Crystal vibration device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10122342-B2
Application number	US-201615258187-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2016
Priority date	Apr 25, 2014
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

Provided is a crystal vibration device in which it is difficult to transfer heat to a temperature-sensitive element and a crystal vibrator. A crystal vibration device 1 according to the present invention includes: a mounting board 2 ; connection electrodes 4 a and 4 b extending on a side surface of the mounting board 2 and reaching an upper surface 2 a of the mounting board 2 ; a first package material 9 provided on the mounting board 2 ; a crystal vibrator 7 provided on an upper surface 9 a of the first package material 9 ; and a temperature-sensitive element 14 mounted on a lower surface 9 b of the first package material 9 . Each of the connection electrodes 4 a and 4 b has a first portion 4 A located on the upper surface 2 a of the mounting board 2 . When a direction in which the first portion 4 A of each of the connection electrodes 4 a and 4 b extends toward an electrode land 5 a or 5 b is defined as a first direction and a direction orthogonal to the first direction is defined as a second direction in a plan view, a dimension, along the second direction, of a portion of the first portion 4 A of each of the connection electrodes 4 a and 4 b is smaller than a dimension, along the second direction, of a remaining portion of each of the connection electrodes 4 a and 4 b.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A crystal vibration device comprising:
a mounting board having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface;
at least one terminal on the lower surface of the mounting board;
at least one connection electrode electrically connected to the at least one terminal and extending on the side surface of the mounting board and reaching the upper surface of the mounting board;
at least one electrode land on the upper surface of the mounting board and electrically connected to the at least one connection electrode;
a first package material having first surface and a second surface;
at least one terminal electrode on the second surface of the first package material and electrically connected to the at least one electrode land;
a crystal vibrator on the first surface of the first package material;
a temperature-sensitive element on the second surface of the first package material, wherein
the at least one connection electrode having first and second portions, the first portion being located on the upper surface of the mounting board and connected to the at least one electrode land, the second portion being located on the side surface of the mounting board and connected to the first portion and the at least one terminal, the first portion of the at least one connection electrode extending toward the at least one electrode land in a first direction, the first portion of the at least one connection electrode has a first part and a second part, and the first part is smaller than the second part along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in a plan view of the crystal vibration device; and
a resist insulating material on the upper surface of the mounting board and crossing over at least a portion of the first portion of the connection electrode in the second direction.

2. The crystal vibration device according to claim 1 , further comprising a conductive material connecting the terminal electrode to the electrode land.

3. The crystal vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting board defines a cavity, and the temperature-sensitive element is located within the cavity.

4. The crystal vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one terminal includes first to fourth terminals, the at least one connection electrode includes first to fourth connection electrodes, the at least one electrode land includes first to fourth electrode lands, the at least one terminal electrode includes first to fourth terminal electrodes, the first to fourth terminals are electrically connected to the first to fourth connection electrodes, respectively, the first to fourth connection electrodes are electrically connected to the first to fourth electrode lands, respectively, and the first to fourth electrode lands are electrically connected to the first to fourth terminal electrodes, respectively.

5. The crystal vibration device according to claim 4 , further comprising first to fourth conductive materials connecting the first to fourth terminal electrodes to the first to fourth electrode lands, respectively.

6. The crystal vibration device according to claim 4 , wherein the resist insulating material is a first resist insulating material on the upper surface of the mounting board and crossing over at least a portion of the first portion of the first connection electrode in the second direction, the crystal vibration device further comprising second to fourth resist insulating materials on the upper surface of the mounting board and crossing over at least a portion of the respective first portions of the second to fourth connection electrodes in the second direction.

7. The crystal vibration device according to claim 6 , wherein the mounting board has a rectangular plate shape, and the second portions of the first to fourth connection electrodes are located at corner portions of the mounting board, respectively.

8. The crystal vibration device according to claim 7 , wherein the corner portions of the mounting board each have a castellation.

9. The crystal vibration device according to claim 4 , wherein the mounting board has a rectangular plate shape, and the second portions of the first to fourth connection electrodes are located at corner portions of the mounting board, respectively.

10. The crystal vibration device according to claim 9 , wherein the corner portions of the mounting board each have a castellation.

11. The crystal vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting board has a rectangular plate shape, and the second portion of the at least one connection electrode is located at a corner portion of the mounting board.

12. The crystal vibration device according to claim 11 , wherein the corner portion of the mounting board has a castellation.

13. The crystal vibration device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second package material on the first surface of the first package material and defining a space between the first package material and the second package material, and the crystal vibrator is provided within the space.

14. The crystal vibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature-sensitive element is an IC chip having a temperature sensor.

15. The crystal vibration device according to claim 14 , wherein the mounting board defines a cavity, and the temperature-sensitive element is located within the cavity.

Assignees

• Murata Manufacturing Co

Inventors

• Morita Toru
• Kakuya Toshiyuki
• Takayama Kenji

Classifications

• H10W70/68

  Shapes or dispositions thereof · CPC title

• H10W40/00

  Arrangements for thermal protection or thermal control (integrated devices comprising arrangements for thermal protection H10D89/60) · CPC title

• H03H9/08 Primary

  Holders with means for regulating temperature · CPC title

• H03H9/1021

  the BAW device being of the cantilever type · CPC title

• H03H9/0552

  the device and the other elements being mounted on opposite sides of a common substrate · CPC title