Single-Chip Multiple-Frequency ALN MEMS Filters Based on Contour-Mode Piezoelectric Resonators

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aluminide nitride (AIN)
contour-mode resonators
ladder filters
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
filters
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonators
piezoelectric resonators
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Stephanou, Philip J
Pisano, Albert P
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This paper reports experimental results on a new class of single-chip multiple-frequency (up to 236 MHz) filters that are based on low motional resistance contour-mode aluminum nitride piezoelectric micromechanical resonators. Rectangular plates and rings are made out of an aluminum nitride layer sandwiched between a bottom platinum electrode and a top aluminum electrode. For the first time, these devices have been electrically cascaded to yield high performance, low insertion loss (as low as 4 dB at 93MHz), and large rejection (27 dB at 236 MHz) micromechanical bandpass filters. This novel technology could revolutionize wireless communication systems by allowing cofabrication of multiple frequency filters on the same chip, potentially reducing form factors and manufacturing costs. In addition, these filters require terminations (1 kOmega termination is used at 236 MHz) that can be realized with on-chip inductors and capacitors, enabling their direct interface with standard 50-Omega systems.

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2007-04-01
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Copyright 2007 IEEE. Reprinted from Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Volume 16, Issue 2, April 2007, pages 319-328. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of the University of Pennsylvania's products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to pubs-permissions@ieee.org. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it.
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