Characterized By Material (epo) Patents (Class 257/E33.063)
  • Patent number: 9014227
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor laser device by forming a semiconductor structure at least part of which is in the form of a mesa structure having a flat top. The steps include depositing a passivation layer over the mesa structure, forming a contact opening in the passivation layer on the flat top of the mesa structure; and depositing a metal contact portion, with the deposited metal contact portion contacting the semiconductor structure via the contact opening. The contact opening formed through the passivation layer has a smaller area than the flat top of the mesa structure to allow for wider tolerances in alignment accuracy. The metal contact portion comprises a platinum layer between one or more gold layers to provide an effective barrier against Au diffusion into the semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Emcore Corporation
    Inventors: Jia-Sheng Huang, Phong Thai
  • Patent number: 8987772
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an LED chip including electrode pads. The LED chip includes a semiconductor stack including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer interposed between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer; a first electrode pad located on the second conductive type semiconductor layer opposite to the first conductive type semiconductor layer; a first electrode extension extending from the first electrode pad and connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer; a second electrode pad electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer; and an insulation layer interposed between the first electrode pad and the second conductive type semiconductor layer. The LED chip includes the first electrode pad on the second conductive type semiconductor layer, thereby increasing a light emitting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ye Seul Kim, Kyoung Wan Kim, Yeo Jin Yoon, Sang-Hyun Oh, Keum Ju Lee, Jin Woong Lee, Da Yeon Jeong, Sang Won Woo
  • Patent number: 8987768
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device is provided, including a substrate, a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer that includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The device includes a first roughness layer having a random horn shape and formed with irregular intervals, a second roughness layer, and at least one of a first AlGaN based semiconductor layer and a second AlGaN based semiconductor layer. The second conductive semiconductor layer includes a plurality of apexes on the top surface, where the distance between at least two apexes is of about 0.3 ?m to about 1.0 ?m. The second roughness layer includes a lower surface having a shape corresponding to the top surface of the second conductive semiconductor layer. The second roughness layer includes an upper surface having a shape corresponding to a top surface of the first roughness layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 8981416
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode has a carrier substrate. The light-emitting diode also contains an active layer that generates and emits electromagnetic radiation at a carrier front face. The active layer is mounted on the carrier substrate. At least one contacting device is located on a carrier rear face and is arranged simultaneously for electrical contacting and for mechanical attachment of the light-emitting diode. The contacting device includes a contact region. The contact region and/or the contacting device, seen in a side view parallel to the carrier rear face, are elevated in a U-shape or L-shape above the carrier rear face and/or extend in a lateral direction away from the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Simon Schicktanz
  • Patent number: 8927978
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence (EL) element formed using a relatively stable new electron injection material in an atmosphere of approximately ordinary pressure. An organic EL element of a preferable embodiment is an organic EL element including a supporting substrate, an anode, a light-emitting layer, an electron injection layer, and a cathode in this order, in which the electron injection layer is formed by applying an ink including an ionic polymer so as to form a film, and the cathode is formed by applying an ink including a material which forms the cathode so as to form a film or transferring a conductive thin film which forms the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shoji Mima, Yoshinobu Ono
  • Patent number: 8928027
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a first conductive semiconductor layer including first and second areas; an active layer disposed on the second area; a second conductive semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer; first and second electrode branches disposed on the first and second conductive semiconductor layers, respectively; a first electrode pad electrically connected to the first electrode branch and disposed on the first electrode branch; and a second electrode pad electrically connected to the second electrode branch and disposed on the second electrode branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung Ho Ryu, Hae Yeon Hwang, Young Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 8912028
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device, which includes a light transmissive electrode layer formed using a conductive thin film and an insulating thin film to substitute for a transparent electrode layer, comprises a substrate; a first semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; an active layer formed on the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; a light transmissive electrode layer formed on the second semiconductor layer, the light transmissive electrode layer having a structure in which at least one conductive thin film and at least one insulating thin film are deposited; and a first electrode formed on the light transmissive electrode layer, wherein the light transmissve electrode layer includes at least one contact portion for contacting the at least one conductive thin film with the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taeil Jung, YoungChae Kim, SunMan Kim, Yeji Han, Chunghoon Park, Byeong-Kyun Choi, Se-Eun Kang
  • Patent number: 8912559
    Abstract: A Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, includes a groove having a depth extending from the top surface of a p-type layer to an n-type layer is provided in a region overlapping (in plan view) with the wiring portion of an n-electrode or the wiring portion of a p-electrode. An insulating film is provided so as to continuously cover the side surfaces and bottom surface of the groove, the p-type layer, and an ITO electrode. The insulating film incorporates therein reflective films in regions directly below the n-electrode and the p-electrode (on the side of a sapphire substrate). The reflective films in regions directly below the wiring portion of the n-electrode and the wiring portion of the p-electrode are located at a level lower than that of a light-emitting layer. The n-electrode and the p-electrode are covered with an additional insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Totani, Masashi Deguchi, Naoki Nakajo
  • Patent number: 8896014
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a conductive layer functioning as a first electrode, an electroluminescent layer, and a conductive layer functioning as a second electrode, and further includes an insulating material filling a defect portion in the electroluminescent layer so that the defect portion is sealed. In the light-emitting element, the conductive layer functioning as a second electrode overlaps with the conductive layer functioning as a first electrode with the electroluminescent layer and the insulating material interposed therebetween and is in contact with a top surface of the electroluminescent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Tanaka, Hisao Ikeda, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8878196
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including a semiconductor nanocrystal layer and a method for producing the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device includes a semiconductor nanocrystal layer whose voids are filled with a filling material. According to the light-emitting device, since voids formed between nanocrystal particles of the semiconductor nanocrystal layer are filled with a filling material, the occurrence of a current leakage through the voids is minimized, which enables the device to have extended service life, high luminescence efficiency, and improved stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Lyong Choi, Byung Ki Kim, Kyung Sang Cho, Soon Jae Kwon, Jae Young Choi
  • Patent number: 8866171
    Abstract: To provide a light-emitting element or a light-emitting device in which power is not consumed wastefully even if a short-circuit failure occurs. The present invention focuses on heat generated due to a short-circuit failure which occurs in a light-emitting element. A fusible alloy which is melted at temperature T2 by heat generated due to the short-circuit failure when the short-circuit failure occurs is used for at least one of a pair of electrodes in a light-emitting element, and a layer containing an organic composition which is melted at temperature T1 is formed on a surface of the electrode opposite to a surface facing the other electrode. The present inventors have reached a structure in which the temperature T2 is lower than temperature T3 at which the light-emitting element is damaged and the temperature T1 is lower than the temperature T2, and this structure can achieve the objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Nakamura, Satoshi Seo, Masaaki Hiroki
  • Patent number: 8853731
    Abstract: A light emitting device including a bonding layer; a barrier layer on the bonding layer; an adhesion layer on the barrier layer, in which the adhesion layer includes Pd, Au, and Sn; a reflective layer on the adhesion layer, in which the reflective layer includes Ag; an ohmic contact layer on the reflective layer, in which the ohmic contact layer includes Pt and Ag; a light emitting structure layer on the ohmic contact layer; and a passivation layer includes an insulating material on a side surface and a top surface of the light emitting structure layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Youl Lee, Jun Ho Song
  • Patent number: 8841659
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus that has reduced resonance effect includes a thin film transistor (TFT) layer including a plurality of TFTs, first protective layer covering the TFT, a color filter disposed in at least a partial area of the region in the first protective layer, a first overcoat covering the color filter, a second protective layer covering the first overcoat, a second overcoat disposed on the second protective layer, and a pixel electrode disposed on top of the second overcoat and electrically coupled to the TFTs in the TFT layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-II Kim, Sung-Soo Lee, Eun-Kyoung Nam, Sang-Eok Jang
  • Patent number: 8829527
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a highly reliable display device at a low cost with high yield. According to the present invention, a step due to an opening in a contact is covered with an insulating layer to reduce the step, and is processed into a gentle shape. A wiring or the like is formed to be in contact with the insulating layer and thus the coverage of the wiring or the like is enhanced. In addition, deterioration of a light-emitting element due to contaminants such as water can be prevented by sealing a layer including an organic material that has water permeability in a display device with a sealing material. Since the sealing material is formed in a portion of a driver circuit region in the display device, the frame margin of the display device can be narrowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Murakami, Motomu Kurata, Hiroyuki Hata, Mitsuhiro Ichijo, Takashi Ohtsuki, Aya Anzai, Masayuki Sakakura
  • Patent number: 8831062
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode comprises a semiconductor body having an n-region and a p-region laterally spaced apart within the semiconductor body. The laser diode is provided with an active region between the n-region and the p-region having a front end and a back end section, an n-metallization layer located adjacent the n-region and having a first injector for injecting current into the active region, and a p-metallization layer opposite to the n-metallization layer and adjacent the p-region and having a second injector for injecting current into the active region. The thickness and/or width of at least one metallization layer is chosen so as to control the current injection in a part of the active region near at least one end of the active region compared to the current injection in another part of the active region. The width of the at least one metallization layer is larger than a width of the active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: II-VI Laser Enterprise GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Pfeiffer, Andrew Cannon Carter, Jörg Troger, Norbert Lichtenstein, Michael Schwarz, Abram Jakubowicz, Boris Sverdlov
  • Patent number: 8829554
    Abstract: A light emitting device according to the embodiment includes a support substrate; a reflective layer over the support substrate; an ohmic contact layer over the reflective layer; a light emitting semiconductor layer including a second conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer and a first conductive semiconductor layer over the ohmic contact layer; a first passivation layer surrounding a lateral side of the light emitting semiconductor layer; and a second passivation layer surrounding lateral sides of the first passivation layer and the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: June O Song
  • Patent number: 8823009
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a highly reliable display device at a low cost with high yield. According to the present invention, a step due to an opening in a contact is covered with an insulating layer to reduce the step, and is processed into a gentle shape. A wiring or the like is formed to be in contact with the insulating layer and thus the coverage of the wiring or the like is enhanced. In addition, deterioration of a light-emitting element due to contaminants such as water can be prevented by sealing a layer including an organic material that has water permeability in a display device with a sealing material. Since the sealing material is formed in a portion of a driver circuit region in the display device, the frame margin of the display device can be narrowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Murakami, Motomu Kurata, Hiroyuki Hata, Mitsuhiro Ichijo, Takashi Ohtsuki, Aya Anzai, Masayuki Sakakura
  • Patent number: 8796718
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes an optical semiconductor layer (2) obtained by sequentially laminating a first semiconductor layer (2a), a light emitting layer (2b), and a second semiconductor layer (2c); a first electrode layer (3) that is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer (2a); and a second electrode layer (7) that is electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer (2c). The second electrode layer (7) includes a conductive reflecting layer (4) positioned on the second semiconductor layer (2c), and a conductive layer (5) having a plurality of through holes (6) that are positioned on the conductive reflecting layer (4) and penetrate therethrough in a thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuaki Masaki, Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi, Kazuhiro Nishizono
  • Patent number: 8791490
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (1), comprising a layer stack (2) for emitting electromagnetic radiation (6). An electrically conductive first connection layer (4) is arranged on a first surface of the layer stack (2) and an electrically conductive second connection layer (5) at least predominantly transparent to a characteristic wavelength of the emittable electromagnetic radiation (6) is arranged on a second surface of the layer stack (2). The organic light-emitting diode is characterized by a conductive contact structure (7) arranged on the opposite side of the first connection layer (4) from the layer stack, which contact structure is connected electrically to the second connection layer (5) in the region of a plurality of openings (12) in the first connection layer (4). Also disclosed is a contact arrangement (15) for a two-dimensional, optically active element and to a method of producing organic light-emitting diodes (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Lang, Dirk Becker, Thomas Dobbertin, Markus Klein
  • Patent number: 8791498
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device, includes: a stacked structural unit including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a light emitting layer provided therebetween; and an electrode including a first and second metal layers, the first metal layer including silver or silver alloy and being provided on a side of the second semiconductor layer opposite to the light emitting layer, the second metal layer including at least one element selected from gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, and osmium and being provided on a side of the first metal layer opposite to the second semiconductor layer. A concentration of the element in a region including an interface between the first and second semiconductor layers is higher than that of the element in a region of the first metal layer distal to the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katsuno, Yasuo Ohba, Kei Kaneko, Mitsuhiro Kushibe
  • Patent number: 8785219
    Abstract: The present application provides a method of manufacturing an optoelectronic semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: providing a substrate; forming an optoelectronic system on the substrate; forming a barrier layer on the optoelectronic system; forming an electrode on the barrier layer; and annealing the optoelectronic semiconductor device; wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor device has a first forward voltage before the annealing step and has a second forward voltage after the annealing step, and a difference between the second forward voltage and the first forward voltage is smaller than 0.2 Volt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Tz Chiang Yu, Jenn Hwa Fu, Hsin Hsiung Huang
  • Patent number: 8786090
    Abstract: The present invention provides an Al alloy film for a display device, to be directly connected to a conductive oxide film on a substrate, the Al alloy film comprising Ge in an amount of 0.05 to 0.5 at %, and comprising Gd and/or La in a total amount of 0.05 to 0.45 at %, a display device using the same, and a sputtering target for the display device. For the Al alloy film of the present invention, even when a barrier metal is not provided, and a conductive oxide film and the Al alloy film are directly connected, the adhesion between the conductive oxide film and the Al alloy film is high, and the contact resistivity is low, and preferably, the dry etching property is also excellent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Gotou, Katsufumi Tomihisa, Aya Hino, Hiroyuki Okuno, Junichi Nakai, Nobuyuki Kawakami, Mototaka Ochi
  • Patent number: 8766312
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element and a support substrate. The light-emitting element has an insulating layer and first and second vertical conductors passing through the insulating layer. The support substrate has a substrate part and first and second through electrodes and is disposed on the insulating layer. The first through electrode passes through the substrate part with one end connected to an opposing end of the first vertical conductor, while the second through electrode passes through the substrate part with one end connected to an opposing end of the second vertical conductor. The opposing ends of the first and second vertical conductors are projected from a surface of the insulating layer and connected to the ends of the first and second through electrode inside the support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Napra Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenobu Sekine, Yurina Sekine, Yoshiharu Kuwana, Kazutoshi Kamibayashi
  • Patent number: 8748921
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device is provided with a separately fabricated wavelength converting element. The wavelength converting element, of e.g., phosphor and glass, is produced in a sheet that is separated into individual wavelength converting elements, which are bonded to light emitting devices. The wavelength converting elements may be grouped and stored according to their wavelength converting properties. The wavelength converting elements may be selectively matched with a semiconductor light emitting device, to produce a desired mixture of primary and secondary light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company LLC
    Inventors: Paul S. Martin, Gerd O. Mueller, Regina B. Mueller-Mach, Helena Ticha, Ladislav Tichy
  • Patent number: 8748903
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element (1) provided with an n-type semiconductor layer (140), a light emitting layer (150), a p-type semiconductor layer (160), a transparent electrode (170), a p-side electrode (300) formed on the transparent electrode, and an n-side electrode (400) formed on the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-side electrode has a p-side joining layer (310) and a p-side bonding pad electrode (320), which are laminated on the transparent electrode, and the n-side electrode has an n-side joining layer (410) and an n-side bonding pad electrode (420), which are laminated on the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-side joining layer and the n-side joining layer are configured of a mixed layer composed of TaN and Pt, and the p-side bonding pad electrode and the n-side bonding pad electrode are configured of a laminated structure composed of Pt and Au.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Kamei, Honglin Wang
  • Patent number: 8735924
    Abstract: A Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having an Ag or Ag alloy reflective film provided in an insulating film, at least a portion of the reflective film is located via the insulating film in a region between an n-lead electrode and at least one of a p-contact electrode having transparency and a p-type layer, wherein a conductive film is formed via the insulating film between the n-lead electrode and the reflective film of the region, and the conductive film is electrically connected to at least one of the p-contact electrode and the p-type layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Totani, Kosuke Yahata, Yuya Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 8728937
    Abstract: For semiconductor chips using thin film technology, an active layer sequence is applied to a growth substrate, on which a reflective electrically conductive contact material layer is then formed. The active layer sequence is patterned to form active layer stacks, and reflective electrically conductive contact material layer is patterned to be located on each active layer stack. Then, a flexible, electrically conductive foil is applied to the contact material layers as an auxiliary carrier layer, and the growth substrate is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Ploessl, Stephan Kaiser, Volker Härle, Berthold Hahn
  • Patent number: 8723190
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided. A light emitting device that includes a substrate, a first electrode, a passivation layer, a second electrode, and a light emitting layer is provided. The first electrode is disposed on the substrate and includes a first patterned conductive layer. The first patterned conductive layer includes an alloy containing a first metal and a second metal. The passivation layer is at least disposed on a side surface of the first electrode and includes a compound of the second metal. Here, a work function of the compound of the second metal ranges from about 4.8 to about 5.5. The second electrode is disposed on the first electrode. The light emitting layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Shun Yang, Chen-Ming Hu
  • Patent number: 8723202
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate, a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer, and a roughness layer on the second conductive semiconductor layer. The second conductive semiconductor layer includes a shape of multiple horns, and the roughness layer includes a shape of multiple horns. The second conductive semiconductor layer includes a roughness in which horn shapes and inverse-horn-shaped shapes are alternately formed, and the roughness has a height of about 0.5 ?m to about 1.2 ?m and a diameter of about 0.3 ?m to about 1.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 8716743
    Abstract: The present application provides an optoelectronic semiconductor device, comprising: a substrate; an optoelectronic system on the substrate; a barrier layer on the optoelectronic system, wherein the barrier layer thickness is not smaller than 10 angstroms; and an electrode on the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Tz-Chiang Yu, Jenn-Hwa Fu, Hsin-Hsiung Huang
  • Patent number: 8710528
    Abstract: A light emitting device including a substrate, a first conductive semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer, and a reflective layer under the substrate and including a light reflection pattern configured to reflect light emitted by the active layer in directions away from the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong Soon Yim
  • Patent number: 8697464
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical semiconductor device includes: forming first and second optical semiconductor elements separated from each other by a separation groove on a semiconductor substrate; forming first and second electrodes containing Pt on top surfaces of the first and second optical semiconductor elements, respectively; forming a third electrode electrically connected to the first and second electrodes and preventing the third electrode from being formed in the separation groove; forming first and second Au plated layers on the first and second electrodes, respectively, by electrolytic plating, using the third electrode as a power supply layer; forming a resist covering the first and second Au plated layers by photolithography; and etching the third electrode, using the resist as a mask, to electrically separate the first electrode from the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Keisuke Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8697468
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting apparatus includes a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate, where the first electrode is a cathode, an electron injection layer formed to contact an upper surface of the first electrode and including Mg, an intermediate layer formed on the electron injection layer and including an organic emission layer, and a second electrode which is formed on the intermediate layer and is an anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Yeol Kim, Il-Seok Park, Kyul Han
  • Patent number: 8698134
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device including: a first substrate including a plurality of pixel regions; a thin film transistor (TFT) formed in each of the plurality of pixel regions of a display unit of the substrate; a first electrode formed in the pixel region of the display unit; an organic light emitting unit formed in the pixel region of the display unit to emit light; a second electrode formed on the organic light emitting unit of the display unit; a passivation layer formed on the second electrode; and a second substrate formed on the passivation layer, wherein the second electrode is made of an alloy of silver (Ag) and an alkaline earth metal or an alloy of silver (Ag) and a rare earth metal, a composition ratio of the silver (Ag) and the alkaline earth metal or the rare earth metal is (more than 1):1, and a thickness of the second electrode ranges from 200 ? to 350-400 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byungsoo Kim, Kyull Han, SangDae Kim
  • Patent number: 8692281
    Abstract: This invention relates to the thermal management, extraction of light, and cost effectiveness of Light Emitting Diode, or LED, electrical circuits. An integrated circuit LED submount is described, for the packaging of high power LEDs. The LED submount provides high thermal conductivity while preserving electrical insulation. In particular, a process is described for anodizing a high thermal conductivity aluminum alloy sheet to form a porous aluminum oxide layer and a non-porous aluminum oxide layer. This anodized aluminum alloy sheet acts as a superior electrical insulator, and also provides surface morphology and mechanical properties that are useful for the fabrication of high-density and high-power multilevel electrical circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: DiCon Fiberoptics Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Herng Su, Junying Lu, Ho-Shang Lee
  • Patent number: 8692283
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-transmitting metal electrode includes a metal layer. The metal layer is provided on a major surface of a member and includes a metal nanowire and a plurality of openings formed with the metal nanowire. The thin layer includes a plurality of first straight line parts along a first direction and a plurality of second straight line parts along a direction different from the first direction. A maximum length of the first line parts along the first direction and a maximum length of the second line parts along the direction different from the first direction are not more than a wave length of visible light. A ratio of an area of the metal layer viewed in a normal direction of the surface to an area of the metal layer viewed in the normal direction is more than 20% and not more than 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsutomu Nakanishi, Akira Fujimoto, Ryota Kitagawa, Kumi Masunaga, Kenji Nakamura, Koji Asakawa, Shinji Nunotani, Takanobu Kamakura
  • Patent number: 8692278
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, a lighting system and a manufacturing method of light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second conductive semiconductor layers; a first ohmic layer over the light emitting structure; and a second ohmic layer including a pattern over the first ohmic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun Don Song
  • Patent number: 8680564
    Abstract: A Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device exhibiting reduced contact resistance between a p contact layer and an ITO electrode. The Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device has an AlGaN dot-like structure on the p contact layer, and an ITO electrode on the p contact layer and the dot-like structure. The dot-like structure has a structure in which a plurality of AlGaN dots are discretely distributed on the top surface of the p contact layer. The dot-like structure is bonded to oxygen, and oxygen increases on an interface between the p contact layer and the ITO electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Makino, Yoshiki Saito
  • Patent number: 8669586
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first electrode, a first semiconductor layer, an active layer; a second semiconductor layer, and a second electrode. A current blocking layer is formed on a side surface of and has a width provided within the first semiconductor layer. The thickness and width of the current blocking layer is smaller than the thickness and width of the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Min Hwang, Hyun Kyong Cho
  • Patent number: 8648364
    Abstract: A flat panel display with a black matrix and a fabrication method of the same. The flat panel display has an insulating substrate at the upper part of which a pixel electrode is equipped; an opaque conductive film formed on the front surface of the insulating substrate except at the pixel electrode; an insulating film equipped with a contact hole exposing a portion of the opaque conductive film; and a thin film transistor equipped with a gate electrode, and conductive patterns for source/drain electrodes connected to the opaque conductive film through the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Bon Koo, Dong-Chan Shin
  • Patent number: 8648363
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display unit including: a lower electrode for each device; a first hole injection/transport layer provided on the lower electrode for each device; a second organic light emitting layer of the first color provided on the first hole injection/transport layer for the second organic electroluminescence device; a second hole injection/transport layer provided on the entire surfaces of the second organic light emitting layer and the first hole injection/transport layer for the first organic electroluminescence device, and being made of a low molecular material; a blue first organic light emitting layer provided on the entire surface of the second hole injection/transport layer; and an electron injection/transport layer having at least one of electron injection characteristics and electron transport characteristics, and an upper electrode that are provided in sequence on the entire surface of first organic light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Matsumoto, Tomoyuki Higo, Tadahiko Yoshinaga, Toshiaki Imai
  • Patent number: 8628994
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor light-emitting device including (A) a light-emitting portion by laminating in sequence a first compound semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer; (B) a first electrode electrically connected to the first compound semiconductor layer; (C) a transparent conductive material layer on the second compound semiconductor layer; (D) an insulating layer on a transparent conductive material layer; and (E) a second reflective electrode that on the transparent conductive material layer and on the insulating layer in a continuous manner, wherein, that the areas of the active layer, the transparent conductive material layer, the insulating layer, and the second electrode S1, S2, S3, and S4, respectively are related as S1?S2<S3 and S2<S4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Tomoda
  • Patent number: 8628988
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor laser device by forming a semiconductor structure at least part of which is in the form of a mesa structure having a flat top. The steps include depositing a passivation layer over the mesa structure, forming a contact opening in the passivation layer on the flat top of the mesa structure; and depositing a metal contact portion, with the deposited metal contact portion contacting the semiconductor structure via the contact opening. The contact opening formed through the passivation layer has a smaller area than the flat top of the mesa structure to allow for wider tolerances in alignment accuracy. The metal contact portion comprises a platinum layer between one or more gold layers to provide an effective barrier against Au diffusion into the semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Emcore Corporation
    Inventors: Jia-Sheng Huang, Phong Thai
  • Patent number: 8623679
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display unit including: a lower electrode for each device; a first hole injection/transport layer provided on the lower electrode for each device; a second organic light emitting layer of the first color provided on the first hole injection/transport layer for the second organic electroluminescence device; a second hole injection/transport layer provided on the entire surfaces of the second organic light emitting layer and the first hole injection/transport layer for the first organic electroluminescence device, and being made of a low molecular material; a blue first organic light emitting layer provided on the entire surface of the second hole injection/transport layer; and an electron injection/transport layer having at least one of electron injection characteristics and electron transport characteristics, and an upper electrode that are provided in sequence on the entire surface of first organic light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Matsumoto, Tomoyuki Higo, Tadahiko Yoshinaga, Toshiaki Imai
  • Publication number: 20140001509
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor device includes: an optoelectronic semiconductor stack including an upper surface; and a metal electrode structure formed on the optoelectronic semiconductor stack, wherein the metal electrode structure comprises a side surface including oxidized metal formed by oxidizing the metal electrode structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Hung Lin, Cheng-Hong Chen, Shih-Chang Lee
  • Patent number: 8610151
    Abstract: There is provided a light-emitting element having a semiconductor film which includes a p-type current-spreading layer of GaInP or GaP; a first p-clad of AlInP; a second p-clad of AlGaInP; an active layer including of GaInP or AlGaInP; a first n-clad having a carrier density of 1×1018 cm?3 to 5×1018 cm?3; a second n-clad having a carrier density of 1×1018 cm?3 to 5×1018 cm?3; wherein the thickness proportion of the first p-clad in an entire p-clad, is 50% to 80%; the thickness of an entire n-clad is equal to or greater than 2 ?m; the thickness proportion of the first n-clad in the entire n-clad is equal to or greater than 80%; and the thickness of the second n-clad is equal to or greater than 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiharu Sasaki, Wataru Tamura, Keita Akiyama
  • Patent number: 8604501
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate; a first electrode layer formed on the substrate; an emission structure layer formed on the first electrode layer; an electron injection layer (EIL) formed immediately on the emission structure layer and comprising a composite layer of LiF:Yb; and a second electrode layer formed on the EIL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Young Yun, Seok-Gyu Yoon, Chang-Ho Lee, IL-Soo Oh, Hee-Joo Ko, Se-Jin Cho, Hyung-Jun Song, Sung-Chul Kim, Jong-Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 8604508
    Abstract: A high power LED lamp has a GaN chip placed over an AlGaInP chip. A reflector is placed between the two chips. Each of the chips has trenches diverting light for output. The chip pair can be arranged to produce white light having a spectral distribution in the red to blue region that is close to that of daylight. Also, the chip pair can be used to provide an RGB lamp or a red-amber-green traffic lamp. The active regions of both chips can be less than 50 microns away from a heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventor: Hassan P. A. Salam
  • Patent number: 8592841
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device used chiefly as an LD and an LED element. In order to improve the output and to decrease Vf, the device is given either a three-layer structure in which a nitride semiconductor layer doped with n-type impurities serving as an n-type contact layer where an n-electrode is formed is sandwiched between undoped nitride semiconductor layers; or a superlattice structure of nitride. The n-type contact layer has a carrier concentration exceeding 3×1010 cm3, and the resistivity can be lowered below 8×10?3 ?cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Nakamura, Takashi Mukai, Koji Tanizawa, Tomotsugu Mitani, Hiroshi Marui
  • Patent number: 8581293
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a first conductive semiconductor layer including first and second areas; an active layer disposed on the second area; a second conductive semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer; first and second electrode branches disposed on the first and second conductive semiconductor layers, respectively; a first electrode pad electrically connected to the first electrode branch and disposed on the first electrode branch; and a second electrode pad electrically connected to the second electrode branch and disposed on the second electrode branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yung Ho Ryu, Hae Yeon Hwang, Young Chul Shin