side is not limited to the structure directly laminated on the second main surface 5b, and is indirectly laminated on the second main surface 5b via another layer. It shall also include the structure.
- the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B overlap with at least a part of the first and second edge regions E1 and E2, respectively. Further, the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are arranged so as to overlap with at least a part of the first and second bus bars 7b and 8b, respectively. The first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are not electrically connected to the first and second bus bars 7b and 8b.
- the first conductive layer 4A is provided so as to extend from the first edge region E1 to the lower part of the first bus bar 7b. There is. That is, the first conductive layer 4A is provided so as to reach the first gap region G1.
- the second conductive layer 4B is provided so as to extend from the second edge region E2 beyond the second gap region G2 and below the second bus bar 8b. Has been done.
- the first conductive layer 4A and the second conductive layer 4B are not provided in the central region C.
- the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are extended from one end side to the other end side of the IDT electrode 6 in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are provided so as to include a region from one end side to the other end side of the intersection region K in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are provided, and due to the mass addition effect of the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B, the first and second edge regions E1 , E2, the speed of sound is lower than that of the central region C.
- the speed of sound in the first and second gap regions G1 and G2 is higher than the speed of sound in the first and second edge regions E1 and E2. Therefore, the transverse mode can be suppressed by the piston mode.
- the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B overlap with the first bus bar 7b or the second bus bar 8b via the piezoelectric layer 5.
- the following elastic wave device was manufactured as Example 1 of the elastic wave device 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the high-pitched sound film 2B is a silicon nitride film with a thickness of 900 nm, a low-sound velocity film 3; a silicon oxide film with a film thickness of 600 nm, first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B; a Pt film with a film thickness of 6 nm, a piezoelectric layer 5; a film thickness of 600 nm.
- a reflector is provided in the elastic wave propagation direction of the IDT electrode 6 (not shown).
- the elastic wave apparatus of Example 1 was configured as a 1-port type elastic wave resonator.
- the elastic wave apparatus of Comparative Example 1 was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the Pt film was arranged only below the first and second edge regions E1 and E2. ..
- the design resonance frequency is 1955 MHz.
- the specific band is narrower than that of the comparative example 1. It is considered that this is because a parallel capacitance is formed between the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B and the first bus bar 7b or the second bus bar 8b. Therefore, according to the elastic wave device 1, it can be seen that not only the transverse mode can be suppressed, but also an elastic wave resonator having a narrow specific band can be provided. Therefore, when a band-passing filter is configured by using such an elastic wave device, it can be seen that the bandwidth in the filter characteristics can be narrowed and the steepness of the filter characteristics can be increased.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the planar shape of the first conductive layer 4A is different from that in the case of the elastic wave device 1. That is, on the first edge region E1 side, the first conductive layer 4A is provided in the first edge region E1, and the first portion 4a extending in the elastic wave propagation direction and the first bus bar 7b. A third portion that connects the second portion 4b extending in the elastic wave propagation direction below and the first portion 4a and the second portion 4b outside the intersection region K in the elastic wave propagation direction. It has a portion 4c of. In the second edge region E2, a second conductive layer 4B having a similar structure is provided.
- the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B do not have to exist below the first gap region G1 and the second gap region G2.
- the inner edge of the second portion 4b of the first conductive layer 4A is first and second with respect to the intersection region K than the inner edge 7b1 of the first bus bar 7b. It is located outside in the extending direction of the electrode fingers 7a and 8a. Even below the second bus bar 8b, the inner edge of the second portion 4b of the second conductive layer 4B is the first and first with respect to the intersection region K than the inner edge 8b1 of the second bus bar 8b. It is located outside in the extending direction of the electrode fingers 7a and 8a of 2.
- the conductive layer portion overlapping the first bus bar 7b or the second bus bar 8b via the piezoelectric layer 5 does not exist below the entire surface of the first bus bar 7b or the second bus bar 8b. good.
- the second portion 4b is provided so as to extend below the outer edge 7b2 of the first bus bar 7b or the outer edge 8b2 of the second bus bar 8b, but the outer edge 7b2 or the outer edge is provided. It may be located on the intersection region K side of 8b2.
- a capacity can be formed between the first bus bar and the second bus bar.
- first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are laminated via the piezoelectric layer 5 with respect to all of the first and second edge regions E1 and E2, and the first. And at least a part of the second edge regions E1 and E2 may overlap.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the IDT electrode 6 has a first comb-shaped electrode 37 and a second comb-shaped electrode 38.
- the first comb-shaped electrode 37 has a plurality of first electrode fingers 37a and a first bus bar 37b.
- the first bus bar 37b is a connecting portion connecting the inner bus bar 37b1 located inside, the outer bus bar 37b3 located outside, and the inner bus bar 37b1 and the outer bus bar 37b3. It has 37b2 and.
- the inside means the intersection area K side.
- the space between the connecting portions 37b2 is an opening 37c.
- the second comb tooth electrode 38 also has a plurality of second electrode fingers 38a and a second bus bar 38b.
- the second bus bar 38b like the first bus bar 37b, also has an inner bus bar 38b1, an outer bus bar 38b3, and a connecting portion 38b2. Further, a plurality of openings 38c are provided along the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the elastic wave device 31 is configured in the same manner as the elastic wave device 1 except that the first bus bar 37b and the second bus bar 38b are configured as described above.
- the first and second bus bars may have a configuration having an inner bus bar, an outer bus bar, and a connecting portion. Even in that case, the specific band can be narrowed by providing the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of an elastic wave device according to a modified example of the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the end edge opposite to the intersecting region K of the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B is the first and second bus bars. It is located on the intersection region K side of the outer edge with respect to the intersection region K of 37b and 38b.
- the edge of the first and second conductive layers opposite to the intersecting region K may be inside the outer edge of the first and second bus bars.
- FIG. 7 (a) is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 7 (b) is a cross-sectional view of a portion along the line BB in FIG. 7 (a).
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a portion along the line CC in FIG. 7 (a).
- the first conductive layer 4A overlaps the first bus bar 7b via the piezoelectric layer 5, and the first gap region G1 and the first gap region G1 and the first. It has a first portion 4d reaching the middle of the edge region E1.
- a second portion 4e is provided in the second edge region E2 so as to extend parallel to the first portion 4d.
- the first portion 4d and the second portion 4e are connected by a third portion 4f.
- the third portion 4f is extended in the extending direction of the first and second electrode fingers 7a and 8a, and is located outside the elastic wave propagation direction of the intersection region K.
- the second conductive layer 4B overlapping with the second bus bar 8b also has a first portion 4d, a second portion 4e, and a third portion 4f.
- the second portion 4e is extended in the elastic wave propagation direction in the first edge region E1.
- the first conductive layer 4A is electrically connected to the first bus bar 7b by a through-hole electrode 42.
- the through-hole electrode 42 is provided so as to penetrate the piezoelectric layer 5 as shown in a partially enlarged cross-sectional view in FIG.
- the second bus bar 8b is electrically connected to the second conductive layer 4B by the through-hole electrode 42.
- the first conductive layer 4A may further have a second portion 4e, which is a portion overlapping the second edge region E2, and similarly, the second conductive layer. 4B may further have a portion overlapping the first edge region E1.
- the first portion 4d of the first conductive layer 4A and the second portion 4e of the second conductive layer 4B are separated from each other in a direction orthogonal to the elastic wave propagation direction. Has been done.
- the second portion 4e of the first conductive layer 4A and the first portion 4d of the second conductive layer 4B are separated in the second edge region E2.
- the specific band can be narrowed more effectively by further adding the capacitance. ..
- the elastic wave device of the fourth embodiment As the elastic wave device of the fourth embodiment, the elastic wave device of the second embodiment was configured.
- FIG. 9 shows the impedance-frequency characteristics of the elastic wave device of Example 2 and the elastic wave device of Comparative Example 1 described above.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the width of the first portion 4d of the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B that is, along the extending direction of the first and second electrode fingers 7a and 8a.
- the dimensions are smaller than in the case of the elastic wave device 41.
- the width of the first portion 4d is narrower than the width of the first bus bar 7b and the second bus bar 8b.
- the width of the first portion 4d need not overlap with the entire region of the first bus bar 7b or the second bus bar 8b in the extending direction of the first and second electrode fingers 7a, 8a.
- the first portion 4d of the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B is located outside the intersection region K with respect to the inner edge 7b1 of the first bus bar 7b and the inner edge 8b1 of the second bus bar 8b. It may be located. Further, the outer edge of the first portion 4d of the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B is also larger than the outer edge 7b2 of the first bus bar 7b and the outer edge 8b2 of the second bus bar 8b. It may be located inside.
- the elastic wave device 51 is otherwise configured in the same manner as the elastic wave device 41. Therefore, also in this embodiment, the specific band can be effectively narrowed.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view of the elastic wave device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 12 is a front sectional view of the elastic wave device according to the seventh embodiment.
- the first bus bar 7b and the second bus bar 8b are electrically connected to the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B, respectively, via the through-hole electrodes 42.
- the elastic wave device 61 is configured in the same manner as the elastic wave device 1 of the first embodiment.
- the first and second conductive layers 4A and 4B are attached to the first bus bar 7b or the second bus bar 8b. It may be electrically connected. Also in this case, in the first edge region E1, a capacitance is formed between the first conductive layer 4A and the second electrode finger 8a. Further, in the second edge region E2, a capacitance is formed between the second conductive layer 4B and the first electrode finger 7a. Therefore, even in the elastic wave device 61, the specific band can be narrowed.
- the support substrate 2 has a structure in which a high sound velocity film 2B is laminated on a Si substrate 2A.
- the support substrate 2 is made of a high sound velocity material, the high sound velocity film can be omitted as in the seventh embodiment shown in FIG.
- the support substrate 2 is a high sound velocity support substrate made of a high sound velocity material. Therefore, it is the same as the elastic wave device 1 shown in FIG. 1 (b) except that the high sound velocity film is omitted.
- FIG. 13 is a front sectional view for explaining an elastic wave device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 shows the same portion as in FIG. 1 (b) for the first embodiment.
- the difference between the elastic wave device 81 and the elastic wave device 1 is that the first conductive layer 4A is not in direct contact with the second main surface 5b of the piezoelectric layer 5, and the low sound velocity film 3 and the support substrate 2 are used. It is in that it is laminated between.
- the first conductive layer 4A may be indirectly laminated on the piezoelectric layer 5.
- the elastic wave device 81 is the same as the elastic wave device 1.
- the conductive layer may be indirectly laminated with respect to the piezoelectric layer as described above. Even in that case, the specific band can be effectively narrowed by adding the parallel capacitance.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram of a ladder type filter as a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- the series arm resonators S1 to S4 are connected in series with each other in the series arm connecting the input end IN and the output end OUT.
- the parallel arm resonators P1 to P3 are connected to the three parallel arms connecting the series arm and the ground potential, respectively.
- the series arm resonators S1 to S4 have the same structure as the elastic wave device 1 shown in FIG. 1 (a).
- the parallel arm resonators P1 to P3 have the structure shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a plan sectional view for explaining the parallel arm resonator used in the ladder type filter.
- the mass addition films 93 and 93 are provided below the piezoelectric layer 5 in the first and second edge regions E1 and E2, as in the case of Comparative Example 1 described above.
- the mass addition film 93 is made of a Pt film.
- the design parameters of the series arm resonators S1 to S4 and the parallel arm resonators P1 to P3 were the same except for the difference in the above structure. That is, the series arm resonators S1 to S4 are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
- the parallel arm resonators P1 to P3 were the same as those in the first embodiment except for the above.
- FIG. 16 shows the impedance-frequency characteristics of the series arm resonator and the parallel arm resonator.
- the series arm resonator is configured by the elastic wave device of the present invention as compared with the parallel arm resonator, the specific band is narrowed.
- the series arm resonators S1 to S4 are elastic wave devices configured according to the present invention, the specific bandwidth of the series arm resonators can be narrowed. Therefore, the steepness on the high frequency side of the pass band can be enhanced.
- the resonator having a plurality of series arm resonators and at least one parallel arm resonator and having the lowest resonance frequency among the plurality of series arm resonators is used.
- An elastic wave device configured according to the present invention.
- Elastic wave device 2 ... Support substrate 2A ... Si substrate 2B ... High-pitched speed film 3 ... Low-pitched speed film 4A, 4B ... First and second conductive layers 4a, 4d ... First part 4b, 4e ... Second Part 4c, 4f ... Third part 5 ... Piezoelectric layer 5a, 5b ... First, second main surface 6 ... IDT electrode 7 ... First comb-shaped electrode 7a ... First electrode finger 7b ... First bus bar 7b1 ... Inner edge 7b2 ... Outer edge 8 ... Second comb-shaped electrode 8a ... Second electrode finger 8b ... Second bus bar 8b1 ... Inner edge 8b2 ... Outer edge 9, 10 ...
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低音速膜3;膜厚600nmの酸化ケイ素膜
第1,第2の導電層4A,4B;膜厚6nmのPt膜
圧電層5;膜厚600nmのLiTaO3膜
IDT電極6;Ti膜/Al膜/Ti膜の積層体、膜厚は圧電層5側から順に12nm/140nm/12nm
交差幅=40μm
中央領域Cの長さ=37.6μm
第1,第2のエッジ領域E1,E2の第1,第2の電極指7a,8aの延びる方向の寸法;1.2μm
第1のバスバー7b及び第2のバスバー8bの面積=4×10-8m2
第1の導電層4Aと第1のバスバー7b及び第2の導電層4Bと第2のバスバー8bが圧電層5を介して重なる面積=1.5×108m2
IDT電極6における電極指ピッチ=1μm、電極指の対数=100対
2…支持基板
2A…Si基板
2B…高音速膜
3…低音速膜
4A,4B…第1,第2の導電層
4a,4d…第1の部分
4b,4e…第2の部分
4c,4f…第3の部分
5…圧電層
5a,5b…第1,第2の主面
6…IDT電極
7…第1の櫛形電極
7a…第1の電極指
7b…第1のバスバー
7b1…内側端縁
7b2…外側端縁
8…第2の櫛形電極
8a…第2の電極指
8b…第2のバスバー
8b1…内側端縁
8b2…外側端縁
9,10…反射器
11,31,31A,41,51,61,71,81,92…弾性波装置
37…第1の櫛形電極
37a…第1の電極指
37b…第1のバスバー
37b1…内側バスバー
37b2…連結部
37b3…外側バスバー
37c…開口部
38…第2の櫛形電極
38b…第2のバスバー
38b1…内側バスバー
38b2…連結部
38b3…外側バスバー
38c…開口部
42…スルーホール電極
91…ラダー型フィルタ
93…質量付加膜
K…交差領域
C…中央領域
E1,E2…第1,第2のエッジ領域
G1,G2…第1,第2のギャップ領域
P1~P3…並列腕共振子
S1~S4…直列腕共振子
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- 支持基板と、
前記支持基板上に直接又は間接に積層されており、対向し合う第1及び第2の主面を有し、前記第2の主面側が前記支持基板側に位置している圧電層と、
前記圧電層の前記第1の主面上に設けられたIDT電極と、
を備え、
前記IDT電極が、複数本の第1の電極指と第1のバスバーとを有する第1の櫛形電極と、前記複数本の第1の電極指と間挿し合う複数本の第2の電極指と第2のバスバーとを有する第2の櫛形電極とを有し、
前記第1の電極指と前記第2の電極指とが、前記第1及び第2の電極指と直交する方向において重なり合っている領域が交差領域であり、前記交差領域が、前記第1及び第2の電極指の延びる方向中央に位置している中央領域と、前記中央領域の前記第1及び第2の電極指の延びる方向外側であって、前記第1のバスバー側に位置している第1のエッジ領域と、前記中央領域の前記第1及び第2の電極指の延びる方向外側であって、前記第2のバスバー側に位置している第2のエッジ領域とを有し、前記第1のバスバーと前記第1のエッジ領域との間が第1のギャップ領域であり、前記第2のバスバーと前記第2のエッジ領域との間が第2のギャップ領域であり、
前記圧電層の前記第2の主面側に設けられており、平面視において、前記第1及び第2のエッジ領域の少なくとも一部と重なっており、かつ前記第1及び第2のバスバーの少なくとも一部と重なるように配置された導電層をさらに備える、弾性波装置。 - 前記導電層が、前記第1のバスバーの少なくとも一部に重なる部分と、前記第1のエッジ領域と重なる部分を有する第1の導電層と、
前記第2のバスバーの少なくとも一部に重なる部分と、前記第2のエッジ領域と重なる部分を有する第2の導電層とを含む、請求項1に記載の弾性波装置。 - 前記第1の導電層が、前記第2のエッジ領域と重なる部分をさらに有し、
前記第2の導電層が、前記第1のエッジ領域と重なる部分をさらに有する、請求項2に記載の弾性波装置。 - 前記第1の導電層が、平面視において前記第1のギャップ領域と重なる部分をさらに有し、
前記第2の導電層が、平面視において前記第2のギャップ領域と重なる部分をさらに有する、請求項2又は3に記載の弾性波装置。 - 前記導電層が、前記第1のバスバー又は前記第2のバスバーの少なくとも一方に電気的に接続されている、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記導電層が、前記第1のバスバー及び前記第2のバスバーに電気的に接続されていない、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記圧電層と前記支持基板との間に積層された中間層をさらに備える、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記導電層が、前記圧電層の前記第2の主面に積層されている、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記導電層が、前記中間層内及び前記中間層と前記支持基板との間の界面の一方に設けられている、請求項7に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記中間層が、伝搬するバルク波の音速が前記圧電層を伝搬するバルク波の音速よりも低い低音速材料からなる低音速膜を有する、請求項9に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記支持基板が、Si基板と、前記Si基板上に積層されており、伝搬するバルク波の音速が前記圧電層を伝搬する弾性波の音速よりも高い高音速材料からなる高音速膜とを有する、請求項10に記載の弾性波装置。
- 少なくとも1つの直列腕共振子と、少なくとも1つの並列腕共振子とを有し、前記直列腕共振子の少なくとも1つが、請求項1~11のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置である、ラダー型フィルタ。
- 複数の直列腕共振子と、少なくとも1つの並列腕共振子とを有し、前記複数の直列腕共振子のうち最も共振周波数が低い共振子が、請求項1~11のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置である、ラダー型フィルタ。
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