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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2002
Kenji Sakaguchi, Komatsu, JP;
Toshiyuki Fuyutsume, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A method of forming an electrode pattern of a surface acoustic wave device easily and reliably prevents the occurrence of an abnormality in the shape of a resist pattern. In the electrode pattern forming method, a resist layer is formed on a top surface of a piezoelectric substrate, and then exposed to ultraviolet rays through a photomask provided above the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate to form a resist pattern on the surface of the piezoelectric substrate. Furthermore, a conductor film is formed on the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and the resist pattern is removed by a liftoff method to form an electrode pattern of the surface acoustic wave device. Exposure is performed using ultraviolet rays having a wavelength which is completely absorbed into the piezoelectric substrate without reaching the bottom surface of the piezoelectric substrate.