Light Emitting Semiconductor Devices Having A Potential Or A Surface Barrier, Processes Or Apparatus Peculiar To The Manufacture Or Treatment Of Such Devices, Or Of Parts Thereof Patents (Class 257/E33.001)
  • Patent number: 11967586
    Abstract: Light emitting structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, LED coupons are transferred to a carrier substrate and then patterned to LED mesa structures. Patterning may be performed on heterogeneous groups of LED coupons with a common mask set. The LED mesa structure are then transferred in bulk to a display substrate. In an embodiment, a light emitting structure includes an arrangement of LEDs with different thickness, and corresponding bottom contacts with different thicknesses bonded to a display substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitry S. Sizov, Ion Bita, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet, John T. Leonard, Jonathan S. Steckel, Nathaniel T. Lawrence, Xiaobin Xin, Ranojoy Bose
  • Patent number: 11921375
    Abstract: A mini light-emitting diode (mini-LED) backlight module, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel are provided. A plurality of backlight partitions are defined on a flexible substrate to improve brightness uniformity. A plurality of mini-LEDs arranged in an array in each of the backlight partitions are formed into parallel modules, so that a driving voltage and current of the backlight module can be within an appropriate range. The flexible substrate is further arranged with a first metal pattern, and signals can be independently input to each of the mini-LEDs through each of first sub-metal patterns, reducing metal trace resistance of the backlight module, and further improving brightness uniformity of the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhuhui Li
  • Patent number: 11925071
    Abstract: A method for forming a light emitting element pattern according to an embodiment of the inventive concept includes forming a pattern layer having an opening on a target material, forming a light emitting element pattern on the target material in correspondence to the opening, and removing the pattern layer. Here, the pattern layer includes a first pattern layer disposed on the target material, a second pattern layer disposed on the first pattern layer, and a third pattern layer disposed on the second pattern layer. The second pattern layer has an undercut portion recessed from edges of the third pattern layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Woo-Seok Jeon
  • Patent number: 11923345
    Abstract: A light emitting module including a mounting substrate, light emitting chips mounted on the mounting substrate, and pads, in which the light emitting chips include a first substrate, a first light emitting unit on a first surface of the first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, and a second light emitting unit on a second surface of the second substrate, the first substrate includes a first side surface including a first modified surface, and the second substrate includes a second side surface facing the first side surface and including a second modified surface, the first modified surface includes first modified regions extended in a thickness direction and first ruptured regions disposed therebetween, the second modified surface includes second modified regions extended in the thickness direction and second ruptured regions disposed therebetween, and the first ruptured regions have the same width as the second ruptured regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JinWoong Lee, KyoungWan Kim
  • Patent number: 11908849
    Abstract: A display device includes electrodes disposed on a substrate, extended in a first direction, and spaced apart from one another in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and light-emitting elements having ends disposed on the electrodes, wherein the electrodes include a first electrode having a first portion and a second portion, and a floating electrode adjacent to the first portion of the first electrode, and a width of the second portion is greater than a width of the first portion in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hang Jae Lee, Sung Jae Yun, Yuk Hyun Nam
  • Patent number: 11894386
    Abstract: An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel are provided. The array substrate includes an active layer, a metal contact layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate layer, a source/drain layer, and a pixel electrode, which are sequentially disposed on a substrate. An insulating area of the metal contact layer corresponds to a channel area of the active layer, and a conductive area of the metal contact layer is disposed at two sides of the insulating area. A source and a drain of the source/drain layer are individually connected to the conductive area. Therefore, a problem of relatively high electrical resistance of a conductorized IGZO area in conventional TFT devices can be solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Peng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11864438
    Abstract: A display panel may include the following elements: a substrate including an opening area, a display area surrounding the opening area, and a first non-display area between the opening area and the display area; a data line positioned at a first side relative to the opening area; a first scan line; a second scan line; a first pixel connected to the data line and the first scan line; a second pixel connected to the data line and the second scan line; a first emission control line connected to the first pixel; a connecting section positioned on the first non-display area; a second emission control line connected to the second pixel and connected through the connecting section to the first emission control line; and an emission control driver configured to simultaneously provide emission control signals to the first emission control line and the second emission control line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunae Park, Jaewon Kim, Hyungjun Park, Junyong An, Nuree Um, Ilgoo Youn, Jieun Lee, Donghyeon Jang, Seunghan Jo, Junyoung Jo
  • Patent number: 11830968
    Abstract: A display device including a base substrate having a front surface and a rear surface, and including a first recess portion recessed from the front surface, a plurality of outer electrodes disposed on the base substrate, a light emitting device disposed in the first recess portion and configured to emit light in a direction away from the base substrate, the light emitting device including a light emitting structure electrically connected to the outer electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung Hak Yang
  • Patent number: 11830778
    Abstract: A method can include obtaining characteristic data for a wafer. The characteristic data can correspond to the wafer in a processed state and can include a set of stress values of the wafer. The wafer can include a front side, a back side opposite the front side, and a set of regions. The set of stress values can include a first stress value corresponding to a first region. In the processed state, one or more front-side processes can be completed on the front side of the wafer. The method can include determining that the first stress value exceeds a stress threshold and generating a compensation map. The compensation map can identify one or more regions for forming one or more trenches. The method can include initiating, based on the compensation map, a formation of a first trench on the back side of the wafer in the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Wolpert, Daniel James Dechene, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Michael Romain, Somnath Ghosh
  • Patent number: 11811000
    Abstract: Methods for forming light emitting diodes (LEDs) that leverage cavity profiles and induced stresses to alter emitted wavelengths of the LEDs. In some embodiments, the method includes forming a cavity on a substrate where the cavity has a cavity profile that is configured to accept an emitter pixel structure for an LED, forming at least one passivation layer in the cavity, and forming at least one optical layer in the cavity on at least a portion of one of the at least one passivation layer. The at least one optical layer is configured to increase a lumen output of the emitter pixel structure. The method further includes forming the emitter pixel structure in the cavity on the at least one optical layer of the emitter pixel structure where the cavity profile is configured to adjust an emitted light wavelength of the emitter pixel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventor: Taichou Papo Chen
  • Patent number: 11796141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) comprising an LED strip (100) with an elongated carrier (110) having a first carrier surface (111) and an opposite second carrier surface (112), a plurality of light-emitting diodes (120) arranged on the second carrier surface (112), and a light-transmissive encapsulant (130) encapsulating the plurality of light-emitting diodes (120). The lighting device (1) is arranged to be mounted to a mounting surface (210) of an object (200). For this purpose, it comprises a first attachment component (150) arranged on a first outer surface (141) of the LED strip (100) and a second attachment component (160) arranged on a second outer surface (142) of the LED strip (100). The first and second attachment components (150; 160) are for attaching the lighting device (1) in first and second mounting orientations, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 11773480
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to using MXene compositions as templates for the deposition of oriented perovskite films, and compositions derived from such methods. Certain specific embodiments include methods preparing an oriented perovskite, perovskite-type, or perovskite-like film, the methods comprising: (a) depositing at least one perovskite, perovskite-type, or perovskite-like composition or precursor composition using chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), or atomic layer deposition (ALD) onto a film or layer of a MXene composition supported on a substrate to form a layered composition or precursor composition; and either (b) (1) heat treating or annealing the layered precursor composition to form a layered perovskite-type structure comprising at least one oriented perovskite, perovskite-type, or perovskite-like composition; or (2) annealing the layered composition; or (3) both (1) and (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Zongquan Gu, Babak Anasori, Andrew Lewis Bennett-Jackson, Matthias Falmbigl, Dominic Imbrenda, Yury Gogotsi, Jonathan E. Spanier
  • Patent number: 11765932
    Abstract: An organic optoelectronic component includes an organic functional layer stack between a first electrode and a second electrode including a light-emitting layer formed to emit radiation during operation of the component; a coupling-out layer arranged above the first electrode and/or the second electrode which is in a beam path of the radiation of the light-emitting layer; and a protective layer above the coupling-out layer, wherein the coupling-out layer includes a structured layer and a planarization layer arranged thereabove and the structured layer has a structured surface structured at least in places, the planarization layer planarizes the structured surface of the structured layer, the protective layer cannot be removed without at least partially destroying the coupling-out layer, and adhesion of the structured layer to the planarization layer is smaller than adhesion of the protective layer to the planarization layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Pictiva Displays International Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Riedel, Nina Riegel, Thomas Wehlus, Arne Fleissner, Armin Heinrichsdobler
  • Patent number: 11758779
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate where a pixel is placed, and including an emission area and a wire area adjacent to the emission area; at least one wire formed on the substrate in the wire area; multiple insulation layers formed on the at least one wire; an anode electrode formed on the multiple insulation layers in the emission area; an emission layer formed on the anode electrode, and covering the anode electrode; and a cathode electrode formed on the emission layer, wherein the at least one wire formed on the substrate applies a signal to the pixel, the multiple insulation layers cover the at least one wire, and at least one of the multiple insulation layers is formed in a region of the substrate except at least one region or all regions of the emission area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongsun Jo, WooJung Byun, Deuksoo Jung, Juhyuk Kim
  • Patent number: 11747008
    Abstract: A DUV light source module includes a print circuit board, an array of DUV light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a plurality of DUV LED drivers for driving the DUV light-emitting diodes, and a pair of electrical connectors for connecting the DUV LED drivers hence the DUV light-emitting diodes to a power source, and A DUV light source device includes the DUV light source module, a reflector, a heat sink, a heat pipe, a radiator and a fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BOLB INC.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Ling Zhou, Ying Gao, Huazhong Deng, Alex Lunev, Cuong Le
  • Patent number: 11744123
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a method for manufacturing the array substrate and a display device, and belongs to the field of display technology. The array substrate of the present disclosure includes: a base substrate; a light-blocking layer disposed on the base substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the light-blocking layer; an organic light-emitting diode which is disposed on the light-blocking layer and has a first electrode coupled to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor; the light-blocking layer is provided with a plurality of scattering particles, and orthographic projections of at least a portion of the scattering particles on the base substrate are overlapped with an orthographic projection of the organic light-emitting diode on the base substrate, so as to scatter light emitted from the organic light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seungjin Choi
  • Patent number: 11742361
    Abstract: A display substrate, a method for manufacturing a display substrate and a display device are provided, and the display substrate includes: a base having a first surface, a second surface and a side surface, the base includes a display area and an epitaxial area; a driving functional layer in the display area and first binding electrodes in the epitaxial area on the first surface, the first binding electrodes are coupled with the driving functional layer; second binding electrodes located on the second surface and coupled with the first binding electrodes through side wirings; a portion of each side wiring is located on the side surface; a blocking wall on the first surface and in the epitaxial region, an orthographic projection of the blocking wall on the base at least passes through spacing regions between every two adjacent first binding electrodes along an arrangement direction of the first binding electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: BOE MLED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Linhui Gong, Chao Liu
  • Patent number: 11699779
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; n light-emitting elements (n being a natural number of 2 or more) mounted on the substrate, each comprising a first bonding member electrically connected to a first semiconductor layer, and a second bonding member electrically connected to a second semiconductor layer; and n+1 interconnects provided on the substrate, the n+1 interconnects comprising a first interconnect comprising a first external connection portion, a second interconnect comprising a second external connection portion, and a third interconnect comprising a third external connection portion. In a top-view, the first light-emitting element is located between a first side of the substrate and a second light-emitting element, and the second light-emitting element is located between a first light-emitting element and a second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kageyama
  • Patent number: 11683171
    Abstract: Provided are embodiments for a circuit comprising for performing hardware acceleration for elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). The circuit includes a code array comprising instructions for performing complex modular arithmetic; and a data array storing values corresponding to one or more complex numbers. The modular arithmetic unit includes a first multiplier and a first accumulation unit, a second multiplier and a second accumulation unit, and a third multiplier and a third accumulation unit, wherein the first, second, and third multiplier and accumulation units are cascaded and configured to perform hardware computation of complex modular operations. Also provided are embodiments of a computer program product and a method for performing the hardware acceleration of super-singular isogeny key encryption (SIKE) operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Rajat Rao
  • Patent number: 11652093
    Abstract: Provided are a micro light source array for a display device, a display device including the micro light source array, and a method of manufacturing the display device. The micro light source array includes: a plurality of silicon sub-mounts provided on a substrate, each silicon sub-mount from among the plurality of silicon sub-mounts corresponding to a respective sub-pixel from among a plurality of sub-pixels of a display device, the plurality of silicon sub-mounts being separated from each other by a plurality of trenches; a plurality of light emitting device chips coupled to the plurality of silicon sub-mounts; and a plurality of driving circuits provided at the plurality of silicon sub-mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Junhee Choi, Euijoon Yoon
  • Patent number: 11637156
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a sensor under the pixel array, and a refracting layer over the pixel array. The pixel array includes a first region having a first resolution and overlapping the sensor and a second region having a second resolution higher than the first resolution and adjacent to the first region. The refracting layer includes a first refracting portion having a first refractive index and a second refracting portion having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Min Hyun, Sung-Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 11635186
    Abstract: A polymeric substrate and a method of providing same includes providing a protection system of one or more layers on at least one first surface of the polymeric substrate, coating a spectrally controlling system on a surface of the protection system to provide an external surface, the spectrally controlling system comprising at least a light absorbing or a light reflecting layer, partially removing the spectrally controlling system from the external surface until reaching the at least one first surface of the protection system creating in the spectrally controlling system an area free of the light absorbing or light reflecting layer of the spectrally controlling system, and covering the area by depositing at least one or more substances in droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    Inventors: Simon David Field, Sascha Björn Heib, Andreas Herrmann, Oliver Hochart, Serge Grdemyan
  • Patent number: 11626533
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device including: a substrate; a laminated structure provided on the substrate and having a plurality of first columnar portions and a plurality of second columnar portions; and a first electrode and a second electrode, in which the first columnar portion includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer having a conductivity type different from the first semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, light generated in the light emitting layer propagates through the plurality of first columnar portions and the plurality of second columnar portions, a height of the second columnar portion is equal to or larger than a sum of a thickness of the first semiconductor layer and a thickness of the light emitting layer, and is lower than a height of the first columnar portion, the first semiconductor layer is provided between the substrate and the light emitting layer, the first elec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ishizawa, Katsumi Kishino
  • Patent number: 11610868
    Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Brick, Jean-Jacques Drolet, Hubert Halbritter, Laura Kreiner, Thomas Schwarz, Julia Stolz
  • Patent number: 11594706
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a display panel, a preparation method thereof and a display device. The display panel includes: a base substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices located on the base substrate, and a film packaging structure located on a side, away from the base substrate, of the light emitting devices, wherein the film packaging structure includes a first inorganic packaging film on the side, away from the base substrate, of the light emitting devices, a second inorganic packaging film on the side, away from the light emitting devices, of the first inorganic packaging film, and an organic packaging film between the first inorganic packaging film and the second inorganic packaging film; and the first inorganic packaging film is provided with convex structures at gaps among the light emitting devices, and the organic packaging film is disconnected at the convex structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yudan Shui, Yanping Ren, Lian Xiang
  • Patent number: 11592701
    Abstract: A display system and method are disclosed that includes an electronic display device and a backlight comprising a light-emitting array, a reflector adjacent to the light-emitting array, a diffuser opposite the reflector, a first brightness enhancing layer adjacent the diffuser, and an optical film in the backlight unit that includes at least one light conversion material or at least one light conversion material. The light conversion material is structured and configured to reduce hazardous blue light emissions between about 400 nm to about 500 nm. The disclosed display device can include a liquid crystal panel configured to control transmission of light from the backlight to a viewer. The display device also includes one or more optical films that incorporate one or more light conversion or light absorbing materials. The optical films can be positioned between the layers of the disclosed display device and give enhanced blue-light absorption to the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: EYESAFE INC.
    Inventors: Arkady Garbar, Derek Harris, Kelly Mitzel
  • Patent number: 11563052
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) pixel for a display including a substrate, a first LED stack disposed on the substrate, a second LED stack disposed on the first LED stack, a third LED stack disposed on the second LED stack, and through-hole vias formed through the substrate, in which each of the first, second, and third LED stacks includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, and each of the through-hole vias is electrically connected to at least one of the first, second, and third LED stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hyeon Chae, Chung Hoon Lee, Seong Gyu Jang, Chang Yeon Kim, Ho Joon Lee
  • Patent number: 11552196
    Abstract: A metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor preferably fabricated with a silicon-on-insulator process has a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region in a spaced relationship thereto A body structure is defined by a channel segment between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region, and a first extension segment structurally contiguous with the channel segment. A shallow trench isolation structure surrounds the first semiconductor region, the second semiconductor region, and the body structure, with a first extension interface being defined between the shallow trench isolation structure and the first extension segment of the body structure to reduce leakage current flowing from the second semiconductor region to the first semiconductor region through a parasitic path of the body structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Oleksandr Gorbachov, Lisette L. Zhang, Lothar Musiol
  • Patent number: 11482622
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a layer of active material on a base. The base can be insulator material in some cases. The layer has a channel region between a source region and a drain region. A gate structure is in contact with the channel region and includes a gate electrode and a gate dielectric, where the gate dielectric is between the gate electrode and the active material. An electrical contact is on one or both of the source region and the drain region. The electrical contact has a larger portion in contact with a top surface of the active material and a smaller portion extending through the layer of active material into the base. The active material may be, for example, a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Lin, Abhishek Sharma, Carl Naylor, Urusa Alaan, Christopher Jezewski, Ashish Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11374382
    Abstract: A method for increasing the bandwidth of an electroabsorption modulator (EAM) includes the following steps. First, a plurality of p-i-n active waveguides for the EAM are defined on a p-i-n optical waveguide forming an EAM having a shorter p-i-n active waveguide length. Then, the bandwidth of the EAM can be increased. Second, the high-impedance transmission lines are used in series to connect the EAM sections to reduce the microwave reflection and then increase the device bandwidth. Finally, the impedance-controlled transmission lines for the signal input and output can not only reduce the parasitic effects resulting from packaging, but also reduce the microwave reflection resulting from the impedance mismatch at the device input and load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: LUXNET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fang-Jeng Lin, Yu-Chun Fan, Pi-Cheng Law, Yi-Ching Chiu
  • Patent number: 11374147
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing an optoelectronic device having a diode matrix with semiconductor stacks involves providing a growth substrate having a support substrate coated with a nucleation layer defining a nucleation surface. A dielectric layer is deposited on the nucleation surface. A plurality of through-holes, extending to the nucleation surface, are formed in the dielectric layer. The nucleation layer, located in the through-holes, is etched to free up an upper surface of the support surface and expose a lateral surface of the nucleation layer forming a lateral nucleation surface. A dielectric region is formed extending in the support substrate such that, during a subsequent epitaxial growth stage, each first doped portion is formed especially from the lateral nucleation surface. In the through-holes and from the nucleation surface, the semiconductor stacks are epitaxially grown such that at least the first doped portions and active zones thereof are located in the through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Matthew Charles
  • Patent number: 9966356
    Abstract: A method of forming and transferring shaped metallic interconnects, comprising providing a donor substrate comprising an array of metallic interconnects, using a laser system to prepare the metallic interconnects, forming shaped metallic interconnects, and transferring the shaped metallic interconnect to an electrical device. An electronic device made from the method of providing a donor ribbon, wherein the donor ribbon comprises an array of metal structures and a release layer on a donor substrate, providing a stencil to the metal structures on the donor substrate, applying a laser pulse through the donor substrate to the metal structures, and directing the metal structures to an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Scott A. Mathews, Iyoel Beniam, Alberto Piqué
  • Patent number: 9685349
    Abstract: A method of forming and transferring shaped metallic interconnects, comprising providing a donor substrate comprising an array of metallic interconnects, using a laser system to prepare the metallic interconnects, forming shaped metallic interconnects, and transferring the shaped metallic interconnect to an electrical device. An electronic device made from the method of providing a donor ribbon, wherein the donor ribbon comprises an array of metal structures and a release layer on a donor substrate, providing a stencil to the metal structures on the donor substrate, applying a laser pulse through the donor substrate to the metal structures, and directing the metal structures to an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Scott A. Mathews, Iyoel Beniam, Alberto Piqué
  • Patent number: 9040328
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for an LED includes providing a substrate having a buffer layer and a first N-type epitaxial layer, forming a blocking layer on the first N-type epitaxial layer, and etching the blocking layer to form patterned grooves penetrating the blocking layer to the first N-type epitaxial layer. A second N-type epitaxial layer is then formed on the blocking layer to contact the first N-type epitaxial layer; a light emitting layer, a P-type epitaxial layer and a conductive layer are thereafter disposed on the second N-type epitaxial layer; an N-type electrode is formed to electrically connect with the first N-type epitaxial layer, and a P-type electrode is formed on the conductive layer. The N-type electrode is disposed on the blocking layer and separated from the second N-type epitaxial layer and has a portion extending into the patterned grooves to contact the first N-type epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Zhongshan Innocloud Intellectual Property Services Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya-Wen Lin, Shih-Cheng Huang, Po-Min Tu, Chia-Hung Huang, Shun-Kuei Yang
  • Patent number: 9035334
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves a method of packaging a light-emitting diode (LED). According to the method, a group of metal pads and a group of LEDs are provided. The group of LEDs is attached to the group of metal pads, for example through a bonding process. After the LEDs are attached to the metal pads, each LED is spaced apart from adjacent LEDs. Also according to the method, a phosphor film is coated around the group of LEDs collectively. The phosphor film is coated on top and side surfaces of each LED and between adjacent LEDs. A dicing process is then performed to slice through portions of the phosphor film located between adjacent LEDs. The dicing process divides the group of LEDs into a plurality of individual phosphor-coated LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: TSMC SOLID STATE LIGHTING LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Xiang Tseng, Hsiao-Wen Lee, Min-Sheng Wu, Tien-Min Lin
  • Patent number: 9029887
    Abstract: Solid state lighting (SSL) devices and methods of manufacturing SSL devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an SSL device comprises a support having a surface and a solid state emitter (SSE) at the surface of the support. The SSE can emit a first light propagating along a plurality of first vectors. The SSL device can further include a converter material over at least a portion of the SSE. The converter material can emit a second light propagating along a plurality of second vectors. Additionally, the SSL device can include a lens over the SSE and the converter material. The lens can include a plurality of diffusion features that change the direction of the first light and the second light such that the first and second lights blend together as they exit the lens. The SSL device can emit a substantially uniform color of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin F. Schubert, Kevin Tetz
  • Patent number: 9030108
    Abstract: This invention is a photon-interactive Gaussian surface lens method means that converts incident photons from a single or a plurality of wide band gap semiconductor class light emitting diode dies, into a secondary emission of photons emanating from a composite photon transparent colloidal stationary suspension of quantum dots, high efficiency phosphors, a combination of quantum dots and high efficiency phosphors and nano-particles of metal, silicon or similar semiconductors from the IIIB and IVB Group of the Periodic Table and any nano-material and/or micro/nano spheres that responds to Rayleigh Scattering and/or Mie Scattering; and a plurality of quantum dots in communication with said nano-particles in said suspension. The apparatus and methods according to the present invention provides in improved narrow pass-band of red, green, and blue photon efficiency over phosphor based conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventors: David Deak, Sr., David Deak, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9029893
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a p-side electrode, an n-side electrode, a fluorescent material layer and a reflection film. The semiconductor layer has a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface and includes a light emitting layer. The p-side electrode and the n-side electrode are provided on the semiconductor layer on a side of the second surface. The fluorescent material layer is provided on a side of the first surface and includes a plurality of fluorescent materials and a bonding material. The bonding material integrates the fluorescent materials. The reflection film is partially provided on the fluorescent material layer and has a higher reflectance to the radiated light of the light emitting layer than to the radiated light of the fluorescent materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yosuke Akimoto, Akihiro Kojima, Miyoko Shimada, Hideyuki Tomizawa, Yoshiaki Sugizaki, Hideto Furuyama
  • Patent number: 9029850
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a thin film transistor including an active layer, a gate electrode, source and drain electrodes, a first insulating layer between the active layer and the gate electrode, and a second insulating layer between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes, a third insulating layer covering the source and drain electrodes, the third insulating layer being an organic insulating layer, a pixel electrode including a semi-transparent metal layer and having an end located in a trench formed around the first insulating layer, a fourth insulating layer including an opening exposing a top surface of the pixel electrode, the fourth insulating layer being an organic insulating layer, an organic light-emitting layer on the pixel electrode, and a counter electrode on the organic light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yul-Kyu Lee, Kyung-Hoon Park, Sun Park, Yeong-Ho Song, Ji-Hoon Song
  • Patent number: 9023668
    Abstract: A method for producing a substrate having an irregular concave and convex surface for scattering light includes: manufacturing a substrate having the irregular concave and convex surface; irradiating the concave and convex surface of the manufactured substrate with inspection light from a direction oblique to a normal direction and detecting returning light of the inspection light returned from the concave and convex surface by a light-receiving element provided in the normal direction of the concave and convex surface; and judging unevenness of luminance of the concave and convex surface by an image processing device based on light intensity of the returning light received. An organic EL element which includes a diffraction-grating substrate having an irregular concave and convex surface is produced with a high throughput.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Sato, Suzushi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9024305
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a planarization layer disposed on the substrate, a first electrode disposed on the planarization layer, an emission layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the emission layer, wherein an uneven pattern is formed on a top surface of the planarization layer, the uneven pattern comprises a strip line having a plurality of thicknesses and widths, and a thickness of the strip line becomes smaller as a distance from a center portion of the first electrode becomes larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Beom Choi, Hwa-Jin Noh, Hyoung-Min Park, Yong-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 9024356
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first compound semiconductor material and a second compound semiconductor material on the first compound semiconductor material. The second compound semiconductor material comprises a different material than the first compound semiconductor material such that the first compound semiconductor material has a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). The semiconductor device further includes a buried field plate disposed in the first compound semiconductor material and electrically connected to a terminal of the semiconductor device. The 2DEG is interposed between the buried field plate and the second compound semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Gilberto Curatola, Oliver Häberlen
  • Patent number: 9024343
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting element, an additional light emitting element, a light reflecting resin member, an electrically conductive wire, an additional electrically conductive wire, and a sealing member. The substrate is provided with a conductor wiring. The light emitting element is mounted on the substrate. The electrically conductive wire electrically connects the conductor wiring and the light emitting element with at least a part of the electrically conductive wire being embedded in the light reflecting resin member. The additional electrically conductive wire electrically connects the light emitting element and the additional light emitting element, with the additional electrically conductive wire not being in contact with the light reflecting resin member. The sealing member is disposed in a region surrounded by the light reflecting resin member to cover the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Motokazu Yamada, Mototaka Inobe
  • Patent number: 9012932
    Abstract: A white LED assembly includes a string of series-connected blue LED dice mounted on a substrate. The substrate has a plurality of substrate terminals. A first of the substrate terminals is coupled to be a part of first end node of the string. A second of the substrate terminals is coupled to be a part of an intermediate node of the string. A third of the substrate terminals is coupled to be a part of a second end node of the string. Other substrate terminals may be provided and coupled to be parts of corresponding other intermediate nodes of the string. A single contiguous amount of phosphor covers all the LED dice, but does not cover any of the substrate terminals. In one example, the amount of phosphor contacts the substrate and has a circular periphery. All the LEDs are mounted to the substrate within the circular periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Xu, Michael Solomensky
  • Patent number: 9006771
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an organic light emitting diode, comprising a substrate, a first electrode, an organic material layer, and a second electrode, wherein a trench comprising a concave part and a convex part is provided on the substrate, the first electrode is provided on the substrate on which the trench is formed by being deposited, and an auxiliary electrode is provided on the first electrode. The organic light emitting diode according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may increase surface areas of the first electrode and the auxiliary electrode formed on the substrate, thereby implementing a low resistance electrode. In addition, since a line width of the electrode is not increased, it is possible to prevent a decrease of an opening ratio of the organic light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hyoung Lee, Jung-Bum Kim
  • Patent number: 9006758
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a reflective electrode, a light-transmitting electrode disposed opposite the reflective electrode, a light-emitting layer emitting blue light disposed between the reflective electrode and the light-transmitting electrode, and a functional layer disposed between the reflective electrode and the light-emitting layer. The optical thickness of the functional layer is no less than 428.9 nm and no more than 449.3 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Yoneda
  • Patent number: 9000475
    Abstract: A light-emitter with a bank having an upper surface located at a height of h0 with reference to the top surface of the base layer and a circumferential surface facing the aperture in the bank. When h denotes a height of a given point on the circumferential surface with reference to the top surface and x denotes a distance, measured in a direction along the top surface, of the given point from a boundary between the upper and circumferential surface, a second-order derivative of h with respect to x is continuous at a point corresponding to the boundary, h being smaller than h0. An inflection point of the second-order derivative is located at a height of 0.9h0 or greater with reference to the top surface, and a top surface of the functional layer is in contact with the circumferential surface at a contact point near the inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Sekimoto
  • Patent number: 9000466
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosures are directed to improved approaches for achieving high-performance light extraction from a Group III-nitride volumetric LED chips. More particularly, disclosed herein are techniques for achieving high-performance light extraction from a Group III-nitride volumetric LED chip using surface and sidewall roughening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Aldaz, Aurelien David, Daniel F. Feezell, Thomas M. Katona, Rajat Sharma
  • Patent number: 9000442
    Abstract: To simply provide a flexible light-emitting device with long lifetime. To provide a flexible light-emitting device with favorable display characteristics, high yield, and high reliability without display unevenness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hatano, Takaaki Nagata, Nozomu Sugisawa, Tatsuya Okano, Akihiro Chida, Tatsunori Inoue
  • Patent number: 9000443
    Abstract: An object is to provide a light-emitting device or a flexible light-emitting device having low surface temperature, a long lifetime, and high reliability. Another object is to provide a simple method of manufacturing the light-emitting device or the flexible light-emitting device. Provided is a light-emitting device or a flexible light-emitting device which includes: a substrate having a light-transmitting property with respect to visible light; a first adhesive layer provided over the substrate; an insulating layer located over the first adhesive layer; a light-emitting element comprising a first electrode formed over the insulating layer, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a layer including an organic compound having a light-emitting property between the first electrode and the second electrode, a second adhesive layer formed over the second electrode; a metal substrate provided over the second adhesive layer; and a heat radiation material layer formed over the metal substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaoru Hatano