摘要:
A first supporting section 30 is provided between a substrate section 40 and a second supporting section 20. The first supporting section 30 is structured by, e.g., a film formed from a material having a higher acoustic impedance than a piezoelectric body 11 and the substrate section 40, or a film formed from a material having a smaller Q value than the piezoelectric body 11 and substrate section 40. By inserting the first supporting section 30, most vibration from the second supporting section 20 toward the substrate section 40 is reflected (arrow a), and also a vibration having been transmitted to the substrate section 40 from the second supporting section 20 is prevented from reflecting at the bottom of the substrate section 40 and then returning in a direction of the vibration section 10 (arrow b).
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a micromachine in which corrosion of a structure is restrained and the micromachine are provided. The method of manufacturing a micromachine includes a first step of patterningly forming a sacrificial layer 12 having a silicon oxide based material containing a hydrogen fluoride dissociating species on a substrate 11, a second step of forming a structure 16 on the substrate 11 in the state of covering the sacrificial layer 12, a third step of forming the structure 16 on the sacrificial layer 12 with a hole part or parts 18 reaching the sacrificial layer 12, and a fourth step of forming a vibrating space between the substrate 11 and the structure 16 by introducing only a hydrogen fluoride gas or only the hydrogen fluoride gas and an inert gas through the hole part or parts 18 and etching the sacrificial layer 12 by use of the dissociating species contained in the sacrificial layer 12. The micromachine is manufactured by the method.
摘要:
A filter includes multiple piezoelectric thin-film resonators (S11,S12,S13,S14,P11,P12,P13,P14) each having a substrate (11), a lower electrode (13) formed on the substrate (11), a piezoelectric film (14) formed on the lower electrode (13), and an upper electrode (15) provided on the piezoelectric film (14) so that the upper electrode (15) and the lower electrode (13) face each other across the piezoelectric film (14). The piezoelectric thin-film resonator (S11,S12,S13,S14,P11,P12,P13,P14) are of two types: a) a first type (S11,S14,P11,P14) where at least a part (28) of an outer curved portion of the piezoelectric film (14) is located further out than an outer curved portion (26) of a region (24) in which the upper electrode (15) and the lower electrode (13) face each other across the piezoelectric film (14); and b) a second type (Sl2,S13,P12,P13) in which at least a part of an outer curved portion of the piezoelectric film (14) coincides with an outer curved portion (26) of a region (24) in which the upper electrode (15) and the lower electrode (13) face each other across the piezoelectric film (14) or is further inside the outer curved portion (26) of the region (24).
摘要:
A thin film resonator having a membrane layer formed on top of a substrate, a lower electrode formed on part of the top surface of the membrane layer, a piezoelectric layer formed on top of the lower electrode, an upper electrode formed on top of the piezoelectric layer, and a mass loading layer interposed between the lower electrode and the membrane layer and having a predetermined mass. This structure enables precise adjustment of the resonant frequency of the thin film resonator, thereby providing a more precise filter.
摘要:
A film bulk acoustic resonator, and a method for manufacturing the same. The film bulk acoustic resonator includes a substrate, a protection layer vapor-deposited on the substrate, a membrane vapor-deposited on the protection layer and at a predetermined distance from an upper side of the substrate, and a laminated resonance part vapor-deposited on the membrane. Further, the manufacturing method includes vapor-depositing a membrane on a substrate, forming protection layers on both sides of the membrane, vapor-depositing a laminated resonance part on the membrane, and forming an air gap by removing a part of the substrate disposed between the protection layers. Accordingly, the membrane can be formed in a simple structure and without stress, and the whole manufacturing process is simplified.
摘要:
A film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) includes a resistance layer (112,114) deposited on the upper surface of a semiconductor substrate (111) and having a recess (130) therein, a membrane layer (116) on the upper surfaces of the resistance layer (112,114) and the recess, thereby forming an air gap between the membrane layer (116) and the semiconductor substrate (111), and a resonator (120) having a lower electrode (117), a piezoelectric layer (118), and an upper electrode (119) deposited on the membrane layer (116). The resistance layer (112,114) may include first (112) and second (114) resistance layers, the first resistance layer (112) having the recess (130) therein and the second resistance layer (114) being deposited on the upper surfaces of the recess (130). Thus, the air gap is formed without etching the semiconductor substrate (111), enhancing the resonant characteristics of the FBAR. Active and/or passive devices can be formed underneath the air gap to be integrated with the FBAR.
摘要:
A method of fabricating an air gap type Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) is provided. The FBAR fabrication method includes: (a) depositing and patterning a sub-electrode on a semiconductor substrate; (b) depositing and patterning a piezoelectric material layer on the sub-electrode; (c) depositing and patterning an upper electrode on the piezoelectric material layer; (d) forming a hole which passes through the upper electrode, the piezoelectric material layer and the sub-electrode; and (e) injecting a fluorine compound into the hole so that an air gap can be formed on the semiconductor substrate, and non-plasma etching the semiconductor substrate. Since the FBAR fabrication method does not include forming and eliminating the sacrificial layer in the fabrication process, the fabrication process is simplified. In addition, the air gap having the limitless frequency selectivity can be formed and the performance of the FBAR can be enhanced.
摘要:
A thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (200), a semiconductor apparatus including the acoustic resonator and its manufacturing methods are presented. The thin-film bulk acoustic resonator includes a lower dielectric layer (201), a first cavity (203) inside the lower dielectric layer (202), an upper dielectric layer (204), a second cavity inside the upper dielectric layer, and a piezoelectric film (2052) that is located between the first and the second cavities and continuously separates these two cavities. The plan views of the first and the second cavities have an overlapped region, which is a polygon that does not have any parallel sides. The piezoelectric film in this present invention is a continuous film without any through-hole in it, therefore it can offer improved acoustic resonance performance.