Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device having a plurality of light emitting cells and a package having the same mounted thereon. The light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting cells which are formed on a substrate and each of which has an N-type semiconductor layer and a P-type semiconductor layer located on a portion of the N-type semiconductor layer. The plurality of light emitting cells are bonded to a submount substrate. Accordingly, heat generated from the light emitting cells can be easily dissipated, so that a thermal load on the light emitting device can be reduced. Meanwhile, since the plurality of light emitting cells are electrically connected using connection electrodes or electrode layers formed on the submount substrate, it is possible to provide light emitting cell arrays connected to each other in series.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a gallium nitride (GaN)-based semiconductor device. The method includes preparing a GaN substrate having lower and upper surfaces; growing GaN-based semiconductor layers on the upper surface of the GaN substrate to form a semiconductor stack; forming a support substrate on the semiconductor stack; and separating the GaN substrate from the semiconductor stack. The separating of the GaN substrate includes irradiating a laser from the lower surface of the GaN substrate. The laser is transmitted through the lower surface of the GaN substrate and forms a laser absorption region inside a structure consisting of the GaN substrate and the semiconductor stack.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a light-emitting device including a first power source connection terminal and a second power source connection terminal, the first and second power source connection terminals configured to be connected to an external power source, and a plurality of light emitting cell arrays, each of the plurality of light emitting cell arrays being connected in parallel to one another between the first and the second power source connection terminals, each of the plurality of light emitting cell arrays comprising serially connected light emitting cells. Each of the light emitting cells includes a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed between the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and an electrode pad disposed on the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention discloses a wafer level light emitting diode package that includes a first substrate having an insulating-reflecting layer and an electrode pattern arranged on a surface of the first substrate, and a conductive via, a terminal on which the first substrate is arranged, a second substrate arranged on the first substrate, the second substrate including a cavity-forming opening, the cavity-forming opening exposing the electrode pattern, and a light-emitting chip arranged on the electrode pattern. The light-emitting chip is a flip-bonded light-emitting structure without a chip substrate, and the conductive via electrically connects the electrode pattern and the terminal.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to light emitting diodes including a plurality of light emitting cells on a substrate to be suitable for AC driving. The light emitting diode includes a substrate and a plurality of light emitting cell formed on the substrate. Each light emitting cell includes a first region at a boundary of the light emitting cell and a second region opposite to the first region. A first electrode pad is formed in the first region of the light emitting cell. A second electrode pad having a linear shape is disposed to face the first electrode pad while regionally defining a peripheral region together with the boundary of the second region. A wire connects the first electrode pad to the second electrode pad between two adjacent light emitting cells.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting diode. The light emitting diode includes a support substrate, semiconductor layers formed on the support substrate, and a metal pattern located between the support substrate and the lower semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layers include an upper semiconductor layer of a first conductive type, an active layer, and a lower semiconductor layer of a second conductive type. The semiconductor layers are grown on a sacrificial substrate and the support substrate is homogeneous with the sacrificial substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a vertical-type light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an n-type semi-conductor layer that are stacked, a cover layer disposed on a p-type electrode layer to surround the p-type electrode layer, a conductive support layer disposed on the cover layer, and an n-type electrode layer disposed on the n-type semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a light emitting device including a first light emitting cell including a lower light emitting diode and an upper light emitting diode vertically stacked on a substrate and at least three electrodes arranged on the first light emitting cell. Each of the lower light emitting diode and the upper light emitting diode includes an active layer disposed between a lower semiconductor layer and an upper semiconductor layer, the lower semiconductor layer being disposed between the substrate and the upper semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a light emitting diode (LED) and a method of fabricating the same. The LED includes a substrate, a semiconductor stack arranged on the substrate, the semiconductor stack including an upper semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a lower semiconductor layer having a second conductivity type, isolation trenches separating the semiconductor stack into a plurality of regions, connectors disposed between the substrate and the semiconductor stack, the connectors electrically connecting the plurality of regions to one another, and a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) having a multi-layered structure, the DBR disposed between the semiconductor stack and the connectors. The connectors are electrically connected to the semiconductor stack through the DBR, and portions of the DBR are disposed between the isolation trenches and the connectors.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a crystalline aluminum carbide thin film, a semiconductor substrate having the crystalline aluminum carbide thin film formed thereon, and a method of fabricating the same. Further, the method of fabricating the AlC thin film includes supplying a carbon containing gas and an aluminum containing gas to a furnace, to growing AlC crystals on a substrate.

Abstract: An approach is provided for fabricating a light emitting diode using a laser lift-off apparatus. The approach includes growing an epitaxial layer including a first conductive-type compound semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive-type compound semiconductor layer on a first substrate, bonding a second substrate, having a different thermal expansion coefficient from that of the first substrate, to the epitaxial layers at a first temperature of the first substrate higher than a room temperature, and separating the first substrate from the epitaxial layer by irradiating a laser beam through the first substrate at a second temperature of the first substrate higher than the room temperature but not more than the first temperature.

Abstract: Provided is a high-efficiency light emitting diode (LED) that includes: a support substrate; a semiconductor stack positioned on the support substrate, the semiconductor stack including a p-type compound semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an n-type compound semiconductor layer; a first electrode positioned between the support substrate and the semiconductor stack and in ohmic contact with the semiconductor stack; a first bonding pad positioned on a portion of the first electrode that is exposed outside of the semiconductor stack; and a second electrode positioned on the semiconductor stack. Protrusions are formed on exposed surfaces of the semiconductor stack. In addition, the second electrode may be positioned between the first electrode and the support substrate and contacted with the n-type compound semiconductor layer through openings of the semiconductor stack.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device. The light emitting device comprises a substrate, an N-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, and a P-type semiconductor layer formed on the N-type semiconductor layer, wherein a side surface including the N-type or P-type semiconductor layer has a slope of 20 to 80° from a horizontal plane. Further, a light emitting device comprises a substrate formed with a plurality of light emitting cells each including an N-type semiconductor layer and a P-type semiconductor layer formed on the N-type semiconductor layer, wherein the N-type semiconductor layer of one light emitting cell and the P-type semiconductor layer of another adjacent light emitting cell are connected to each other, and a side surface including at least the P-type semiconductor layer of the light emitting cell has a slope of 20 to 80° from a horizontal plane.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a patterned substrate for a light emitting diode and a light emitting diode employing the patterned substrate. The substrate has top and bottom surfaces. Protrusion patterns are arranged on the top surface of the substrate. Furthermore, recessed regions surround the protrusion patterns. The recessed regions have irregular bottoms. Thus, the protrusion patterns and the recessed regions can prevent light emitted from a light emitting diode from being lost due to the total reflection to thereby improve light extraction efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-emitting diode chip. According to the present invention, the light-emitting diode chip comprises: a substrate, the thickness of which is greater than 120 ?m; and a light-emitting diode provided on the surface of the substrate, at one side thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor substrate and a method of fabricating a light emitting device. The method includes forming a first semiconductor layer on a substrate, forming a metallic material layer on the first semiconductor layer, forming a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer and the metallic material layer, wherein a void is formed in a first portion of the first semiconductor layer under the metallic material layer during formation of the second semiconductor layer, and separating the substrate from the second semiconductor layer by etching at least a second portion of the first semiconductor layer using a chemical solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a patterned substrate for fabricating a light emitting diode (LED), the method including forming an aluminum layer on a substrate, forming an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) layer having a large number of holes formed therein by performing an anodizing treatment of the aluminum layer, partially etching a surface of the substrate using the aluminum layer with the large number of the holes as a shadow mask, thereby forming patterns, and removing the aluminum layer from the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting diode (LED) having a photonic crystal structure and a method of fabricating the same. An LED comprises a support substrate, a lower semiconductor layer positioned on the support substrate, an upper semiconductor layer positioned over the lower semiconductor layer, an active region positioned between the lower and upper semiconductor layers, and a photonic crystal structure embedded in the lower semiconductor layer. The photonic crystal structure may prevent the loss of the light advancing toward the support substrate and improve the light extraction efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device having vertically stacked light emitting diodes. It comprises a lower semiconductor layer of a first conductive type positioned on a substrate, a semiconductor layer of a second conductive type on the lower semiconductor layer of a first conductive type, and an upper semiconductor layer of a first conductive type on the semiconductor layer of a second conductive type. Furthermore, a lower active layer is interposed between the lower semiconductor layer of a first conductive type and the semiconductor layer of a second conductive type, and an upper active layer is interposed between the semiconductor layer of a second conductive type and the upper semiconductor layer of a first conductive type. Accordingly, there is provided a light emitting device having a structure in which a lower light emitting diode comprising the lower active layer and an upper light emitting diode comprising the upper active layer are vertically stacked.

Abstract: The disclosed light emitting device comprises at least one first light emitting element including at least one light emitting chip for emitting light having a wavelength of 400 to 500 nm and a phosphor; and at least one second light emitting element disposed adjacent to the first light emitting element to emit light having a wavelength of 560 to 880 nm.