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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Applicant:
Masayuki Kikushima, Ina, JP;
Inventor:
Masayuki Kikushima, Ina, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A piezoelectric resonator element, comprises: a base made of a piezoelectric material; at least a pair of resonating arms provided in a unified manner with the base and extending in parallel with each other from the base; a portion defining a long groove provided to each of the resonating arms along a longitudinal direction; and a driving electrode provided to the long groove. Each of the resonating arms includes a structure to adjust hardness balance between right and left structures with respect to a virtual central line extending in the longitudinal direction.