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Piezoelectric devices and methods for manufacturing piezoelectric substrates used in such devices

US8810112B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 2011
Grant dateAug 19, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03H9/1035
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a piezoelectric device, a piezoelectric substrate includes a vibrating piece with respective excitation electrodes on each principal surface thereof. The piezoelectric substrate is surrounded by an outer frame separated therefrom by a through-void except for a supporting portion connecting the vibrating piece to the frame. Extraction electrodes extend from the excitation electrodes across the supporting portion to the frame, and on edge surfaces of the supporting portion. The piezoelectric substrate is sandwiched between a lid and a package base to form a piezoelectric device. The outer surface of the package base is a mounting surface to which the extraction electrodes extend via an edge surface of the through-void in a region that does not overlap the excitation electrode.

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