Filters and duplexers utilizing thin film stacked crystal filter structures and thin film bulk acoustic wave resonators
US5910756A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03H9/706
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator-Stacked Crystal Filter (BAWR-SCF) filtering circuit or device. The BAWR-SCF circuit comprises a first pair of ports, a second pair of ports, a first lead that is connected between a first and a second one of the first pair of ports, and a second lead that is connected between a first and a second one of the second pair of ports. The BAWR-SCF circuit also comprises a first BAW resonator connected in series in the first lead, and a second BAW resonator connected between the first and second leads. The BAWR-SCF further comprises a Stacked Crystal Filter (SCF) having first and second terminals connected in the first lead between the first BAW resonator and the second one of the first pair of ports. The SCF also has a third terminal that is connected to a node of the second lead. The frequency response of the BAWR-SCF circuit has steeply-sloped upper and lower edges that are similar to those yielded by ladder filters which are constructed primarily of BAW resonators. The upper and lower notches of the BAWR-SCF circuit's frequency response are also similar to those yielded by ladder filters which are constructed primarily of BAW resonators…
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