Direct bonding of quartz crystal onto silicon

Abstract
A new method to bond a quartz crystal onto a silicon substrate, fabricating a quartz-crystal-on-silicon resonator, is reported together with its fabrication process, interface microstructure, and resonant characteristics. A one-chip quartz crystal oscillator employing the quartz-crystal-on-silicon resonator for mobile communication is also suggested.

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