WO2018159111A1 - 弾性波装置及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an elastic wave device and a manufacturing method thereof.
- a duplexer or a dual filter is used as a surface acoustic wave device provided with a plurality of high-frequency filters having different communication bands in a cellular phone or the like.
- a duplexer is described as an example of an elastic wave device. More specifically, on the same piezoelectric substrate, a high-pass filter having a passband on the high-frequency side with a relatively high center frequency, and a low-pass filter having a passband on the low-pass side with a relatively low center frequency.
- a duplexer as a surface acoustic wave device including a band-side filter is disclosed.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an acoustic wave device and a method for manufacturing the same, which can be downsized and increase productivity.
- a piezoelectric substrate configured on the piezoelectric substrate, having a first passband, and the piezoelectric property are provided.
- a second filter having a second passband that is located on a higher frequency side than the first passband, and each of the first filter and the second filter is an IDT electrode.
- the average value of the duty ratios of all the IDT electrodes of the first filter is defined as a first total average duty ratio, and the average value of the duty ratios of all the IDT electrodes of the second filter Is the second total average duty ratio, the first total average duty ratio is larger than the second total average duty ratio.
- a piezoelectric substrate a first filter having a first passband, which is configured on the piezoelectric substrate, and having the piezoelectric property.
- a second filter having a second passband that is located on a higher frequency side than the first passband, and each of the first filter and the second filter is an IDT electrode.
- the resonator having the largest average duty ratio of the IDT electrode is a length along the elastic wave propagation direction in the first filter. Is the longest resonator.
- the second filter has a resonator having the smallest average duty ratio of the IDT electrode among the resonators of the first filter and the second filter. .
- the frequency difference between the high-frequency end of the first passband and the low-pass end of the second passband is It is equal to or larger than the narrower one of the bandwidth of the first passband and the bandwidth of the second passband.
- the first pass band is a lower band than the second pass band, and the length along the elastic wave propagation direction of the resonator tends to be longer.
- the present invention is particularly suitable in such a case, and the elastic wave device can be effectively downsized.
- the first passband and the second passband are different communication band passbands.
- the first passband and the second passband are the same communication band passband and a duplexer.
- the film thickness of the IDT electrode of the first filter and the film thickness of the IDT electrode of the second filter are the same.
- the IDT electrodes of the first filter and the second filter are formed simultaneously.
- the elastic wave device further includes a plurality of bumps used for mounting the elastic wave device, and a center line and an elasticity along the elastic wave propagation direction of the elastic wave device.
- the plurality of bumps are arranged in line symmetry with respect to at least one of the center lines along the direction orthogonal to the wave propagation direction.
- a method for manufacturing an elastic wave device configured according to the present invention, the step of preparing the substrate having piezoelectricity, and the substrate having piezoelectricity And simultaneously forming the IDT electrode of the first filter and the IDT electrode of the second filter, wherein in the step of forming the IDT electrode, the first total average duty ratio is the second The IDT electrode is formed to be larger than the total average duty ratio.
- a method for manufacturing an elastic wave device configured according to the present invention, the step of preparing a substrate having the piezoelectric property, and the substrate having the piezoelectric property. And simultaneously forming the IDT electrode of the first filter and the IDT electrode of the second filter, wherein in the step of forming the IDT electrode, the resonance in the first filter and the second filter The IDT electrode is formed so that the resonator having the largest average duty ratio of the IDT electrode among the children becomes the resonator having the longest length along the elastic wave propagation direction in the first filter.
- the average duty ratio of the IDT electrode is the highest among the resonators of the first filter and the second filter.
- the IDT electrode is formed so that the second filter has a small resonator.
- the film thickness of the IDT electrode of the first filter and the film thickness of the IDT electrode of the second filter are the same.
- the elastic wave device and the manufacturing method thereof according to the present invention it is possible to reduce the size and improve the productivity.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of an acoustic wave device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a circuit configuration of the acoustic wave device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line II in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode structure of an acoustic wave resonator located closest to the antenna terminal of the first bandpass filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode structure of a longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter of the first band-pass filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 (a) to 6 (d) correspond to a portion along the line II in FIG. 2 for explaining an example of the method of manufacturing the acoustic wave device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode structure of an acoustic wave device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of an acoustic wave device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the elastic wave device 10 of the present embodiment is a dual filter having a first band-pass filter 1A and a second band-pass filter 1B.
- the first bandpass filter 1A has a first passband.
- the second bandpass filter 1B has a second passband located on the higher frequency side than the first passband.
- the first bandpass filter 1A and the second bandpass filter 1B are reception filters.
- the first pass band is the Band 20 reception band, which is 791 MHz or more and 821 MHz or less.
- the second pass band is a Band 8 reception band, which is 925 MHz or more and 960 MHz or less.
- the first passband and the second passband are different communication band passbands.
- the first pass band and the second pass band are not limited to the above, and the second pass band only needs to be positioned on the high frequency side of the first pass band.
- the elastic wave device 10 has an antenna terminal 3 connected to an antenna.
- the first band-pass filter 1A and the second band-pass filter 1B are commonly connected to the antenna terminal 3.
- the acoustic wave device 10 has a first signal terminal 4 connected to the first band-pass filter 1A and a second signal terminal 5 connected to the second band-pass filter 1B.
- the first bandpass filter 1A has a longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6A connected between the antenna terminal 3 and the first signal terminal 4. Between the antenna terminal 3 and the longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter 6A, an elastic wave resonator S1 and an elastic wave resonator S2 are connected in series with each other.
- the elastic wave resonator P1 is connected between a connection point between the elastic wave resonator S1 and the elastic wave resonator S2 and the ground potential.
- the elastic wave resonator S1, the elastic wave resonator S2, and the elastic wave resonator P1 are elastic wave resonators for characteristic adjustment.
- the second band-pass filter 1B has a longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6B connected between the antenna terminal 3 and the second signal terminal 5.
- An elastic wave resonator S11 is connected between the antenna terminal 3 and the longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter 6B.
- the elastic wave resonator P11 is connected between a connection point between the elastic wave resonator S11 and the longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter 6B and the ground potential.
- the elastic wave resonator S11 and the elastic wave resonator P11 are elastic wave resonators for characteristic adjustment.
- the first band-pass filter 1A and the second band-pass filter 1B are filters having a plurality of resonators.
- the resonator includes an acoustic wave resonator and a longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a circuit configuration of the acoustic wave device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- each resonator is shown by a schematic diagram in which two diagonal lines are added to a rectangle.
- the acoustic wave device 10 includes a piezoelectric substrate 2 as a substrate having piezoelectricity.
- the piezoelectric substrate 2 has a rectangular plate shape.
- the piezoelectric substrate 2 is made of, for example, a piezoelectric single crystal such as LiNbO 3 or LiTaO 3 or an appropriate piezoelectric ceramic.
- a piezoelectric substrate in which a piezoelectric film is laminated on a support substrate may be used as the substrate having piezoelectricity.
- the piezoelectric film the piezoelectric single crystal or the like can be used as appropriate.
- a first band-pass filter 1A and a second band-pass filter 1B are configured on the piezoelectric substrate 2.
- a plurality of ground terminals 7 are provided on the piezoelectric substrate 2.
- the plurality of ground terminals 7 are connected to the ground potential.
- the elastic wave resonator P ⁇ b> 1 and the elastic wave resonator P ⁇ b> 11 are connected to the same ground terminal 7. Note that the acoustic wave resonator P1 and the acoustic wave resonator P11 do not need to be connected to the same ground terminal 7, but may be connected to different ground terminals.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line II in FIG.
- the elastic wave device 10 is an elastic wave device having a WLP (Wafer Level Package) structure.
- a support member 18 is provided on the piezoelectric substrate 2 so as to surround the acoustic wave resonator S2, the acoustic wave resonator S11, and other resonators.
- the support member 18 has an opening 18a surrounding each resonator.
- the support member 18 is made of, for example, resin.
- a cover member 19 is provided on the support member 18 so as to cover the opening 18 a of the support member 18.
- the support member 18 covers the antenna terminal 3, the first signal terminal, the second signal terminal, and each ground terminal 7.
- Each resonator is disposed in a hollow space surrounded by the piezoelectric substrate 2, the support member 18, and the cover member 19.
- the via hole 11 is provided so as to penetrate the support member 18 and the cover member 19.
- a via electrode 8 is provided in the via hole 11.
- the via electrode 8 is provided so that one end is connected to each terminal.
- a bump 9 is provided so as to be joined to the other end of the via electrode 8.
- the bump 9 is used for mounting the acoustic wave device 10.
- the acoustic wave device 10 may have bumps 9 that are not electrically connected to the resonators.
- the support member 18 is indicated by a broken line
- the bump 9 is indicated by a one-dot chain line.
- the elastic wave device 10 is bonded and mounted on a mounting substrate or the like by bumps 9.
- each resonator is electrically connected to the outside through each terminal, via electrode 8 and bump 9.
- the elastic wave device 10 is not limited to the WLP structure, and may be, for example, a CSP (Chip Size Package) structure.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode structure of an acoustic wave resonator located closest to the antenna terminal of the first band-pass filter according to the first embodiment.
- the acoustic wave resonator S1 has an IDT electrode 12 provided on a piezoelectric substrate.
- the IDT electrode 12 has a first bus bar 13a and a second bus bar 14a facing each other.
- the IDT electrode 12 has a plurality of first electrode fingers 13b whose one ends are connected to the first bus bar 13a.
- the IDT electrode 12 has a plurality of second electrode fingers 14b whose one ends are connected to the second bus bar 14a.
- the plurality of first electrode fingers 13b and the plurality of second electrode fingers 14b are interleaved with each other.
- the IDT electrode 12 When an AC voltage is applied to the IDT electrode 12, an elastic wave is excited. Reflectors 15a and 15b are disposed on both sides of the IDT electrode 12 in the elastic wave propagation direction. Thereby, the elastic wave resonator S1 is configured. Similarly, the other acoustic wave resonators in the acoustic wave device 10 each have an IDT electrode and a reflector.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode structure of a longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter of the first bandpass filter according to the first embodiment.
- the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6A includes an IDT electrode 16a, an IDT electrode 16b, an IDT electrode 16c, an IDT electrode 16d, and an IDT electrode 16e provided on a piezoelectric substrate. Reflectors 17a and 17b are arranged on both sides of the five IDT electrodes 16a to 16e in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6B in the second bandpass filter 1B shown in FIG. 1 also has five IDT electrodes and two reflectors.
- the number of IDT electrodes included in the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6A and the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6B is not limited to the above, and may be three, for example.
- the film thickness of each IDT electrode of the first band-pass filter 1A is the same as the film thickness of each IDT electrode of the second band-pass filter 1B. Note that, in this specification, in the case where the film thickness is assumed to be the same, an error may be included to the extent that the filter characteristics are not deteriorated.
- the average duty ratio of the IDT electrode of each resonator shown in FIG. 1 is as follows. Elastic wave resonator S1; 0.6. Elastic wave resonator S2; 0.6. Elastic wave resonator P1; 0.6. Longitudinal coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6A; 0.65. Elastic wave resonator S11; 0.4. Elastic wave resonator P11; 0.4. Longitudinal coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6B; 0.5.
- the average duty ratio of one resonator is A d
- the total width of all the first electrode fingers and the second electrode fingers of the IDT electrode in the resonator is S f
- the elastic wave propagation direction of the IDT electrode the dimension along the W I.
- the widths of the first electrode finger and the second electrode finger are dimensions along the elastic wave propagation direction of the first electrode finger and the second electrode finger.
- the first total average duty ratio is 0.614.
- the second total average duty ratio is 0.427.
- the first total average duty ratio TA 1, SA 1 the sum of the average duty ratio A d of all resonators of the first band-pass filter 1A, all of the resonance of the first band-pass filter 1A
- N 1 be the number of children.
- the second total average duty ratio TA 2 the sum of the average duty ratio A d of all resonators of the second band-pass filter 1B SA 2, all of the second band-pass filter 1B Let N 2 be the number of resonators.
- Table 1 below shows the average duty ratio and the first total average duty ratio of the first bandpass filter 1A.
- the average duty ratio and the second total average duty ratio of the second bandpass filter 1B are shown in Table 2 below.
- the total number of electrode fingers of the IDT electrode in each resonator is also shown in Tables 1 and 2 below.
- the wavelength of the elastic wave to be used becomes longer, so that the electrode finger pitch of the IDT electrode tends to be wider. Therefore, the length of the resonator along the elastic wave propagation direction is increased, and the area occupied by the resonator in the elastic wave device tends to increase.
- the sound velocity (V) refers to the propagation velocity in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- Frequency (f) refers to the frequency in the passband.
- the electrode finger pitch ( ⁇ / 2) refers to the electrode finger pitch of each IDT electrode.
- the sound speed (V) is lowered due to the large average duty ratio. Therefore, when the passband frequency (f) is constant, the value of the average duty ratio is large and the value of the sound velocity (V) is small, so that the electrode finger pitch ( ⁇ / 2) of the IDT electrode can be narrowed. it can.
- the elastic wave device 10 in the present embodiment is a dual filter, and includes a first band-pass filter 1A and a second band-pass filter 1B.
- the second pass band is positioned higher than the first pass band, when the sound speed (V1, V2) is constant, f1 is lower than f2, and ⁇ 1 is greater than ⁇ 2. Also grows. That is, the resonator in the first band-pass filter 1A has a longer length along the elastic wave propagation direction, and the area occupied by the elastic wave device increases. In the present embodiment, the resonator having the largest average duty ratio is used for the first band-pass filter 1A having a long length along the elastic wave propagation direction in the dual filter, thereby reducing the size of the resonator that requires further miniaturization. Can be
- the second pass band is positioned higher than the first pass band, and the first total average duty ratio is larger than the second total average duty ratio. Accordingly, the sound velocity (V1) can be lowered in the resonator of the first bandpass filter 1A, and the electrode finger pitch ( ⁇ / 2) of each IDT electrode can be narrowed. Therefore, the elastic wave device 10 can be effectively downsized.
- the resonator having the highest average duty ratio of the IDT electrode among the resonators of the first bandpass filter 1A and the second bandpass filter 1B is the first bandpass filter. It is a resonator having the longest length along the elastic wave propagation direction in 1A. More specifically, the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6A, in which the first bandpass filter 1A having the first passband located on the low frequency side is a resonator having the largest average duty ratio, is used. Have.
- the area of the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6A is the largest in the resonator in the first band pass filter 1A.
- the average duty ratio of the resonator having the largest area is the maximum.
- the second bandpass filter 1B having the second passband located on the high frequency side is the resonator having the smallest average duty ratio and the acoustic wave resonator S11 and the acoustic wave resonance.
- the electrode finger pitch ( ⁇ / 2) of each IDT electrode can be narrowed, so that the elastic wave device 10 can be effectively downsized. can do.
- the acoustic wave device 10 preferably has a resonator having an average duty ratio smaller than the average duty ratio of the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6A. It is more preferable that the average duty ratio of the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6A is the largest. Thereby, the electrode finger pitch ( ⁇ / 2) of the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 6A can be narrowed, so that the total number of electrode fingers of the IDT electrode can be increased while downsizing. In this case, for example, the number of IDT electrodes can be increased.
- a region where adjacent electrode fingers of the IDT electrode overlap is defined as a crossing region.
- the dimension of the crossing region along the direction orthogonal to the elastic wave propagation direction is defined as the crossing width.
- the part in which the elastic wave resonator S2 and the elastic wave resonator P1 are provided is a piezoelectric element along the elastic wave propagation direction in the first bandpass filter 1A. This is the portion where the ratio of the length occupied by the resonator to the length of the substrate 2 is the largest.
- the acoustic wave device 10 preferably includes a resonator having an average duty ratio smaller than the average duty ratio of at least one of the acoustic wave resonator S2 and the acoustic wave resonator P1. Thereby, the acoustic wave device 10 can be effectively downsized.
- the frequency at the high end of the first passband is 821 MHz
- the frequency at the low end of the second passband is 925 MHz
- the frequency difference between them is 104 MHz. is there.
- the narrower one of the bandwidth of the first passband and the bandwidth of the second passband is 30 MHz.
- the frequency difference between the high-frequency end of the first passband and the low-pass end of the second passband is the bandwidth of the first passband and the second pass. It is preferable that the bandwidth is equal to or larger than the narrower one of the bandwidths.
- the first pass band is a lower band than the second pass band, and the length along the elastic wave propagation direction of the resonator tends to be longer.
- the present invention is particularly suitable in such a case, and the elastic wave device can be effectively downsized.
- the first band-pass filter 1A and the second band-pass filter 1B are reception filters. Note that at least one of the first band-pass filter 1A and the second band-pass filter 1B may be a transmission filter.
- Elastic wave device 10 may be a duplexer in which the first passband and the second passband are the same communication band.
- FIGS. 6A to 6D are schematic cross-sectional views corresponding to a portion taken along line II in FIG. 2, for explaining an example of the method of manufacturing the acoustic wave device according to the first embodiment.
- a piezoelectric substrate 2 is prepared.
- a plurality of terminals including a plurality of IDT electrodes and reflectors, an antenna terminal 3 and a ground terminal 7 and wiring are formed on the piezoelectric substrate 2.
- the plurality of IDT electrodes, reflectors, terminals, and wirings can be formed by, for example, a sputtering method or a vapor deposition method.
- the IDT electrodes of the first band-pass filter 1A and the second band-pass filter 1B so as to have at least one of the following configurations.
- the second passband of the second bandpass filter 1B is positioned higher than the first passband of the first bandpass filter 1A, and the first total average duty ratio is the second The configuration is larger than the total average duty ratio.
- the resonator having the largest average duty ratio of the IDT electrode is the elastic wave propagation direction in the first bandpass filter 1A. The structure which is the longest resonator along the length.
- the plurality of IDT electrodes simultaneously so as to have the following configuration in addition to the above configuration.
- the IDT electrodes of the first band-pass filter 1A and the second band-pass filter 1B are formed simultaneously so as to have all the configurations 1) to 3). In this case, the size can be further effectively reduced, and the productivity can be effectively increased.
- a support member 18 having an opening 18a is formed on the piezoelectric substrate 2 so as to surround each resonator.
- the support member 18 is formed so as to cover a plurality of terminals including the antenna terminal 3 and the ground terminal 7.
- the support member 18 can be formed by, for example, a photolithography method.
- a cover member 19 is provided on the support member 18 so as to cover the opening 18 a of the support member 18.
- a plurality of via holes 11 are formed so as to penetrate the support member 18 and the cover member 19.
- the via hole 11 can be provided by, for example, laser light irradiation or cutting.
- via electrodes 8 are formed in the via holes 11 by, for example, electrolytic plating.
- Each via electrode 8 is formed so that one end is connected to each terminal including the antenna terminal 3 and the ground terminal 7.
- a bump 9 is provided so as to be joined to the other end of the via electrode 8.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing the electrode structure of the acoustic wave device according to the second embodiment.
- This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the arrangement of the first band-pass filter 1A and the second band-pass filter 21B and the circuit configuration of the second band-pass filter 21B. Accordingly, the arrangement of the bumps 9 is different from that of the first embodiment. Except for the above points, the acoustic wave device 20 has the same configuration as the acoustic wave device 10 of the first embodiment.
- the piezoelectric substrate 2 has a rectangular shape. Of the four sides of the outer peripheral edge of the piezoelectric substrate 2 in plan view, two sides extend in parallel to the elastic wave propagation direction. Of the four sides, the other two sides extend in a direction orthogonal to the elastic wave propagation direction.
- One of the two-dot chain lines in FIG. 7 is the center line X of the elastic wave device 20 along the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the other of the two-dot chain lines in FIG. 7 is a center line Y of the elastic wave device 20 along a direction orthogonal to the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the direction in which the side of the outer peripheral edge of the piezoelectric substrate 2 extends is not limited to the above.
- the first band-pass filter 1A and the second band-pass filter 21B are arranged side by side in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the second band-pass filter 21B has a longitudinally coupled resonator-type elastic wave filter 26B connected between the antenna terminal 3 and the second signal terminal 5. Between the antenna terminal 3 and the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter 26B, an acoustic wave resonator S21 and an acoustic wave resonator S22 are connected in series with each other.
- the elastic wave resonator P21 is connected between the connection point between the elastic wave resonator S21 and the elastic wave resonator S22 and the ground potential.
- the pass band of the second band pass filter 21B is the Band 8 reception band as in the first embodiment.
- Table 3 below shows the average duty ratio and the second total average duty ratio of each resonator of the second bandpass filter 21B.
- the total number of electrode fingers of the IDT electrode in each resonator is also shown in Table 3 below.
- the elastic wave device 20 has the configurations 1) to 3) as in the first embodiment. Thereby, the length along the elastic wave propagation direction of each resonator in the first band-pass filter 1A having the first pass band located on the lower side than the second pass band can be shortened. . Therefore, the acoustic wave device 20 can be further downsized.
- the plurality of bumps 9 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line X along the elastic wave propagation direction, and with respect to the center line Y along the direction orthogonal to the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the plurality of bumps 9 are arranged in line symmetry.
- the degree of freedom of electrode arrangement can be effectively increased. Accordingly, the plurality of bumps 9 can be arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line X and the center line Y while downsizing.
- At least one of the plurality of bumps 9 may be arranged in line symmetry in at least one of the center line X and the center line Y. Even in this case, the stress can be dispersed.
- first filter and the second filter of the present invention are band-pass filters
- present invention is not limited to this.
- the first filter and the second filter may be, for example, a low-pass filter or a high-pass filter.
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2…圧電基板
3…アンテナ端子
4,5…第1,第2の信号端子
6A,6B…縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ
7…グラウンド端子
8…ビア電極
9…バンプ
10…弾性波装置
11…ビアホール
12…IDT電極
13a…第1のバスバー
13b…第1の電極指
14a…第2のバスバー
14b…第2の電極指
15a,15b…反射器
16a~16e…IDT電極
17a,17b…反射器
18…支持部材
18a…開口部
19…カバー部材
20…弾性波装置
21B…第2の帯域通過型フィルタ
26B…縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタ
P1,P11,P21,S1,S2,S11,S21,S22…弾性波共振子
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- 圧電性を有する基板と、
前記圧電性を有する基板上において構成されており、第1の通過帯域を有する第1フィルタと、
前記圧電性を有する基板上において構成されており、かつ前記第1の通過帯域よりも高域側に位置する第2の通過帯域を有する第2フィルタと、
を備え、
前記第1フィルタ及び前記第2フィルタがそれぞれIDT電極を含む共振子を有し、
前記第1フィルタの全ての前記IDT電極のデューティ比の平均値を第1の全平均デューティ比とし、前記第2フィルタの全ての前記IDT電極のデューティ比の平均値を第2の全平均デューティ比としたときに、前記第1の全平均デューティ比が前記第2の全平均デューティ比より大きい、弾性波装置。 - 圧電性を有する基板と、
前記圧電性を有する基板上において構成されており、第1の通過帯域を有する第1フィルタと、
前記圧電性を有する基板上において構成されており、かつ前記第1の通過帯域よりも高域側に位置する第2の通過帯域を有する第2フィルタと、
を備え、
前記第1フィルタ及び前記第2フィルタがそれぞれIDT電極を含む共振子を有し、
前記第1フィルタ及び前記第2フィルタにおける前記共振子のうち、前記IDT電極の平均デューティ比が最も大きい共振子が、前記第1フィルタにおける弾性波伝搬方向に沿う長さが最も長い共振子である、弾性波装置。 - 前記第1フィルタ及び前記第2フィルタの前記共振子のうち、前記IDT電極の平均デューティ比が最も小さい共振子を、前記第2フィルタが有する、請求項1または2に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記第1の通過帯域の高域側の端部と、前記第2の通過帯域の低域側の端部との周波数差が、前記第1の通過帯域の帯域幅及び前記第2の通過帯域の帯域幅のうち狭い方の帯域幅以上である、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記第1の通過帯域と前記第2の通過帯域とが異なる通信バンドの通過帯域である、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記第1の通過帯域と前記第2の通過帯域とが同じ通信バンドの通過帯域であり、デュプレクサである、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記第1フィルタの前記IDT電極の膜厚と、前記第2フィルタの前記IDT電極の膜厚とが同じである、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記弾性波装置の実装に用いられる複数のバンプをさらに備え、
前記弾性波装置の弾性波伝搬方向に沿う中心線及び弾性波伝搬方向に直交する方向に沿う中心線のうち少なくとも一方に対して、前記複数のバンプが線対称に配置されている、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。 - 請求項1に記載の弾性波装置の製造方法であって、
前記圧電性を有する基板を用意する工程と、
前記圧電性を有する基板上に、前記第1フィルタの前記IDT電極及び前記第2フィルタの前記IDT電極を同時に形成する工程と、
を備え、
前記IDT電極を形成する工程において、前記第1の全平均デューティ比が前記第2の全平均デューティ比より大きくなるように、前記IDT電極を形成する、弾性波装置の製造方法。 - 請求項2に記載の弾性波装置の製造方法であって、
前記圧電性を有する基板を用意する工程と、
前記圧電性を有する基板上に、前記第1フィルタの前記IDT電極及び前記第2フィルタの前記IDT電極を同時に形成する工程と、
を備え、
前記IDT電極を形成する工程において、前記第1フィルタ及び前記第2フィルタにおける前記共振子のうち、前記IDT電極の平均デューティ比が最も大きい共振子が、前記第1フィルタにおける弾性波伝搬方向に沿う長さが最も長い共振子となるように、前記IDT電極を形成する、弾性波装置の製造方法。 - 前記IDT電極を形成する工程において、前記第1フィルタ及び前記第2フィルタの前記共振子のうち前記IDT電極の平均デューティ比が最も小さい共振子を、前記第2フィルタが有するように、前記IDT電極を形成する、請求項9または10に記載の弾性波装置の製造方法。
- 前記第1フィルタの前記IDT電極の膜厚と、前記第2フィルタの前記IDT電極の膜厚とが同じである、請求項9~11のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置の製造方法。
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