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- Acoustic resonators are used as oscillators in various electronic applications.
- An acoustic resonator can be characterized generally by a resonant frequency and acoustic coupling coefficient kt 2 .
- the resonant frequency is not stable.
- Physical stress can be caused, for example, by forces transmitted to the acoustic resonator through adjacent components.
- an acoustic resonator can be formed on a substrate of a known material, for example silicon, and comprising components made from various materials. As the substrate is heated and/or cooled, the substrate may expand or contract unevenly because the various components have different temperature coefficients of expansion. This uneven expansion or contraction can cause the substrate to change shape in a “potato chip” fashion. As the substrate changes shape, the substrate can transfer forces to the acoustic resonator through various intervening components. As these forces are transferred to the acoustic resonator, they will change the resonant frequency of the acoustic resonator, and can deleteriously impact operation of an electronic device that includes the acoustic resonator.
- FIG. 1A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 1A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 1A .
- FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 1A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 1A .
- FIG. 2A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 2A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 2A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 3A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 3A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 3A .
- FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 3A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 3A .
- FIG. 4A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 4A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 4A .
- FIG. 5A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 5A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 5A .
- FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 5A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 5A .
- FIG. 6A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 6A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 6A .
- FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 6A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 6A .
- FIG. 7A is a top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment.
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 7A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 7A .
- FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure of FIG. 7A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 7A .
- a device includes one device and plural devices.
- the present teachings relate generally to bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structures with the acoustic stack formed over a cavity.
- BAW bulk acoustic wave
- These acoustic resonator structures can include various types of acoustic resonators, such as, for example, FBARs, zero drift resonators (ZDRs), double bulk acoustic resonators (DBARs), and coupled resonator filters (CRFs).
- the BAW resonator structures can be used to provide electrical filters (e.g., ladder filters).
- Contemplated applications of the BAW resonators of the present teachings include, but are not limited to communication filter applications and MEMs applications.
- the bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonators of the present teachings may be arranged in a ladder-filter arrangement, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,910,756 to Ella, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,262,637 to Bradley, et al., the disclosures of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference.
- the electrical filters may be used in a number of applications, such as in duplexers.
- an FBAR structure comprising an active area that is suspended over a cavity formed in a substrate, and that is not in contact with the sides of the cavity.
- the active area of the FBAR is supported in various ways so that forces transmitted to the substrate produce minimal physical stress on the active area of the FBAR.
- the active area of the FBAR is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate to prevent the active area from being influenced by surrounding forces.
- the amount of frequency drift in the FBAR due to physical stress is reduced compared to known FBARs.
- acoustic wave leakage along the sides of the cavity is reduced, which results in reduced energy loss, and an increase in the quality (Q) factor of the FBAR compared to certain known resonators.
- Certain embodiments described below can be used in electronic applications such as low power radios for wireless applications, GPS devices, and imaging devices, to name but a few. Some embodiments are particularly relevant to high accuracy devices requiring resonators with minimal frequency drift. For example, some embodiments can be used to displace existing technologies such as existing Quartz resonators used in oscillators and in GPS devices.
- FIG. 1A is top view of an FBAR structure 100 according to a representative embodiment.
- the FBAR structure 100 comprises a first electrode 101 , a piezoelectric layer 102 and a second electrode 103 stacked over one another.
- the piezoelectric layer 102 is depicted in FIG. 1A as being transparent so that certain features of the first electrode 101 can be described.
- the piezoelectric layer 102 is not transparent.
- an optional passivation layer which is described below, may be provided over the uppermost layers of the FBAR structure 100 , and is not shown in FIG. 1A to better present the description of the arrangement of the layers of the FBAR structure 100 .
- the FBAR structure 100 comprises a cavity 104 formed in a substrate 105 .
- the cavity 104 comprises a plurality of sides 106 - 110 , where often, but not necessarily, the number of the plurality of sides 106 - 110 is the same as the number of sides of the first and second electrodes 101 , 103 .
- the piezoelectric layer 102 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below, piezoelectric layer 102 disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 101 , and extends from beyond at least one edge of the first electrode 101 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 106 - 110 having the first electrode 101 extending thereover.
- the substrate 105 comprises silicon (Si) or similar material.
- the cavity 104 comprises air, and is formed by a known method.
- the first electrode 101 and the second electrode 103 are comprised of a suitable electrically conductive material such as tungsten (W) or molybdenum (Mo).
- the piezoelectric layer 102 can comprise, for example, aluminum nitride (AlN), zinc oxide (ZnO), or lead zirconium titanate (PZT).
- the piezoelectric layer 102 comprises a highly-textured c-axis piezoelectric material where the c-axis orientations of the crystals of the piezoelectric material are well-collimated, and as such are parallel with one another and perpendicular to the plane of the electrodes (e.g., first and second electrodes 101 , 103 ).
- the second electrode 103 does not overlap the entirety of either the first electrode 101 or the piezoelectric layer 102 . Rather, the second electrode 103 overlaps only a portion of the area of the first electrode 101 and the piezoelectric layer 102 . Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted in FIG. 1A , the second electrode 103 of the FBAR structure 100 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 106 - 110 of the cavity 104 formed in the substrate 105 . As such, the active area of the FBAR structure 100 , which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of the second electrode 103 , the piezoelectric layer 102 , the first electrode 101 and the cavity 104 , is suspended over the cavity 104 .
- a signal feed line (SFL) length is a measure of the distance between the active area of the FBAR structure 100 and its contact side(s) with the substrate 105 .
- the SFL length is at least 25 ⁇ m, and typically can be approximately 10 ⁇ m to approximately 100 ⁇ m or more.
- Other structures, such as a double-bridge arrangement described below, can be implemented to provide a suitable SFL length and thus, beneficial mechanical isolation of the active area of the FBAR structures of representative embodiments.
- the active area of the FBAR structure 100 is substantially mechanically isolated from the contact or anchor side on the substrate 105 , and therefore, is not significantly susceptible to mechanical stress from the substrate 105 .
- this substantial isolation of the active area of the FBAR structure 100 from mechanical stress from the contact side or anchor side(s) with the substrate 105 reduces the drift of the resonator frequency of the FBAR structure 100 .
- FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 100 of FIG. 1A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 1A .
- the FBAR structure 100 comprises the first electrode 101 , the piezoelectric layer 102 and the second electrode 103 disposed over the cavity 104 in the substrate 105 .
- a passivation layer 114 (not shown in FIG. 1A ) is disposed over the second electrode 103 .
- the passivation layer 114 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO 2 , SiN, polysilicon, and the like.
- the thickness of the passivation layer 114 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers of FBAR structure 100 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris.
- an active area 115 of the FBAR structure 100 consists of the contacting overlap of the first electrode 101 , the piezoelectric layer 102 , the second electrode 103 and the cavity 104 .
- the active area 115 is substantially suspended over the cavity 104 and is supported by the portion of the first electrode 101 that extends over the side 106 of the cavity 104 .
- the first electrode 101 does not extend across side 109 of the cavity 104 , and the piezoelectric layer 102 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 111 .
- the active area 115 is supported at side 106 of the cavity 104 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 105 as a result.
- FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 100 of FIG. 1A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 1A .
- the FBAR structure 100 comprises the first electrode 101 , the piezoelectric layer 102 and the second electrode 103 disposed over the cavity 104 in the substrate 105 .
- the active area 115 of the FBAR structure 100 is substantially suspended over the cavity 104 and is supported by the portion of the first electrode 101 that extends over the side 107 of the cavity 104 .
- the first electrode 101 does not extend across side 110 of the cavity 104 , and the piezoelectric layer 102 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 111 .
- the active area 115 is supported at side 107 of the cavity 104 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 105 as a result.
- the bridge 112 is physically separated from the piezoelectric layer 102 by space 116 , and as such terminates the contacting overlap of the first electrode 101 , the piezoelectric layer 102 and the second electrode 103 , and as such terminates the active area 115 of the FBAR structure 100 .
- the space 116 is empty, comprising only air.
- the space 116 is filled with a non-conductive dielectric material 117 that improves the mechanical strength of the bridge and provides thermal resistance to the substrate 105 , which generally comprises silicon.
- Non-conductive dielectric material 117 may be silicon dioxide, which has much greater thermal resistance than pure silicon, or non-etchable boro-silica glass (NEBSG). Other materials within the purview of one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the present disclosure are also contemplated for use as the non-conductive dielectric material 117 .
- the active area 115 of the FBAR structure 100 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 101 to the substrate 105 over sides 106 and 107 of the cavity 104 , and remains unconnected to the remaining sides 108 , 109 and 110 of the cavity 104 . It is emphasized that this is merely illustrative, and the active area 115 may be supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 101 to the substrate 105 on only one of the plurality of sides 106 - 110 . As should be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, the fewer the number of sides of the first electrode 101 to the substrate 105 , the better the mechanical isolation of the active area 115 from the substrate 105 .
- the first electrode 101 is mechanically connected to the substrate 105 through extension of the first electrode 101 over at least one of the plurality of sides 106 - 110 of the substrate 105 , but connections to substrate 105 by the extension of first electrode 101 over more than two of the plurality of sides 106 - 110 is generally avoided.
- the piezoelectric layer 102 is disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 101 , and extends over at least one of the plurality of sides 106 - 110 of the cavity 104 having the first electrode 101 extending thereover. So, for example, in the presently described embodiment, the piezoelectric layer 102 is provided over the first electrode 101 and both the first electrode 101 and the piezoelectric layer 102 extend over sides 106 and 107 of the substrate 105 .
- the extension of the piezoelectric layer 102 over side 106 provides mechanical robustness to the FBAR structure 100 , and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of the FBAR structure 100 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time.
- FIG. 2A is a top view of an FBAR structure 200 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of the FBAR structure 200 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structure 100 . These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the presently described representative embodiments.
- the FBAR structure 200 comprises a first electrode 201 , a piezoelectric layer 202 and a second electrode 203 stacked over one another. It is noted that for convenience of explanation, the piezoelectric layer 202 is depicted in FIG. 2A as being transparent so that certain features of the first electrode 201 can be described. The piezoelectric layer 202 is not transparent. Moreover, an optional passivation layer, which is described below, may be provided over the uppermost layers of the FBAR structure 200 , and is not shown in FIG. 2A to better present the description of the arrangement of the layers of the FBAR structure 200 .
- the FBAR structure 200 comprises a cavity 204 formed in a substrate 205 .
- the cavity 204 comprises a plurality of sides 206 - 210 , where often, but not necessarily, the number of the plurality of sides 206 - 110 is the same as the number of sides of the first and second electrodes 201 , 203 .
- the piezoelectric layer 202 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below, piezoelectric layer 202 disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 201 , and extends from beyond at least one edge of the first electrode 201 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 206 - 110 having the first electrode 201 extending thereover.
- the second electrode 203 does not overlap the entirety of either the first electrode 201 or the piezoelectric layer 202 . Rather, the second electrode 203 overlaps only a portion of the area of the first electrode 201 and the piezoelectric layer 202 . Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted in FIG. 2A , the second electrode 203 of the FBAR structure 200 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 206 - 210 of the cavity 204 formed in the substrate 205 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 200 which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of the second electrode 203 , the piezoelectric layer 202 , the first electrode 201 and the cavity 204 , is suspended over the cavity 204 .
- the SFL length is comparatively large by the extension of the second electrode 203 from side 207 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 200 is substantially mechanically isolated from the contact side with the substrate 205 , and therefore, is not susceptible to mechanical stress from the substrate 205 .
- this substantial isolation of the active area of the FBAR structure 200 from mechanical stress of the substrate 205 reduces the drift of the resonant frequency f the FBAR structure 200 .
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 200 of FIG. 2A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 2A .
- the FBAR structure 200 comprises the first electrode 201 , the piezoelectric layer 202 and the second electrode 203 disposed over the cavity 204 in the substrate 205 .
- a passivation layer 214 (not shown in FIG. 2A ) is disposed over the second electrode 203 .
- the passivation layer 214 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO 2 , SiN, polysilicon, and the like.
- the thickness of the passivation layer 214 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers of FBAR structure 200 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris.
- an active area 215 of the FBAR structure 200 consists of the contacting overlap of the first electrode 201 , the piezoelectric layer 202 , the second electrode 203 and the cavity 204 .
- the active area 215 is substantially suspended over the cavity 204 and is supported by the portion of the first electrode 201 that extends over the side 206 of the cavity 204 .
- the first electrode 201 does not extend across side 209 of the cavity 204 , and the piezoelectric layer 202 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 211 .
- the active area 215 is supported at side 206 of the cavity 204 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 205 as a result.
- FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 200 of FIG. 2A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 2A .
- the FBAR structure 200 comprises the first electrode 201 , the piezoelectric layer 202 and the second electrode 203 disposed over the cavity 204 in the substrate 205 .
- the active area 215 of the FBAR structure 200 is substantially suspended over the cavity 204 .
- the piezoelectric layer 202 extends over the side 207 , with the first electrode 201 terminating over the cavity 204 as depicted.
- the first electrode 201 does not extend across either side 207 or 210 of the cavity 204 , and the piezoelectric layer 202 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 211 .
- the active area 215 is supported at side 206 of the cavity 204 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 205 as a result.
- the active area 215 of the FBAR structure 200 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 201 to the substrate 205 over side 206 of the cavity 204 , and remains unconnected to the remaining sides 207 , 208 , 209 and 210 of the cavity 204 .
- the active area 215 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 201 to the substrate 205 on only one of the plurality of sides 206 - 210 .
- the fewer the number of sides of the first electrode 201 to the substrate 205 the better the mechanical isolation of the active area 215 from the substrate 205 .
- the first electrode 201 is mechanically connected to the substrate 205 through extension of the first electrode 201 over at least one of the plurality of sides 206 - 210 of the substrate 205 , but connections to substrate 205 by the extension of first electrode 201 over more than two of the plurality of sides 206 - 120 is generally avoided.
- the piezoelectric layer 202 is disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 201 , and extends over at least one of the plurality of sides 206 - 210 of the cavity 204 having the first electrode 201 extending thereover. So, for example, in the presently described embodiment, the piezoelectric layer 202 is provided over the first electrode 201 and both the first electrode 201 and the piezoelectric layer 202 extend over side 206 of the substrate 205 .
- the extension of the piezoelectric layer 202 over side 206 provides mechanical robustness to the FBAR structure 200 , and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of the FBAR structure 200 to mechanical stress from the substrate 205 .
- FIG. 3A is top view of an FBAR structure 300 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of the FBAR structure 300 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structures 100 , 200 . These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the description of the presently described representative embodiments.
- the FBAR structure 300 comprises a first electrode 301 , a piezoelectric layer 302 and a second electrode 303 stacked over one another. It is noted that for convenience of explanation, the piezoelectric layer 302 is depicted in FIG. 3A as being transparent so that certain features of the first electrode 301 can be described. The piezoelectric layer 302 is not transparent.
- the FBAR structure 300 comprises a cavity 304 formed in a substrate 305 .
- the cavity comprises a plurality of sides 306 - 310 , where generally the number of the plurality of sides 306 - 110 is the same as the number of sides of the first and second electrodes 301 , 303 .
- the piezoelectric layer 302 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below, piezoelectric layer 302 disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 301 , and extends from beyond at least one edge of the first electrode 301 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 306 - 110 having the first electrode 301 extending thereover.
- the second electrode 303 does not overlap the entirety of either the first electrode 301 or the piezoelectric layer 302 . Rather, the second electrode 303 overlaps only a portion of the area of the first electrode 301 and the piezoelectric layer 302 . Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted in FIG. 3A , the second electrode 303 of the FBAR structure 300 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 306 - 110 of the cavity 304 formed in the substrate 305 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 300 which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of the second electrode 303 , the piezoelectric layer 302 , the first electrode 301 and the cavity 304 , is suspended over the cavity 304 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 300 is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 305 , and therefore, is not susceptible to mechanical stress from the substrate 305 .
- this substantial isolation of the active area of the FBAR structure 300 from mechanical stress of the substrate 305 reduces the drift of the center frequency and bandwidth of the FBAR structure 300 .
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 300 of FIG. 3A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 3A .
- the FBAR structure 300 comprises the first electrode 301 , the piezoelectric layer 302 and the second electrode 303 disposed over the cavity 304 in the substrate 305 .
- a passivation layer 314 (not shown in FIG. 3A ) is disposed over the second electrode 303 .
- the passivation layer 314 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO 2 , SiN, polysilicon, and the like.
- the thickness of the passivation layer 314 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers of FBAR structure 300 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris.
- an active area 315 of the FBAR structure 300 consists of the contacting overlap of the first electrode 301 , the piezoelectric layer 302 , the second electrode 303 and the cavity 304 .
- the active area 315 is substantially suspended over the cavity 304 and is supported by the portion of the first electrode 301 that extends over the side 306 of the cavity 304 and over the substrate 305 .
- the first electrode 301 does not extend across side 309 of the cavity 304 , and the piezoelectric layer 302 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 311 .
- the active area 315 is supported at side 306 of the cavity 304 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 305 as a result.
- the piezoelectric layer 302 is removed or otherwise not formed so as to not extend over the side 306 of the cavity 304 or over the substrate 305 .
- mechanical isolation of the active area 315 from the mechanical stresses/forces on the substrate 305 is further improved.
- FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 300 of FIG. 3A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 3A .
- the FBAR structure 300 comprises the first electrode 301 , the piezoelectric layer 302 and the second electrode 303 disposed over the cavity 304 in the substrate 305 .
- the active area 315 of the FBAR structure 300 is substantially suspended over the cavity 304 .
- the piezoelectric layer 302 extends over the side 307 , with the first electrode 301 terminating over the cavity 304 as depicted.
- the first electrode 301 does not extend over either side 307 or 310 of the cavity 304 or over the substrate 305 , and the piezoelectric layer 302 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 311 .
- the active area 315 is supported by the first electrode 301 only at side 306 of the cavity 304 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 305 as a result.
- the active area 315 of the FBAR structure 300 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 301 to the substrate 305 over side 306 of the cavity 304 , and remains unconnected to the remaining sides 307 , 308 , 309 and 310 of the cavity.
- the active area 315 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 301 to the substrate 305 on only one of the plurality of sides 306 - 310 .
- the fewer the number of sides of the first electrode 301 connected to the substrate 305 the better the mechanical isolation of the active area 315 from the substrate 305 .
- the first electrode 301 is mechanically connected to the substrate 305 through extension of the first electrode 301 over at least one of the plurality of sides 306 - 310 of the substrate 305 , but connections to substrate 305 by the extension of first electrode 301 over more than two of the plurality of sides 306 - 310 is generally avoided.
- the piezoelectric layer 302 is disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 301 , and extends over at least one of the plurality of sides 306 - 310 of the cavity 304 . So, for example, in the presently described representative embodiment, the piezoelectric layer 302 is provided over the first electrode 301 , but only the piezoelectric layer 302 extends over side 307 of the substrate 305 . The extension of the piezoelectric layer 302 over side 307 provides mechanical robustness to the FBAR structure 300 , and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of the FBAR structure 300 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time.
- FIG. 4A is top view of an FBAR structure 400 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of the FBAR structure 400 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structures 100 - 300 . These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the presently described representative embodiments.
- the FBAR structure 400 comprises a first electrode 401 , a piezoelectric layer 402 and a second electrode 403 stacked over one another. It is noted that for convenience of explanation, the piezoelectric layer 402 is depicted in FIG. 4A as being transparent so that certain features of the first electrode 401 can be described. The piezoelectric layer 402 is not transparent. Moreover, an optional passivation layer, which is described below, may be provided over the uppermost layers of the FBAR structure 400 , and is not shown in FIG. 4A to better present the description of the arrangement of the layers of the FBAR structure 400 .
- the FBAR structure 400 comprises a cavity 404 formed in a substrate 405 .
- the cavity comprises a plurality of sides 406 - 410 , where generally the number of the plurality of sides 406 - 410 is the same as the number of sides of the first and second electrodes 401 , 403 .
- piezoelectric layer 402 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below, piezoelectric layer 402 is disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 401 , and extends from beyond at least one edge of the first electrode 401 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 406 - 110 having the first electrode 401 extending thereover.
- the second electrode 403 does not overlap the entirety of either the first electrode 401 or the piezoelectric layer 402 . Rather, the second electrode 403 overlaps only a portion of the area of the first electrode 401 and the piezoelectric layer 402 . Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted in FIG. 4A , the second electrode 403 of the FBAR structure 400 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 406 - 110 of the cavity 404 formed in the substrate 405 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 400 which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of the second electrode 403 , the piezoelectric layer 402 , the first electrode 401 and the cavity 404 , is suspended over the cavity 404 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 400 is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 405 , and therefore, is not susceptible to significant mechanical stress from the substrate 405 .
- this substantial isolation of the active area of the FBAR structure 400 from mechanical stress of the substrate 405 reduces the drift of the center frequency and bandwidth of the FBAR structure 400 .
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 400 of FIG. 4A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 4A .
- the FBAR structure 400 comprises the first electrode 401 , the piezoelectric layer 402 and the second electrode 403 disposed over the cavity 404 in the substrate 405 .
- an electrical connection is made to the second electrode 403 via a bridge 412 that extends over the piezoelectric layer 402 and the first electrode 401 .
- the bridge 412 is formed according to the teachings of the above-referenced, commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 8,248,825 to Choy, et al. As depicted in FIG.
- the bridge 412 is physically separated from the piezoelectric layer 402 by space 416 , and as such terminates the active area of the FBAR structure 400 .
- the space 416 is empty, comprising only air.
- the space 416 is filled with a non-conductive dielectric material (not shown in FIG. 4B ) that provides thermal resistance to the substrate 405 , which generally comprises silicon.
- a passivation layer 414 (not shown in FIG. 4A ) is disposed over the second electrode 403 .
- the passivation layer 414 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO 2 , SiN, polysilicon, and the like.
- the thickness of the passivation layer 414 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers of FBAR structure 400 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris.
- the active area 415 of the FBAR structure 400 is substantially suspended over the cavity 404 .
- both the first electrode 401 and the piezoelectric layer 402 extend over the side 407 .
- the extension of the piezoelectric layer 402 over side 407 provides mechanical robustness to the FBAR structure 400 , and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of the FBAR structure 400 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time.
- the first electrode 401 does not extend over side 406 , 408 , 409 or 410 of the cavity 404 or over the substrate 405 , and the piezoelectric layer 402 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 411 .
- the active area 415 is supported by the first electrode 401 only at side 407 of the cavity 404 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 405 as a result.
- the active area 415 of the FBAR structure 400 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 401 to the substrate 405 over side 407 of the cavity 404 , and remains unconnected to the remaining sides 406 , 408 , 409 and 410 of the cavity.
- the active area 415 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 401 to the substrate 405 on only one of the plurality of sides 406 - 410 .
- the fewer the number of sides of the first electrode 401 to the substrate 405 the better the mechanical isolation of the active area 415 from the substrate 405 .
- the first electrode 401 is mechanically connected to the substrate 405 through extension of the first electrode 401 over at least one of the plurality of sides 406 - 410 of the substrate 405 , but connections to substrate 405 by the extension of first electrode 401 over more than two of the plurality of sides 406 - 410 is generally avoided.
- FIG. 5A is top view of an FBAR structure 500 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of the FBAR structure 500 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structures 100 - 400 . These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the description of the presently described representative embodiments.
- the FBAR structure 500 comprises a first electrode 501 , a piezoelectric layer 502 (not shown in FIG. 5A ) and a second electrode 503 stacked over one another.
- the FBAR structure 500 comprises a cavity 504 formed in a substrate 505 .
- the cavity comprises a plurality of sides 506 - 510 , where in the presently described representative embodiment, the first and second electrodes 501 , 503 each have one more sides than the plurality of sides 506 - 510 .
- the additional side of the first and second electrodes 501 , 503 allows for the connection of a portion of the first electrode 501 to the second electrode 503 , as described below.
- the piezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below, the piezoelectric layer 502 is disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 501 , and extends from beyond at least one edge of the first electrode 501 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 506 - 110 having the first electrode 501 extending thereover.
- the second electrode 503 does not overlap the entirety of either the first electrode 501 or the piezoelectric layer 502 . Rather, the second electrode 503 overlaps only a portion of the area of the first electrode 501 and the piezoelectric layer 502 . Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted in FIG. 5A , the second electrode 503 of the FBAR structure 500 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 506 - 110 of the cavity 504 formed in the substrate 505 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 500 which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of the second electrode 503 , the piezoelectric layer 502 , the first electrode 501 and the cavity 504 , is suspended over the cavity 504 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 500 is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 505 , and therefore, is not susceptible to mechanical stress from the substrate 505 .
- this substantial isolation of the active area of the FBAR structure 500 from mechanical stress of the substrate 505 reduces the drift of the center frequency and bandwidth of the FBAR structure 500 .
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 500 of FIG. 5A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 5A .
- the FBAR structure 500 comprises the first electrode 501 , the piezoelectric layer 502 and the second electrode 503 disposed over the cavity 504 in the substrate 505 .
- a passivation layer 514 (not shown in FIG. 5A ) is disposed over the second electrode 503 .
- the passivation layer 514 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO 2 , SiN, polysilicon, and the like.
- the thickness of the passivation layer 514 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers of FBAR structure 500 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris.
- an active area 515 of the FBAR structure 500 consists of the contacting overlap of the first electrode 501 , the piezoelectric layer 502 , the second electrode 503 and the cavity 504 .
- the active area 515 is substantially suspended over the cavity 504 and is supported by the portion of the first electrode 501 that extends over the side 506 of the cavity 504 and over the substrate 505 .
- the first electrode 501 does not extend across side 508 of the cavity 504 , and the piezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 511 .
- the active area 515 is supported at side 506 of the cavity 504 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 505 as a result.
- the piezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed so as to not extend over the side 506 of the cavity 504 or over the substrate 505 .
- the piezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed so as to not extend over the side 506 of the cavity 504 or over the substrate 505 .
- mechanical isolation of the active area 515 from the mechanical stresses/forces on the substrate 505 is further improved.
- FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 500 of FIG. 5A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 5A .
- the FBAR structure 500 comprises the first electrode 501 , the piezoelectric layer 502 and the second electrode 503 disposed over the cavity 504 in the substrate 105 .
- a section 516 of the first electrode 501 is removed or otherwise not formed, and creates a break in the first electrode 501 along this cross-section for reasons explained below.
- the active area 515 of the FBAR structure 500 is substantially suspended over the cavity 504 and is supported by the portion of the first electrode 501 that extends over the side 507 of the cavity 504 .
- the first electrode 501 does not extend across side 510 of the cavity 504 , and the piezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 511 .
- the active area 515 is supported at side 507 of the cavity 504 by the unconnected portion of first electrode 501 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 105 as a result.
- a recess 517 is formed at the overlap of the first electrode 501 , the second electrode 503 and the passivation layer 514 .
- This recess 517 is formed by removing or otherwise not forming the piezoelectric layer 502 in this portion of the FBAR structure 500 .
- the recess 517 allows the electrical connection at junction 518 to the portion of the first electrode 501 that extends over the side 507 of the cavity 504 and over the substrate 505 .
- the active area 515 of the FBAR structure 500 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 501 to the substrate 505 over sides 506 and 507 of the cavity 504 , and remains unconnected to the remaining sides 508 , 509 and 510 of the cavity.
- the piezoelectric layer 502 is disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 501 . However, the piezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed at a gap 519 , extends over the substrate 505 , but terminates at side 507 . So, for example, in the presently described embodiment, the piezoelectric layer 502 is provided over the first electrode 501 and both the first electrode 501 and the piezoelectric layer 502 extend over the substrate 505 , but the piezoelectric layer 502 terminates at side 507 . As such, along cross-section B-B′ the piezoelectric layer 502 is not continuous due to gap 519 .
- providing piezoelectric layer 502 over the substrate 505 adjacent to but not extending over side 507 provides mechanical robustness to the FBAR structure 100 , and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of the FBAR structure 100 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time.
- FIG. 6A is a top view of an FBAR structure 600 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of the FBAR structure 600 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structures 100 - 500 . These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the description of the presently described representative embodiments.
- the FBAR structure 600 comprises a first electrode 601 , a piezoelectric layer (not shown in FIG. 5A ) and a second electrode 603 stacked over one another.
- the FBAR structure 600 comprises a cavity 604 formed in a substrate 605 .
- the cavity comprises a plurality of sides 606 - 610 , where generally the number of the plurality of sides 606 - 610 is the same as the number of sides of the first and second electrodes 601 , 603 .
- the piezoelectric layer 602 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below, the piezoelectric layer 602 is disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 601 , and extends from beyond at least one edge of the first electrode 601 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 606 - 610 having the first electrode 601 extending thereover.
- the second electrode 603 does not overlap the entirety of either the first electrode 601 or the piezoelectric layer 602 . Rather, the second electrode 603 overlaps only a portion of the area of the first electrode 601 and the piezoelectric layer 602 . Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted in FIG. 6A , the second electrode 603 of the FBAR structure 600 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 606 - 610 of the cavity 604 formed in the substrate 605 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 600 which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of the second electrode 603 , the piezoelectric layer 602 , the first electrode 601 and the cavity 604 , is suspended over the cavity 604 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 600 is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 605 , and therefore, is not susceptible to mechanical stress from the substrate 605 .
- this substantial isolation of the active area of the FBAR structure 600 from mechanical stress of the substrate 605 reduces the drift of the center frequency and bandwidth of the FBAR structure 600 .
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 600 of FIG. 5A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 6A .
- the FBAR structure 600 comprises the first electrode 601 , the piezoelectric layer 602 and the second electrode 603 disposed over the cavity 604 in the substrate 605 .
- a passivation layer 614 (not shown in FIG. 5A ) is disposed over the second electrode 603 .
- the passivation layer 614 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO 2 , SiN, polysilicon, and the like.
- the thickness of the passivation layer 614 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers of FBAR structure 600 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris.
- an active area 615 of the FBAR structure 500 consists of the contacting overlap of the first electrode 601 , the piezoelectric layer 602 , the second electrode 603 and the cavity 604 .
- the active area 615 is substantially suspended over the cavity 604 and is supported by the portion of the first electrode 601 that extends over the side 606 of the cavity 604 and over the substrate 605 .
- the first electrode 601 does not extend across side 608 of the cavity 604 , and the piezoelectric layer 602 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 611 .
- the active area 615 is supported at side 606 of the cavity 604 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 605 as a result.
- the piezoelectric layer 602 is removed or otherwise not formed so as to not extend over the side 606 of the cavity 604 or over the substrate 605 .
- the piezoelectric layer 602 is removed or otherwise not formed so as to not extend over the side 606 of the cavity 604 or over the substrate 605 .
- mechanical isolation of the active area 615 from the mechanical stresses/forces on the substrate 605 is further improved.
- FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 600 of FIG. 6A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 6A .
- the FBAR structure 600 comprises the first electrode 601 , the piezoelectric layer 602 and the second electrode 603 disposed over the cavity 604 in the substrate 605 .
- the first electrode 601 is terminated over the cavity 604 as shown, leaving a section 616 between the first electrode 601 and the second electrode 603 for reasons explained below.
- the active area 615 of the FBAR structure 600 is substantially suspended over the cavity 604 and is supported by the portion of the first electrode 601 that extends over the side 607 of the cavity 604 .
- the first electrode 601 does not extend across side 610 of the cavity 604 .
- a recess 617 is formed at the overlap of the first electrode 601 , the second electrode 603 and the passivation layer 614 .
- This recess 617 is formed by removing or otherwise not forming the piezoelectric layer 602 in this portion of the FBAR structure 500 .
- the second electrode 603 extends over a portion of the piezoelectric layer 602 that extends over the side 607 of the cavity 604 and over the substrate 605 as shown.
- the active area 615 of the FBAR 600 is supported through the mechanical connection of the second electrode 603 to the substrate 605 over side 607 of the cavity 604 .
- the active area 615 of the FBAR structure 600 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 601 to the substrate 605 over side 606 and through the mechanical connection of the second electrode 603 to the portion of the piezoelectric layer 602 that extends over side 607 of the cavity 604 .
- neither the first electrode 601 nor the second electrode 603 are formed over remaining sides 608 , 609 and 610 of the cavity 604 .
- the piezoelectric layer 602 is disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 601 . However, the piezoelectric layer 602 is removed or otherwise not formed in the recess 617 , but extends over the side 607 and the substrate 605 . So, along cross-section B-B′ for example, in the presently described embodiment, the piezoelectric layer 602 is provided over the first electrode 601 and both the second electrode 603 and the piezoelectric layer 602 extend over the substrate 605 at side 607 . As such, along cross-section B-B′ the piezoelectric layer 602 is not continuous due to recess 617 .
- providing piezoelectric layer 602 over the substrate 605 adjacent to and extending over side 607 provides mechanical robustness to the FBAR structure 600 .
- an improvement in stress relief is realized because the active area 615 of the FBAR structure is suspended by comparatively fewer layers thereby leading to better mechanical isolation from substrate stress passed through the other layers.
- FIG. 7A is top view of an FBAR structure 700 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of the FBAR structure 700 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structures 100 - 600 . These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the presently described representative embodiments.
- the FBAR structure 700 comprises a first electrode 701 , a piezoelectric layer 702 and a second electrode 703 stacked over one another. It is noted that for convenience of explanation, the piezoelectric layer 702 is depicted in FIG. 7A as being transparent so that certain features of the first electrode 701 can be described. The piezoelectric layer 702 is not transparent. Moreover, an optional passivation layer, which is described below, may be provided over the uppermost layers of the FBAR structure 700 , and is not shown in FIG. 7A to better present the description of the arrangement of the layers of the FBAR structure 700 .
- the FBAR structure 700 comprises a cavity 704 formed in a substrate 705 .
- the cavity comprises a plurality of sides 706 - 710 , where generally the number of the plurality of sides 706 - 710 is the same as the number of sides of the first and second electrodes 701 , 703 .
- piezoelectric layer 702 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below, piezoelectric layer 702 is disposed over at least a portion of the first electrode 701 , and extends from beyond at least one edge of the first electrode 701 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 706 - 710 having the first electrode 701 extending thereover.
- the second electrode 703 does not overlap the entirety of either the first electrode 701 or the piezoelectric layer 702 . Rather, the second electrode 703 overlaps only a portion of the area of the first electrode 701 and the piezoelectric layer 702 . Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted in FIG. 7A , the second electrode 703 of the FBAR structure 700 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 706 - 710 of the cavity 704 formed in the substrate 705 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 700 which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of the second electrode 703 , the piezoelectric layer 702 , the first electrode 701 and the cavity 704 , is suspended over the cavity 704 .
- the active area of the FBAR structure 700 is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 705 , and therefore, is not susceptible to significant mechanical stress from the substrate 705 .
- this substantial isolation of the active area of the FBAR structure 700 from mechanical stress of the substrate 705 reduces the drift of the resonant frequency of the FBAR structure 700 .
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 700 of FIG. 7A taken along the line A-A′ of FIG. 7A .
- the FBAR structure 700 comprises the first electrode 701 , the piezoelectric layer 702 and the second electrode 703 disposed over the cavity 704 in the substrate 705 .
- a passivation layer 714 (not shown in FIG. 7A ) is disposed over the second electrode 703 .
- the passivation layer 714 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO 2 , SiN, polysilicon, and the like.
- the thickness of the passivation layer 714 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers of FBAR structure 100 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris.
- an active area 715 of the FBAR structure 700 consists of the contacting overlap of the first electrode 701 , the piezoelectric layer 702 , the second electrode 703 and the cavity 704 .
- the active area 715 is substantially suspended over the cavity 704 and is supported by the portion of the first electrode 701 and the piezoelectric layer 702 that extend over the side 706 of the cavity 704 .
- the first electrode 701 does not extend across side 709 of the cavity 704 , and the piezoelectric layer 702 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 711 .
- the active area 715 is supported at side 106 of the cavity 704 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 105 as a result.
- FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure 700 of FIG. 7A taken along the line B-B′ of FIG. 7A .
- the FBAR structure 700 comprises the first electrode 701 , the piezoelectric layer 702 and the second electrode 703 disposed over the cavity 704 in the substrate 705 .
- an electrical connection is made to the second electrode 703 via a first bridge 716 and a second bridge 718 that is separated from the first bridge 716 by a recess 717 .
- the first bridge 716 and the second bridge 718 extend over the piezoelectric layer 702 and the first electrode 701 .
- the first bridge 716 is physically separated from the piezoelectric layer 702 by a first space 719
- the second bridge 718 is physically separated from the piezoelectric layer 702 by a second space 720 .
- the first space 719 terminates the contacting overlap of the first electrode 701 , the piezoelectric layer 702 and the second electrode 703 , and as such terminates the active area 715 of the FBAR structure 700 .
- the first and second bridges 716 , 718 are formed according to the teachings of the above-referenced, commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 8,248,825 to Choy, et al. As depicted in FIG.
- the first and second spaces 719 , 720 are empty, comprising only air.
- the first and second spaces 719 , 710 are filled with a non-conductive dielectric material (not shown in FIG. 7C ) that improves the mechanical strength of the bridge and provides thermal resistance to the substrate 705 , which generally comprises silicon.
- the signal feed line (SFL) length is comparatively larger, and effects improved isolation of the active area 715 from the substrate 705 .
- the implementation of the “double-bridge” arrangement with first bridge 716 , recess 717 and second bridge 718 is done, at least in part, to increase the SFL.
- the greater the SFL length the more remote the active area of the FBAR structure 100 is from the substrate 105 and the influence of stress induced on the substrate 105 .
- the length of the bridge 112 is made larger compared to known bridges and signal feeds between external contacts to the FBAR structure.
- the SFL length is at least 25 ⁇ m, and typically can be approximately 10 ⁇ m to approximately 100 ⁇ m or more.
- Other structures such as a double-bridge arrangement described below, can be implemented to provide a suitable SFL length and thus, suitable isolation of the active area of the FBAR structures of representative embodiments.
- a passivation layer 714 (not shown in FIG. 4A ) is disposed over the second electrode 703 .
- the passivation layer 714 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO 2 , SiN, polysilicon, and the like.
- the thickness of the passivation layer 714 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers of FBAR structure 700 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris.
- the active area 715 of the FBAR structure 700 is substantially suspended over the cavity 704 .
- both the first electrode 701 and the piezoelectric layer 702 extend over the sides 707 and 709 .
- the extension of the piezoelectric layer 702 over sides 707 , 709 provides mechanical robustness to the FBAR structure 700 , and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of the FBAR structure 700 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time.
- the first electrode 701 does not extend over the substrate at sides 708 or 710 of the cavity 704 , and the piezoelectric layer 702 is removed or otherwise not formed in region 711 .
- the active area 715 is supported by the first electrode 701 only at two sides 706 , 707 of the cavity 704 , and is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate 705 as a result.
- the active area 715 of the FBAR structure 700 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 701 to the substrate 705 over sides 706 , 707 of the cavity 704 , and remains unconnected to the remaining sides 708 , 709 and 710 of the cavity 704 .
- the active area 715 is supported through the mechanical connection of the first electrode 701 to the substrate 705 on only two of the plurality of sides 706 - 710 .
- the fewer the number of sides of the first electrode 701 connected to the substrate 705 the better the mechanical isolation of the active area 715 from the substrate 705 .
- the first electrode 701 is mechanically connected to the substrate 705 through extension of the first electrode 701 over at least one of the plurality of sides 706 - 410 of the substrate 705 , but connections to substrate 705 by the extension of first electrode 701 over more than two of the plurality of sides 706 - 710 are generally avoided.
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- The present application is a continuation under 37 C.F.R. §1.53(b) of, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 from, commonly owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/159,518 to Frank Bi, et al., entitled “Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator (FBAR) Having Stress-Relief” and filed on Jan. 21, 2014. The entire disclosure of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/159,518 is specifically incorporated herein by reference, and for all purposes.
- Acoustic resonators are used as oscillators in various electronic applications. An acoustic resonator can be characterized generally by a resonant frequency and acoustic coupling coefficient kt2. However, due to a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic influences, the resonant frequency is not stable.
- One source of frequency drift in acoustic resonators is physical stress. Physical stress can be caused, for example, by forces transmitted to the acoustic resonator through adjacent components. As an example, an acoustic resonator can be formed on a substrate of a known material, for example silicon, and comprising components made from various materials. As the substrate is heated and/or cooled, the substrate may expand or contract unevenly because the various components have different temperature coefficients of expansion. This uneven expansion or contraction can cause the substrate to change shape in a “potato chip” fashion. As the substrate changes shape, the substrate can transfer forces to the acoustic resonator through various intervening components. As these forces are transferred to the acoustic resonator, they will change the resonant frequency of the acoustic resonator, and can deleteriously impact operation of an electronic device that includes the acoustic resonator.
- What is needed, therefore, are techniques for reducing frequency drift due to physical stresses in acoustic resonator structures.
- The described embodiments are best understood from the following detailed description when read with the accompanying drawing figures. It is emphasized that the various features are not necessarily drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions may be arbitrarily increased or decreased for clarity of discussion. Wherever applicable and practical, like reference numerals refer to like elements.
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FIG. 1A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment. -
FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 1A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 1A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 2A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment. -
FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 2A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 2A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 3A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment. -
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 3A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 3A . -
FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 3A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 3A . -
FIG. 4A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment. -
FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 4A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 4A . -
FIG. 5A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment. -
FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 5A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 5A . -
FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 5A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 5A . -
FIG. 6A is top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment. -
FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 6A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 6A . -
FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 6A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 6A . -
FIG. 7A is a top view of an FBAR structure according to a representative embodiment. -
FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 7A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 7A . -
FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view of the FBAR structure ofFIG. 7A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 7A . - In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, representative embodiments disclosing specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present teachings. However, it will be apparent to one having ordinary skill in the art having had the benefit of the present disclosure that other embodiments according to the present teachings that depart from the specific details disclosed herein remain within the scope of the appended claims. Moreover, descriptions of well-known apparatuses and methods may be omitted so as to not obscure the description of the example embodiments. Such methods and apparatuses are clearly within the scope of the present teachings.
- The terminology used herein is for purposes of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. The defined terms are in addition to the technical and scientific meanings of the defined terms as commonly understood and accepted in the technical field of the present teachings. In addition, unless expressly so defined herein, terms are not to be interpreted in an overly idealized fashion. For example, the terms “isolation” or “separation” are not to be interpreted to require a complete lack of interaction between the described features.
- As used in the specification and appended claims, the terms ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ include both singular and plural referents, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, ‘a device’ includes one device and plural devices.
- As used in the specification and appended claims, and in addition to their ordinary meanings, the terms ‘substantial’ or ‘substantially’ mean to within acceptable limits or degree.
- As used in the specification and the appended claims and in addition to its ordinary meaning, the term ‘approximately’ means to within an acceptable limit or amount to one having ordinary skill in the art. For example, ‘approximately the same’ means that one of ordinary skill in the art would consider the items being compared to be the same.
- Generally, it is understood that the drawings and the various elements depicted therein are not drawn to scale. Further, relative terms, such as “above,” “below,” “top,” “bottom,” “upper” and “lower” are used to describe the various elements' relationships to one another, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It is understood that these relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device and/or elements in addition to the orientation depicted in the drawings. For example, if the device were inverted with respect to the view in the drawings, an element described as “above” another element, for example, would now be below that element.
- The present teachings relate generally to bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator structures with the acoustic stack formed over a cavity. These acoustic resonator structures can include various types of acoustic resonators, such as, for example, FBARs, zero drift resonators (ZDRs), double bulk acoustic resonators (DBARs), and coupled resonator filters (CRFs). In certain embodiments, the BAW resonator structures can be used to provide electrical filters (e.g., ladder filters).
- Contemplated applications of the BAW resonators of the present teachings include, but are not limited to communication filter applications and MEMs applications. For example, the bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonators of the present teachings may be arranged in a ladder-filter arrangement, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,910,756 to Ella, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,262,637 to Bradley, et al., the disclosures of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference. The electrical filters may be used in a number of applications, such as in duplexers.
- Certain details of BAW resonators, including materials and methods of fabrication, may be found in one or more of the following commonly owned U.S. Patents, Patent Applications and Patent Application Publications: U.S. Pat. No. 6,828,713 to Bradley, et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 6,107,721, to Lakin; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,587,620, 5,873,153, 6,384,697, 6,507,983, 7,275, 292, 7,388,454 and 7,629,865 to Ruby, et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 7,280,007 to Feng, et al.; U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0205850 to Jamneala, et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 8,248,185 to Choy, et al.; U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2010/0327994 to Choy, et al.; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/662,460 entitled “Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator Having Piezoelectric Layer with Multiple Dopants” to John Choy, et al. and filed on Oct. 27, 2012; and U.S. Patent Application Publications 20110180391 and 20120177816 to Larson, et al. The respective disclosures of the above patents, patent application publications and patent applications are specifically incorporated herein by reference. It is emphasized that the components, materials and method of fabrication described in these patents and patent applications are representative and other methods of fabrication and materials within the purview of one of ordinary skill in the art are contemplated.
- Representative embodiments described below relate to an FBAR structure comprising an active area that is suspended over a cavity formed in a substrate, and that is not in contact with the sides of the cavity. The active area of the FBAR is supported in various ways so that forces transmitted to the substrate produce minimal physical stress on the active area of the FBAR. In other words, the active area of the FBAR is substantially mechanically isolated from the substrate to prevent the active area from being influenced by surrounding forces. In this manner, the amount of frequency drift in the FBAR due to physical stress is reduced compared to known FBARs. Moreover, acoustic wave leakage along the sides of the cavity is reduced, which results in reduced energy loss, and an increase in the quality (Q) factor of the FBAR compared to certain known resonators.
- Certain embodiments described below can be used in electronic applications such as low power radios for wireless applications, GPS devices, and imaging devices, to name but a few. Some embodiments are particularly relevant to high accuracy devices requiring resonators with minimal frequency drift. For example, some embodiments can be used to displace existing technologies such as existing Quartz resonators used in oscillators and in GPS devices.
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FIG. 1A is top view of anFBAR structure 100 according to a representative embodiment. TheFBAR structure 100 comprises afirst electrode 101, apiezoelectric layer 102 and asecond electrode 103 stacked over one another. It is noted that for convenience of explanation, thepiezoelectric layer 102 is depicted inFIG. 1A as being transparent so that certain features of thefirst electrode 101 can be described. Thepiezoelectric layer 102 is not transparent. Moreover, an optional passivation layer, which is described below, may be provided over the uppermost layers of theFBAR structure 100, and is not shown inFIG. 1A to better present the description of the arrangement of the layers of theFBAR structure 100. - The
FBAR structure 100 comprises acavity 104 formed in asubstrate 105. Thecavity 104 comprises a plurality of sides 106-110, where often, but not necessarily, the number of the plurality of sides 106-110 is the same as the number of sides of the first andsecond electrodes - In a
region 111, thepiezoelectric layer 102 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below,piezoelectric layer 102 disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 101, and extends from beyond at least one edge of thefirst electrode 101 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 106-110 having thefirst electrode 101 extending thereover. - In a representative embodiment, the
substrate 105 comprises silicon (Si) or similar material. Generally, thecavity 104 comprises air, and is formed by a known method. Thefirst electrode 101 and thesecond electrode 103 are comprised of a suitable electrically conductive material such as tungsten (W) or molybdenum (Mo). Thepiezoelectric layer 102 can comprise, for example, aluminum nitride (AlN), zinc oxide (ZnO), or lead zirconium titanate (PZT). Generally, thepiezoelectric layer 102 comprises a highly-textured c-axis piezoelectric material where the c-axis orientations of the crystals of the piezoelectric material are well-collimated, and as such are parallel with one another and perpendicular to the plane of the electrodes (e.g., first andsecond electrodes 101, 103). - Many of the details of the materials contemplated for use as the
substrate 105,first electrode 101,piezoelectric layer 102 andsecond electrode 103, thicknesses of these materials, and details of the methods of manufacture of theFBAR structure 100 are known and are tailored to a particular application. Many of these details are described, for example, in one or more of the patents, patent application publications and patent applications incorporated by reference above. Often, these details are not repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the present teachings. - As can be seen in
FIG. 1A , thesecond electrode 103 does not overlap the entirety of either thefirst electrode 101 or thepiezoelectric layer 102. Rather, thesecond electrode 103 overlaps only a portion of the area of thefirst electrode 101 and thepiezoelectric layer 102. Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted inFIG. 1A , thesecond electrode 103 of theFBAR structure 100 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 106-110 of thecavity 104 formed in thesubstrate 105. As such, the active area of theFBAR structure 100, which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of thesecond electrode 103, thepiezoelectric layer 102, thefirst electrode 101 and thecavity 104, is suspended over thecavity 104. In the suspended active area ofFBAR structure 100, an electrical connection is made to thesecond electrode 103 via abridge 112 that extends over thepiezoelectric layer 102 and thefirst electrode 101 and connects to contact 113 disposed over thesubstrate 105. Illustratively, thebridge 112 is formed according to the teachings of the above-referenced, commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 8,248,825 to Choy, et al. As depicted inFIG. 1A , a signal feed line (SFL) length is a measure of the distance between the active area of theFBAR structure 100 and its contact side(s) with thesubstrate 105. - The greater the SFL length, the more remote the active area of the
FBAR structure 100 is from its contact side(s) (often referred to as the “anchor side(s)”or “feeding side(s)”) with thesubstrate 105 and the influence of stress induced on thesubstrate 105. As such, the length of thebridge 112 is made large compared to known bridges and signal feeds between external contacts to the FBAR structure. Illustratively, the SFL length is at least 25 μm, and typically can be approximately 10 μm to approximately 100 μm or more. Other structures, such as a double-bridge arrangement described below, can be implemented to provide a suitable SFL length and thus, beneficial mechanical isolation of the active area of the FBAR structures of representative embodiments. - By this arrangement, the active area of the
FBAR structure 100 is substantially mechanically isolated from the contact or anchor side on thesubstrate 105, and therefore, is not significantly susceptible to mechanical stress from thesubstrate 105. Beneficially, this substantial isolation of the active area of theFBAR structure 100 from mechanical stress from the contact side or anchor side(s) with thesubstrate 105 reduces the drift of the resonator frequency of theFBAR structure 100. -
FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 100 ofFIG. 1A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 1A . TheFBAR structure 100 comprises thefirst electrode 101, thepiezoelectric layer 102 and thesecond electrode 103 disposed over thecavity 104 in thesubstrate 105. In a representative embodiment, a passivation layer 114 (not shown inFIG. 1A ) is disposed over thesecond electrode 103. Thepassivation layer 114 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO2, SiN, polysilicon, and the like. The thickness of thepassivation layer 114 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers ofFBAR structure 100 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris. - As depicted in
FIG. 1B , anactive area 115 of theFBAR structure 100 consists of the contacting overlap of thefirst electrode 101, thepiezoelectric layer 102, thesecond electrode 103 and thecavity 104. Theactive area 115 is substantially suspended over thecavity 104 and is supported by the portion of thefirst electrode 101 that extends over theside 106 of thecavity 104. However, thefirst electrode 101 does not extend acrossside 109 of thecavity 104, and thepiezoelectric layer 102 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 111. As such, theactive area 115 is supported atside 106 of thecavity 104, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 105 as a result. -
FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 100 ofFIG. 1A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 1A . TheFBAR structure 100 comprises thefirst electrode 101, thepiezoelectric layer 102 and thesecond electrode 103 disposed over thecavity 104 in thesubstrate 105. As depicted inFIG. 1C , theactive area 115 of theFBAR structure 100 is substantially suspended over thecavity 104 and is supported by the portion of thefirst electrode 101 that extends over theside 107 of thecavity 104. However, thefirst electrode 101 does not extend acrossside 110 of thecavity 104, and thepiezoelectric layer 102 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 111. As such, theactive area 115 is supported atside 107 of thecavity 104, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 105 as a result. - As depicted in
FIG. 1C , thebridge 112 is physically separated from thepiezoelectric layer 102 byspace 116, and as such terminates the contacting overlap of thefirst electrode 101, thepiezoelectric layer 102 and thesecond electrode 103, and as such terminates theactive area 115 of theFBAR structure 100. In a representative embodiment, thespace 116 is empty, comprising only air. In other representative embodiments, thespace 116 is filled with a non-conductivedielectric material 117 that improves the mechanical strength of the bridge and provides thermal resistance to thesubstrate 105, which generally comprises silicon. Non-conductivedielectric material 117 may be silicon dioxide, which has much greater thermal resistance than pure silicon, or non-etchable boro-silica glass (NEBSG). Other materials within the purview of one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the present disclosure are also contemplated for use as the non-conductivedielectric material 117. - In the presently described representative embodiment, the
active area 115 of theFBAR structure 100 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 101 to thesubstrate 105 oversides cavity 104, and remains unconnected to the remainingsides cavity 104. It is emphasized that this is merely illustrative, and theactive area 115 may be supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 101 to thesubstrate 105 on only one of the plurality of sides 106-110. As should be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, the fewer the number of sides of thefirst electrode 101 to thesubstrate 105, the better the mechanical isolation of theactive area 115 from thesubstrate 105. As such, in representative embodiments, thefirst electrode 101 is mechanically connected to thesubstrate 105 through extension of thefirst electrode 101 over at least one of the plurality of sides 106-110 of thesubstrate 105, but connections tosubstrate 105 by the extension offirst electrode 101 over more than two of the plurality of sides 106-110 is generally avoided. - As noted above, and as depicted in
FIG. 1B , thepiezoelectric layer 102 is disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 101, and extends over at least one of the plurality of sides 106-110 of thecavity 104 having thefirst electrode 101 extending thereover. So, for example, in the presently described embodiment, thepiezoelectric layer 102 is provided over thefirst electrode 101 and both thefirst electrode 101 and thepiezoelectric layer 102 extend oversides substrate 105. The extension of thepiezoelectric layer 102 overside 106 provides mechanical robustness to theFBAR structure 100, and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of theFBAR structure 100 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time. -
FIG. 2A is a top view of anFBAR structure 200 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of theFBAR structure 200 are substantively the same as those provided in the description ofFBAR structure 100. These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the presently described representative embodiments. - The
FBAR structure 200 comprises afirst electrode 201, apiezoelectric layer 202 and asecond electrode 203 stacked over one another. It is noted that for convenience of explanation, thepiezoelectric layer 202 is depicted inFIG. 2A as being transparent so that certain features of thefirst electrode 201 can be described. Thepiezoelectric layer 202 is not transparent. Moreover, an optional passivation layer, which is described below, may be provided over the uppermost layers of theFBAR structure 200, and is not shown inFIG. 2A to better present the description of the arrangement of the layers of theFBAR structure 200. - The
FBAR structure 200 comprises acavity 204 formed in asubstrate 205. Thecavity 204 comprises a plurality of sides 206-210, where often, but not necessarily, the number of the plurality of sides 206-110 is the same as the number of sides of the first andsecond electrodes - In a
region 211, thepiezoelectric layer 202 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below,piezoelectric layer 202 disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 201, and extends from beyond at least one edge of thefirst electrode 201 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 206-110 having thefirst electrode 201 extending thereover. - As can be seen in
FIG. 2A , thesecond electrode 203 does not overlap the entirety of either thefirst electrode 201 or thepiezoelectric layer 202. Rather, thesecond electrode 203 overlaps only a portion of the area of thefirst electrode 201 and thepiezoelectric layer 202. Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted inFIG. 2A , thesecond electrode 203 of theFBAR structure 200 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 206-210 of thecavity 204 formed in thesubstrate 205. As such, the active area of theFBAR structure 200, which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of thesecond electrode 203, thepiezoelectric layer 202, thefirst electrode 201 and thecavity 204, is suspended over thecavity 204. As depicted inFIG. 2A , the SFL length is comparatively large by the extension of thesecond electrode 203 fromside 207. As described more fully below, by this beneficial arrangement, the active area of theFBAR structure 200 is substantially mechanically isolated from the contact side with thesubstrate 205, and therefore, is not susceptible to mechanical stress from thesubstrate 205. Beneficially, this substantial isolation of the active area of theFBAR structure 200 from mechanical stress of thesubstrate 205 reduces the drift of the resonant frequency f theFBAR structure 200. -
FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 200 ofFIG. 2A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 2A . TheFBAR structure 200 comprises thefirst electrode 201, thepiezoelectric layer 202 and thesecond electrode 203 disposed over thecavity 204 in thesubstrate 205. In a representative embodiment, a passivation layer 214 (not shown inFIG. 2A ) is disposed over thesecond electrode 203. Thepassivation layer 214 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO2, SiN, polysilicon, and the like. The thickness of thepassivation layer 214 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers ofFBAR structure 200 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris. - As depicted in
FIG. 2B , anactive area 215 of theFBAR structure 200 consists of the contacting overlap of thefirst electrode 201, thepiezoelectric layer 202, thesecond electrode 203 and thecavity 204. Theactive area 215 is substantially suspended over thecavity 204 and is supported by the portion of thefirst electrode 201 that extends over theside 206 of thecavity 204. However, thefirst electrode 201 does not extend acrossside 209 of thecavity 204, and thepiezoelectric layer 202 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 211. As such, theactive area 215 is supported atside 206 of thecavity 204, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 205 as a result. -
FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 200 ofFIG. 2A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 2A . TheFBAR structure 200 comprises thefirst electrode 201, thepiezoelectric layer 202 and thesecond electrode 203 disposed over thecavity 204 in thesubstrate 205. As depicted inFIG. 2C , theactive area 215 of theFBAR structure 200 is substantially suspended over thecavity 204. Notably, thepiezoelectric layer 202 extends over theside 207, with thefirst electrode 201 terminating over thecavity 204 as depicted. However, thefirst electrode 201 does not extend across eitherside cavity 204, and thepiezoelectric layer 202 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 211. As such, theactive area 215 is supported atside 206 of thecavity 204, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 205 as a result. - In the presently described representative embodiment, the
active area 215 of theFBAR structure 200 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 201 to thesubstrate 205 overside 206 of thecavity 204, and remains unconnected to the remainingsides cavity 204. As such, in the presently described representative embodiment, theactive area 215 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 201 to thesubstrate 205 on only one of the plurality of sides 206-210. As should be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, the fewer the number of sides of thefirst electrode 201 to thesubstrate 205, the better the mechanical isolation of theactive area 215 from thesubstrate 205. As such, in representative embodiments, thefirst electrode 201 is mechanically connected to thesubstrate 205 through extension of thefirst electrode 201 over at least one of the plurality of sides 206-210 of thesubstrate 205, but connections tosubstrate 205 by the extension offirst electrode 201 over more than two of the plurality of sides 206-120 is generally avoided. - As noted above, and as depicted in
FIG. 2B , thepiezoelectric layer 202 is disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 201, and extends over at least one of the plurality of sides 206-210 of thecavity 204 having thefirst electrode 201 extending thereover. So, for example, in the presently described embodiment, thepiezoelectric layer 202 is provided over thefirst electrode 201 and both thefirst electrode 201 and thepiezoelectric layer 202 extend overside 206 of thesubstrate 205. The extension of thepiezoelectric layer 202 overside 206 provides mechanical robustness to theFBAR structure 200, and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of theFBAR structure 200 to mechanical stress from thesubstrate 205. -
FIG. 3A is top view of anFBAR structure 300 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of theFBAR structure 300 are substantively the same as those provided in the description ofFBAR structures - The
FBAR structure 300 comprises afirst electrode 301, apiezoelectric layer 302 and asecond electrode 303 stacked over one another. It is noted that for convenience of explanation, thepiezoelectric layer 302 is depicted inFIG. 3A as being transparent so that certain features of thefirst electrode 301 can be described. Thepiezoelectric layer 302 is not transparent. - The
FBAR structure 300 comprises acavity 304 formed in asubstrate 305. The cavity comprises a plurality of sides 306-310, where generally the number of the plurality of sides 306-110 is the same as the number of sides of the first andsecond electrodes - In a
region 111, thepiezoelectric layer 302 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below,piezoelectric layer 302 disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 301, and extends from beyond at least one edge of thefirst electrode 301 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 306-110 having thefirst electrode 301 extending thereover. - As can be seen in
FIG. 3A , thesecond electrode 303 does not overlap the entirety of either thefirst electrode 301 or thepiezoelectric layer 302. Rather, thesecond electrode 303 overlaps only a portion of the area of thefirst electrode 301 and thepiezoelectric layer 302. Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted inFIG. 3A , thesecond electrode 303 of theFBAR structure 300 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 306-110 of thecavity 304 formed in thesubstrate 305. As such, the active area of theFBAR structure 300, which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of thesecond electrode 303, thepiezoelectric layer 302, thefirst electrode 301 and thecavity 304, is suspended over thecavity 304. As described more fully below, by this beneficial arrangement, the active area of theFBAR structure 300 is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 305, and therefore, is not susceptible to mechanical stress from thesubstrate 305. Beneficially, this substantial isolation of the active area of theFBAR structure 300 from mechanical stress of thesubstrate 305 reduces the drift of the center frequency and bandwidth of theFBAR structure 300. -
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 300 ofFIG. 3A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 3A . TheFBAR structure 300 comprises thefirst electrode 301, thepiezoelectric layer 302 and thesecond electrode 303 disposed over thecavity 304 in thesubstrate 305. In a representative embodiment, a passivation layer 314 (not shown inFIG. 3A ) is disposed over thesecond electrode 303. Thepassivation layer 314 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO2, SiN, polysilicon, and the like. The thickness of thepassivation layer 314 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers ofFBAR structure 300 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris. - As depicted in
FIG. 3B , anactive area 315 of theFBAR structure 300 consists of the contacting overlap of thefirst electrode 301, thepiezoelectric layer 302, thesecond electrode 303 and thecavity 304. Theactive area 315 is substantially suspended over thecavity 304 and is supported by the portion of thefirst electrode 301 that extends over theside 306 of thecavity 304 and over thesubstrate 305. However, thefirst electrode 301 does not extend acrossside 309 of thecavity 304, and thepiezoelectric layer 302 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 311. As such, theactive area 315 is supported atside 306 of thecavity 304, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 305 as a result. Moreover, and in contrast toFBAR structures piezoelectric layer 302 is removed or otherwise not formed so as to not extend over theside 306 of thecavity 304 or over thesubstrate 305. Beneficially, by not extending thepiezoelectric layer 302 over theside 306 and over thesubstrate 305, mechanical isolation of theactive area 315 from the mechanical stresses/forces on thesubstrate 305 is further improved. -
FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 300 ofFIG. 3A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 3A . TheFBAR structure 300 comprises thefirst electrode 301, thepiezoelectric layer 302 and thesecond electrode 303 disposed over thecavity 304 in thesubstrate 305. As depicted inFIG. 3C , theactive area 315 of theFBAR structure 300 is substantially suspended over thecavity 304. Notably, thepiezoelectric layer 302 extends over theside 307, with thefirst electrode 301 terminating over thecavity 304 as depicted. However, thefirst electrode 301 does not extend over eitherside cavity 304 or over thesubstrate 305, and thepiezoelectric layer 302 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 311. As such, theactive area 315 is supported by thefirst electrode 301 only atside 306 of thecavity 304, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 305 as a result. - In the presently described representative embodiment, the
active area 315 of theFBAR structure 300 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 301 to thesubstrate 305 overside 306 of thecavity 304, and remains unconnected to the remainingsides active area 315 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 301 to thesubstrate 305 on only one of the plurality of sides 306-310. As should be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, the fewer the number of sides of thefirst electrode 301 connected to thesubstrate 305, the better the mechanical isolation of theactive area 315 from thesubstrate 305. As such, in representative embodiments, thefirst electrode 301 is mechanically connected to thesubstrate 305 through extension of thefirst electrode 301 over at least one of the plurality of sides 306-310 of thesubstrate 305, but connections tosubstrate 305 by the extension offirst electrode 301 over more than two of the plurality of sides 306-310 is generally avoided. - As noted above, and as depicted in
FIG. 3B , thepiezoelectric layer 302 is disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 301, and extends over at least one of the plurality of sides 306-310 of thecavity 304. So, for example, in the presently described representative embodiment, thepiezoelectric layer 302 is provided over thefirst electrode 301, but only thepiezoelectric layer 302 extends overside 307 of thesubstrate 305. The extension of thepiezoelectric layer 302 overside 307 provides mechanical robustness to theFBAR structure 300, and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of theFBAR structure 300 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time. -
FIG. 4A is top view of anFBAR structure 400 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of theFBAR structure 400 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structures 100-300. These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the presently described representative embodiments. - The
FBAR structure 400 comprises afirst electrode 401, apiezoelectric layer 402 and asecond electrode 403 stacked over one another. It is noted that for convenience of explanation, thepiezoelectric layer 402 is depicted inFIG. 4A as being transparent so that certain features of thefirst electrode 401 can be described. Thepiezoelectric layer 402 is not transparent. Moreover, an optional passivation layer, which is described below, may be provided over the uppermost layers of theFBAR structure 400, and is not shown inFIG. 4A to better present the description of the arrangement of the layers of theFBAR structure 400. - The
FBAR structure 400 comprises acavity 404 formed in asubstrate 405. The cavity comprises a plurality of sides 406-410, where generally the number of the plurality of sides 406-410 is the same as the number of sides of the first andsecond electrodes - In a
region 411, thepiezoelectric layer 402 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below,piezoelectric layer 402 is disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 401, and extends from beyond at least one edge of thefirst electrode 401 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 406-110 having thefirst electrode 401 extending thereover. - As can be seen in
FIG. 4A , thesecond electrode 403 does not overlap the entirety of either thefirst electrode 401 or thepiezoelectric layer 402. Rather, thesecond electrode 403 overlaps only a portion of the area of thefirst electrode 401 and thepiezoelectric layer 402. Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted inFIG. 4A , thesecond electrode 403 of theFBAR structure 400 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 406-110 of thecavity 404 formed in thesubstrate 405. As such, the active area of theFBAR structure 400, which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of thesecond electrode 403, thepiezoelectric layer 402, thefirst electrode 401 and thecavity 404, is suspended over thecavity 404. As described more fully below, by this beneficial arrangement, the active area of theFBAR structure 400 is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 405, and therefore, is not susceptible to significant mechanical stress from thesubstrate 405. Beneficially, this substantial isolation of the active area of theFBAR structure 400 from mechanical stress of thesubstrate 405 reduces the drift of the center frequency and bandwidth of theFBAR structure 400. -
FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 400 ofFIG. 4A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 4A . TheFBAR structure 400 comprises thefirst electrode 401, thepiezoelectric layer 402 and thesecond electrode 403 disposed over thecavity 404 in thesubstrate 405. In the suspended active area structure ofFBAR structure 400, an electrical connection is made to thesecond electrode 403 via abridge 412 that extends over thepiezoelectric layer 402 and thefirst electrode 401. Illustratively, thebridge 412 is formed according to the teachings of the above-referenced, commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 8,248,825 to Choy, et al. As depicted inFIG. 4B , thebridge 412 is physically separated from thepiezoelectric layer 402 byspace 416, and as such terminates the active area of theFBAR structure 400. In a representative embodiment, thespace 416 is empty, comprising only air. In other representative embodiments, thespace 416 is filled with a non-conductive dielectric material (not shown inFIG. 4B ) that provides thermal resistance to thesubstrate 405, which generally comprises silicon. - In a representative embodiment, a passivation layer 414 (not shown in
FIG. 4A ) is disposed over thesecond electrode 403. Thepassivation layer 414 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO2, SiN, polysilicon, and the like. The thickness of thepassivation layer 414 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers ofFBAR structure 400 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris. - As depicted in
FIG. 4B , theactive area 415 of theFBAR structure 400 is substantially suspended over thecavity 404. Notably, both thefirst electrode 401 and thepiezoelectric layer 402 extend over theside 407. The extension of thepiezoelectric layer 402 overside 407 provides mechanical robustness to theFBAR structure 400, and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of theFBAR structure 400 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time. However, thefirst electrode 401 does not extend overside cavity 404 or over thesubstrate 405, and thepiezoelectric layer 402 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 411. As such, theactive area 415 is supported by thefirst electrode 401 only atside 407 of thecavity 404, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 405 as a result. - In the presently described representative embodiment, the
active area 415 of theFBAR structure 400 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 401 to thesubstrate 405 overside 407 of thecavity 404, and remains unconnected to the remainingsides active area 415 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 401 to thesubstrate 405 on only one of the plurality of sides 406-410. As should be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, the fewer the number of sides of thefirst electrode 401 to thesubstrate 405, the better the mechanical isolation of theactive area 415 from thesubstrate 405. As such, in representative embodiments, thefirst electrode 401 is mechanically connected to thesubstrate 405 through extension of thefirst electrode 401 over at least one of the plurality of sides 406-410 of thesubstrate 405, but connections tosubstrate 405 by the extension offirst electrode 401 over more than two of the plurality of sides 406-410 is generally avoided. -
FIG. 5A is top view of anFBAR structure 500 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of theFBAR structure 500 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structures 100-400. These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the description of the presently described representative embodiments. - The
FBAR structure 500 comprises afirst electrode 501, a piezoelectric layer 502 (not shown inFIG. 5A ) and asecond electrode 503 stacked over one another. TheFBAR structure 500 comprises acavity 504 formed in asubstrate 505. The cavity comprises a plurality of sides 506-510, where in the presently described representative embodiment, the first andsecond electrodes second electrodes first electrode 501 to thesecond electrode 503, as described below. - In a
region 511, thepiezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below, thepiezoelectric layer 502 is disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 501, and extends from beyond at least one edge of thefirst electrode 501 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 506-110 having thefirst electrode 501 extending thereover. - As can be seen in
FIG. 5A , thesecond electrode 503 does not overlap the entirety of either thefirst electrode 501 or thepiezoelectric layer 502. Rather, thesecond electrode 503 overlaps only a portion of the area of thefirst electrode 501 and thepiezoelectric layer 502. Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted inFIG. 5A , thesecond electrode 503 of theFBAR structure 500 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 506-110 of thecavity 504 formed in thesubstrate 505. As such, the active area of theFBAR structure 500, which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of thesecond electrode 503, thepiezoelectric layer 502, thefirst electrode 501 and thecavity 504, is suspended over thecavity 504. As described more fully below, by this beneficial arrangement, the active area of theFBAR structure 500 is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 505, and therefore, is not susceptible to mechanical stress from thesubstrate 505. Beneficially, this substantial isolation of the active area of theFBAR structure 500 from mechanical stress of thesubstrate 505 reduces the drift of the center frequency and bandwidth of theFBAR structure 500. -
FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 500 ofFIG. 5A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 5A . TheFBAR structure 500 comprises thefirst electrode 501, thepiezoelectric layer 502 and thesecond electrode 503 disposed over thecavity 504 in thesubstrate 505. In a representative embodiment, a passivation layer 514 (not shown inFIG. 5A ) is disposed over thesecond electrode 503. Thepassivation layer 514 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO2, SiN, polysilicon, and the like. The thickness of thepassivation layer 514 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers ofFBAR structure 500 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris. - As depicted in
FIG. 5B , anactive area 515 of theFBAR structure 500 consists of the contacting overlap of thefirst electrode 501, thepiezoelectric layer 502, thesecond electrode 503 and thecavity 504. Theactive area 515 is substantially suspended over thecavity 504 and is supported by the portion of thefirst electrode 501 that extends over theside 506 of thecavity 504 and over thesubstrate 505. However, thefirst electrode 501 does not extend acrossside 508 of thecavity 504, and thepiezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 511. As such, theactive area 515 is supported atside 506 of thecavity 504, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 505 as a result. Moreover, and in contrast to FBAR structures 100-300 described in connection with representative embodiments above, thepiezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed so as to not extend over theside 506 of thecavity 504 or over thesubstrate 505. Beneficially, by not extending thepiezoelectric layer 502 over theside 507 and over thesubstrate 505, mechanical isolation of theactive area 515 from the mechanical stresses/forces on thesubstrate 505 is further improved. -
FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 500 ofFIG. 5A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 5A . TheFBAR structure 500 comprises thefirst electrode 501, thepiezoelectric layer 502 and thesecond electrode 503 disposed over thecavity 504 in thesubstrate 105. Notably, asection 516 of thefirst electrode 501 is removed or otherwise not formed, and creates a break in thefirst electrode 501 along this cross-section for reasons explained below. As depicted inFIG. 5C , theactive area 515 of theFBAR structure 500 is substantially suspended over thecavity 504 and is supported by the portion of thefirst electrode 501 that extends over theside 507 of thecavity 504. However, thefirst electrode 501 does not extend acrossside 510 of thecavity 504, and thepiezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 511. As such, theactive area 515 is supported atside 507 of thecavity 504 by the unconnected portion offirst electrode 501, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 105 as a result. - As depicted in
FIG. 5C , arecess 517 is formed at the overlap of thefirst electrode 501, thesecond electrode 503 and thepassivation layer 514. Thisrecess 517 is formed by removing or otherwise not forming thepiezoelectric layer 502 in this portion of theFBAR structure 500. Therecess 517 allows the electrical connection atjunction 518 to the portion of thefirst electrode 501 that extends over theside 507 of thecavity 504 and over thesubstrate 505. - In the presently described representative embodiment, the
active area 515 of theFBAR structure 500 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 501 to thesubstrate 505 oversides cavity 504, and remains unconnected to the remainingsides - As depicted in
FIG. 5B , thepiezoelectric layer 502 is disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 501. However, thepiezoelectric layer 502 is removed or otherwise not formed at agap 519, extends over thesubstrate 505, but terminates atside 507. So, for example, in the presently described embodiment, thepiezoelectric layer 502 is provided over thefirst electrode 501 and both thefirst electrode 501 and thepiezoelectric layer 502 extend over thesubstrate 505, but thepiezoelectric layer 502 terminates atside 507. As such, along cross-section B-B′ thepiezoelectric layer 502 is not continuous due togap 519. Notably, however, providingpiezoelectric layer 502 over thesubstrate 505 adjacent to but not extending overside 507 provides mechanical robustness to theFBAR structure 100, and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of theFBAR structure 100 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time. -
FIG. 6A is a top view of anFBAR structure 600 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of theFBAR structure 600 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structures 100-500. These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the description of the presently described representative embodiments. - The
FBAR structure 600 comprises afirst electrode 601, a piezoelectric layer (not shown inFIG. 5A ) and asecond electrode 603 stacked over one another. TheFBAR structure 600 comprises acavity 604 formed in asubstrate 605. The cavity comprises a plurality of sides 606-610, where generally the number of the plurality of sides 606-610 is the same as the number of sides of the first andsecond electrodes - In a
region 611, thepiezoelectric layer 602 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below, thepiezoelectric layer 602 is disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 601, and extends from beyond at least one edge of thefirst electrode 601 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 606-610 having thefirst electrode 601 extending thereover. - As can be seen in
FIG. 6A , thesecond electrode 603 does not overlap the entirety of either thefirst electrode 601 or thepiezoelectric layer 602. Rather, thesecond electrode 603 overlaps only a portion of the area of thefirst electrode 601 and thepiezoelectric layer 602. Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted inFIG. 6A , thesecond electrode 603 of theFBAR structure 600 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 606-610 of thecavity 604 formed in thesubstrate 605. As such, the active area of theFBAR structure 600, which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of thesecond electrode 603, thepiezoelectric layer 602, thefirst electrode 601 and thecavity 604, is suspended over thecavity 604. As described more fully below, by this beneficial arrangement, the active area of theFBAR structure 600 is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 605, and therefore, is not susceptible to mechanical stress from thesubstrate 605. Beneficially, this substantial isolation of the active area of theFBAR structure 600 from mechanical stress of thesubstrate 605 reduces the drift of the center frequency and bandwidth of theFBAR structure 600. -
FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 600 ofFIG. 5A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 6A . TheFBAR structure 600 comprises thefirst electrode 601, thepiezoelectric layer 602 and thesecond electrode 603 disposed over thecavity 604 in thesubstrate 605. In a representative embodiment, a passivation layer 614 (not shown inFIG. 5A ) is disposed over thesecond electrode 603. Thepassivation layer 614 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO2, SiN, polysilicon, and the like. The thickness of thepassivation layer 614 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers ofFBAR structure 600 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris. - As depicted in
FIG. 6B , anactive area 615 of theFBAR structure 500 consists of the contacting overlap of thefirst electrode 601, thepiezoelectric layer 602, thesecond electrode 603 and thecavity 604. Theactive area 615 is substantially suspended over thecavity 604 and is supported by the portion of thefirst electrode 601 that extends over theside 606 of thecavity 604 and over thesubstrate 605. However, thefirst electrode 601 does not extend acrossside 608 of thecavity 604, and thepiezoelectric layer 602 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 611. As such, theactive area 615 is supported atside 606 of thecavity 604, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 605 as a result. Moreover, and in contrast to FBAR structures 100-300 described in connection with representative embodiments above, thepiezoelectric layer 602 is removed or otherwise not formed so as to not extend over theside 606 of thecavity 604 or over thesubstrate 605. Beneficially, by not extending thepiezoelectric layer 602 over theside 607 and over thesubstrate 605, mechanical isolation of theactive area 615 from the mechanical stresses/forces on thesubstrate 605 is further improved. -
FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 600 ofFIG. 6A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 6A . TheFBAR structure 600 comprises thefirst electrode 601, thepiezoelectric layer 602 and thesecond electrode 603 disposed over thecavity 604 in thesubstrate 605. Notably, thefirst electrode 601 is terminated over thecavity 604 as shown, leaving asection 616 between thefirst electrode 601 and thesecond electrode 603 for reasons explained below. As depicted inFIG. 6C , theactive area 615 of theFBAR structure 600 is substantially suspended over thecavity 604 and is supported by the portion of thefirst electrode 601 that extends over theside 607 of thecavity 604. However, thefirst electrode 601 does not extend acrossside 610 of thecavity 604. - As depicted in
FIG. 6C , arecess 617 is formed at the overlap of thefirst electrode 601, thesecond electrode 603 and thepassivation layer 614. Thisrecess 617 is formed by removing or otherwise not forming thepiezoelectric layer 602 in this portion of theFBAR structure 500. Through the arrangement of thesecond electrode 603 at therecess 617 thesecond electrode 603 extends over a portion of thepiezoelectric layer 602 that extends over theside 607 of thecavity 604 and over thesubstrate 605 as shown. By this arrangement, theactive area 615 of theFBAR 600 is supported through the mechanical connection of thesecond electrode 603 to thesubstrate 605 overside 607 of thecavity 604. - In the presently described representative embodiment, the
active area 615 of theFBAR structure 600 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 601 to thesubstrate 605 overside 606 and through the mechanical connection of thesecond electrode 603 to the portion of thepiezoelectric layer 602 that extends overside 607 of thecavity 604. Moreover, neither thefirst electrode 601 nor thesecond electrode 603 are formed over remainingsides cavity 604. - As depicted in
FIG. 6B , thepiezoelectric layer 602 is disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 601. However, thepiezoelectric layer 602 is removed or otherwise not formed in therecess 617, but extends over theside 607 and thesubstrate 605. So, along cross-section B-B′ for example, in the presently described embodiment, thepiezoelectric layer 602 is provided over thefirst electrode 601 and both thesecond electrode 603 and thepiezoelectric layer 602 extend over thesubstrate 605 atside 607. As such, along cross-section B-B′ thepiezoelectric layer 602 is not continuous due torecess 617. Notably, however, providingpiezoelectric layer 602 over thesubstrate 605 adjacent to and extending overside 607 provides mechanical robustness to theFBAR structure 600. Moreover, an improvement in stress relief is realized because theactive area 615 of the FBAR structure is suspended by comparatively fewer layers thereby leading to better mechanical isolation from substrate stress passed through the other layers. -
FIG. 7A is top view of anFBAR structure 700 according to a representative embodiment. Many details of theFBAR structure 700 are substantively the same as those provided in the description of FBAR structures 100-600. These details are not always repeated in order to avoid obscuring the description of the presently described representative embodiments. - The
FBAR structure 700 comprises afirst electrode 701, apiezoelectric layer 702 and asecond electrode 703 stacked over one another. It is noted that for convenience of explanation, thepiezoelectric layer 702 is depicted inFIG. 7A as being transparent so that certain features of thefirst electrode 701 can be described. Thepiezoelectric layer 702 is not transparent. Moreover, an optional passivation layer, which is described below, may be provided over the uppermost layers of theFBAR structure 700, and is not shown inFIG. 7A to better present the description of the arrangement of the layers of theFBAR structure 700. - The
FBAR structure 700 comprises acavity 704 formed in asubstrate 705. - The cavity comprises a plurality of sides 706-710, where generally the number of the plurality of sides 706-710 is the same as the number of sides of the first and
second electrodes - In a
region 711, thepiezoelectric layer 702 is removed or otherwise not formed. As described more fully below,piezoelectric layer 702 is disposed over at least a portion of thefirst electrode 701, and extends from beyond at least one edge of thefirst electrode 701 and over at least one of the plurality of sides 706-710 having thefirst electrode 701 extending thereover. - As can be seen in
FIG. 7A , thesecond electrode 703 does not overlap the entirety of either thefirst electrode 701 or thepiezoelectric layer 702. Rather, thesecond electrode 703 overlaps only a portion of the area of thefirst electrode 701 and thepiezoelectric layer 702. Moreover, in the representative embodiment depicted inFIG. 7A , thesecond electrode 703 of theFBAR structure 700 does not extend over any of the plurality of sides 706-710 of thecavity 704 formed in thesubstrate 705. As such, the active area of theFBAR structure 700, which is defined as the area of contacting overlap of thesecond electrode 703, thepiezoelectric layer 702, thefirst electrode 701 and thecavity 704, is suspended over thecavity 704. By this arrangement, the active area of theFBAR structure 700 is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 705, and therefore, is not susceptible to significant mechanical stress from thesubstrate 705. Beneficially, this substantial isolation of the active area of theFBAR structure 700 from mechanical stress of thesubstrate 705 reduces the drift of the resonant frequency of theFBAR structure 700. -
FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 700 ofFIG. 7A taken along the line A-A′ ofFIG. 7A . TheFBAR structure 700 comprises thefirst electrode 701, thepiezoelectric layer 702 and thesecond electrode 703 disposed over thecavity 704 in thesubstrate 705. In a representative embodiment, a passivation layer 714 (not shown inFIG. 7A ) is disposed over thesecond electrode 703. Thepassivation layer 714 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO2, SiN, polysilicon, and the like. The thickness of thepassivation layer 714 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers ofFBAR structure 100 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris. - As depicted in
FIG. 7B , anactive area 715 of theFBAR structure 700 consists of the contacting overlap of thefirst electrode 701, thepiezoelectric layer 702, thesecond electrode 703 and thecavity 704. Theactive area 715 is substantially suspended over thecavity 704 and is supported by the portion of thefirst electrode 701 and thepiezoelectric layer 702 that extend over theside 706 of thecavity 704. However, thefirst electrode 701 does not extend acrossside 709 of thecavity 704, and thepiezoelectric layer 702 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 711. As such, theactive area 715 is supported atside 106 of thecavity 704, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 105 as a result. -
FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view of theFBAR structure 700 ofFIG. 7A taken along the line B-B′ ofFIG. 7A . TheFBAR structure 700 comprises thefirst electrode 701, thepiezoelectric layer 702 and thesecond electrode 703 disposed over thecavity 704 in thesubstrate 705. In the suspended active area structure ofFBAR structure 700, an electrical connection is made to thesecond electrode 703 via afirst bridge 716 and asecond bridge 718 that is separated from thefirst bridge 716 by arecess 717. As shown, thefirst bridge 716 and thesecond bridge 718 extend over thepiezoelectric layer 702 and thefirst electrode 701. Thefirst bridge 716 is physically separated from thepiezoelectric layer 702 by afirst space 719, and thesecond bridge 718 is physically separated from thepiezoelectric layer 702 by asecond space 720. Notably, thefirst space 719 terminates the contacting overlap of thefirst electrode 701, thepiezoelectric layer 702 and thesecond electrode 703, and as such terminates theactive area 715 of theFBAR structure 700. Illustratively, the first andsecond bridges FIG. 7B , the first andsecond spaces second spaces FIG. 7C ) that improves the mechanical strength of the bridge and provides thermal resistance to thesubstrate 705, which generally comprises silicon. - As depicted in
FIG. 7A , the signal feed line (SFL) length is comparatively larger, and effects improved isolation of theactive area 715 from thesubstrate 705. Notably, the implementation of the “double-bridge” arrangement withfirst bridge 716,recess 717 andsecond bridge 718 is done, at least in part, to increase the SFL. As noted above, the greater the SFL length, the more remote the active area of theFBAR structure 100 is from thesubstrate 105 and the influence of stress induced on thesubstrate 105. As such, the length of thebridge 112 is made larger compared to known bridges and signal feeds between external contacts to the FBAR structure. Illustratively, the SFL length is at least 25 μm, and typically can be approximately 10 μm to approximately 100 μm or more. Other structures, such as a double-bridge arrangement described below, can be implemented to provide a suitable SFL length and thus, suitable isolation of the active area of the FBAR structures of representative embodiments. - In a representative embodiment, a passivation layer 714 (not shown in
FIG. 4A ) is disposed over thesecond electrode 703. Thepassivation layer 714 can be formed of various types of materials, including aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, BSG, SiO2, SiN, polysilicon, and the like. The thickness of thepassivation layer 714 should generally be sufficient to insulate the layers ofFBAR structure 700 from the environment, including protection from moisture, corrosives, contaminants, and debris. - As depicted in
FIGS. 7B and 7C , theactive area 715 of theFBAR structure 700 is substantially suspended over thecavity 704. Notably, both thefirst electrode 701 and thepiezoelectric layer 702 extend over thesides piezoelectric layer 702 oversides FBAR structure 700, and beneficially reduces the susceptibility of theFBAR structure 700 to mechanical failure or fatigue, especially over time. However, thefirst electrode 701 does not extend over the substrate atsides cavity 704, and thepiezoelectric layer 702 is removed or otherwise not formed inregion 711. As such, theactive area 715 is supported by thefirst electrode 701 only at twosides cavity 704, and is substantially mechanically isolated from thesubstrate 705 as a result. - In the presently described representative embodiment, the
active area 715 of theFBAR structure 700 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 701 to thesubstrate 705 oversides cavity 704, and remains unconnected to the remainingsides cavity 704. As such, in the presently described representative embodiment, theactive area 715 is supported through the mechanical connection of thefirst electrode 701 to thesubstrate 705 on only two of the plurality of sides 706-710. As should be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, the fewer the number of sides of thefirst electrode 701 connected to thesubstrate 705, the better the mechanical isolation of theactive area 715 from thesubstrate 705. As such, in representative embodiments, thefirst electrode 701 is mechanically connected to thesubstrate 705 through extension of thefirst electrode 701 over at least one of the plurality of sides 706-410 of thesubstrate 705, but connections tosubstrate 705 by the extension offirst electrode 701 over more than two of the plurality of sides 706-710 are generally avoided. - While representative embodiments are disclosed herein, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that many variations that are in accordance with the present teachings are possible and remain within the scope of the appended claims. The invention therefore is not to be restricted except within the scope of the appended claims.
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