# US 12,603,633 B2 · Acoustic wave device, filter, and multiplexer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,633 B2 - Document ID: US12603633B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/591,121 - Filed: 2024-02-29 - Published: 2024-09-26 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2023-03-22 - Assignees: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Mayu Tsukada - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603633B2 ## CPC - H03H 9/02637: {Details concerning reflective or coupling arrays} - H03H 9/145: for networks using surface acoustic waves - H03H 9/1457: {Transducers having different finger widths} - H03H 9/6483: {Ladder SAW filters} - H03H: IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS (waveguides, resonators, lines or other devices of the waveguide type H01P) ## Abstract An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric body, a pair of comb-shaped electrodes provided on the piezoelectric body, the pair of comb-shaped electrodes including a plurality of electrode fingers, a reflector provided on the piezoelectric body so as to be arranged in line with the pair of comb-shaped electrodes in an arrangement direction of the electrode fingers, and an additional film provided on the piezoelectric body between the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and the reflector so that an overlap width with the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and an overlap width with the reflector are equal to or less than ⅛ of an average pitch of the electrode fingers of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and a distance between the additional film and the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and a distance between the additional film and the reflector are equal to or less than ⅛ of the average pitch. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An acoustic wave device comprising: a piezoelectric body; a pair of comb-shaped electrodes provided on the piezoelectric body, the pair of comb-shaped electrodes including a plurality of electrode fingers; a reflector provided on the piezoelectric body so as to be arranged in line with the pair of comb-shaped electrodes in an arrangement direction of the plurality of electrode fingers; and an additional film provided on the piezoelectric body between the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and the reflector so that an overlap width with the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and an overlap width with the reflector are equal to or less than ⅛ of an average pitch of the plurality of electrode fingers of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and a distance between the additional film and the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and a distance between the additional film and the reflector are equal to or less than ⅛ of the average pitch, wherein the additional film is an insulating film, and wherein the additional film is not provided between the plurality of electrode fingers. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The acoustic wave device according to claim 1, wherein the additional film is provided in a region that is half or more of a region that is located between the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and the reflector and defined by extended lines of an overlap region where the plurality of electrode fingers of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes overlap. ### Claim 3 An acoustic wave device comprising: a piezoelectric body; a pair of comb-shaped electrodes provided on the piezoelectric body, the pair of comb-shaped electrodes including a plurality of electrode fingers; a reflector provided on the piezoelectric body so as to be arranged in line with the pair of comb-shaped electrodes in an arrangement direction of the plurality of electrode fingers; and an additional film that is provided on the piezoelectric body between the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and the reflector so that an overlap width with the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and an overlap width with the reflector are equal to or less than ⅛ of an average pitch of the plurality of electrode fingers of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and a distance between the additional film and the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and a distance between the additional film and the reflector are equal to or less than ⅛ of the average pitch, wherein a value obtained by multiplying a thickness of the additional film by a density of the additional film is equal to or greater than 0.4 times and equal to or less than 1.6 times a value obtained by multiplying the thickness of the plurality of electrode fingers by a duty ratio of the plurality of electrode fingers and a density of the plurality of electrode fingers. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The acoustic wave device according to claim 1, wherein the additional film is a film containing tantalum oxide, niobium oxide, silicon oxide, or aluminum oxide as a main component. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The acoustic wave device according to claim 1, wherein the acoustic velocity of the lateral wave propagating through the region between the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and the reflector is equal to or greater than 0.95 times and equal to or less than 1.05 times the acoustic velocity of the lateral wave propagating through the region where the pair of comb-shaped electrodes are provided. ### Claim 6 An acoustic wave device comprising: a piezoelectric body including a first section having a first thickness and a second section having a second thickness less than the first thickness; a pair of comb-shaped electrodes provided on the piezoelectric body, the pair of comb-shaped electrodes including a plurality of electrode fingers; and a reflector provided on the piezoelectric body, the reflector being provided in line with the pair of comb-shaped electrodes in an arrangement direction of the plurality of electrode fingers, wherein the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and the reflector are provided in the first section of the piezoelectric body, and wherein a section of the piezoelectric body between the pair of comb-shaped electrodes and the reflector is the second section. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The acoustic wave device according to claim 6, wherein a thickness of the piezoelectric body in the first section is equal to or less than two times an average pitch of the plurality of electrode fingers of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A filter comprising the acoustic wave device according to claim 1. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) A filter comprising the acoustic wave device according to claim 6. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) A multiplexer comprising the filter according to claim 8. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) A multiplexer comprising the filter according to claim 9.