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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1999
Ji Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jiun-Der Yu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yook-Kong Yong, Princeton, NJ (US);
Tsutomu Imai, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Techniques are provided for determining certain correction factors and using these correction factors in analyzing the vibration frequency characteristics of a piezoelectric material. The correction factors are developed based on the Mindlin plate theory and are introduced to correct the inaccuracies of higher-order thickness-shear cut-off frequencies. The analysis is preferably carried out during the design of a piezoelectric device incorporating the piezoelectric material and before production of the piezoelectric device. The design state may also include determining whether the device and its electrodes exhibit appropriate stiffness characteristics.