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A Temperature-Stable and Low Impedance Piezoelectric MEMS Resonator for Drop-in Replacement of Quartz Crystals | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore

A Temperature-Stable and Low Impedance Piezoelectric MEMS Resonator for Drop-in Replacement of Quartz Crystals


Abstract:

In this letter, we report a highly temperature-stable and low impedance scandium doped aluminum nitride (ScxAI1-xN, {x}=9.5 %) on silicon piezoelectric microelectromec...Show More

Abstract:

In this letter, we report a highly temperature-stable and low impedance scandium doped aluminum nitride (ScxAI1-xN, {x}=9.5 %) on silicon piezoelectric microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonator. Passive temperature compensation techniques, including heavy doping and composite structure using oxide layers, are employed to minimize the frequency drifts over temperature of the piezoelectric MEMS resonator. The turnover point is adjusted by changing the in-plane crystal orientation of the (100) doped device silicon wafer. A frequency variation of ±21.5 ppm over the industry temperature range from −40 °C to 85 °C is achieved when the crystal orientation of the device silicon wafer is arranged at around 22.5° from the <110> direction. The measured loaded quality factor ( {Q}_{l} ) is 10017 with a motional impedance of 28~\Omega at its series resonant frequency of 24.44 MHz. The deduced unloaded quality factor ( {Q}_{{un}} ) is above 45000. Thanks to the excellent temperature stability and low impedance, the reported piezoelectric MEMS resonator shows great potential to directly replace the classical quartz crystal resonators without any active temperature compensation.
Published in: IEEE Electron Device Letters ( Volume: 42, Issue: 9, September 2021)
Page(s): 1382 - 1385
Date of Publication: 02 July 2021

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