Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 2, 128(2025)

Progress on Key Technologies of Cavity-structured Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Filter

Guilong TAO1,2, Guowei ZHI2, Tianyou LUO2, Peidong OUYANG2, Xinyan YI3, and Guoqiang LI1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Integrated Circuits, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, China
  • 22. State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • 33. Guangzhou FLCT Communication Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510700, China
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    Received: Jul. 27, 2024

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    Published Online: Apr. 24, 2025

    The Author Email: Guoqiang LI (msgli@scut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240355

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