Film bulk acoustic resonator filters with a coplanar waveguide
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1. An electric filter comprising:
- a plurality of film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs) having respective top electrodes and respective bottom electrodes, and a piezoelectric layer sandwiched between the top and bottom electrodes; and
a transmission line of a coplanar waveguide structure, the transmission line being disposed on the piezoelectric layer and having two wound lines and a signal line positioned between the two ground lines, wherein;
the respective top electrodes of the FBARs are disposed on the piezoelectric layer; and
the FBARs are linked in a series, as indicated by A, and parallel, as indicated by B, connection arrangement such that the top electrodes of the series FBARs form part of the signal line, while the top electrodes of the parallel FBARs are linked to one side or both sides of the two ground lines.
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Abstract
Multiple thin film bulk acoustic resonators (10, 11) configured in series (10) and parallel (11) within a coplanar waveguide line structure provides a compact ladder filter. The resonators (10, 11) are formed over an opening (28) in a substrate (20) and connected to associated circuitry by one or more transmission lines formed on the substrate (20). The arrangement of the resonators (10, 11) between the ground and signal lines of a coplanar line structure provides a means of minimising the area of the filter. Embedding a ladder filter within the coplanar transmission line structure eliminates the need for wire bonds, thus simplifying fabrication. Embodiments for 2×2, and hither order filters are described.
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1. An electric filter comprising:
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a plurality of film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs) having respective top electrodes and respective bottom electrodes, and a piezoelectric layer sandwiched between the top and bottom electrodes; and a transmission line of a coplanar waveguide structure, the transmission line being disposed on the piezoelectric layer and having two wound lines and a signal line positioned between the two ground lines, wherein; the respective top electrodes of the FBARs are disposed on the piezoelectric layer; and the FBARs are linked in a series, as indicated by A, and parallel, as indicated by B, connection arrangement such that the top electrodes of the series FBARs form part of the signal line, while the top electrodes of the parallel FBARs are linked to one side or both sides of the two ground lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A ladder filter comprising:
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a plurality of series and parallel film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs) having respective top electrodes and respective bottom electrodes, and a piezoelectric layer sandwiched between the top and bottom electrodes; and a transmission line of a coplanar waveguide structure, the transmission line being disposed on the piezoelectric layer and having two ground lines and a signal line positioned between the two ground lines, wherein; the respective top electrodes of the FBARs are disposed on the piezoelectric layer; and the top electrode of each series FBAR forms part of the signal line the top electrode of each parallel FBAR forms part of the ground lines.
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Current AssigneeSnaptrack Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeTDK Corporation
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InventorsImura, Masaaki, Su, Qingxin, Komuro, Eiju, Whatmore, Roger W., Kirby, Paul B.
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Primary Examiner(s)Summons; Barbara
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Application NumberUS10/380,985Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,064 DaysField of Search333/187, 333/189US Class Current333/189CPC Class CodesH03H 3/04 for obtaining desired frequ...H03H 9/174 MembranesH03H 9/568 consisting of a ladder conf...
