Inventors:
Bradley Barber - Acton MA, US
Paul P. Gehlert - Sterling MA, US
Sahana Kenchappa - Woburn MA, US
Christopher F. Shepard - Nashua NH, US
International Classification:
H01L 41/18
H01L 41/22
H01L 41/08
Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the invention, an acoustic mirror structure situated in a bulk acoustic wave structure includes a number of alternating low acoustic impedance and high acoustic impedance layers situated on a substrate. Each high acoustic impedance layer includes a first mole percent of a primary metal and a second mole percent of a secondary metal, where the first mole percent of the primary metal is greater than the second mole percent of the secondary metal, and where the secondary metal causes each high acoustic impedance layer to have increased resistivity. According to this exemplary embodiment, the second mole percent of the secondary metal can cause only a minimal decrease in density of each high acoustic impedance layer. The increased resistivity of each high acoustic impedance layer can cause a reduction in electrical loss in the bulk acoustic wave structure.