# US 7,745,978 B2 · Quartz crystal device

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- Number: US 7,745,978 B2
- Document ID: US7745978B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/205,116
- Filed: 2008-09-05
- Published: 2009-03-12
- Granted: 2010-06-29
- Earliest claimed: 2007-09-06
- Assignees: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hidenori Harima
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7745978B2

## CPC

- H03H 9/0547: {consisting of a vertical arrangement (H03H9/0566 takes precedence)}
- H03H 9/0519: {for cantilever (H03H9/1021 takes precedence)}
- H03H 9/1035: {the enclosure being defined by two sealing substrates sandwiching the piezoelectric layer of the BAW device}
- H10W 90/724: {between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL}
- H10W 90/754: {between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL}
- H03H: IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS (waveguides, resonators, lines or other devices of the waveguide type H01P)
- H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10

## Abstract

A quartz crystal device includes: a quartz crystal blank having an outer perimeter part and a vibration region partially separated mechanically from the outer perimeter part by a cut-out groove; a first container joined to a first principal surface of the crystal blank by being joined to an entire perimeter of the perimeter part of the crystal blank via a brazing material layer in the first principal surface; and a second container joined to a second principal surface of the crystal blank by being joined to an entire perimeter of the outer perimeter part of the crystal blank via a brazing material layer in the second principal surface. The vibration region of the crystal blank is hermetically encapsulated in a space formed by the first container, the second container and the outer perimeter part of the crystal blank.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A quartz crystal device comprising:
a crystal blank having an outer perimeter part and a vibration region partially separated mechanically from the outer perimeter part by a cut-out groove;
a first container joined to a first principal surface of said crystal blank by being joined to an entire perimeter of the outer perimeter part of aid crystal blank via a brazing material layer in the first principal surface; and
a second container joined to a second principal surface of said crystal blank by being joined to an entire perimeter of the outer perimeter part of said crystal blank via a brazing material layer in the second principal surface;
wherein the vibration region of said crystal blank is hermetically encapsulated in a space formed by said first container, said second container and the outer perimeter part of said crystal blank;
wherein said crystal blank has a substantially rectangular planar outer shape, and by forming said cut-out groove continuously along three sides of an outer perimeter of said crystal blank, said vibration region mechanically connects to said outer perimeter part as an integral piece only in a connection region along one side of said outer perimeter,
wherein said crystal blank comprises:
a pair of excitation electrodes respectively provided on both principal surfaces of said vibration region; and
lead electrodes led to both side portions of said connection region from said excitation electrodes;
wherein a pair of crystal connection terminals are provided at said second container to correspond to both side portions of said connection region, and said lead electrode sand said crystal connection terminals are electrically connected; and
wherein an IC chip on which a circuit electrically connected to said crystal connection terminals and using said crystal blank is integrated is hermetically encapsulated in said space together with said vibration region.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The quartz crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said lead electrodes and said crystal connection terminals are electrically connected by a conductive adhesive.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The quartz crystal device according to claim 1, wherein mounting electrodes are provided on an outer bottom surface of said second container, and said crystal connection terminals and said mounting electrodes are electrically connected.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The quartz crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said circuit is an oscillating circuit using said crystal blank, and said quartz crystal device is configured as a surface-mount crystal oscillator.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The quartz crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said brazing material layer is constituted of a eutectic alloy.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The quartz crystal device according to claim 1, wherein each of said first container and said second container is constituted of laminated ceramics.