High power acoustic wave arrangement with N.sup.2 parallel-series connected acoustic wave devices
US4494031A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03H9/1455
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
N.sup.2 acoustic wave devices (A,B,S,T; where N is an integer greater than unity) with substantially the same electrical impedance and transfer characteristics at a given operating frequency are electrically connected in a parallel-series arrangement which has substantially the same electrical impedance and transfer characteristics as any one of the individual N.sup.2 devices, but an increased active device area. The increased active area reduces stress and alleviates acoustically-induced migration in the metal of, for example, transducer electrode fingers (6,7) of resonators at high power levels. The parallel-series arrangement consists of N groups, each of which comprises N devices (A,B or S,T), the corresponding pairs of terminals (4,54 and 54,55) of which are connected in series. Some terminals (54 or 55) may be common to two or more devices and some devices may have merged transducers in which the electrode fingers (6 or 7) of one transducer are a longitudinal extension of the fingers of a parallel transducer. In the case of multi-port devices the input and output terminal pairs may be differently grouped as regards the individual devices to which they belong.
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