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Low-cost saw packaging technique

Assignee: Tekmax Acquisition Co
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Filing: 1990-08-20
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Granted: 1991-10-22
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Expires: 2010-08-20
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Abstract

Abstract A low-cost SAW device package comprises a ceramic or glass carrier chip, a SAW device substrate mounted on the carrier chip via a conventional adhesive and a package cover mounted over the SAW device by a glass frit. The glass frit provides a tight vacuum seal for the SAW device so that outside contamination is prevented. The package cover is fabricated of a low-cost nonmetallic, non-single crystalline material (i.e. glass) having thermal characteristics similar to or the same as those of the SAW device substrate. The packaged SAW device is mounted into a circuit or subsystem using conventional bonding techniques.

Inventors

  • 👤 Elio A. Mariani

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 15:41
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H9/00; H03H9/02; H03H9/05; H03H9/10; H03H9/1064; H03H9/1092; H03H9/0538; H03H9/0542

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 188 words
A surface acoustic wave (SAW) device package comprising: a SAW device having a substrate with an active area theron for the propagation and processing of SAWs; a planar carrier chip fabricated of glass material upon which said SAW device is mounted, said carrier chip extending beyond said SAW device substrate and having areas for disposing appropriate impedance matching circuits thereon and an area comprising metallization thereon, said metallized area being disposed on said carrier chip underneath said SAW device substrate and extending beyond said SAW device substrate to define said areas for disposing impedance matching circuits on said carrier chip to provide transducer-to-transducer shielding and an electrical ground for said SAW device; and a package cover fabricated of glass material mounted over the active area of said SAW device with a glass frit, said glass frit being disposed on said SAW device substrate surrounding the active area of said SAW device to separate said cover from said SAW device substrate and provide a vacuum tight seal between said cover and said SAW device substrate, said glass material having thermal characteristics similar to those of said SAW device substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 188 words
A surface acoustic wave (SAW) device package comprising: a SAW device having a substrate with an active area theron for the propagation and processing of SAWs; a planar carrier chip fabricated of glass material upon which said SAW device is mounted, said carrier chip extending beyond said SAW device substrate and having areas for disposing appropriate impedance matching circuits thereon and an area comprising metallization thereon, said metallized area being disposed on said carrier chip underneath said SAW device substrate and extending beyond said SAW device substrate to define said areas for disposing impedance matching circuits on said carrier chip to provide transducer-to-transducer shielding and an electrical ground for said SAW device; and a package cover fabricated of glass material mounted over the active area of said SAW device with a glass frit, said glass frit being disposed on said SAW device substrate surrounding the active area of said SAW device to separate said cover from said SAW device substrate and provide a vacuum tight seal between said cover and said SAW device substrate, said glass material having thermal characteristics similar to those of said SAW device substrate.

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