MICROMECHANICAL RING RESONATORS WITH A 2D PHONONIC CRYSTAL SUPPORT FOR MECHANICAL ROBUSTNESS AND PROVIDING MASK MISALIGNMENT TOLERANCE

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作者
Figeys, B. [1 ,2 ]
Nauwelaers, B. [2 ]
Tilmans, H. A. C. [1 ]
Rottenberg, X. [1 ]
机构
[1] IMEC, Heverlee, Belgium
[2] Katholieke Univ Leuven, ESAT, Leuven, Belgium
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2015 28TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS 2015) | 2015年
关键词
MEMS; 2D phononic crystal; SiGe ring resonator;
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摘要
This paper reports on the design of ring -type electrostatically transduced bulk acoustic wave resonators designed for increased shock and vibration resistance. This was achieved through a 2D Phononic Crystal (PnC) support. The PnC is designed to operate in its bandgap so that it acts as a non -propagating medium, hereby achieving simultaneously a mechanically strong and acoustically well -confined support. We manufactured SiGe-resonators at 137.8MHz with a Q -factor of around 17,000. Another feature of this design is the process tolerance of the Q -factor (within 5%) and the resonance frequency towards mask misalignment (<7 mu m) for the center support.
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页码:1016 / 1019
页数:4
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