Filter and composite filter, filter assembly, integrated circuit chip and electronic device which contain same, and frequency characteristic changing method therefor
First Claim
1. A filter having an input electrode, an output electrode, and a single acoustic wave resonator disposed between said input electrode and said output electrode, formed on a substrate, said acoustic wave resonator having one resonance mode for use as a filter, wherein:
- said filter has a number of structures capable of simultaneously and independently changing all parameters for determining frequency characteristics of said filter, said parameters including a center frequency of said acoustic wave resonator, an external Q-value between said acoustic wave resonator and said input electrode, and an external Q-value between said acoustic wave resonator and said output electrode, said structures being capable of being simultaneously applied with electric signals independently of one another, said number of structures being at least equal to the number of the parameters, and said filter includes an electromechanical transducer having a function capable of mechanically deforming one portion of each of said structures of said filter simultaneously and with finite dependency by individually applying the electric signals to electrodes disposed in said structures, respectively.
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Abstract
A dual-mode acoustic wave resonator (7a) having a resonance mode inter-coupler (6) is disposed across narrow voids (4, 5) from an input electrode (2) and an output electrode (3). They are supported for vibrations on a substrate by conductive posts (27, 28, 29) and a power supply pad (3). Opposing electrodes (10, 11, 21, 23) are formed below the input and output electrodes (2, 3), resonator (7a), and resonance mode inter-coupler (6) across narrow gaps. As a voltage of a power supply (25) is changed, a distortion of the resonator (7a) changes due to an electrostatic force, causing a change in the center resonance frequency. As voltages of power supplies (16, 17) are changed, distortions of the input and output electrodes (2, 3) change to cause a change in the opposing areas of end faces of the input and output electrodes to the resonator (7a). This causes a change in the situation of exchanging energy between the input and output electrodes and the resonator (7a) to change the external Q-value. As the voltage of the power supply (25) is changed, a distortion of the inter-coupler (6) changes to cause a change in the coupling coefficient between the resonance modes.
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60 Claims
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1. A filter having an input electrode, an output electrode, and a single acoustic wave resonator disposed between said input electrode and said output electrode, formed on a substrate, said acoustic wave resonator having one resonance mode for use as a filter, wherein:
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said filter has a number of structures capable of simultaneously and independently changing all parameters for determining frequency characteristics of said filter, said parameters including a center frequency of said acoustic wave resonator, an external Q-value between said acoustic wave resonator and said input electrode, and an external Q-value between said acoustic wave resonator and said output electrode, said structures being capable of being simultaneously applied with electric signals independently of one another, said number of structures being at least equal to the number of the parameters, and said filter includes an electromechanical transducer having a function capable of mechanically deforming one portion of each of said structures of said filter simultaneously and with finite dependency by individually applying the electric signals to electrodes disposed in said structures, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 7, 9, 23, 37, 41, 42, 51, 55)
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2. A filter having an input electrode, an output electrode, and a resonator unit including at least one acoustic wave resonator disposed between said input electrode and said output electrode and comprising a plurality of acoustic wave resonance modes for use as a filter within said acoustic wave resonator, said input electrode, said output electrode, and said resonator unit being formed on a substrate, wherein:
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said filter has a number of structures capable of simultaneously and independently changing all parameters for determining frequency characteristics of said filter, said parameters including a coupling coefficient between the plurality of resonance modes of said resonator unit, a center frequency, an external Q-value between said acoustic wave resonator and said input electrode, and an external Q-value between said acoustic wave resonator and said output electrode, said structures being capable of being simultaneously applied with electric signals independently of one another, said number of structures being at least equal to the number of the parameters, and said filter includes an electromechanical transducer having a function capable of mechanically deforming one portion of each of said structures of said filter simultaneously and with finite dependency by individually applying the electric signals to electrodes disposed in said structures, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 8, 10, 24, 38, 52, 58, 59, 60)
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