Film acoustically-coupled transformer with reverse C-axis piezoelectric material
First Claim
1. An acoustically-coupled transformer, comprising:
- a first stacked bulk acoustic resonator and a second stacked bulk acoustic resonator (SBAR), each SBAR comprising;
a stacked pair of film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs), each of the FBARs comprising opposed planar electrodes and a layer of piezoelectric material between the electrodes, the piezoelectric material having a c-axis, and an acoustic decoupler between the FBARs;
a first electrical circuit connecting one of the FBARs of the first SBAR to one of the FBARs of the second SBAR; and
a second electrical circuit connecting the other of the FBARs of the first SBAR to the other of the FBARs of the second SBAR, in which the c-axis of the piezoelectric material of one of the FBARs is opposite in direction to the c-axes of the piezoelectric material of the other three FBARs.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the acoustically-coupled transformer has first and second stacked bulk acoustic resonators (SBARs) each having a stacked pair of film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs) with an acoustic decoupler between the FBARs. Each FBAR has opposed planar electrodes with piezoelectric material between the electrodes. A first electrical circuit connects one FBARs of the first SBAR to one FBAR of the second SBAR, and a second electrical circuit connects the other FBAR of the first SBAR to the other FBAR of the second SBAR. The c-axis of the piezoelectric material of one of the FBARs is opposite in direction to the c-axes of the piezoelectric materials of the other three FBARs. This arrangement substantially reduces the amplitude of signal-frequency voltages across the acoustic decouplers and significantly improves the common mode rejection of the transformer. This arrangement also allows conductive acoustic decouplers to be used, increasing the available choice of acoustic decoupler materials.
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32 Claims
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1. An acoustically-coupled transformer, comprising:
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a first stacked bulk acoustic resonator and a second stacked bulk acoustic resonator (SBAR), each SBAR comprising;
a stacked pair of film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs), each of the FBARs comprising opposed planar electrodes and a layer of piezoelectric material between the electrodes, the piezoelectric material having a c-axis, and an acoustic decoupler between the FBARs;
a first electrical circuit connecting one of the FBARs of the first SBAR to one of the FBARs of the second SBAR; and
a second electrical circuit connecting the other of the FBARs of the first SBAR to the other of the FBARs of the second SBAR, in which the c-axis of the piezoelectric material of one of the FBARs is opposite in direction to the c-axes of the piezoelectric material of the other three FBARs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of making an acoustically-coupled transformer, the method comprising:
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fabricating a first stacked bulk acoustic resonator (SBAR) and a second SBAR, the fabricating comprising;
forming lower film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs), upper FBARs and acoustic decouplers between the lower FBARs and the upper FBARs, each of the FBARs comprising opposed planar electrodes and a layer of piezoelectric material therebetween, the piezoelectric material having a c-axis, the forming comprising setting the c-axis of the piezoelectric material of one of the FBARs opposite in direction to the c-axes of the piezoelectric material of the other three FBARs, electrically connecting one of the FBARs of the first SBAR to one of the FBARs of the second SBAR; and
electrically connecting the other of the FBARs of the first SBAR to the other of the FBARs of the second SBAR. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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