Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic priority claim is identified in the Application Data Sheet as filed with the present application are hereby incorporated by reference under 37 CFR 1.57.
Embodiments of this disclosure relate to chip scale packages (CSPs), CSPs for acoustic wave devices, and in particular to CSPs for surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters with reduced thermal deformation.
An acoustic wave filter can include a plurality of resonators arranged to filter a radio frequency signal. Example acoustic wave resonators include SAW resonators and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonators. A surface acoustic wave resonator can include an interdigital transductor (IDT) electrode on a piezoelectric substrate. The surface acoustic wave resonator can generate a surface acoustic wave on a surface of the piezoelectric layer on which the interdigital transductor electrode is disposed. In BAW resonators, acoustic waves propagate in a bulk of a piezoelectric layer. Example BAW resonators include film bulk acoustic wave resonators (FBARs) and solidly mounted resonators (SMRs).
Acoustic wave filters can be implemented in radio frequency electronic systems. For instance, filters in a radio frequency front end of a mobile phone can include acoustic wave filters. An acoustic wave filter can be a band pass filter. A plurality of acoustic wave filters can be arranged as a multiplexer. For example, three acoustic wave filters can be arranged as a triplexer. As another example, four acoustic wave filters can be arranged as a quadplexer.
Multilayer piezoelectric substrate (MPS) packaging methods are developing to provide for high Q, high K2, low TCF and high power durability filter solutions. A consolidated packaging method is required for mass production. In temperature compensated (TC) SAW technology, CSPs use a silicon (Si) substrate and comprise a copper (Cu) shielding in the package (PKG) structure. In such packages, thermal stress is strong.
The following description of certain embodiments presents various descriptions of specific embodiments. However, the innovations described herein can be embodied in a multitude of different ways, for example, as defined and covered by the claims. In this description, reference is made to the drawings where like reference numerals can indicate identical or functionally similar elements. It will be understood that elements illustrated in the figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. Moreover, it will be understood that certain embodiments can include more elements than illustrated in a drawing and/or a subset of the elements illustrated in a drawing. Further, some embodiments can incorporate any suitable combination of features from two or more drawings.
Acoustic filters can implement bandpass filters. For example, a bandpass filter can be formed from temperature compensated surface acoustic wave (TCSAW) resonators. As another example, a bandpass filter can be formed from bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonators, such as film bulk acoustic wave resonators (FBARs).
In acoustic filter applications, insertion loss improvement is typically desired by customers. Insertion loss improvement can help a receive chain with achieve a desired noise figure. Insertion loss improvement can help with implementing a transmit chain with less power consumption and/or better power handling.
Aspects of this disclosure relate to implementing an acoustic wave filter from more than one type of acoustic resonator. In certain embodiments, an acoustic wave filter can include series TCSAW resonators and shunt BAW resonators. Series TCSAW resonators can achieve higher quality factor (Q) in a frequency range below a resonant frequency (fs), while shunt BAW resonators can achieve a higher Q in a frequency range between fs and an anti-resonant frequency (fp).
Compared to a BAW only acoustic wave filter, an acoustic wave filter with series TCSAW resonators and shunt BAW resonators can achieve better low channel insertion loss. Compared to a TCSAW only acoustic wave filter, an acoustic wave filter with series TCSAW resonators and shunt BAW resonators can achieve better overall insertion loss. Accordingly, an acoustic wave filter with series TCSAW resonators and shunt BAW resonators can achieve desirable insertion loss. Goto, R., Nakamura, H., and Hashimoto, K., J. Appl. Phys, 58, SGGC07, 2019, disclose the modeling of a transverse mode in temperature compensated surface acoustic waves (TCSAW) using a SiO2/LiNbO3 structure to meet insertion loss specifications using TCSAW devices employing a SiO2-overlay/LiNbO3 substrate structure.
In a TCSAW package employing a cavity, the cavity may be deflected under the weight of a Cu plate and the like disposed thereon. A characteristic of a filter may deteriorate, especially when the filter experiences some abutment due to a deflection. Several columns have been provided not only around the periphery of the cavity but also in the cavity; however, there has been some instability, in particular due heat or stress during production.
Providing a cavity per resonator will reduce the space formed over the IDTs to alleviate the characteristic deterioration due to the deflection. As a method of forming the cavity per resonator, a groove is formed on the substrate, an IDT is formed in the groove, and each resonator is surrounded by SiO2.
Example TCSAW devices will now be discussed.
The piezoelectric layer 12 can be a lithium based piezoelectric layer. For example, the piezoelectric layer 12 can be a lithium niobate layer. As another example, the piezoelectric layer 12 can be a lithium tantalate layer.
In the TCSAW device 10, the IDT electrode 14 is over the piezoelectric layer 12. As illustrated, the IDT electrode 14 has a first side in physical contact with the piezoelectric layer 12 and a second side in physical contact with the temperature compensation layer 16. The IDT electrode 14 can include aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), gold (Au), silver (Ag), copper (Cu), platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru), titanium (Ti), the like, or any suitable combination or alloy thereof. The IDT electrode 14 can be a multi-layer IDT electrode in some applications.
In the TCSAW device 10, the temperature compensation layer 16 can bring a temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) of the TCSAW device 10 closer to zero. The temperature compensation layer 16 can have a positive TCF. This can compensate for a negative TCF of the piezoelectric layer 12. The piezoelectric layer 12 can be lithium niobate or lithium tantalate, which both have a negative TCF. The temperature compensation layer 16 can be a dielectric film. The temperature compensation layer 16 can be a silicon dioxide layer. In some other embodiments, a different temperature compensation layer 16 can be implemented. Some examples of other temperature compensation layers include a tellurium dioxide (TeO2) layer or a silicon oxyfluoride (SiOF) layer.
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A Cu terminal may be connected to a left or a right portion of the Cu layer by a via through the second polymer layer. A left via through the second polymer layer may have a width wvia p2l. A right via through the second polymer layer may have a width wvia p2r. The widths wvia p2l and wvia p2r may be the same or may be different.
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Such a low CTE layer is used as a cavity roof. Piezo layer and functional layer (SiO2) may be removed on the edge of the dies to prevent delamination. A Cu plate area may be minimized to avoid thermal deformation.
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The CSP comprises the low CTE layer formed above, e.g. forming, the cavity. The low CTE layer may have a CTE of less than 50 ppm/°. The low CTE layer has a height hlow CTE, where 5 μm≤hlow CTE≤20 μm, preferably hlow CTE=12 μm.
The CSP may comprise a copper (Cu) layer formed on the low CTE layer. The Cu layer may have a CTE of 15 ppm/° or more. The Cu layer has a height hCu, where 5 μm≤hCu≤40 μm, preferably hCu=10 μm. As compared to the CSP of
The Cu layer may be connected to the M2 layer by a via through the first polymer layer and a via through the cavity wall 13-1. As compared to the CSP of
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The CSP may comprise a second polymer layer formed above the Cu layer. The second polymer layer may have a CTE of less than 50 ppm/°. The first second layer has a height hp2, where 5 μm≤hp2≤15 μm, preferably hp2=10 μm.
The CSP may comprise one or more Cu terminals formed on the second polymer layer. A Cu terminal may have a height ht, where 5 μm≤ht≤15 μm, preferably ht=10 μm. A left Cu terminal may have a width wtl. A right Cu terminal may have a width wtr. The widths wtl and wtr may be the same or may be different.
A Cu terminal may be connected to a left or a right portion of the Cu layer by a via through the second polymer layer. A left via through the second polymer layer may have a width wvia p2l. A right via through the second polymer layer may have a width wvia p2r. The widths wvia p2l and wvia p2r may be the same or may be different. As compared to the CSP of
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The ladder filter 60 illustrates that any suable number of ladder stages can be implemented in a ladder filter in accordance with any suitable principles and advantages disclosed herein. Ladder stages can start with a series resonator or a shunt resonator from any input/output port of the ladder filter 60 as suitable. As illustrated, the first ladder stage from the input/output port PORT1 begins with a shunt resonator R1. As also illustrated, the first ladder stage from the input/output port PORT2 begins with a series resonator RN.
The ladder filter 60 includes shunt resonators R1 and RN-1 and series resonator R2 and RN. The series resonators of the ladder filter 60 including resonators R2 and RN can be acoustic resonators of a first type that have higher Q than series resonators of a second type in a frequency range below fs. The shunt resonators of the ladder filter 60 including resonators R1 and RN-1 can be acoustic resonators of the second type and have higher Q than shunt resonators of the first type in a frequency range between fs and fp. This can lead to a reduced insertion loss. The ladder filter 60 can be a band pass filter with series resonators of the first type and shunt resonators of the second type. In some other embodiments, the series resonators of the ladder filter 60 including resonators R2 and RN can be acoustic resonators of the second type and the shunt resonators of the ladder filter 60 including resonators R1 and RN-1 can be acoustic resonators of the first type. In such embodiments, the ladder filter 60 can be a band pass filter.
The resonators of the first type can be TCSAW resonators and the resonators of the second type can be BAW resonators. Accordingly, the ladder filter 60 can include series TCSAW resonators and shunt BAW resonators in certain embodiments. Such BAW resonators can include FBARs and/or solidly mounted resonators (SMRs). In particular, the TCSAW resonators of the ladder filter 60 may be formed with features of any one or more of the CSP shown in
The resonators of the first type can be multi-layer piezoelectric substrate (VIPS) SAW resonators and the resonators of the second type can be BAW resonators. Accordingly, the ladder filter 60 can include series MPS SAW resonators and shunt BAW resonators. Such BAW resonators can include FBARs and/or SMRs in certain embodiments.
The resonators of the first type can be non-temperature compensated SAW resonators and the resonators of the second type can be BAW resonators. Accordingly, the ladder filter 60 can include series non-temperature compensated SAW resonators and shunt BAW resonators in certain embodiments. Such BAW resonators can include FBARs and/or SMRs.
In a bandpass filter with a ladder filter topology, such as the acoustic wave filter 60, the shunt resonators can have lower resonant frequencies than the series resonators. In certain embodiments, the shunt resonators of the acoustic wave filter 60 are BAW resonators and the series resonators of the acoustic wave filter 60 are TCSAW resonators. In such embodiments, the acoustic wave filter 60 can be a band pass filter. Such a bandpass filter can achieve low insertion loss at both a lower band edge and an upper band edge of a passband.
In a band stop filter with a ladder filter topology, such as acoustic wave filter 60, the shunt resonators can have higher resonant frequencies than the series resonators. In certain embodiments, the acoustic wave filter 60 is a band stop filter, the shunt resonators of the acoustic wave filter 60 are TCSAW resonators and the series resonators of the acoustic wave filter 60 are BAW resonators. Such a band stop filter can achieve desirable characteristics in a stop band of the band stop filter.
In some applications of an acoustic wave filter that includes TC SAW series resonators and BAW shunt resonators, such as a transmit filter with a relatively high power handling specification, one or more series resonators close to a transmit port (or the lower frequency series resonators) can be BAW resonators to help with ruggedness.
In certain applications, the ladder filter 60 can be included in a multiplexer in which relatively high γ for the ladder filter 60 in one or more higher frequency carrier aggregation bands is desired. In such applications, an acoustic filter can include shunt resonators of the shunt type and an acoustic resonator of the second type can be included as a series resonator by which other series resonators of the first type are coupled to a common port of the multiplexer. This can increase γ of the ladder filter 60 in the one or more higher frequency carrier aggregation bands. For example, in applications where the second input/output port PORT2 is a common port of a multiplexer, the series resonator RN can be a BAW resonator, other series resonators of the ladder filter 60 can be TCSAW resonators, and the shunt resonators R1 and RN-1 can be BAW resonators. By having the series resonator RN closest to the common node be a BAW resonator instead of a TCSAW resonator, γ can be increased for the ladder filter 60 in one or more higher frequency carrier aggregation bands in such applications.
In some applications, the ladder filter 60 can be a transmit filter. In such applications, an acoustic resonator of the second type can be included as a series resonator by which other series resonators of the first type are coupled to a transmit port of the transmit filter. For example, in applications where the second input/output port PORT2 is a transmit port of a transmit filter, the series resonator RN can be a BAW resonator, other series resonators of the ladder filter 60 can be TCSAW resonators, and the shunt resonators R1 and RN-1 can be BAW resonators.
In certain applications, the ladder filter 60 can include more than two types of acoustic resonators. In such applications, the majority of the series resonators can be acoustic resonators of the first type (e.g., TCSAW resonators) and the majority of shunt resonators can be resonators of the second type (e.g., BAW resonators). The ladder filter 60 can include a third type of resonator as a shunt resonator and/or as a series resonator in such applications. The third type of resonator can be a Lamb wave resonator, for example. The acoustic wave filter 60 can include a plurality series resonators including temperature compensated surface acoustic wave resonators and a plurality shunt resonators including a Lamb wave resonator arranged as shunt resonator. The acoustic wave filter 60 can include a plurality of series resonators including a Lamb wave resonator and a plurality shunt resonators including bulk acoustic wave resonators arranged as shunt resonators.
Acoustic filters disclosed herein include more than one type of acoustic wave resonator. Such filters can be implemented on a plurality of acoustic filter die. The plurality of acoustic filter die can be stacked and co-packaged with each other in certain applications.
The first filter 102 is an acoustic wave filter arranged to filter a radio frequency signal. The first filter 102 can include acoustic wave resonators coupled between a first radio frequency node RF1 and the common node. The first radio frequency node RF1 can be a transmit node or a receive node. The first filter 102 includes two types of acoustic resonators in accordance with any suitable principles and advantages disclosed herein.
The second filter 104 can be any suitable filter arranged to filter a second radio frequency signal. The second filter 104 can be, for example, an acoustic wave filter, an acoustic wave filter that includes two types of acoustic resonators, an LC filter, a hybrid acoustic wave LC filter, or the like. The second filter 104 is coupled between a second radio frequency node RF2 and the common node. The second radio frequency node RF2 can be a transmit node or a receive node.
Although example embodiments may be discussed with filters or duplexers for illustrative purposes, any suitable the principles and advantages disclosed herein can be implemented in a multiplexer that includes a plurality of filters coupled together at a common node. Examples of multiplexers include but are not limited to a duplexer with two filters coupled together at a common node, a triplexer with three filters coupled together at a common node, a quadplexer with four filters coupled together at a common node, a hexaplexer with six filters coupled together at a common node, an octoplexer with eight filters coupled together at a common node, or the like. One or more filters of a multiplexer can include an acoustic wave filter including two types of acoustic resonators in accordance with any suitable principles and advantages disclosed herein.
The first filter 102 is an acoustic wave filter arranged to filter a radio frequency signal. The first filter 102 can include acoustic wave resonators coupled between a first radio frequency node RF1 and the common node. The first radio frequency node RF1 can be a transmit node or a receive node. The first filter 102 includes two types of acoustic resonators in accordance with any suitable principles and advantages disclosed herein. The other filter(s) of the multiplexer 105 can include one or more acoustic wave filters, one or more acoustic wave filters that include two types of acoustic resonators in accordance with any suitable principles and advantages disclosed herein, one or more LC filters, one or more hybrid acoustic wave LC filters, or any suitable combination thereof.
The acoustic wave filters disclosed herein can be implemented in a variety of packaged modules. In particular, acoustic wave filters disclosed herein may be formed with features of any one or more of the CSP shown in
The acoustic wave component 202 shown in
The other circuitry 203 can include any suitable additional circuitry. For example, the other circuitry can include one or more radio frequency amplifiers (e.g., one or more power amplifiers and/or one or more low noise amplifiers), one or more radio frequency switches, one or more additional filters, one or more RF couplers, one or more delay lines, one or more phase shifters, the like, or any suitable combination thereof. The other circuitry 203 can be electrically connected to the one or more acoustic wave filters 204. The radio frequency module 200 can include one or more packaging structures to, for example, provide protection and/or facilitate easier handling of the radio frequency module 200. Such a packaging structure can include an overmold structure formed over the packaging substrate 206. The overmold structure can encapsulate some or all of the components of the radio frequency module 200.
The duplexers 211A to 211N can each include two acoustic wave filters coupled to a common node. For example, the two acoustic wave filters can be a transmit filter and a receive filter. As illustrated, the transmit filter and the receive filter can each be a band pass filter arranged to filter a radio frequency signal. One or more of the transmit filters can include an acoustic wave filter in accordance with any suitable principles and advantages disclosed herein. Similarly, one or more of the receive filters can include an acoustic wave filter in accordance with any suitable principles and advantages disclosed herein. Although
The power amplifier 222 can amplify a radio frequency signal. The illustrated switch 224 is a multi-throw radio frequency switch. The switch 224 can electrically couple an output of the power amplifier 222 to a selected transmit filter of the transmit filters of the duplexers 211A to 211N. In some instances, the switch 224 can electrically connect the output of the power amplifier 222 to more than one of the transmit filters. The antenna switch 212 can selectively couple a signal from one or more of the duplexers 211A to 211N to an antenna port ANT. The duplexers 211A to 211N can be associated with different frequency bands and/or different modes of operation (e.g., different power modes, different signaling modes, etc.).
The acoustic wave filters disclosed herein can be implemented in a variety of wireless communication devices.
The RF front end 252 can include one or more power amplifiers, one or more low noise amplifiers, one or more RF switches, one or more receive filters, one or more transmit filters, one or more duplex filters, one or more multiplexers, one or more frequency multiplexing circuits, the like, or any suitable combination thereof. The RF front end 252 can transmit and receive RF signals associated with any suitable communication standards. One or more of the filters 253 can include an acoustic wave filter with two types of acoustic resonators that includes any suitable combination of features of the embodiments disclosed above.
The transceiver 254 can provide RF signals to the RF front end 252 for amplification and/or other processing. The transceiver 254 can also process an RF signal provided by a low noise amplifier of the RF front end 252. The transceiver 254 is in communication with the processor 255. The processor 255 can be a baseband processor. The processor 255 can provide any suitable base band processing functions for the wireless communication device 250. The memory 256 can be accessed by the processor 255. The memory 256 can store any suitable data for the wireless communication device 250. The user interface 257 can be any suitable user interface, such as a display with touch screen capabilities.
Any of the embodiments described above can be implemented in association with mobile devices such as cellular handsets. The principles and advantages of the embodiments can be used for any systems or apparatus, such as any uplink wireless communication device, that could benefit from any of the embodiments described herein. The teachings herein are applicable to a variety of systems. Although this disclosure includes example embodiments, the teachings described herein can be applied to a variety of structures. Any of the principles and advantages discussed herein can be implemented in association with RF circuits configured to process signals having a frequency in a range from about 30 kHz to 300 GHz, such as in a frequency range from about 400 MHz to 8.5 GHz.
An acoustic wave filter including any suitable combination of features disclosed herein be arranged to filter a radio frequency signal in a 5GNR operating band within Frequency Range 1 (FR1). A filter arranged to filter a radio frequency signal in a 5G NR operating band can include two types of acoustic resonators in accordance with any principles and advantages disclosed herein. FR1 can be from 410 MHz to 7.125 GHz, for example, as specified in a current 5G NR specification. In 5G applications, an acoustic wave filter with a relatively wide pass band and relatively low insertion loss can be advantageous for implementing dual connectivity. An acoustic wave filter in accordance with any suitable principles and advantages disclosed herein can be arranged to filter a radio frequency signal in a 4G LTE operating band and/or in a filter having a passband that includes a 4G LTE operating band and a 5G NR operating band. Filters disclosed herein can filter radio frequency signals in a frequency range from about 400 MHz to 3 GHz in certain applications.
Aspects of this disclosure can be implemented in various electronic devices. Examples of the electronic devices can include, but are not limited to, consumer electronic products, parts of the consumer electronic products such as packaged radio frequency modules, radio frequency filter die, uplink wireless communication devices, wireless communication infrastructure, electronic test equipment, etc. Examples of the electronic devices can include, but are not limited to, a mobile phone such as a smart phone, a wearable computing device such as a smart watch or an ear piece, a telephone, a television, a computer monitor, a computer, a modem, a hand-held computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a microwave, a refrigerator, a vehicular electronics system such as an automotive electronics system, a robot such as an industrial robot, an Internet of things device, a stereo system, a digital music player, a radio, a camera such as a digital camera, a portable memory chip, a home appliance such as a washer or a dryer, a peripheral device, a wrist watch, a clock, etc. Further, the electronic devices can include unfinished products.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, throughout the description and the claims, the words “comprise,” “comprising,” “include,” “including” and the like are to generally be construed in an inclusive sense, as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is to say, in the sense of “including, but not limited to.” Conditional language used herein, such as, among others, “can,” “could,” “might,” “may,” “e.g.,” “for example,” “such as” and the like, unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certain embodiments include, while other embodiments do not include, certain features, elements and/or states. The word “coupled”, as generally used herein, refers to two or more elements that may be either directly coupled, or coupled by way of one or more intermediate elements. Likewise, the word “connected”, as generally used herein, refers to two or more elements that may be either directly connected, or connected by way of one or more intermediate elements. Additionally, the words “herein,” “above,” “below,” and words of similar import, when used in this application, shall refer to this application as a whole and not to any particular portions of this application. Where the context permits, words in the above Detailed Description using the singular or plural number may also include the plural or singular number respectively.
While certain embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. Indeed, the novel resonators, filters, multiplexer, devices, modules, wireless communication devices, apparatus, methods, and systems described herein may be embodied in a variety of other forms. Furthermore, various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form of the resonators, filters, multiplexer, devices, modules, wireless communication devices, apparatus, methods, and systems described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of the disclosure. For example, while blocks are presented in a given arrangement, alternative embodiments may perform similar functionalities with different components and/or circuit topologies, and some blocks may be deleted, moved, added, subdivided, combined, and/or modified. Each of these blocks may be implemented in a variety of different ways. Any suitable combination of the elements and/or acts of the various embodiments described above can be combined to provide further embodiments. The accompanying claims and their equivalents are intended to cover such forms or modifications as would fall within the scope and spirit of the disclosure.
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