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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1985
Grantley O Este, Stittsville, CA;
Mark S Suthers, Lanark, CA;
Richard W Streater, Nepean, CA;
Blair K MacLaurin, Nepean, CA;
Northern Telecom Limited, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
Each IDT (inter-digital transducer) of a SAW (surface acoustic wave) device is formed on a thin resistive doped silicon film having the same pattern as the IDT, which improves adhesion of the IDT to the substrate. The silicon film also constitutes electroacoustic absorbers between the IDTs and edges of the substrate, and can have a linearly tapered edge adjacent to each IDT to suppress reflections at the absorber boundary. The SAW device is formed by sputtering silicon onto the substrate, subsequently forming the IDTs, and then etching the silicon from areas where it is not wanted.