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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2004
Applicants:

John D. Larson, Iii, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Naghmeh Sarkeshik, Cupertino, CA (US);

Stephen L. Ellis, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Inventors:

John D. Larson, III, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Naghmeh Sarkeshik, Cupertino, CA (US);

Stephen L. Ellis, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/54 (2006.01); H03H 9/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The film acoustically-coupled transformer (FACT) has a first and second decoupled stacked bulk acoustic resonators (DSBARs). Each DSBAR has a lower film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR), an upper FBAR atop the lower FBAR, and an acoustic decoupler between them FBARs. Each FBAR has opposed planar electrodes and a piezoelectric element between the electrodes. A first electrical circuit interconnects the lowers FBAR of the first DSBAR and the second DSBAR. A second electrical circuit interconnects the upper FBARs of the first DSBAR and the second DSBAR. In at least one of the DSBARs, the acoustic decoupler and one electrode of the each of the lower FBAR and the upper FBAR adjacent the acoustic decoupler constitute a parasitic capacitor. The FACT additionally has an inductor electrically connected in parallel with the parasitic capacitor. The inductor increases the common-mode rejection ratio of the FACT.


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