Patents by Inventor De-Shan Kuo

De-Shan Kuo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11973164
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate including a top surface; a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, wherein a portion of the top surface is exposed; a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) formed on the semiconductor stack and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate; a metal layer formed on the distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate and being insulated with the semiconductor stack; and an insulation layer formed on the metal layer and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Che-Hung Lin, Chien-Chih Liao, Chi-Shiang Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Chao-Hsing Chen
  • Publication number: 20240136469
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting element, includes: providing a base having an upper surface and a lower surface; forming a semiconductor stack on the upper surface; removing part of the semiconductor stack to form a pre-defined dicing region surrounding the semiconductor stack; forming a dielectric stack covering the semiconductor stack and the pre-defined dicing region; and applying a first laser having a first wavelength to irradiate the base along the pre-defined dicing region; wherein the dielectric stack has a reflectance of 10%-50% and/or a transmittance of 50%-90% for the first wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Che-Hung LIN, De-Shan KUO
  • Publication number: 20240088331
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting stack and a distributed Bragg reflection structure formed on one side light-emitting stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Heng-Ying CHO, De-Shan KUO
  • Patent number: 11870007
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting element, includes: providing a base having an upper surface and a lower surface; forming a semiconductor stack on the upper surface; removing part of the semiconductor stack to form an isolation region surrounding the semiconductor stack; forming a dielectric stack covering the semiconductor stack and the isolation region; and applying a first laser having a first wavelength to irradiate the base along the isolation region; wherein the dielectric stack has a reflectance of 10%-50% and/or a transmittance of 50%-90% for the first wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Che-Hung Lin, De Shan Kuo
  • Patent number: 11855240
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a light-emitting stack formed on the first surface; and a distributed Bragg reflection structure formed on the second surface, wherein the distributed Bragg reflection structure includes a first film stack and a second film stack; wherein the first film stack includes a plurality of first dielectric-layer pairs consecutively arranged, the second film stack includes a plurality of second dielectric-layer pairs consecutively arranged, each of the first dielectric-layer pairs and each of the second dielectric-layer pairs respectively includes a first dielectric layer having an optical thickness and a second dielectric layer having an optical thickness; wherein the second dielectric layer has a refractive index higher than that of the first dielectric layer; wherein in each of the first dielectric-layer pairs of the first film stack, the optical thickness of the first dielectric layer to the opt
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Heng-Ying Cho, De-Shan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230317912
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode, includes a semiconductor stack, including a first semiconductor layer, an active region and a second semiconductor layer; a transparent conductive layer formed on the semiconductor stack and electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer; an insulating layer formed on the transparent conductive layer, comprising a plurality of first opening; a first electrode formed on the insulating layer, electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; and a second electrode formed on the insulating layer, comprising a second pad and a second extension extending from the second pad along a long side of the light-emitting diode toward the first electrode, electrically connected to the transparent conductive layer, wherein the second extension comprise a plurality of node parts and a plurality of linking parts alternately disposed, and in a plan view, the node part has a width smaller than that of the second pad and lager than that of the linking part and that of the first opening; w
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jhih Yong YANG, Hsin Ying WANG, De Shan KUO
  • Publication number: 20230274962
    Abstract: A chip transferring method includes providing a plurality of chips on a first load-bearing structure; measuring photoelectric characteristic values of the plurality of chips; categorizing the plurality of chips into a first portion chips and a second portion chips according to the photoelectric characteristic values of the plurality of chips, wherein the second portion chips comprise parts of the plurality of chips which photoelectric characteristic value falls within an unqualified range; removing the second portion chips from the first load-bearing structure; dividing the first portion chips into a plurality of blocks according to the photoelectric characteristic values, and each of the plurality of blocks comprising multiple chips of the first portion chips; and transferring the multiple chips of one of the plurality of blocks to a second load-bearing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Min-Hsun HSIEH, De-Shan KUO, Chang-Lin LEE, Jhih-Yong YANG
  • Publication number: 20230187473
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate with a top surface; a first light-emitting structure unit and a second light-emitting structure unit separately formed on the top surface and adjacent to each other, and wherein the first light-emitting structure unit includes a first sidewall and the second light-emitting structure unit includes a second sidewall; an isolation layer formed on the first sidewall and the second sidewall, including a first edge on the first light-emitting structure unit and wherein the first edge has an acute angle in a cross-sectional view; and an electrical connection formed on the isolation layer, the first light-emitting structure unit and the second light-emitting structure unit, and electrically connecting the first light-emitting structure unit and the second light-emitting structure unit; wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are inclined; and wherein the electrical connection includes a first part on the first light-emitting structure unit, and the first part do
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Chien-Fu SHEN, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Tsun-Kai KO, Schang-Jing HON, Sheng-Jie HSU, De-Shan KUO, Hsin-Ying WANG, Chiu-Lin YAO, Chien-Fu HUANG, Hsin-Mao LIU, Chien-Kai CHUNG
  • Patent number: 11677046
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Patent number: 11658052
    Abstract: A chip transferring method includes providing a plurality of chips on a first load-bearing structure; measuring a photoelectric characteristic value of each of the plurality of chips; categorizing the plurality of chips into a first portion chips and a second portion chips according to the photoelectric characteristic value of each of the plurality of chips; providing a second load-bearing structure; weakening a first adhesion between the first portion chips and the first load-bearing structure or between the second portion chips and the first load-bearing structure; and transferring the first portion chips or the second portion chips to the second load-bearing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, De-Shan Kuo, Chang-Lin Lee, Jhih-Yong Yang
  • Publication number: 20230155056
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate including a top surface; a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, wherein a portion of the top surface is exposed; a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) formed on the semiconductor stack and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate; a metal layer formed on the distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate and being insulated with the semiconductor stack; and an insulation layer formed on the metal layer and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Che-Hung Lin, Chien-Chih Liao, Chi-Shiang Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Chao-Hsing Chen
  • Patent number: 11594573
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes a substrate with a top surface; a first light-emitting structure unit and a second light-emitting structure unit separately formed on the top surface and adjacent to each other, and wherein the first light-emitting structure unit includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall; a trench between the first and the second light-emitting structure units; and an electrical connection arranged on the first sidewall and the second light-emitting structure unit, and electrically connecting the first light-emitting structure unit and the second light-emitting structure unit; wherein the first sidewall connects to the top surface; wherein the first sidewall faces the second light-emitting structure units, and the second sidewall is not between the first light-emitting structure unit and the second light-emitting structure unit; and wherein the second sidewall is steeper than the first sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Shen, Chao-Hsing Chen, Tsun-Kai Ko, Schang-Jing Hon, Sheng-Jie Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Hsin-Ying Wang, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chien-Fu Huang, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chien-Kai Chung
  • Patent number: 11575070
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate including a top surface; a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, wherein a portion of the top surface is exposed; a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) formed on the semiconductor stack and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate; a metal layer formed on the distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate and being insulated with the semiconductor stack; and an insulation layer formed on the metal layer and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Che-Hung Lin, Chien-Chih Liao, Chi-Shiang Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Chao-Hsing Chen
  • Publication number: 20220376143
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: De-Shan KUO, Ting-Chia KO, Chun-Hsiang TU, Po-Shun CHIU
  • Patent number: 11437547
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Publication number: 20220149234
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a light-emitting stack formed on the first surface; and a distributed Bragg reflection structure formed on the second surface, wherein the distributed Bragg reflection structure includes a first film stack and a second film stack; wherein the first film stack includes a plurality of first dielectric-layer pairs consecutively arranged, the second film stack includes a plurality of second dielectric-layer pairs consecutively arranged, each of the first dielectric-layer pairs and each of the second dielectric-layer pairs respectively includes a first dielectric layer having an optical thickness and a second dielectric layer having an optical thickness; wherein the second dielectric layer has a refractive index higher than that of the first dielectric layer; wherein in each of the first dielectric-layer pairs of the first film stack, the optical thickness of the first dielectric layer to the opt
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Heng-Ying CHO, De-Shan KUO
  • Patent number: 11251340
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate, having a first surface and second surface opposite to the first surface; a light-emitting stack, formed on the first surface of the substrate, the light-emitting stack including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer, wherein the active layer is formed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer; and a distributed Bragg reflection structure (DBR), formed on the second surface of the substrate, including a plurality of dielectric-layer pair formed sequentially on the second surface, wherein each of the dielectric-layer pairs includes respectively a first dielectric layer having a first optical thickness and a second dielectric layer having a second optical thickness, and wherein from the second surface, the first dielectric layer of each of the dielectric-layer pairs is thicker than the first dielectric layer of the adjacent previous dielectric-layer pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Heng-Ying Cho, De-Shan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20220029054
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate including a top surface; a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, wherein a portion of the top surface is exposed; a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) formed on the semiconductor stack and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate; a metal layer formed on the distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate and being insulated with the semiconductor stack; and an insulation layer formed on the metal layer and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Che-Hung Lin, Chien-Chih Liao, Chi-Shiang Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Chao-Hsing Chen
  • Publication number: 20210336090
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active area between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer including an upper surface; an exposed region formed in the semiconductor stack to expose the upper surface; a first protective layer covering the exposed region and a portion of the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first protective layer includes a first part with a first thickness formed on the upper surface and a second part with a second thickness formed on the second semiconductor layer, the first thickness is smaller than the second thickness; a first reflective structure formed on the second semiconductor layer and including one or multiple openings; and a second reflective structure formed on the first reflective structure and electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer through the one or multiple openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jhih-Yong YANG, Hsin-Ying WANG, De-Shan KUO, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Yi-Hung LIN, Meng-Hsiang HONG, Kuo-Ching HUNG, Cheng-Lin LU
  • Publication number: 20210335641
    Abstract: A chip transferring method includes providing a plurality of chips on a first load-bearing structure; measuring a photoelectric characteristic value of each of the plurality of chips; categorizing the plurality of chips into a first portion chips and a second portion chips according to the photoelectric characteristic value of each of the plurality of chips; providing a second load-bearing structure; weakening a first adhesion between the first portion chips and the first load-bearing structure or between the second portion chips and the first load-bearing structure; and transferring the first portion chips or the second portion chips to the second load-bearing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Min-Hsun HSIEH, De-Shan KUO, Chang-Lin LEE, Jhih-Yong YANG