Elastic Wave Filter Structure for Parasitic Mode Suppression
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electrode structures in electro-acoustic resonators excite parasitic acoustic modes, degrading the performance of filters.
Innovation Solution
The elastic wave device employs specific Euler angles for the substrate and piezoelectric layer, optionally combined with intermediate layers of varying acoustic velocities, to suppress parasitic acoustic modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional electrode structure is used in an electro-acoustic resonator, then the device can convert between electromagnetic signals and acoustic RF signals, but parasitic acoustic modes are excited that degrade filter performance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the Euler angles of the substrate and piezoelectric layer to specific ranges. The substrate Euler angles are set to (-45°±10°, -36°±10°, -45°±10°) or (-45°±10°, -36°±10°, -225°±10°), and the piezoelectric layer Euler angles are set to (0°±10°, 130°±5°, 0°±10°) or (0°±10°, 140°±5°, 0°±10°). This precise parameter optimization suppresses parasitic acoustic modes while maintaining the desired acoustic mode generation, thereby improving filter performance without sacrificing the electro-acoustic conversion function
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite materials by combining a substrate with specific Euler angles and a piezoelectric layer with specific Euler angles to form an integrated elastic wave device. This composite structure leverages the complementary properties of the substrate and piezoelectric layer to achieve both desired acoustic mode generation and parasitic mode suppression, resolving the contradiction between functionality and performance degradation
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively suppresses parasitic acoustic modes, improving the electrical performance of the device by reducing interference in the frequency range of 3.5 GHz to 5 GHz, achieving a suppression of nearly 15 dB.
Implementation Method 1
In an electro-acoustic resonator, due to the piezoelectric effect, an electrode structure combined with a piezoelectric material converts between electromagnetic signals and acoustic RF signals.
Implementation Method 2
Euler angles of the substrate are (-45°±10°, -36°±10°, -45°±10°), or (-45°±10°, -36°±10°, -225°±10°); and Euler angles of the piezoelectric layer are (0°±10°, 130°±5°, 0°±10°), or (0°±10°, 140°±5°, 0°±10°)
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AI summary
The present application discloses an elastic wave device, a filter, and a multiplexer, which relate to the field of integrated circuit technologies. The elastic wave device includes: a substrate, a piezoelectric layer arranged on the substrate, and an IDT electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer. Euler angles of the substrate are (-45°±10°, -36°±10°, -45°±10°), or (-45°±10°, -36°+10°, -225°±10°). Euler angles of the piezoelectric layer are (0°±10°, 130°±5°, 0°±10°), or (0°±10°, 140°±5°, 0°±10°). This configuration addresses the problem that parasitic acoustic modes generated in the conventional technologies affect an electrical performance of a device, thereby achieving the effect of suppressing parasitic acoustic modes and improving electrical performance through a combination of the Euler angles of the substrate and the piezoelectric layer.