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Air-gap type FBAR, and duplexer using the FBAR

US7233218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2006
Grant dateJun 19, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/42
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) is created by securing two substrate parts, one providing a resonance structure and the other providing a separation structure, i.e., a cavity. When the two substrate parts are secured, the resonance structure is over the cavity, forming an air gap isolating the resonant structure from the support substrate. The FBAR may be used to form a duplexer, which includes a plurality of resonance structures, a corresponding plurality of cavities, and an isolation part formed between the cavities. The separate creation of the resonance structures and the cavities both simplifies processing and allows additional elements to be readily integrated in the cavities.

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