WO2018025962A1 - 弾性表面波フィルタ、高周波モジュールおよびマルチプレクサ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a surface acoustic wave filter, a high-frequency module using the surface acoustic wave filter, and the like.
- the high-frequency module includes other components such as a low noise amplifier (LNA) at the subsequent stage or the front stage of the surface acoustic wave filter (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- LNA low noise amplifier
- the impedance (output impedance) at the output end of the surface acoustic wave filter connected to the other component is the impedance at the input end of the other component.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter is adjusted to match (input impedance).
- Adjustment of the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter is generally performed by changing the crossing width of the IDT (InterDigital Transducer) electrode, the pitch or logarithm of the electrode fingers in the resonator constituting the surface acoustic wave filter, and the capacitance of the IDT electrode. It is done by changing.
- IDT InterDigital Transducer
- the passband width is expanded while maintaining low loss characteristics. There was a problem that it was difficult to do.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a surface acoustic wave filter, a high-frequency module, and a multiplexer that can adjust the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter while realizing a wide band and low loss. .
- a surface acoustic wave filter is a longitudinally coupled surface acoustic wave filter, wherein the surface acoustic wave filter is continuous in the propagation direction of the surface acoustic wave.
- Each of the plurality of resonators includes a pair of comb-shaped electrodes each having a bus bar electrode and a plurality of parallel electrode fingers connected to the bus bar electrode; The comb electrode is arranged such that the plurality of electrode fingers are alternately positioned in the surface acoustic wave propagation direction, and the first electrode connected to the output terminal of the surface acoustic wave filter among the plurality of resonators.
- the resonator has four or more regions with different pitches of the electrode fingers, and the pitch of the electrode fingers is constant in each of the four or more regions, and the resonance of the four or more regions Child surface acoustic wave
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in a region other than the pair of first regions is larger than the pitch of the electrode fingers in the pair of first regions arranged on both ends in the propagation direction, and the pair of first regions
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the second region adjacent to one of the two is different from the pitch of the electrode fingers in the third region adjacent to the other of the pair of first regions.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter can be moved in two or more directions. Thereby, the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter can be adjusted without reducing the passband width.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the third region may be larger than the pitch of the electrode fingers in the second region.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the second region may be larger than the pitch of the electrode fingers in the third region.
- the four or more regions may be five regions.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the fourth region arranged in the center of the five regions is the pitch of the electrode fingers in the second region and the pitch of the electrode fingers in the third region. It may be smaller than at least one of them.
- the number of pairs of the electrode fingers in each of the regions other than the pair of first regions may be the same.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter can be moved in two or more directions on the Smith chart.
- an aspect of the high-frequency module according to the present invention includes a surface acoustic wave filter having the characteristics described above, and a high-frequency wave connected to the surface acoustic wave filter and passed through the surface acoustic wave filter. And a low noise amplifier for amplifying the signal.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter can be adjusted in two or more directions, so that the output impedance can be adjusted without narrowing the pass bandwidth of the high frequency module.
- an aspect of the multiplexer according to the present invention includes a plurality of surface acoustic wave filters having the above-described characteristics, and each of the plurality of surface acoustic wave filters is connected to a common terminal. Yes.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter in two or more directions, the output impedance can be adjusted without narrowing the passband width of the multiplexer.
- a surface acoustic wave filter a high-frequency module, and a multiplexer that can adjust the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter without reducing the passband width.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a configuration of the high-frequency module according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of the surface acoustic wave filter according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram illustrating a specific example of the configuration of the surface acoustic wave filter illustrated in FIG. 2A.
- 3A and 3B are schematic views showing a configuration of a general surface acoustic wave filter, in which FIG. 3A is a plan view, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the dashed line in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of the surface acoustic wave filter according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of one resonator of the surface acoustic wave filter according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to the comparative example.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to Example 1 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to Example 2 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to Example 3 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to Example 4 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11A is a diagram illustrating an output impedance characteristic of the surface acoustic wave filter according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11B is a diagram illustrating pass characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 11C is a diagram illustrating pass characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 11D is a diagram illustrating pass characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to Example 5 of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to Example 6 of the second embodiment.
- each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily shown strictly. In each figure, substantially the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted or simplified.
- the number of electrode fingers in the resonator and the reflector is smaller than the actual number of electrode fingers.
- the portion of the output impedance in the passband of the surface acoustic wave filter is indicated by a bold line.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency module 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the high-frequency module 1 includes a surface acoustic wave filter 10 and a low noise amplifier (LNA) 20.
- the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is once connected to an antenna (not shown) and the other end is connected to the low noise amplifier 20.
- the low noise amplifier 20 is an amplifier that amplifies a weak radio wave after reception without increasing noise as much as possible.
- the input impedance refers to the impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 when the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is viewed from the input terminal IN side of the high frequency module 1. That is, it means the SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) input side impedance indicated by an arrow in FIG.
- the output impedance refers to the impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 when the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is viewed from a terminal (not shown) to which the low noise amplifier 20 that is the output destination of the high frequency signal is connected. That is, it means the SAW output side impedance indicated by an arrow in FIG.
- the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is a longitudinally coupled surface acoustic wave filter. As shown in FIG. 2A, the surface acoustic wave filter 10 includes a resonator 13, a resonator 14, and a resonator 15, and a reflector 16 and a reflector 17 between the input terminal 11 and the output terminal 12. Yes.
- the resonator 13, the resonator 14, and the resonator 15 are arranged in this order from the reflector 16 side to the reflector 17 side.
- the resonator 13 has a configuration in which two IDT electrodes 13a and 13b are combined.
- the IDT electrode 13 a of the resonator 13 is connected to the input terminal 11.
- the IDT electrode 13b is connected to the ground.
- the resonator 15 has a configuration in which two IDT electrodes 15a and 15b are combined.
- the IDT electrode 15 a of the resonator 15 is connected to the input terminal 11.
- the IDT electrode 15b is connected to the ground.
- the resonator 14 disposed between the resonator 13 and the resonator 15 has a configuration in which two IDT electrodes 14a and 14b are combined.
- the IDT electrode 14a of the resonator 14 is connected to the ground.
- the IDT electrode 14 b is connected to the output terminal 12.
- the reflector 16 is provided with a plurality of bus bar electrodes 16a and 16b, and between the bus bar electrode 16a and the bus bar electrode 16b, and electrode fingers 16c having both ends connected to the bus bar electrode 16a and the bus bar electrode 16b, respectively.
- a plurality of reflectors 17 are provided between two bus bar electrodes 17a and 17b and between the bus bar electrode 17a and the bus bar electrode 17b, and electrode fingers having both ends connected to the bus bar electrode 17a and the bus bar electrode 17b, respectively. 17c.
- FIG. 3A and 3B are schematic views showing a configuration of a general surface acoustic wave filter, in which FIG. 3A is a plan view, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the dashed line in FIG.
- the resonator 100 includes a piezoelectric substrate 123 and an IDT electrode 101a and an IDT electrode 101b which are comb-shaped electrodes (comb-shaped electrodes).
- the piezoelectric substrate 123 is made of, for example, a single crystal of LiNbO 3, which is cut at a predetermined cut angle. In the piezoelectric substrate 123, a surface acoustic wave propagates in a predetermined direction.
- the IDT electrode 101a includes a plurality of electrode fingers 110a that are parallel to each other and a bus bar electrode 111a that connects the plurality of electrode fingers 110a.
- the IDT electrode 101b includes a plurality of electrode fingers 110b that are parallel to each other and a bus bar electrode 111b that connects the plurality of electrode fingers 110b.
- the IDT electrode 101a and the IDT electrode 101b are arranged such that a plurality of electrode fingers 110a and 110b are alternately positioned in the surface acoustic wave propagation direction. That is, the IDT electrode 101a and the IDT electrode 101b are configured such that each of the plurality of electrode fingers 110b of the IDT electrode 101b is disposed between each of the plurality of electrode fingers 110a of the IDT electrode 101a.
- the IDT electrode 101a and the IDT electrode 101b have a structure in which an adhesion layer 124a and a main electrode layer 124b are laminated as shown in FIG.
- the adhesion layer 124a is a layer for improving the adhesion between the piezoelectric substrate 123 and the main electrode layer 124b, and as a material, for example, NiCr is used.
- the main electrode layer 124b may have a single layer structure composed of one layer, or may have a stacked structure in which a plurality of layers are stacked.
- the protective layer 125 is formed so as to cover the IDT electrode 101a and the IDT electrode 101b.
- the protective layer 125 is a layer for the purpose of protecting the main electrode layer 124b from the external environment, adjusting frequency temperature characteristics, and improving moisture resistance.
- the protective layer 125 is a film containing, for example, silicon dioxide as a main component.
- the protective layer 125 may have a single layer structure or a laminated structure.
- the materials forming the adhesion layer 124a, the main electrode layer 124b, and the protective layer 125 are not limited to the materials described above. Furthermore, the IDT electrode 101a and the IDT electrode 101b do not have to have the above laminated structure.
- the IDT electrode 101a and the IDT electrode 101b may be made of, for example, a metal or alloy such as Ti, Al, Cu, Pt, Au, Ag, or Pd, and a plurality of layers made of the above metal or alloy may be used. You may be comprised by the laminated structure laminated
- ⁇ shown in FIG. 3B is referred to as the pitch between the electrode finger 110a and the electrode finger 110b constituting the IDT electrode 101a and the IDT electrode 101b.
- the wavelength is defined by the pitch ⁇ of the plurality of electrode fingers 110a and electrode fingers 110b constituting the IDT electrode 101a and the IDT electrode 101b.
- the pitch ⁇ refers to the length from the center of the width of one electrode finger to the center of the width of the other electrode finger in adjacent electrode fingers connected to the same bus bar electrode. For example, in FIG.
- W shown in FIG. 3B refers to the width of the electrode finger 110a of the IDT electrode 101a and the electrode finger 110b of the IDT electrode 101b in the resonator 100.
- S shown in (b) of FIG. 3 refers to an interval between the electrode finger 110a and the electrode finger 110b.
- L shown in FIG. 3A is the cross width of the IDT electrode 101a and the IDT electrode 101b, and is the length of the electrode finger where the electrode finger 110a of the IDT electrode 101a and the electrode finger 110b of the IDT electrode 101b overlap. I mean.
- the logarithm means the number of electrode fingers 110a or 110b.
- the structure of the resonator 100 is not limited to the structure described in (a) and (b) of FIG.
- the resonator 13, the resonator 14, and the resonator 15 according to the present embodiment are not limited to the configuration described above.
- the resonator 13, the resonator 14, and the resonator 15 may have configurations in which the pitches and logarithms of the electrode fingers are different as described below.
- the resonator 14 connected to the output terminal 12 of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is the reflector 17 from the reflector 16 side.
- the reflector 17 is the reflector 17 from the reflector 16 side.
- five regions 141 to 145 having different electrode finger pitches are provided.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the resonator 14 and shows a configuration in which regions are divided into regions having different pitches.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the resonator 14 more specifically.
- the resonator 14 is adjacent to the first regions 141 and 145 disposed on both ends in the propagation direction of the surface acoustic wave in the resonator 14, and the first region 141.
- the resonator 14 includes an IDT electrode 14a and an IDT electrode 14b as shown in FIG.
- the IDT electrode 14a and the IDT electrode 14b correspond to comb-shaped electrodes in the present invention.
- the IDT electrode 14a and the IDT electrode 14b form a pair of comb electrodes.
- the IDT electrode 14a has a bus bar electrode 140a arranged in common in the regions 141 to 145.
- the IDT electrode 14a has a plurality of electrode fingers 141a, 142a, 143a, 144a, and 145a, one end of which is connected to the bus bar electrode 140a in each of the regions 141 to 145.
- the IDT electrode 14b has a bus bar electrode 140b arranged in common in the regions 141 to 145.
- the IDT electrode 14b has a plurality of electrode fingers 141b, 142b, 143b, 144b, and 145b, one end of which is connected to the bus bar electrode 140b in each of the regions 141 to 145.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is different in the regions 141 to 145.
- the first regions 141 and 145 are so-called narrow pitch regions where the pitch is narrower than other regions.
- the second region, the third region, and the fourth region other than the narrow pitch region are so-called main pitch regions in which the pitch of the electrode fingers is larger than the pitch of the electrode fingers in the narrow pitch region.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the first region 141 is ⁇ 1
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the second region 142 is ⁇ 2
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the fourth region 143 is ⁇ 3
- the electrode finger pitch in the third region 144 is ⁇ 4
- the electrode finger pitch in the first region 145 is ⁇ 5.
- the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers in each region is as follows.
- the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4, and ⁇ 3 in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are larger than the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 1, ⁇ 5 in the first regions 141 and 145, respectively.
- the electrode finger pitch ⁇ 2 in the second region 142 and the electrode finger pitch ⁇ 4 in the third region 144 are different.
- the number of pairs of electrode fingers 142a and 142b in the second region 142 is three, and the number of pairs of electrode fingers 144a and 144b in the third region 144 is five.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 changes to the inductive side.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 changes to the capacitive side.
- the electrode finger pitch ⁇ 3 in the fourth region 143 is smaller than at least one of the electrode finger pitch ⁇ 2 in the second region 142 and the electrode finger pitch ⁇ 4 in the third region 144.
- ⁇ 3 0.09 ⁇ m.
- the logarithm of the electrode fingers 143a and 143b in the fourth region 143 is two.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 changes to the capacitive side.
- the number of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is 3, 2, and 5, respectively, as an example.
- the number of pairs of electrode fingers in each region of the resonator 14 is not limited to the number of pairs described above, and may be changed.
- the resonator 13 adjacent to the resonator 14 has two regions 131 and 132 having different electrode finger pitches in order from the reflector 16 side to the reflector 17 side. That is, the region 132 is disposed on the center side of the surface acoustic wave filter 10, that is, at a position close to the resonator 14. The region 131 is disposed outside the surface acoustic wave filter 10, that is, on the side close to the reflector 16.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the region 132 is formed smaller than the pitch of the electrode fingers in the region 131.
- the region 132 is a so-called narrow pitch region.
- the electrode finger pitch in the region 131 is 5.15 ⁇ m
- the electrode finger pitch in the region 132 is 4.61 ⁇ m.
- the number of electrode fingers in the region 131 is 22, and the number of electrode fingers in the region 132 is 3.
- the resonator 15 adjacent to the resonator 14 and disposed on the opposite side of the resonator 13 with respect to the resonator 14 has different electrode finger pitches in order from the reflector 16 side to the reflector 17 side 2. It has two areas 151 and 152. That is, the region 151 is disposed at the center side of the surface acoustic wave filter 10, that is, at a position close to the resonator 14. The region 152 is disposed outside the surface acoustic wave filter 10, that is, on the side close to the reflector 17.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the region 151 is formed smaller than the pitch of the electrode fingers in the region 152.
- the region 151 is a so-called narrow pitch region.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the region 151 is 4.87 ⁇ m
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the region 152 is 5.12 ⁇ m.
- the number of electrode fingers in the region 151 is 5, and the number of electrode fingers in the region 152 is 20.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the regions 132 and 151 may be the same as or different from that of the first region 141 or 145 in the resonator 14. Further, the pitch of the electrode fingers in the region 131 and the region 152 may be the same or different. Further, the number of pairs of electrode fingers in each region is not limited to the above-described number, and may be changed. For example, as will be described later, the number of pairs of electrode fingers in each region may be the same.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 according to the comparative example.
- the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4, and ⁇ 3 in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are made the same, and the pitch of the same electrode finger is changed to small, medium, and large.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 will be described.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers when the pitch of the electrode fingers is small, the pitch of the electrode fingers is 5.08 ⁇ m.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers when the pitch of the electrode fingers is medium is 5.02 ⁇ m.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is 5.14 ⁇ m.
- the number of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is 3, 2, and 5, respectively, as an example. At this time, the number of electrode fingers in the first regions 141 and 145 is 3 and 8, respectively.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 when the pitch of the electrode fingers is small, medium, and large is indicated by a broken line, an alternate long and short dash line, and a solid line, respectively.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 moves from the left to the right in the Smith chart shown in FIG. Yes. That is, it can be seen that the output impedance in the passband of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 increases as the pitch of the electrode fingers of the resonator 14 is increased to small, medium, and large. Specifically, it can be seen that the real component of the output impedance increases.
- the resistance of 4 can be increased by increasing the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4, ⁇ 3 in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143.
- the output impedance characteristic of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 when the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 of the resonator 14 is ⁇ 3 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 4.
- the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 5 in the first regions 141 and 145 are not changed from the values in the comparative example described above. That is, the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 5 are smaller than the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4, and ⁇ 3 in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 according to this example.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is a broken line
- the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed is changed
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed into a different pitch by dividing the pitch of the electrode fingers into a plurality of regions Is shown by a solid line.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is a case where the pitch of the electrode fingers shown in the comparative example is not changed from the configuration when it is small. Further, the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed is a case where the pitch of the electrode fingers shown in the comparative example is changed from when it is small to when it is inside.
- the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4.
- ⁇ 3 is changed so that the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers becomes ⁇ 3 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 4.
- the number of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is 3, 2, and 5, respectively, as an example.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first regions 141 and 145 is 3 and 8, respectively.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is obtained when the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed. Compared to the Smith chart shown in FIG. 7, it moves in the right direction and the upward direction. That is, the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 moves in the upper right direction in the Smith chart, unlike the comparative example in which only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed.
- the output impedance within the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 has a large resistance by changing the pitch of the electrode fingers so that the relationship of the pitch of the electrode fingers of the resonator 14 becomes ⁇ 3 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 4. And move to capacitive impedance.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be adjusted so that the resistance and capacitive impedance are increased.
- the output impedance characteristic of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 when the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 of the resonator 14 is ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4.
- the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 5 are the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4, and ⁇ 3 in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143. Smaller than.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to this example.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is indicated by a broken line
- the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed a dashed line
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed so as to be divided into a plurality of different areas. Is shown by a solid line.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed and the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed are the same as in the case of the first embodiment.
- the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4.
- ⁇ 3 is changed so that the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers becomes ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4.
- the number of pairs of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is 3, 2, and 5 as an example, as in the first embodiment.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first regions 141 and 145 is 3 and 8, respectively.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is shown in FIG. 8 as compared with the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed. Move to the right in the Smith chart. At this time, the upward movement in the Smith chart is smaller than that in the first embodiment.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 has a large resistance by changing the pitch of the electrode fingers so that the relationship of the pitch of the electrode fingers of the resonator 14 becomes ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4. It shows that it has become.
- the shift to capacitive is weaker than in the case of Example 1.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be adjusted so that the resistance is large and the capacitive impedance is slightly increased.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing the output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to this example.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is a broken line
- the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed is a one-dot chain line
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed so as to be divided into a plurality of different areas. Is shown by a solid line.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed and the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed are the same as in the case of the first embodiment.
- the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4.
- ⁇ 3 is changed so that the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers becomes ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ 2.
- the number of pairs of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is 3, 2, and 5 as an example, as in the first embodiment.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first regions 141 and 145 is 3 and 8, respectively.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is higher in the Smith chart shown in FIG. 9 than when the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed. Move to the right and down. That is, the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 moves in the lower right direction in the Smith chart, unlike the comparative example in which only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 has a large resistance by changing the pitch of the electrode fingers so that the relationship of the pitch of the electrode fingers of the resonator 14 becomes ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ 2. And move inductively.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be adjusted so that the resistance and inductive impedance are increased.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter according to this example.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is indicated by a broken line
- the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed is changed, the alternate long and short dash line, and the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed so as to be divided into a plurality of different areas. Is shown by a solid line.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed and the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed are the same as in the case of the first embodiment.
- the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4.
- ⁇ 3 is changed in such a way that the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers becomes ⁇ 4 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 2.
- the number of pairs of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is 3, 2, and 5 as an example, as in the first embodiment.
- the number of electrode fingers in the first regions 141 and 145 is 3 and 8, respectively.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is higher in the Smith chart shown in FIG. 10 than when the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed. Move to the right and down. That is, the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 moves in the lower right direction in the Smith chart, unlike the comparative example in which only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed. At this time, the downward movement in the Smith chart is larger than that in the third embodiment.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be adjusted so that the resistance is large and the capacitive impedance is larger.
- FIG. 11A is a diagram showing an output impedance characteristic of the surface acoustic wave filter according to the present embodiment.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is indicated by a broken line
- the case where the crossing width of the electrode fingers is changed is changed, the alternate long and short dash line, and the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed to a different pitch by dividing the plurality of regions. Is shown by a solid line.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is a case where the pitch of the electrode fingers shown in the comparative example is not changed from the configuration when it is small.
- the case where the cross width of the electrode fingers is changed is a case where only the cross width is changed from the configuration when the pitch of the electrode fingers shown in the comparative example is small.
- the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4.
- ⁇ 3 is changed so that the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers becomes ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ 2.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is smaller than when the pitch of the electrode fingers shown in the comparative example is small. Move to the right on the Smith chart.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is as shown in FIG. 11A compared to the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed. Move further to the right in the Smith chart shown.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 increases both when the crossing width of the electrode fingers is changed and when the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed to a different pitch by dividing the plurality of regions. To do.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is changed more greatly when the pitch of the electrode fingers is divided into a plurality of regions and changed to be different than when the cross width of the electrode fingers is changed. be able to.
- FIGS. 11B to 11D are diagrams showing pass characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 11C shows the pass characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 when mismatch loss is removed in order to make the change in bandwidth easier to understand.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is indicated by a broken line
- the case where the cross width of the electrode fingers is changed is indicated by a one-dot chain line
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is divided into a plurality of regions.
- the change is indicated by a solid line.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is divided into a plurality of regions to be different pitches, the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed, and the cross width of the electrode fingers is changed Compared to the case, the passband width of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is widened. In particular, the passband on the low frequency side is widened so as to be easily understood when viewing FIG. 11C. Therefore, changing the pitch of the electrode fingers so as to have different pitches by dividing the plurality of regions is more effective for widening the band than changing the cross width of the electrode fingers.
- the resonance frequency of the zeroth-order resonance mode and the resonance frequency of the second-order resonance mode of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 move to the low frequency side as shown in FIG. 11D.
- the pass characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 when the pitch of the electrode fingers is divided into a plurality of regions and changed so as to be different from each other are as follows. Compared with the pass characteristic of the surface acoustic wave filter when the cross width of the finger is changed, the resonance frequency of the zeroth-order resonance mode moves to the low frequency side.
- the pass bandwidth of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is the same as that when the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed and the cross width of the electrode fingers. Is larger than the pass characteristic of the surface acoustic wave filter when the value is changed.
- both the resonance frequency of the zeroth-order resonance mode and the resonance frequency of the second-order resonance mode move to the low frequency side.
- the resonance frequency of the secondary resonance mode moves to a lower frequency side than the resonance frequency of the zeroth resonance mode. Accordingly, since the interval between the resonance frequencies of the zeroth-order resonance mode and the second-order resonance mode is widened, the coupling between these resonance modes is weakened.
- the surface acoustic wave filter 10 in the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed so as to be different from each other by dividing into a plurality of regions passes.
- the input impedance in the band deviates from the Smith chart center compared to the input impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter when the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed and when the cross width of the electrode fingers is changed. It will be. That is, the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 changes in the direction in which the resistance increases.
- the output impedance can be changed while widening the passband width of the surface acoustic wave filter 10. That is, the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be adjusted without deteriorating the pass characteristic of the surface acoustic wave filter 10.
- the crossing width of the electrode fingers of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is changed, it is better to divide the pitch of the electrode fingers into a plurality of regions and change the pitch so that the passing characteristics are better.
- the output impedance can be adjusted.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be adjusted without deteriorating the pass characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter 10.
- the relationship between the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 4 in the second region 142 and the third region 144 of the resonator 14 is set to ⁇ 2 ⁇ 4, so that the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is only a resistance. Instead of inductive impedance. Further, by setting the relationship between the pitches ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 4 of the electrode fingers to ⁇ 4 ⁇ 2, the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be moved not only to the resistance but also to the capacitive impedance.
- the surface acoustic wave filter 10. can be moved inductively.
- the output impedance can be moved in two or more directions. That is, the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be adjusted including resistance, capacitive and inductive impedance.
- the resonator 14 is divided into five regions having different electrode finger pitches, but is not limited to five regions, and may be four regions or six or more regions. .
- the pitch of the electrode fingers By setting the pitch of the electrode fingers to a different value for each of the five regions, the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be adjusted more finely than in the case of using four regions.
- the surface acoustic wave filter 10 includes three resonators, but the number of resonators is not limited to this and may be changed.
- the surface acoustic wave filter may include five resonators.
- the pitch of electrode fingers and the number of pairs of electrode fingers are not limited to those described above, and may be changed as appropriate.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the fourth region may be smaller than the pitch of the electrode fingers in one of the second region and the third region, or smaller than the pitch of the electrode fingers in both regions. May be.
- the high-frequency module 1 according to the present embodiment is different from the high-frequency module 1 according to the first embodiment in that the number of pairs of electrode fingers in each region other than the first region is the same.
- the surface acoustic wave filter 10 in comparison with the surface acoustic wave filter 10 in Example 1 of the first embodiment described above.
- the surface acoustic wave filter 10 in which the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 of the resonator 14 is ⁇ 3 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 4 did.
- the numbers of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are set to 3, 2, and 5 as an example. Note that the number of electrode fingers in the first regions 141 and 145 at this time was 3 and 8, respectively.
- the relationship between the electrode finger pitches ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4, and ⁇ 3 in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 of the resonator 14 is expressed as ⁇ 3 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 4 (Example 5), ⁇ 2 As ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 (Example 6), the output impedance when the number of pairs of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is the same will be described.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 according to this example.
- a broken line when only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed, an alternate long and short dash line, when the pitch of the electrode fingers is divided into a plurality of areas and changed to be different pitches Is shown by a solid line.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers shown in the comparative example is not changed from the configuration when it is small as in the first embodiment. Further, the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed is a case where the pitch of the electrode fingers shown in the comparative example is changed from when it is small to when it is inside.
- the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4.
- ⁇ 3 is changed so that the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers becomes ⁇ 3 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 4.
- the number of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is the same, for example, six. At this time, the number of electrode fingers in the first regions 141 and 145 is 3 and 8, respectively.
- the number of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is the same, and the pitch between the electrode fingers is in a relationship of ⁇ 3 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 4.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 moves in the upper right direction in the Smith chart shown in FIG. 12 as compared with the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed.
- the output impedance within the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 has a large resistance by changing the pitch of the electrode fingers so that the relationship of the pitch of the electrode fingers of the resonator 14 becomes ⁇ 3 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 4. And move to capacitive impedance.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is smaller in comparison with the surface acoustic wave filter 10 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the output impedance in the passband of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is slightly changed to an inductive impedance. This is because the number of electrode fingers in the fourth region 143 is increased from 2 to 3 and the number of electrode fingers in the third region 144 is decreased from 5 to 3, so that the output impedance in the pass band in the Smith chart is increased. It can be said that this shows a change that rotates to the left. In FIG. 12, since the winding of the output impedance in the Smith chart is widened, it can be said that the output impedance in the pass band tends to vary.
- the output impedance within the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be finely adjusted by making the number of pairs of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 the same. Can do. Thereby, the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can be adjusted without deteriorating the pass characteristic of the surface acoustic wave filter 10.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing output impedance characteristics of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 according to the present example.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is indicated by a broken line
- the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed a dashed line
- the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed so as to be divided into a plurality of different areas. Is shown by a solid line.
- the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed is the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers shown in the comparative example is not changed from the configuration when it is small as in the first embodiment. Further, the case where only the pitch of the electrode fingers is changed is a case where the pitch of the electrode fingers shown in the comparative example is changed from when it is small to when it is inside.
- the pitches of the electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 are ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4.
- ⁇ 3 is changed so that the relationship between the pitches of the electrode fingers becomes ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4.
- the number of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is the same, and as an example, each is six. At this time, the number of electrode fingers in the first regions 141 and 145 is 3 and 8, respectively.
- the number of electrode fingers in the second region 142, the third region 144, and the fourth region 143 is the same, and the pitch between the electrode fingers is in a relationship of ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4.
- the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 moves in the right direction in the Smith chart shown in FIG. 13 as compared with the case where the pitch of the electrode fingers is not changed. This is because the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 has a large resistance by changing the pitch of the electrode fingers so that the relationship of the pitch of the electrode fingers of the resonator 14 becomes ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4. It shows that it becomes.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 according to the present example is smaller in overall change as in the case of Example 5 than the surface acoustic wave filter 10 in Example 2 shown in FIG.
- the shift to capacitive is larger than the output impedance in the pass band of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 in the second embodiment. This is because the number of electrode fingers in the fourth region 143 is increased from 2 to 3 and the number of electrode fingers in the third region 144 is decreased from 5 to 3, so that the output impedance in the pass band in the Smith chart is increased. It can be said that this shows a change that rotates to the left.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 is balanced between capacitive and inductive properties. Can be adjusted. That is, in the Smith chart, the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter can be moved in two or more directions.
- the output impedance of the surface acoustic wave filter 10 can also be adjusted by changing the logarithm of the electrode fingers.
- the surface acoustic wave filter according to the above-described embodiment may be used for a high-frequency module.
- the surface acoustic wave filter 10 may be connected to a low noise amplifier 20 that amplifies the high-frequency signal that has passed through the surface acoustic wave filter 10.
- the surface acoustic wave filter according to the above-described embodiment may be used for a multiplexer.
- the multiplexer has a plurality of surface acoustic wave filters, and each of the plurality of surface acoustic wave filters is connected to a common terminal.
- the resonator is divided into five regions having different electrode finger pitches.
- the region is not limited to five regions, and may be four regions or six or more regions. .
- the surface acoustic wave filter 10 includes three resonators, but the number of resonators is not limited to this and may be changed.
- the surface acoustic wave filter may include five resonators.
- the pitch of electrode fingers and the number of pairs of electrode fingers are not limited to those described above, and may be changed as appropriate.
- the pitch of the electrode fingers in the fourth region may be smaller than the pitch of the electrode fingers in one of the second region and the third region, or smaller than the pitch of the electrode fingers in both regions. May be.
- the resonator arranged in the center portion among the three resonators used in the surface acoustic wave filter has four or more regions having different electrode finger pitches.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the resonator may have four regions, or the number of regions may be increased as long as the resonator includes three or more regions.
- the number of resonators having three or more regions having different electrode finger pitches is not limited to one, and two resonators disposed at both ends of three resonators used in a surface acoustic wave filter. Also good.
- the pitches of the electrode fingers in the corresponding regions of the two resonators may be the same or different.
- the number of electrode fingers in each corresponding region of the two resonators may be the same or different.
- the materials for the substrate, electrodes, protective layer, etc. constituting the resonator are not limited to those described above, and may be appropriately changed.
- the pitch and logarithm of the electrode fingers of each resonator may be changed as long as the above-described conditions are satisfied.
- the present invention can be used for high-frequency modules, duplexers, multiplexers, receivers, etc. using surface acoustic wave filters.
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以下、実施の形態について、図1~図11Dを用いて説明する。
はじめに、本実施の形態にかかる高周波モジュール1の構成について説明する。図1は、本実施の形態にかかる高周波モジュール1の構成を示す概念図である。
次に、本実施の形態にかかる弾性表面波フィルタ10の出力インピーダンス特性について説明する。以下では、共振子14の第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指のピッチλ2、λ4、λ3の関係を、λ3<λ2<λ4(実施例1)、λ2<λ3<λ4(実施例2)、λ3<λ4<λ2(実施例3)、λ4<λ3<λ2(実施例4)とするときの出力インピーダンスについて説明する。
はじめに、本実施の形態にかかる弾性表面波フィルタにおける出力インピーダンスについて理解を容易にするために、比較例にかかる弾性表面波フィルタ10のインピーダンス特性について説明する。図6は、比較例にかかる弾性表面波フィルタ10の出力インピーダンス特性を示す図である。
次に、共振子14の第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指のピッチの関係がλ3<λ2<λ4である場合の弾性表面波フィルタ10の出力インピーダンス特性について説明する。なお、第1の領域141および145における電極指のピッチλ1およびλ5については、上述した比較例のときの値から変更しないものとする。つまり、電極指のピッチλ1およびλ5は、第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指のピッチλ2、λ4、λ3よりも小さい。
次に、共振子14の第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指のピッチの関係がλ2<λ3<λ4の場合の弾性表面波フィルタ10の出力インピーダンス特性について説明する。なお、本実施例においても、実施例1と同様、電極指のピッチλ1およびλ5は、第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指のピッチλ2、λ4、λ3よりも小さい。
次に、共振子14の第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指のピッチの関係がλ3<λ4<λ2の場合の弾性表面波フィルタ10の出力インピーダンス特性について説明する。なお、本実施例においても、実施例1と同様、電極指のピッチλ1およびλ5は、第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指のピッチλ2、λ4、λ3よりも小さい。
次に、共振子14の第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指のピッチの関係がλ4<λ3<λ2の場合の弾性表面波フィルタ10の出力インピーダンス特性について説明する。なお、本実施例においても、実施例1と同様、電極指のピッチλ1およびλ5は、第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指のピッチλ2、λ4、λ3よりも小さい。
次に、弾性表面波フィルタ10の伝送特性について説明する。以下では、共振子14の電極指のピッチを変更しない場合、共振子14の交叉幅を変更する場合、および、電極指のピッチを複数の領域ごとに分割して異なるピッチとなるように変更する場合について説明する。
以上、本実施の形態にかかる弾性表面波フィルタ10によると、弾性表面波フィルタ10の通過特性を劣化させることなく、弾性表面波フィルタ10の出力インピーダンスを調整することができる。
次に、実施の形態2について説明する。本実施の形態にかかる高周波モジュール1が実施の形態1にかかる高周波モジュール1と異なる点は、第1の領域以外の領域のそれぞれにおける電極指の対数が同数である点である。
まず、共振子14における電極指のピッチの関係がλ3<λ2<λ4であって、かつ、第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指の対数が同一の場合の弾性表面波フィルタ10の出力インピーダンス特性について説明する。
次に、共振子14における電極指のピッチの関係がλ2<λ3<λ4であって、かつ、第2の領域142、第3の領域144、第4の領域143における電極指の対数が同一の場合の弾性表面波フィルタ10の出力インピーダンス特性について説明する。
なお、本発明は、上述した実施の形態に記載した構成に限定されるものではなく、例えば以下に示す変形例のように、適宜変更を加えてもよい。
10 弾性表面波フィルタ
11 入力端子
12 出力端子
13、14、15、100 共振子
13a、13b、14a、14b、15a、15b、101a、101b IDT電極
16、17 反射器
16a、16b、17a、17b、111a、111b、140a、140b バスバー電極
110a、110b、141a、141b、142a、142b、143a、143b、144a、144b、145a、145b 電極指
123 圧電基板
124a 密着層
124b 主電極層
125 保護層
131、132、151、152 領域
141、145 第1の領域
142 第2の領域
143 第4の領域
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- 縦結合型の弾性表面波フィルタであって、
前記弾性表面波フィルタは、弾性表面波の伝搬方向に連続して配置された複数の共振子を備え、
前記複数の共振子のそれぞれは、バスバー電極と前記バスバー電極に接続された互いに平行な複数の電極指とを有する一対の櫛形電極を有し、
一対の前記櫛形電極は、互いの前記複数の電極指が前記弾性表面波伝搬方向に交互に位置するように配置されており、
前記複数の共振子のうち前記弾性表面波フィルタの出力端子に接続された第1の共振子は、前記電極指のピッチが異なる4つ以上の領域を有し、前記4つ以上の領域のそれぞれでは前記電極指のピッチは一定であり、
前記4つ以上の領域のうち、前記共振子の弾性表面波の伝搬方向の両端側に配置された一対の第1の領域における前記電極指のピッチよりも、前記一対の第1の領域以外の領域における前記電極指のピッチは大きく、
前記一対の第1の領域の一方に隣接する第2の領域における前記電極指のピッチと、前記一対の第1の領域の他方に隣接する第3の領域における前記電極指のピッチとは、異なっている、
弾性表面波フィルタ。 - 前記第3の領域における前記電極指のピッチは、前記第2の領域における前記電極指のピッチよりも大きい、
請求項1に記載の弾性表面波フィルタ。 - 前記第2の領域における前記電極指のピッチは、前記第3の領域における前記電極指のピッチよりも大きい、
請求項1に記載の弾性表面波フィルタ。 - 前記4つ以上の領域とは、5つの領域である、
請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の弾性表面波フィルタ。 - 前記5つの領域のうちの中央に配置された第4の領域における前記電極指のピッチは、前記第2の領域における前記電極指のピッチおよび前記第3の領域における前記電極指のピッチの少なくともいずれかよりも小さい、
請求項4に記載の弾性表面波フィルタ。 - 前記一対の第1の領域以外の領域のそれぞれにおける前記電極指の対数は、同数である、
請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の弾性表面波フィルタ。 - 請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の弾性表面波フィルタと、
前記弾性表面波フィルタに接続され、前記弾性表面波フィルタを通過した高周波信号を増幅する低雑音増幅器とを備える、
高周波モジュール。 - 請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の弾性表面波フィルタを複数備え、前記複数の弾性表面波フィルタのそれぞれは、共通端子に接続されている、
マルチプレクサ。
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