Patent ID: 7745978

Claim:
A quartz crystal device comprising: a crystal blank having an outer perimeter part and a vibration region partially separated mechanically from the outer perimeter part by a cut-out groove; a first container joined to a first principal surface of said crystal blank by being joined to an entire perimeter of the outer perimeter part of aid crystal blank via a brazing material layer in the first principal surface; and a second container joined to a second principal surface of said crystal blank by being joined to an entire perimeter of the outer perimeter part of said crystal blank via a brazing material layer in the second principal surface; wherein the vibration region of said crystal blank is hermetically encapsulated in a space formed by said first container, said second container and the outer perimeter part of said crystal blank; wherein said crystal blank has a substantially rectangular planar outer shape, and by forming said cut-out groove continuously along three sides of an outer perimeter of said crystal blank, said vibration region mechanically connects to said outer perimeter part as an integral piece only in a connection region along one side of said outer perimeter, wherein said crystal blank comprises: a pair of excitation electrodes respectively provided on both principal surfaces of said vibration region; and lead electrodes led to both side portions of said connection region from said excitation electrodes; wherein a pair of crystal connection terminals are provided at said second container to correspond to both side portions of said connection region, and said lead electrode sand said crystal connection terminals are electrically connected; and wherein an IC chip on which a circuit electrically connected to said crystal connection terminals and using said crystal blank is integrated is hermetically encapsulated in said space together with said vibration region.