METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF BONDED WAFERS AND SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES USING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220352862A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17857715

    申请日:2022-07-05

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: A method of fabricating a bonded wafer with low carrier lifetime in silicon comprises providing a silicon substrate having opposing top and bottom surfaces, modifying a top portion of the silicon substrate to reduce carrier lifetime in the top portion relative to the carrier lifetime in portions of the silicon substrate other than the top portion, bonding a piezoelectric layer having opposing top and bottom surfaces separated by a distance T over the top surface of the silicon substrate, and providing a pair of electrodes having fingers that are inter-digitally dispersed on a top surface of the piezoelectric layer, the electrodes comprising a portion of a Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) device. The modifying and bonding steps may be performed in any order. The modified top portion of the silicon substrate prevents the creation of a parasitic conductance within that portion during operation of the SAW device.

    WIRE-BASED MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20200317507A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16720919

    申请日:2019-12-19

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B81B7/00 B81B7/02

    摘要: A wire-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) apparatus is provided. In examples discussed herein, the wire-based MEMS apparatus includes a MEMS control bus and at least one passive MEMS switch circuit. The passive MEMS switch circuit is configured to close a MEMS switch(es) by generating a constant voltage(s) that exceeds a defined threshold voltage (e.g., 30-50 V). In a non-limiting example, the passive MEMS switch circuit can generate the constant voltage(s) based on a radio frequency (RF) voltage(s), which may be harvested from an RF signal(s) received via the MEMS control bus. In this regard, it may be possible to eliminate active components and/or circuits from the passive MEMS switch circuit, thus helping to reduce leakage and power consumption. As a result, it may be possible to provide the passive MEMS switch circuit in a low power apparatus for supporting such applications as the Internet-of-Things (IoT).

    Thermally enhanced semiconductor package and process for making the same

    公开(公告)号:US10790216B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-29

    申请号:US16038879

    申请日:2018-07-18

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a thermally enhanced semiconductor package, which includes a module substrate, a thinned flip chip die over the module substrate, a mold compound component, a thermally conductive film, and a thermally enhanced mold compound component. The mold compound component resides over the module substrate, surrounds the thinned flip chip die, and extends above an upper surface of the thinned flip chip die to form a cavity over the upper surface of the thinned flip chip die. The thermally conductive film resides over at least the upper surface of the thinned flip chip at the bottom of the cavity. The thermally enhanced mold compound component resides over at least a portion of the thermally conductive film to fill the cavity.

    Bonded wafers and surface acoustic wave devices using same

    公开(公告)号:US10574203B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US15087225

    申请日:2016-03-31

    申请人: QORVO US, INC.

    摘要: A bonded wafer with low carrier lifetime in silicon comprises a silicon substrate having opposing top and bottom surfaces; a piezoelectric layer bonded over the top surface of the silicon substrate and having opposing top and bottom surfaces separated by a distance T; and a pair of electrodes having fingers that are inter-digitally dispersed on the top surface of the piezoelectric layer in a pattern having a center-to-center distance D between adjacent fingers of the same electrode, the electrodes comprising a portion of a Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) device. A structure of the silicon in a top portion of the silicon substrate has been modified to reduce carrier lifetime and prevent the creation of a parasitic conductance within the top portion of the silicon substrate during operation of the SAW device.

    Thermally enhanced semiconductor package and process for making the same

    公开(公告)号:US10553521B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US16038879

    申请日:2018-07-18

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a thermally enhanced semiconductor package, which includes a module substrate, a thinned flip chip die over the module substrate, a mold compound component, a thermally conductive film, and a thermally enhanced mold compound component. The mold compound component resides over the module substrate, surrounds the thinned flip chip die, and extends above an upper surface of the thinned flip chip die to form a cavity over the upper surface of the thinned flip chip die. The thermally conductive film resides over at least the upper surface of the thinned flip chip at the bottom of the cavity. The thermally enhanced mold compound component resides over at least a portion of the thermally conductive film to fill the cavity.

    Acoustic filter for antennas
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10141644B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-27

    申请号:US15490381

    申请日:2017-04-18

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: Filter circuitry is used in communication systems that employ multiple antennas. In general, a communication system may have a transmit path and a receive path. The transmit path extends to a first antenna port and is configured to present signals for transmission in a first communication band and a second communication band to the first antenna port for transmission via a first antenna that is coupled to the first antenna port. The receive path extends to a second antenna port and comprises a first multiple passband/multiple stopband filter that provides a plurality of passbands and a plurality of stopbands interleaved with one another, wherein a first stopband and a second stopband of the plurality of stopbands correspond respectively to the first communication band and the second communication band and are separated by a first passband of the plurality of passbands.