JP2005159575A - Surface-mounted piezoelectric oscillator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface-mounted piezoelectric oscillator which deals with miniaturization and is provided with a means for suppressing the influence of a floating capacitance caused by a monitor electrode pad and a coupling phenomenon. <P>SOLUTION: The surface-mounted piezoelectric oscillator is provided with a first multilayer printed wiring board provided with an uneven portion on its top surface, a second multilayer printed wiring board to be fixed along the lower surface peripheral edge of the first multilayer printed wiring board, a piezoelectric vibrating element hermetically sealed in the uneven portion, and a circuit element mounted on the bottom surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board. In this oscillator, a monitor electrode for input/output inspection of the piezoelectric vibrating element is disposed on the region of the lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board to which the second multilayer printed wiring board abuts. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a surface mount piezoelectric oscillator, and more particularly to a surface mount piezoelectric oscillator that solves various problems caused by the structure of a functional terminal for confirming the frequency of a piezoelectric vibration element mounted on a ceramic package.

  Due to the rapid progress in price reduction and miniaturization accompanying the popularization of mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, there is a demand for price reduction and miniaturization of crystal units and crystal oscillators used in these communication devices. Is growing.

As a conventional surface-mount type crystal oscillator that satisfies the above-mentioned requirements, there is one disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-163540, and FIG. 5A is a longitudinal sectional view showing the configuration of the package. FIG. 5B is a bottom view of the state in which the underfill resin is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 5A, a conventional surface-mount type crystal oscillator 100 is a laminated body composed of a crystal resonator element 101, an IC chip 102 that constitutes an oscillation circuit and a temperature compensation circuit, and a plurality of ceramic insulating layers. A substantially rectangular container body having a first cavity portion 103a for accommodating the crystal resonator element 101 on the upper surface and a second cavity portion 103b for accommodating the IC chip 102 on the lower surface. 103 and a lid 104 for closing the opening of the first cavity portion 103a. The lid electrode 106 formed on the inner bottom surface of the first cavity portion 103a is cantilevered at one end of the crystal resonator element 101 via a conductive adhesive and electrically connected to the lid. The cavity portion 103a is hermetically sealed by the body 104, and the IC chip 102 is flip-chip mounted on the IC electrode pad 111 disposed on the inner bottom surface (ceiling surface) of the second cavity portion 103b via a conductor bump. In addition, the structure is sealed with the underfill resin 105.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the opening shape of the second cavity portion 103b is an area between the external terminal electrodes 112 disposed on the corners of the side portions facing the longitudinal direction of the container body 103. Monitor electrode pads 113a and 113b that are electrically connected to the crystal resonator element are disposed on a pair of opposed protruding portions 110 (inner bottom surfaces). By doing so, the paired monitor electrode pads can be placed in the most separated state, and the temperature characteristics of the crystal resonator element can be measured stably and reliably while suppressing the influence of stray capacitance between the monitor electrode pads. Is possible.
JP 2003-163540 A

  In recent years, demands for further miniaturization of crystal oscillators have increased, and the external dimensions of crystal oscillators (in the planar direction) are shifting from 2.0 × 2.5 mm to smaller sizes. Therefore, in the overhanging part (and the second cavity part) that the container body (small container body) corresponding to the miniaturization has (made as small as possible in consideration of the clearance with the IC chip), Even when the monitor electrode pads are separated from each other, the distance between the monitor electrode pads is shortened (decreased), so that the influence of stray capacitance between the monitor electrode pads can be extremely suppressed. It becomes difficult.

  Further unfavorably, the IC chip has not been miniaturized, and the demand for miniaturization must be met using the conventional IC chip and the small container body (not compatible with miniaturization). . Here, it is assumed that the container body 103 shown in FIG. 5 (b) is the small container body, and taking into consideration the same figure, this occurs when the conventional crystal oscillator has a structure that meets the demand for miniaturization. The problem to be described will be described. When the specification (cited invention) in which the pair of monitor electrode pads 113a and 113b are separated from each other in the small container body 103 is satisfied, as shown in FIG. A wiring pattern 121 for electrically connecting the IC electrode pad 111a corresponding to the crystal connection (input) terminal of the IC chip 102 and the monitor electrode pad 113a is arranged directly under the IC chip 102. In other words, the wiring pattern 121 and the oscillation circuit included in the IC chip are arranged to face each other, and there is a problem that a coupling phenomenon may occur between the two and affect the oscillation frequency of the crystal oscillator. It was.

  In other words, the problem to be solved is that it is not possible to provide a surface-mount piezoelectric oscillator that can cope with downsizing and has means for suppressing the influence of the stray capacitance caused by the monitor electrode pad and the coupling phenomenon. is there.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 according to the present invention is fixed along a peripheral edge of a first multilayer printed wiring board having a concave portion on an upper surface and a lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board. And a circuit element mounted on the lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board, and a second multilayer printed wiring board that is hermetically sealed in the recess. The input / output inspection monitor terminal of the piezoelectric vibration element is disposed in a region of the lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board in contact with the second multilayer printed wiring board.

  A second aspect of the present invention according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, a shield film is disposed at a location facing the monitor terminal of the second multilayer printed wiring board.

  A third aspect of the present invention according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the second aspect, the monitor terminal is disposed on the same side of the lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, any one of the external terminals disposed at both corners of the same side of the lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board is a ground external terminal. It is characterized by.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, a part of the shield film overlaps with the ground external terminal.

  The present invention makes it possible to install the monitor terminal at an optimum position by using the first and second multilayer printed wiring boards, and further, a shield film covering the monitor terminal is provided as the second multilayer printed wiring board. By disposing, the effect of stray capacitance caused by the monitor electrode terminal and the coupling phenomenon can be suppressed.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1A is a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of a crystal oscillator as a surface-mounted piezoelectric oscillator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a bottom view in a state where a sealing resin and an annular substrate are omitted. FIG. 1 and FIG. 1C are bottom views of the annular substrate according to the first embodiment.
The crystal oscillator (TCXO) 10 according to the first embodiment includes a substantially rectangular AT-cut quartz substrate, excitation electrodes (not shown) disposed on both main surfaces of the quartz substrate, and one longitudinal direction from each of the excitation electrodes. To accommodate the crystal resonator element 1 having a lead electrode (not shown) extending at the end, a circuit element constituting an oscillation circuit and a temperature compensation circuit, for example, an IC chip 2, and the crystal resonator element 1 on the upper surface. A substantially rectangular ceramic package (first multilayer printed wiring board) 3 having a connection terminal 6 for mounting the IC chip 2 at the approximate center of the flat bottom surface, And a metal lid 4 for closing the recess 3a, and an annular substrate (second multilayer printed wiring board) 5 fixed along the peripheral edge of the lower surface of the ceramic package 3.
An external terminal 15 having a function as an external input / output terminal electrode electrically connected to the crystal resonator element 1 and the IC chip 2 via an internal conductor 18 on the lower surface of the ceramic package 3, particularly in the vicinity of the four corners, Two input / output inspection monitor terminals (monitor electrode pads) 14 that are electrically connected to the crystal resonator element 1 are disposed at substantially the center of the side portion of the ceramic package 3 facing in the longitudinal direction. Since each of the monitor terminals 14 is in the most separated state on the lower surface of the ceramic package 3, the influence of the stray capacitance between them can be suppressed.
The annular substrate 5 is provided with internal terminals 16 electrically and mechanically corresponding to the external terminals 15 on the upper surface, and electrically connected to the internal terminals 16 in the vicinity of the bottom corners via internal conductors (not shown). Corresponding mounting terminals 17 (which serve as external connection electrode pads in the TCXO 10).

  The pad electrode 7 formed on the inner bottom surface of the recess 3a is cantilevered and electrically connected to one end portion (the lead electrode) of the quartz crystal vibration element 1 via a conductive adhesive 11, and the monitor The frequency of the crystal resonator element 1 is measured by an external frequency adjusting device (not shown) via the terminal 14, and the oscillation frequency of the crystal resonator element 1 is adjusted to a predetermined value by vapor deposition or the like. The concave portion 3 a for accommodating the crystal resonator element 1 whose frequency has been adjusted is hermetically sealed by the metal lid 4. The IC chip 2 is flip-chip mounted on the connection terminal 6 via the conductor bump 12, and the annular substrate 5 is covered so as to cover the peripheral edge of the lower surface of the ceramic package 3, in other words, the monitor terminal 14 and the external terminal 15. And the external terminals 15 and the internal terminals 16 corresponding to the external terminals 15 are electrically and mechanically connected, for example, soldered, and then the IC chip 2 is sealed with a sealing resin (underfill resin). ) 13 for sealing. The sealing resin 13 may be omitted if the reliability (heat cycle test or the like) of the flip chip mounting portion of the IC chip 2 is guaranteed.

  Further, the wiring pattern of the ceramic package 3, particularly the wiring pattern for electrically connecting the connection terminal corresponding to the crystal connection (input) terminal of the IC chip 2 and the monitor terminal 14, is provided on the IC chip 2. When the wiring board and the oscillation circuit included in the IC chip 2 are arranged opposite to each other, or when the TCXO 10 meets the demand for further downsizing and lowering the height, the annular substrate is used. 5, a shield film 20 is disposed between any mutually overlapping insulating layers constituting 5, and each of the monitor terminals 14 is covered with the shield film 20 and the shield film 20 is grounded (ground potential). It becomes possible to suppress the coupling phenomenon between the oscillation circuits of the IC chip 2.

FIG. 2A is a bottom view of the crystal oscillator as the surface-mounted piezoelectric oscillator according to the second embodiment of the present invention in which the sealing resin and the annular substrate are omitted, and FIG. 2B is the second embodiment. It is a bottom view of the annular substrate concerning.
The crystal oscillator of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the monitor terminal is provided on one side of the ceramic package.
In the TCXO 10, each of the monitor terminals 14 is installed at the approximate center of the side portion (that is, the short side portion) opposed to the longitudinal direction of the lower surface of the ceramic package 3. For example, as shown in FIG. Even if each of the monitor terminals 24 is provided along one short side (the left short side in the figure) of the lower surface of 23, it is possible to suppress the influence of the stray capacitance due to the shielding effect of the shielding film. It is. More desirably, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), one external terminal (below the left short side in FIG. 2 (a)) disposed on one short side of the lower surface of the ceramic package 23. Side) is the external terminal (ground external terminal) 25d that is electrically connected to the GND terminal of the IC chip 2, and overlaps with the ground external terminal 25d (D portion in FIG. 2B). By disposing the shield film 30 on the surface, it is possible to further suppress the influence of the stray capacitance. Needless to say, the shield film 30 covers the monitor terminals 24 and grounds the shield film 20. The monitor terminals 24 may be provided along the long side of the lower surface of the ceramic package 23.

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view showing the configuration of the second embodiment of the annular substrate according to the present invention.
An annular substrate 35 shown in FIG. 3 is a second embodiment of the annular substrate used in the TCXO 10 and is opposed to the monitor terminal on the upper surface of the annular substrate 35 (the surface facing the lower surface of the ceramic package 3). The conductive film (shield film) 38 is deposited on the inner bottom surface of each recessed portion 35a, and the influence of the stray capacitance between the monitor terminals is affected by each conductive film 38 of the ground potential. Further, it becomes possible to suppress the coupling phenomenon between the monitor terminal and the IC chip (the oscillation circuit included in the IC chip). The concave portion 35a is arranged so that the annular substrate 35 (the upper surface thereof) and the ceramic package (the lower surface thereof) face each other and are electrically and mechanically connected (for example, soldered), and the conductor films are interposed via the solder. 38 and an internal terminal 36 adjacent to each conductor film 38 (and each external terminal), and a gap for preventing an electrical short circuit between the monitor terminals via each conductor film 38 is formed. Is to do.
Further, the same effect can be obtained even when the four corners of the upper surface of the annular substrate are protruded and the internal terminals are arranged on the upper surface of the protrusion, that is, the uppermost surface of the annular substrate.

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view showing the configuration of the third embodiment of the annular substrate according to the present invention.
An annular substrate 45 shown in FIG. 4 is a third embodiment of the annular substrate used in the TCXO 10, and the lower surface of the annular substrate 45 (the mounting surface in the TCXO, which corresponds to the upper surface in FIG. 4). A portion facing the monitor terminal is recessed, and a conductive film (shield film) 48 is deposited on the inner bottom surface (ceiling surface) of the recessed portion 45a, and the conductive film 48 allows stray capacitance between the monitor terminals. And the coupling phenomenon between the monitor terminal and the IC chip (the oscillation circuit) can be suppressed. When the TCXO having the annular substrate 45 is solder-mounted on an external printed board, each of the recessed portions 45a is adjacent to the conductor films 48 and the conductor films 48 via the solder (of the annular substrate 45). This is to form a gap for preventing an electrical short circuit with the mounting terminals 47 (and the mounting pattern of the external printed circuit board corresponding to the mounting terminals 47) disposed at the four corners of the lower surface.
Further, the same effect can be obtained even if the four corners of the lower surface of the annular substrate are convexly provided and the mounting terminals are arranged on the upper surface of the convex portion, that is, the lowermost surface of the annular substrate.

  Although the present invention has been described using an annular substrate as the second multilayer printed wiring board, at least the lowest layer is laminated and integrated using a flat insulating layer, that is, a concave portion opening upward is formed on the upper surface (and flat). It may be a second multilayer printed wiring board having a lower surface.

  Circuit elements constituting the oscillation circuit and the temperature compensation circuit are not only IC chips, but also electronic components such as discrete parts constituting the oscillation circuit and the temperature compensation circuit and capacitors for finely adjusting the compensation amount and oscillation frequency of the temperature compensation circuit It does not matter. In addition to the IC chip, a capacitor or the like for removing high-frequency noise superimposed on the power supply voltage supplied to the IC chip may be mounted on the lower surface of the multilayer substrate (collective substrate).

  Although the present invention has been described using TCXO, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to devices such as so-called VC-TCXO, VCXO, SPXO, OCXO, and SAW oscillators to which an automatic frequency control (AFC) circuit is added.

  Although the present invention has been described using an AT-cut quartz substrate, the present invention is not limited to an AT-cut, but can be applied to a quartz substrate having a cut angle such as a BT cut, CT cut, DT cut, SC cut, or GT cut. Needless to say.

  Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to a quartz resonator element (quartz substrate), but can be applied to other piezoelectric materials such as langasite, lithium tetragonal acid, lithium tantalate, and lithium niobate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The structure of the crystal oscillator as the 1st Embodiment of this invention is shown, Comprising: (a) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view, (b) is a bottom view of the state which abbreviate | omitted sealing resin and the cyclic | annular board | substrate, (c) ) Is a bottom view of the annular substrate. 2 shows a configuration of a crystal oscillator as a second embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is a bottom view of a state where a sealing resin and an annular substrate are omitted, and (b) is a bottom view of the annular substrate. FIG. . It is an upper surface perspective view which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment of a cyclic | annular board | substrate. It is a lower surface perspective view which shows the structure of 3rd Embodiment of a cyclic | annular board | substrate. The structure of the conventional crystal oscillator is shown, Comprising: (a) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view, (b) is a bottom view of the state which abbreviate | omitted the underfill resin.

Explanation of symbols

1. Crystal oscillator 2. IC chip 3. Ceramic package 3a. Recess 4. Metal lid 5. Ring substrate 6. Connection terminal 7. Pad electrode 10. TCXO 11. Conductive bonding Agent 12 Conductor bump 13 Sealing resin 14 Monitor terminal 15 External terminal 16 Internal terminal 17 Mounting terminal 18 Internal conductor 20 Shield film 23 Ceramic package 24 Monitor terminal 25d · · Ground external terminal 30 · · Shield film 35 · · Annular substrate 35a · · Recessed portion 38 · · Conductor film 45 · · Annular substrate 45a · · Recessed portion 47 · · Mounting terminal 48 · · Conductor film DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100..Surface-mount type crystal oscillator 101..Crystal oscillator 102..IC chip 103..Container body (and small container body) 103a..First cavity portion 103b..Second Cavity part 104 .. Lid 105.. Underfill resin 106.. Pad electrode 110.. Overhang part 111, 111 a ... IC electrode pad 112 ... External terminal electrodes 113 a, 113 b ... Monitor electrode pad 121 ... Wiring pattern

Claims (5)

A first multilayer printed wiring board having a recess on the upper surface, a second multilayer printed wiring board fixed along the periphery of the lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board, and a piezoelectric vibration hermetically sealed in the recess A surface-mounted piezoelectric oscillator comprising: an element; and a circuit element mounted on a lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board,
A surface-mount type piezoelectric oscillator characterized in that an input / output inspection monitor terminal of the piezoelectric vibration element is disposed in a region of a lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board in contact with the second multilayer printed wiring board.   The surface-mount piezoelectric oscillator according to claim 1, wherein a shield film is disposed at a position facing the monitor terminal of the second multilayer printed wiring board.   3. The surface mount piezoelectric oscillator according to claim 2, wherein the monitor terminal is disposed on the same side of the lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board.   4. The surface mount piezoelectric oscillator according to claim 3, wherein any one of the external terminals disposed at both corners of the same side portion of the lower surface of the first multilayer printed wiring board is a ground external terminal. The surface-mount piezoelectric oscillator according to claim 4, wherein a part of the shield film overlaps with the ground external terminal.

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