US4450374A
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Oxygen-plasma passivated and low scatter acoustic wave devices
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1982-05-27
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Granted: 1984-05-22
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Expires: 2002-05-27
Abstract
Abstract Passivated and low scatter acoustic wave devices comprise surface acoustic wave (SAW) and shallow bulk acoustic wave (SBAW) devices having transducers composed of oxidizable metal and layers of metal oxide on conventional acoustic wave substrates. Passivated transducers are achieved by forming a layer of oxide on an existing transducer. The method may be used to passivate a device packaged in a non-oxidizable package with oxidizable wire leads, thus combining complete protection with efficient manufacturing operations. Low scatter SAW transducers are achieved by forming the transducer and the interstitial insulating layer from a single layer of oxidizable metal by means of masking and oxidation operations.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick Y. Cho
- 👤 Fred S. Hickernell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:20
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H3/00; H03H3/007; H03H3/08; H03H3/10; H03H9/00; H03H9/02; H03H9/02236; H03H9/02535; H03H9/02818; H03H9/02929; H03H9/125; H03H9/145; H03H9/14538; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A low-scatter surface acoustic wave device comprising: a substrate; at least one transducer on said substrate having a plurality of inter-digital fingers; and a plurality of insulating regions, each of said insulating regions lying in a gap between adjacent ones of said plurality of inter-digital fingers and filling said gap, said inter-digital fingers and said insulating regions being formed from a single layer of metal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A low-scatter surface acoustic wave device comprising: a substrate; at least one transducer on said substrate having a plurality of inter-digital fingers; and a plurality of insulating regions, each of said insulating regions lying in a gap between adjacent ones of said plurality of inter-digital fingers and filling said gap, said inter-digital fingers and said insulating regions being formed from a single layer of metal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
A passivated acoustic wave device comprising: a substrate suitable for propagating acoustic waves; at least one transducer on a surface of said substrate, said at least one transducer being composed of an oxidizable metal; and a first layer of metal oxide covering said at least one transducer and leaving said substrate substantially uncovered, whereby said at least one transducer is passivated, said first layer of metal oxide being greater than approximately sixty Angstroms in thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
A passivated acoustic wave device comprising: a substrate suitable for propagating acoustic waves; at least one transducer on a surface of said substrate, said at least one transducer being composed of an oxidizable metal; and a first layer of metal oxide covering said at least one transducer and leaving said substrate substantially uncovered, whereby said at least one transducer is passivated, said first layer of metal oxide being greater than approximately sixty Angstroms in thickness.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
76 words
A passivated acoustic wave device according to claim 1 further comprising: at least one wire lead connected to said at least one transducer, said at least one wire lead being composed of an oxidizable metal; and a second layer of metal oxide covering said at least one wire lead, said first and second layers being continuous, whereby said at least one wire lead is passivated, said second layer being greater than approximately sixty Angstroms in thickness.
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