JP2010109881A - Piezoelectric oscillator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a piezoelectric oscillator having good frequency drift characteristics. <P>SOLUTION: The piezoelectric oscillator includes a container body, a piezoelectric vibrating element, an integrated circuit element and a lid. The container body mainly comprises: a substrate part; a first frame part which is provided on one principal surface of the substrate part and has a first recessed space formed therein; and a second frame part which is provided on the other principal surface of the substrate part and has a second recessed space formed therein, and the container body has a pair of two piezoelectric vibrating element mounting pads provided on the one principal surface of the substrate part exposed in the first recessed space and a plurality of integrated circuit element mounting pads provided on the other principal surface of the substrate part exposed in the second recessed space. The piezoelectric vibrating element is mounted on the piezoelectric vibrating element mounting pads, the integrated circuit element is mounted on the integrated circuit element mounting pads, and the lid airtightly seals the first recessed space. Then, a via conductor connected to an integrated circuit element mounting pad nearby a corner of the second recessed space and a first electrode films connected to the via conductor are provided at the second frame part in the second recessed space. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a piezoelectric oscillator used in an electronic device or the like.

Conventionally, piezoelectric oscillators are used as electronic components in electronic devices.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional piezoelectric oscillator. FIG. 9A is a perspective plan view showing one main surface of a substrate portion of a container body constituting a conventional piezoelectric oscillator, and FIG. 9B is a substrate of the container body constituting the conventional piezoelectric oscillator. FIG. 9C is a perspective plan view showing the other main surface of the substrate portion of the container body constituting the conventional piezoelectric oscillator.
As shown in FIG. 8 to FIG. 9, the conventional piezoelectric oscillator 200 mainly includes a container body 201, a piezoelectric vibration element 207, an integrated circuit element 208, and a lid body 209 as an example.
The container body 201 includes a substrate part 201a and two frame parts 201b and 201c.
The container body 201 is provided with a frame portion 201b on one main surface of the substrate portion 201a to form a first recessed space 202, and a frame portion 201c is provided on the other main surface of the substrate portion 201a to form a second portion. A recessed space 204 is formed.
A pair of piezoelectric vibration element mounting pads 203a and 203b are provided on one main surface of the substrate portion 201a exposed in the first recess space 202, as shown in FIG. 9A.
Further, as shown in FIG. 9C, an integrated circuit element mounting pad 205 is provided on the other main surface of the substrate portion 201a exposed in the second recess space 204.
Further, the substrate portion 201a has a laminated structure, and as shown in FIG. 9B, the first wiring pattern 212a, the second wiring pattern 212b, and the like are provided in the inner layer of the substrate portion 201a. Yes.
On the piezoelectric vibration element mounting pads 203a and 203b, a piezoelectric vibration element 207 having a pair of excitation electrodes electrically connected via a conductive adhesive 206 on the front and back main surfaces is mounted. The top surface of the frame portion 201b of the container body 201 that surrounds the piezoelectric vibration element 207 is covered with a metal lid 209 and joined. Thereby, the first recess space 202 is hermetically sealed.
Further, the integrated circuit element 208 is electrically and mechanically bonded to the integrated circuit element mounting pad 205 via a conductive bonding material such as solder. This state is called loading.

  In addition, the integrated circuit element 208 applies a control voltage corresponding to the ambient temperature to the variable capacitance element to compensate for fluctuations in the oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit due to temperature changes, so that temperature compensation is performed by a cubic function generation circuit and a storage element unit A circuit unit is provided, and a temperature sensor is connected to the cubic function generation circuit. This temperature sensor is configured to output a temperature data signal (voltage value) generated based on the detected temperature and a voltage value applied to the temperature sensor to a cubic function generation circuit. Such a piezoelectric oscillator 200 is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3406845

  However, in the conventional piezoelectric oscillator 200, the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor built in the integrated circuit element 208 and the actual ambient temperature of the piezoelectric vibration element 207 differ due to the heat generated in the integrated circuit element 208. There is. As a result, the conventional piezoelectric oscillator 200 is corrected by an erroneous temperature data signal (voltage value), and therefore, the oscillation frequency at the time when the voltage is applied to the piezoelectric oscillator and a certain time has elapsed since the voltage was applied. There has been a problem that the frequency drift characteristic indicating the frequency fluctuation difference from the oscillation frequency at the time becomes worse.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and makes it a subject to provide the piezoelectric oscillator with a favorable frequency drift characteristic.

  The piezoelectric oscillator of the present invention has a substrate portion and a first frame portion provided on one main surface of the substrate portion to form a first recessed space, and a second frame portion on the other main surface of the substrate portion. And a pair of piezoelectric vibration element mounting pads provided on one main surface of the substrate portion exposed in the first recess space, and in the second recess space. A container body having a plurality of integrated circuit element mounting pads provided on the other main surface of the substrate portion exposed to the substrate, a piezoelectric vibration element mounted on the piezoelectric vibration element mounting pad and provided with an excitation electrode; An integrated circuit element having a terminal corresponding to the integrated circuit element mounting pad; and an integrated circuit element mounted on the integrated circuit element mounting pad; and a lid for hermetically sealing the first recessed space. Via conductors connected to integrated circuit element mounting pads near the corners of the space, and vias; A first electrode film is connected to the body, a piezoelectric oscillator, characterized in that provided in the second frame portion of the second recess space.

  The main surface of the second frame portion is provided with a second electrode film connected to the via conductor and the first electrode film.

  In addition, a protective film is provided that covers the via conductor exposed on the main surface of the second frame portion and the second electrode film.

  According to the piezoelectric oscillator of the present invention, it is provided with the via conductor connected to the integrated circuit element mounting pad near the corner of the second recess space, and the first electrode film connected to the via conductor. By being configured, heat generated in the integrated circuit element can be dissipated into the air through the first electrode film. The temperature of the integrated circuit element is lowered by radiating heat, and the temperature of the integrated circuit element and the piezoelectric vibrating element are close to each other at the lowered temperature. As a result, the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor built in the integrated circuit element and the temperature around the actual piezoelectric vibration element approach the same value. Therefore, since the correction is made with the correct temperature data signal (voltage value), the frequency drift characteristic of the piezoelectric oscillator can be improved.

  Also, the second electrode film connected to the via conductor and the first electrode film is provided on the main surface of the second frame portion, so that the heat generated in the integrated circuit element is generated by the second electrode film. It is possible to further dissipate heat into the air via

  By providing the via conductor exposed on the main surface of the second frame and the protective film covering the electrode film, between the via conductor and the external connection electrode terminal, between the electrode film and the external connection electrode terminal Therefore, it is possible to prevent a short circuit.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. A case where quartz is used for the piezoelectric vibration element will be described.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a piezoelectric oscillator according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric oscillator according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the integrated circuit element mounting side. FIG. 4A is a perspective plan view showing one main surface of the substrate portion of the container body constituting the piezoelectric oscillator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4C is a perspective plan view showing an inner layer surface of a substrate portion of a container body constituting the piezoelectric oscillator according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 4C constitutes the piezoelectric oscillator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a see-through plan view showing the other principal surface of the substrate part of a container body, and (d) is a top view showing the other principal surface of a container object which constitutes a piezoelectric oscillator concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. . In addition, the illustrated dimensions are partially exaggerated.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the piezoelectric oscillator 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a container body 110, a piezoelectric vibration element 120, a lid body 130, and an integrated circuit element 140. In the piezoelectric oscillator 100, a piezoelectric vibration element 120 is mounted in a first recess space 111 formed in the container body 110, and an integrated circuit element 140 is mounted in a second recess space 114. . The first recess space 111 is hermetically sealed by the lid body 130.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the piezoelectric vibration element 120 is formed by adhering an excitation electrode 122 to a crystal element plate 121, and an alternating voltage from the outside passes through the excitation electrode 122. When applied to 121, excitation occurs in a predetermined vibration mode and frequency.
The quartz base plate 121 is a substantially flat plate shape that is cut from an artificial crystalline lens at a predetermined cut angle and is subjected to outer shape processing, and has a planar shape of, for example, a quadrangle.
The excitation electrode 122 is formed by depositing and forming a metal in a predetermined pattern on both the front and back main surfaces of the crystal base plate 121.
Such a piezoelectric vibration element 120 includes a lead electrode extending from the excitation electrode 122 attached to both main surfaces thereof, and a piezoelectric vibration element mounting pad 113 formed on the inner bottom surface of the first recess space 111. Are electrically and mechanically connected through the conductive adhesive 150 to be mounted in the first recessed space 111.
At this time, an end side which is a free end opposite to the side on which the extraction electrode is provided is defined as a tip end portion 123 of the piezoelectric vibration element 120.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the integrated circuit element 140 is provided with an oscillation circuit or the like for generating an oscillation output from the piezoelectric vibration element 120 on the circuit formation surface, and an output signal generated by the oscillation circuit. Is output to the outside of the piezoelectric oscillator 100 via the external connection electrode terminal 119, and is used as a reference signal such as a clock signal, for example.
The integrated circuit element 140 has a terminal (not shown) corresponding to the integrated circuit element mounting pad 115.
In addition, in the integrated circuit element 140, in order to compensate the fluctuation of the oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit due to the temperature change by applying a control voltage according to the ambient temperature to the variable capacitance element, the temperature is controlled by the cubic function generation circuit and the storage element unit. A compensation circuit unit is provided, and a temperature sensor is connected to the cubic function generation circuit.
This temperature sensor is configured to output a temperature data signal (voltage value) generated based on the detected temperature and a voltage value applied to the temperature sensor to a cubic function generation circuit.
The integrated circuit element 140 is mounted on an integrated circuit element mounting pad 115 formed on the substrate portion 110a exposed in the second recessed space 114 of the container body 110 via a conductive bonding material such as solder.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the container body 110 mainly includes a substrate portion 110 a, a first frame portion 110 b, and a second frame portion 110 c.
In the container body 110, a first frame portion 110b is provided on one main surface of the substrate portion 110a, and a first recessed space 111 is formed. In addition, a second frame portion 110 c is provided on the other main surface of the container body 110, and a second recessed space 114 is formed.
In addition, the board | substrate part 110a and the 2nd frame part 110c which comprise this container body 110 are formed by laminating | stacking multiple ceramic materials, such as an alumina ceramic and glass-ceramics, for example. The substrate unit 110a has a structure in which ceramic materials are stacked.
The first frame part 110b is, for example, a seal ring. In this case, the first frame portion 110b is made of a metal such as 42 alloy or Kovar, and has a frame shape with the center punched out.
The first frame portion 110b is connected to the sealing conductor film 112 provided so as to surround the outer periphery of one main surface of the substrate portion 110a by brazing or the like.
A pair of piezoelectric vibration element mounting pads 113a and 113b are provided on one main surface of the substrate portion 110a exposed in the first recess space 111.
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the container body 110, a second recessed space 114 is formed by the other main surface of the substrate portion 110 a and the second frame portion 110 c.
As shown in FIG. 4B, wiring patterns 117 (117a, 117b) and the like are provided in the inner layer of the substrate portion 110a.
As shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, the other main surface of the substrate portion 110a exposed in the second recess space 114 is provided with a plurality of integrated circuit element mounting pads 115 and two pairs. Piezoelectric vibration element measurement pads 116a and 116b are formed.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4D, the via conductor connected to the integrated circuit element mounting pad 115 close to the corner of the second recessed space 114 is formed on the main surface of the second frame portion 110c. 118c and an external connection electrode terminal 119 are provided. That is, the external connection electrode terminals 119 are provided at the four corners of the main surface of the second frame portion 110c parallel to the main surface of the substrate portion 110a where the integrated circuit element mounting pads 115 are provided. Between the electrode terminals 119, the end portions of the via conductors 118c are provided so as to be exposed.

As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D, one piezoelectric vibration element mounting pad 113a is formed in the inner layer of the substrate portion 110a of the container body 110 by one substrate portion side via conductor 118a. The wiring pattern 117a is connected. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D, the wiring pattern 117a is connected to the other piezoelectric vibration element measuring pad 116b through a board portion side via conductor 118b. Thus, the one piezoelectric vibration element mounting pad 113a is connected to the other piezoelectric vibration element measurement pad 116b.
The other piezoelectric vibration element mounting pad 113b is connected to the wiring pattern 117b provided in the inner layer of the substrate portion 110a of the container body 110 by one substrate portion side via conductor 118a.
The wiring pattern 117b is connected to one piezoelectric vibration element measurement pad 116a by a board portion side via conductor 118b. As a result, the other piezoelectric vibration element mounting pad 113b is connected to the one piezoelectric vibration element measurement pad 116a.
The integrated circuit element mounting pad 115 and the external connection electrode terminal 119 include a wiring pattern (not shown) having a portion formed in the substrate portion 110a in the second recessed space 114 of the container body 110 and a second frame. They are connected by via conductors (not shown) formed inside the portion 110c.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4D, the first electrode film D1 is provided so as to be exposed in the second recessed space 114 of the second frame portion 110c. Specifically, for example, a U-shaped groove is provided in the thickness direction of the second frame portion 110c, and a conductor such as tungsten is formed in the groove to form the via conductor 118c. Provide. A first electrode film D1 is formed so as to be connected to the via conductor 118c.
The first electrode film D1 is provided with a length from the main surface of the second frame portion 110c to the main surface of the substrate portion 110a. The main surface of the substrate portion 110a is the other main surface of the substrate portion 110a on which the integrated circuit element mounting pad 115 is provided.
The first electrode film D1 is provided so as to be exposed on the surface of the second frame portion 110c facing the integrated circuit element 150.

The two pairs of piezoelectric vibration element measurement pads 116 a and 116 b are provided on the exposed substrate portion 110 a in the second recessed space 114 of the container body 110.
The piezoelectric vibration element measuring pads 116 a and 116 b are used for measuring characteristics such as an oscillation frequency and crystal impedance of the piezoelectric vibration element 120 mounted in the first concave space 111 of the container body 110.

As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the wiring pattern 117a is drawn near the center of the container body 110 when viewed from the opening side of the first recessed space 111 of the container body 110, and via the board part side via conductor 118b. The other piezoelectric vibration element measurement pad 116b is connected.
As shown in FIG. 4B, the wiring pattern 117b is drawn toward the vicinity of the center of the container body 110 when viewed from the opening side of the first recessed space 111 of the container body 10, and is connected to the via on the board part side. It is connected to one piezoelectric vibration element measuring pad 116a through a conductor 118b.

  The lid 130 is made of, for example, an Fe—Ni alloy (42 alloy), an Fe—Ni—Co alloy (Kovar), or the like. Such a lid 130 hermetically seals the first recessed space 111 with nitrogen gas or vacuum. Specifically, the lid 130 is placed on the seal ring 110b of the container body 110 in a predetermined atmosphere so that the metal on the surface of the seal ring 110b and a part of the metal of the lid 130 are welded. The seam welding is performed by applying a predetermined current to join the seal ring 110b.

  The conductive adhesive 150 contains conductive powder as a conductive filler in a binder such as silicone resin. As the conductive powder, aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W ), Platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), titanium (Ti), nickel (Ni), nickel iron (NiFe), or a combination thereof is used. .

  When the container body 110 is made of alumina ceramics, a sealing conductor film 112, a piezoelectric vibration element, and the like are formed on the surface of a ceramic green sheet obtained by adding and mixing a suitable organic solvent to a predetermined ceramic material powder. Conductive paste that becomes the mounting pad 113, the integrated circuit element mounting pad 115, the external connection electrode terminal 119, and the like, and also becomes a via conductor in a through-hole previously punched by punching the ceramic green sheet. A conductive paste is applied by well-known screen printing, and a plurality of the pastes are laminated and press-molded, and then fired at a high temperature.

According to the piezoelectric oscillator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the main surface of the second frame portion 110c of the container body 110 is connected to the integrated circuit element mounting pad 115 close to the corner portion of the second recess space 114. The exposed via conductor 118c is exposed, and the first electrode film D1 connected to the via conductor 118c is exposed on the side surface of the second frame portion 110c in the second recessed space 114. Thus, the heat generated in the integrated circuit element 140 is radiated to the air through the via conductor 118c and the first electrode film D1. The temperature of the integrated circuit element 140 decreases due to the heat dissipation, and the temperature of the integrated circuit element 140 and the piezoelectric vibration element 120 become close to each other at the lowered temperature. Therefore, the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor built in the integrated circuit element 140 and the temperature around the actual piezoelectric vibration element 120 approach the same value. Accordingly, the frequency drift characteristic of the piezoelectric oscillator 100 can be improved because the correction is made by the correct temperature data signal (voltage value).
The good frequency drift characteristic means that there is little difference in fluctuation between the oscillation frequency when a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric oscillator 100 and the oscillation frequency when a certain time has elapsed after the voltage is applied. For example, when the elapsed time is on the horizontal axis and the frequency fluctuation difference is on the vertical axis, the closer the frequency fluctuation difference is to 0, the better the frequency drift characteristic is.

(Second Embodiment)
The piezoelectric oscillator according to the second embodiment of the present invention is different in that the second electrode film connected to the via conductor and the first electrode film is formed on the main surface of the second frame portion. Different from the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the piezoelectric oscillator according to the second embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the integrated circuit element mounting side.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first electrode film D1 is provided so as to be exposed in the second recessed space 114 of the second frame portion 110c and the main surface of the second frame portion 110c. Specifically, for example, a U-shaped groove is provided in the thickness direction of the second frame portion 110c, and a conductor such as tungsten is formed in the groove to form the via conductor 118c. Provide. A first electrode film D1 is formed so as to be connected to the via conductor 118c.
The first electrode film D1 formed in the second recess space 114 is provided with a length from the main surface of the second frame portion 110c to the main surface of the substrate portion 110a. The main surface of the substrate portion 110a is the other main surface of the substrate portion 110a on which the integrated circuit element mounting pad 115 is provided.
The first electrode film D1 is provided so as to be exposed on the surface of the second frame portion 110c facing the integrated circuit element 150.
The second electrode film D2 is provided on the main surface 110c of the second frame portion, and is connected to the via conductor 118c and the first electrode film D1. That is, the second electrode film D2 formed on the main surface of the second frame portion 110c is provided between the external connection electrode terminals 119.

  According to the piezoelectric oscillator according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the main surface of the second frame portion 110c is connected to the integrated circuit element mounting pad 115 close to the corner portion of the second recess space 114. By providing the via conductor 118c and the second electrode film D2 connected to the first electrode film D1, it is possible to dissipate heat further into the air than in the first embodiment. . Accordingly, the frequency drift characteristic of the piezoelectric oscillator 100 can be further improved because the correction is made with the correct temperature data signal (voltage value).

(Third embodiment)
The piezoelectric oscillator according to the third embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that a protective film is provided at the end portion of the via conductor exposed on the main surface of the second frame portion.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a piezoelectric oscillator according to a third embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the integrated circuit element mounting side.

As shown in FIG. 6, the container body 110 is mainly configured by a substrate portion 110a, a first frame portion 110b, and a second frame portion 110c.
In the container body 110, a first frame portion 110b is provided on one main surface of the substrate portion 110a, and a first recessed space 111 is formed. In addition, a second frame portion 110 c is provided on the other main surface of the container body 110, and a second recessed space 114 is formed.
As shown in FIG. 6, an external connection electrode terminal 119 and a via conductor 118c are provided on the main surface of the second frame portion 110c. That is, the external connection electrode terminals 119 are provided at the four corners of the main surface of the second frame portion 110c parallel to the main surface of the substrate portion 110a where the integrated circuit element mounting pads 115 are provided. Between the electrode terminals 119, the end portions of the via conductors 118c are provided so as to be exposed.
As shown in FIG. 6, the via conductor 118c is provided in the second frame portion 110c. Specifically, for example, a U-shaped groove is provided in the thickness direction of the second frame portion 110c, and a conductor such as tungsten is formed in the groove to form the via conductor 118c. Provide. The length from the main surface of the second frame portion 110c to the main surface of the substrate portion 110a is provided.
A protective film R is formed on the main surface of the second frame portion 110c so as to cover the end portion of the via conductor 118c. The protective film R is formed by using, for example, conventionally known screen printing of alumina ceramics or the like.

  In the piezoelectric oscillator according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the integrated circuit element mounting pad 115 close to the corner of the second recessed space 114 is connected and exposed to the main surface of the second frame 110c. By providing the protective film R covering the via conductor 118c, no conductive foreign matter adheres between the via conductor 118 and the external connection electrode terminal, so that a short circuit can be prevented.

(Example)
Examples of the piezoelectric oscillator according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the conventional piezoelectric oscillator will be described below.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing frequency drift characteristics of the piezoelectric oscillator according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the conventional piezoelectric oscillator.
As an example, according to the structure of the piezoelectric oscillator 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main surface of the second frame portion 110 c and the second in the second recess space 114. A via conductor 118c connected to the integrated circuit element mounting pad 115 is exposed on the side surface of the frame portion 110c.

  Further, as a comparative example, it was provided according to the structure of the conventional piezoelectric oscillator 200 shown in FIGS.

Note that the reference oscillation frequency f ₀ of the piezoelectric oscillator 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the conventional piezoelectric oscillator 200 manufactured this time was 27.456 MHz.

First, the oscillation frequencies of the piezoelectric oscillator 100 of the present invention and the conventional piezoelectric oscillator 200 were measured.
The measurement method is to first measure 0.15 seconds after applying power to the piezoelectric oscillator 100 of the present invention and the conventional piezoelectric oscillator 200, and measure the oscillation frequency fs in 0.1 second steps after 0.15 seconds. To do. At this time, the oscillation frequency f ₁ measured after 0.15 seconds and the oscillation frequency fs after 0.15 seconds were substituted into the calculation formula (1) to calculate the frequency fluctuation difference (df / f).
df / f = (fs−f ₁ ) / f ₁ (1)
The frequency fluctuation difference (df / f) at this time was calculated as a frequency drift value.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, in the piezoelectric oscillator 100 of the present invention, the maximum value of the calculated frequency drift value was 14.67 ppb. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in the conventional piezoelectric oscillator 200, the maximum value of the calculated frequency drift value was 21.19 ppb.

Accordingly, it can be seen that the piezoelectric oscillator 100 of the present invention has better frequency drift characteristics because the frequency fluctuation difference is closer to zero. In other words, the integrated circuit element mounted on the second frame portion 110c in the second recessed space 114 of the piezoelectric oscillator 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which is close to the corner of the second recessed space 114. It can be seen that the frequency drift characteristics are improved by providing the via conductor 118c connected to the pad 115 and the first electrode film D1 connected to the via conductor 118c.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change, improvement, etc. are possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where crystal is used as the piezoelectric material constituting the piezoelectric vibration element 120 has been described. However, as other piezoelectric materials, lithium niobate, lithium tantalate, or piezoelectric ceramics is used as the piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric vibration element used may be used.
Further, the protective film R may be formed of an insulating resin such as an epoxy resin, for example.
Further, although the shape of the groove of the via conductor 118c is U-shaped, it may be formed in a V-shape.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a piezoelectric oscillator according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the integrated circuit element mounting side which shows the piezoelectric oscillator which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a see-through | perspective plan view which shows one main surface of the board | substrate part of the container body which comprises the piezoelectric oscillator which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (b) is 1st implementation of this invention. It is a perspective top view which shows the inner layer surface of the board | substrate part of the container body which comprises the piezoelectric oscillator which concerns on a form, (c) is the board | substrate part of the container body which comprises the piezoelectric oscillator which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a see-through | perspective plan view which shows the other main surface, (d) is a top view which shows the other main surface of the container body which comprises the piezoelectric oscillator which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the integrated circuit element mounting side which shows the piezoelectric oscillator which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the integrated circuit element mounting side which shows the piezoelectric oscillator which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the frequency drift characteristic of the piezoelectric oscillator which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and the conventional piezoelectric oscillator. It is sectional drawing which shows the conventional piezoelectric oscillator. (A) is a see-through | perspective top view which shows one main surface of the board | substrate part of the container body which comprises the conventional piezoelectric oscillator, (b) is the inner-layer surface of the board | substrate part of the container body which comprises the conventional piezoelectric oscillator. FIG. 7C is a perspective plan view showing the other main surface of the substrate portion of the container body constituting the conventional piezoelectric oscillator.

Explanation of symbols

110 ... Container body 110a ... Substrate part 110b ... First frame part (seal ring)
110c, second frame portion 111, first concave space 112, sealing conductor films 113a, 113b, piezoelectric vibration element mounting pad 114, second concave space 115,. Integrated circuit element mounting pads 116a, 116b... Piezoelectric vibration element measurement pads 117 (117a, 117b)... Wiring patterns 118a, 118b. External connection electrode terminal D1 ... first electrode film D2 ... second electrode film R ... protective film 120 ... piezoelectric vibration element 121 ... crystal element plate 122 ... excitation electrode 123 ... tip part 130 ... lid 140 ... integrated circuit element 150 ... conductive adhesive 100 ... piezoelectric oscillator

Claims (3)

A first frame portion is provided on one main surface of the substrate portion and the substrate portion to form a first recessed space, and a second frame portion is provided on the other main surface of the substrate portion. Two recess spaces are formed, and a pair of piezoelectric vibration element mounting pads provided on one main surface of the substrate portion exposed in the first recess space and exposed in the second recess space A container body having a plurality of integrated circuit element mounting pads provided on the other main surface of the substrate portion;
A piezoelectric vibration element mounted on the piezoelectric vibration element mounting pad and provided with an excitation electrode;
An integrated circuit element having a terminal corresponding to the integrated circuit element mounting pad and mounted on the integrated circuit element mounting pad;
A lid for hermetically sealing the first recessed space,
A via conductor connected to the integrated circuit element mounting pad close to a corner of the second recess space, and a first electrode film connected to the via conductor include the via electrode in the second recess space. A piezoelectric oscillator provided in the second frame portion.   The piezoelectric oscillator according to claim 1, wherein a second electrode film connected to the via conductor and the first electrode film is provided on a main surface of the second frame portion.   3. The piezoelectric oscillator according to claim 1, further comprising a protective film that covers the via conductor exposed on the main surface of the second frame portion and the second electrode film.

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