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Surface acoustic wave transducer

US7489213B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateAug 20, 2004
Grant dateFeb 10, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03H9/14505
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter includes a transducer having an acoustic track to pass a SAW. A center frequency of the filter excites the SAW. The acoustic track includes cells along a longitudinal direction of the acoustic track. Each cell has electrode fingers. The cells include different cell types, where a cell type is defined by a connection sequence of electrode fingers of a cell. At least some of the cells are functional cells, each for exciting and/or reflecting the SAW. There are at least two functional cells, each of which includes at least one wide electrode finger and at least one narrow electrode finger. A reflective strength of a target functional cell is configurable by changing a width of an electrode finger in the target functional cell but by maintaining an overall width of the target functional cell substantially constant.

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