Design for high-quality factor of piezoelectric-on-silicon MEMS resonators using resonant plate shape and phononic crystals

Piezoelectric-on-silicon MEMS resonator is very well known for its compatibility with CMOS integrated circuit technology. However, its quality factor ( Q ) is highly affected by acoustic energy loss through the supporting structures. In this study, a resonator with butterfly-like round edge resonati...

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Published in:Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2021-07, Vol.60 (SD), p.SDDA03
Main Authors: Workie, Temesgen Bailie, Wu, Ting, Bao, Jing-Fu, Hashimoto, Ken-ya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CMOS
Crystal structure
Design factors
Energy dissipation
Finite element method
Integrated circuits
Microelectromechanical systems
Piezoelectricity
Q factors
Resonators
Silicon
Topology
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Summary:Piezoelectric-on-silicon MEMS resonator is very well known for its compatibility with CMOS integrated circuit technology. However, its quality factor ( Q ) is highly affected by acoustic energy loss through the supporting structures. In this study, a resonator with butterfly-like round edge resonating plate structure and deploying properly designed PnC arrays on the tether and the anchoring boundaries are proposed to scale up the quality factor by effectively reducing the energy loss. The finite element analysis simulation results reveal that the proposed topologies can efficiently change the displacement field in the resonating plate and reduce the anchor loss. Consequently, an unloaded quality factor Q u of the conventional resonator is raised from 29 899 to 51 503 (butterfly-like round edge resonating structure), 83 349 (Phononic crystal on the tether) and 83 899 (Phononic crystal on the anchor), representing 1.7 folds, 2.78 folds and 2.8 folds improvement respectively.
ISSN:0021-4922
1347-4065
DOI:10.35848/1347-4065/abe99a