Abstract:
A method of compliantly mounting piezoelectric device with a substrate (102). First, outer portions (114, 116) of a piezoelectric element (106) are selectively metallized. Next, one layer of aluminum (138) is selectively dispensed on the piezoelectric element. Third, an uncured conductive compliant material (112, 112') is placed and aligned on a substrate (102). Fourth, the piezoelectric element (106) is placed and aligned on the conductive compliant material, such that upon curing the conductive compliant material forms a compliant mount connecting the outer metallized portions (114, 116) of the piezoelectric element (106) with the substrate (102).
Abstract:
A piezoelectric resonator (100) with an attenuated spurious response. The resonator (100) includes a piezoelectric crystal plate (102) having opposite surfaces (104, 106), electrodes (108, 114) positioned in overlying relationship on each of the opposite surfaces (104, 106), the electrodes (108, 114) being substantially coextensive and opposite, and providing a primary frequency mode of operation and spurious modes upon suitable energization, and the electrodes (108, 114) having a grid-like structure (124) to provide a substantially uniform distribution of electrical charges over an electroded region (126).
Abstract:
A resonator (104) including a piezoelectric plate (102) with an elecrode (108) having a random pattern (100) along a portion of an edge of the electrode (108). The random pattern (100) dampens or destructively interferes with undesirable and inharmonic vibrational modes. For example, a rectangular AT-cut quartz resonator, which vibrates in a thickness-shear mode may also possess undesirable flexure and face-shear modes. These modes not only present undesirable spurious frequencies, they also change over temperature, disturbing a frequency-temperature response of the resonator. The random pattern (100) causes diffuse and/or specular scattering to reduce these undesirable modes, providing a more uniform frequency-temperature response which is beneficial in temperature compensated crystal oscillator applications.
Abstract:
A method of compliantly mounting piezoelectric device with a substrate (102). First, outer portions (114, 116) of a piezoelectric element (106) are selectively metallized. Next, one layer of aluminum (138) is selectively dispensed on the piezoelectric element. Third, an uncured conductive compliant material (112, 112') is placed and aligned on a substrate (102). Fourth, the piezoelectric element (106) is placed and aligned on the conductive compliant material, such that upon curing the conductive compliant material forms a compliant mount connecting the outer metallized portions (114, 116) of the piezoelectric element (106) with the substrate (102).
Abstract:
A piezoelectric resonator (10) with an attenuated spurious response. The resonator (10) includes a piezoelectric crystal plate (12) having opposite surfaces (14, 16), an electrode (18, 24) positioned in overlying relationship on each of the opposite surfaces (14, 16), the electrodes (18, 24) being substantially coextensive and opposite, and providing a primary frequency mode of operation and spurious modes upon suitable energization, and a number of mass loading structures (34) on at least one of the surfaces (14, 16) substantially surrounding at least one of the electrodes (18, 24).
Abstract:
A method of compliantly mounting piezoelectric device with a substrate (102). First, outer portions (114, 116) of a piezoelectric element (106) are selectively metallized. Next, one layer of aluminum (138) is selectively dispensed on the piezoelectric element. Third, an uncured conductive compliant material (112, 112') is placed and aligned on a substrate (102). Fourth, the piezoelectric element (106) is placed and aligned on the conductive compliant material, such that upon curing the conductive compliant material forms a compliant mount connecting the outer metallized portions (114, 116) of the piezoelectric element (106) with the substrate (102).