Including Integrally Formed Optical Element (e.g., Reflective Layer, Luminescent Material, Contoured Surface, Etc.) Patents (Class 438/29)
  • Patent number: 9012900
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device capable of improving capacitance Cst of a storage capacitor and transmittance and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting diode display device includes a driving thin film transistor (TFT) formed on the substrate, a passivation film formed to cover the TFT driver, a color filter formed on the passivation film in a luminescent region, a planarization film formed to cover the color filter, a transparent metal layer formed on the planarization film, an insulating film formed on the transparent metal layer, a first electrode connected to the TFT driver and overlapping the transparent metal layer while interposing the insulating film therebetween, an organic light emitting layer and a second electrode which are sequentially formed on the first electrode. The transparent metal layer, the insulating film, and the first electrode constitute a storage capacitor in the luminescent region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Sun Beak, Jeong-Oh Kim, Yong-Min Kim
  • Patent number: 9012953
    Abstract: A light emitting device and method for making the same is disclosed. The light-emitting device includes an active layer sandwiched between a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer. The active layer emits light when holes from the p-type semiconductor layer combine with electrons from the n-type semiconductor layer therein. The active layer includes a number of sub-layers and has a plurality of pits in which the side surfaces of a plurality of the sub-layers are in contact with the p-type semiconductor material such that holes from the p-type semiconductor material are injected into those sub-layers through the exposed side surfaces without passing through another sub-layer. The pits can be formed by utilizing dislocations in the n-type semiconductor layer and etching the active layer using an etching atmosphere in the same chamber used to deposit the semiconductor layers without removing the partially fabricated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Steven Lester, Jeff Ramer, Jun Wu, Ling Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150102291
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display includes: a first substrate including a plurality of pixel regions, each having three sub-pixel regions; a first electrode in each sub-pixel region on the first substrate; an organic light emitting layer in each pixel region on the first electrode; a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and quantum dot layers on an inner surface of the second substrate and corresponding to at least two of the three sub-pixel regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin PARK, Joung-Ho RYU, Sang-Moo SONG
  • Publication number: 20150104892
    Abstract: A microlens for an organic EL element, which is used by being disposed on a light-emitting surface of the organic EL element, said microlens comprising a cured resin layer having concavities and convexities formed on a surface thereof, wherein when a Fourier-transformed image is obtained by performing two-dimensional fast Fourier transform processing on a concavity and convexity analysis image obtained by analyzing a shape of the concavities and convexities by use of an atomic force microscope, the Fourier-transformed image shows a circular or annular pattern substantially centered at an origin at which an absolute value of wavenumber is 0 ?m?1, and the circular or annular pattern is present within a region where an absolute value of wavenumber is within a range of 1 ?m?1 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicants: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hideo TAKEZOE, Wonhoe KOO, Suzushi NISHIMURA, Soon Moon JEONG
  • Publication number: 20150103036
    Abstract: The present invention provides an in-cell touch device and a manufacturing method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Xiangdan Dong, Young Yik Ko, Minghua Xuan, Weiyun Huang, Yue Long
  • Patent number: 9006762
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a substrate, an anode layer on the substrate, the anode layer including WOxNy (2.2?x?2.6 and 0.22?y?0.26), an emission structure layer on the anode layer, and a cathode layer on the emission structure layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Lee, Hee-Joo Ko, Il-Soo Oh, Hyung-Jun Song, Se-Jin Cho, Jin-Young Yun, Bo-Ra Lee, Young-Woo Song, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Sung-Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 9006865
    Abstract: In heteroepitaxially growing a group-III nitride semiconductor on a Si single crystal substrate, the occurrence of cracks initiating in the wafer edge portion can be suppressed. Region A is an outermost peripheral portion outside the principal surface, being a bevel portion tapered. Regions B and C are on the same plane (the principal surface), region B (mirror-surface portion) being the center portion of the principal surface, and region C a region in the principal surface edge portion surrounding region B. The principal surface has a plane orientation, and in region B, is mirror-surface-finished. Region B occupies most of the principal surface of this Si single crystal substrate, and a semiconductor device is manufactured therein. Region C (surface-roughened portion) has a plane orientation as with region B, however, region B is mirror-surface-finished, whereas region C is surface-roughened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Dowa Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ikuta, Daisuke Hino, Tomohiko Shibata
  • Publication number: 20150099321
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a microstructure to generate surface plasmon waves comprises steps of: preparing a substrate, and using a carrier material to carry a plurality of metallic nanoparticles and letting the metallic nanoparticles undertake self-assembly to form a microstructure on the substrate, wherein the metallic nanoparticles are separated from each other or partially agglomerated to allow the microstructure to be formed with a discontinuous surface. The present invention fabricates the microstructure having the discontinuous surface by a self-assembly method to generate the surface plasmon waves, thus exempts from using the expensive chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technology and is able to reduce the time and cost of fabrication. The present invention also breaks the structural limitation on generation of surface plasmon waves to enhance the effect of generating the surface plasmon waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Cheng-Sheng Tsung
  • Publication number: 20150097203
    Abstract: Various methods and apparatuses are disclosed. A method may include disposing at least one die on a location on a carrier substrate, forming at least one stud bump on each of at least one die, forming a phosphor layer on the at least one stud bump and the at least one die, removing a top portion of the phosphor layer to expose the at least one stud bump, and removing a side portion of the phosphor layer located between two adjacent dies. An apparatus may include a die comprising top, bottom, and side surfaces. A phosphor layer may be disposed on the top, bottom, and side surfaces of the die. The phosphor layer may have substantially equal thicknesses on the top and side surfaces of the die as well as one or more stud bumps disposed on the top surface of the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGELUX, INC.
    Inventors: Babak Imangholi, Khashayar Phil Oliaei, Scott West
  • Patent number: 9000471
    Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing method of an LED module including: forming an insulating film on a substrate; forming a first ground pad and a second ground pad separated from each other on the insulating film; forming a first division film that fills a space between the first and second ground pads, a second division film deposited on a surface of the first ground pad, and a third division film deposited on a surface of the second ground pad; forming a first partition layer of a predetermined height on each of the division films; sputtering seed metal to the substrate on which the first partition layer is formed; forming a second partition layer of a predetermined height on the first partition layer; forming a first mirror connected with the first ground pad and a second mirror connected with the second ground pad by performing a metal plating process to the substrate on which the second partition layer is formed; removing the first and second partition layers; connecting a zener diode to the first mirror
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Daewon Innost Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Sang Lee, Young Keun Kim
  • Patent number: 9000464
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a temporary substrate; a first semiconductor layer positioned on the temporary substrate; a dielectric layer comprising a plurality of patterned nano-scaled protrusions disposed on the first semiconductor layer; a dielectric layer surrounding the plurality of patterned nano-scaled protrusions and disposed on the first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer positioned on the dielectric layer, wherein the top surfaces of the patterned nano-scaled protrusions are in contact with the bottom of the second semiconductor layer. An etching process is performed on the semiconductor structure to separate the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, in order to detach the temporary substrate from the second semiconductor layer and transfer the second semiconductor layer to a permanent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Design Express Limited
    Inventors: Chun-Yen Chang, Po-Min Tu, Jet-Rung Chang
  • Patent number: 8999832
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent (EL) element comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and including a light-emitting layer containing an organic material; a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank that defines an area in which the light-emitting layer is to be formed, wherein the hole injection layer includes tungsten oxide and includes an occupied energy level that is approximately 1.8 electron volts to approximately 3.6 electron volts lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy, the hole injection layer has a recess in an upper surface of the area defined by the bank, and an upper peripheral edge of the recess is covered with a part of the bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Nishiyama, Satoru Ohuchi, Takahiro Komatsu, Kei Sakanoue, Yoshiaki Tsukamoto, Shinya Fujimura
  • Patent number: 9000445
    Abstract: An exemplary light emitting diode includes a substrate and a first undoped GaN layer formed on the substrate. The first undoped GaN layer has ion implanted areas on an upper surface thereof. A plurality of second undoped GaN layers is formed on the first undoped GaN layer. Each of the second undoped GaN layers is island shaped and partly covers at least one corresponding ion implanted area. A Bragg reflective layer is formed on the second undoped GaN layer and on portions of upper surfaces of the ion implanted areas not covered by the second undoped GaN layers. An n-type GaN layer, an active layer and a p-type GaN layer are formed on an upper surface of the Bragg reflective layer in that sequence. A method for manufacturing the light emitting diode is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsueh Chiu, Ya-Wen Lin, Po-Min Tu, Shih-Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 9000469
    Abstract: A nitride group semiconductor light emitting device includes a nitride group semiconductor layer, and an electrode structure. The electrode structure is arranged on or above the semiconductor layer, and includes a plurality of deposited metal layers. The plurality of deposited metal layers of the electrode structure includes first and second metal layers. The first metal layer is arranged on the semiconductor layer side. The second metal layer is arranged on or above the first metal layer. The first metal layer contains Cr, and a first metal material. The first metal material has a reflectivity higher than Cr at the light emission peak wavelength of the light emitting device. According to this construction, the first metal layer can have a higher reflectivity as compared with the case where the first metal layer is only formed of Cr, but can keep tight contact with the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Miki, Masahiko Onishi, Hirofumi Nishiyama, Shusaku Bando
  • Patent number: 9000476
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component has a semiconductor body including an epitaxial layer sequence, and a carrier substrate consisting of a semiconductor material connected to the semiconductor body by a solder layer, and through-connections. The carrier substrate includes a surface doping zone extending along a first main surface facing the semiconductor body. The surface doping zone includes a p-conductive region and an n-conductive region adjacent thereto, between which regions a pn-junction is formed. The n-conductive region electrically connects to a p-doped region of the epitaxial layer sequence via a first sub-region of the solder layer, and the p-conductive region electrically connects to an n-doped region of the epitaxial layer sequence via a second sub-region of the solder layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Lutz Höppel
  • Patent number: 9000425
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode, and a panel and a display using the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting diode of the present invention comprises: a reflecting layer; a resonance enhancing layer disposed on the reflecting layer; a first electrode disposed on the resonance enhancing layer, wherein the resonance enhancing layer is disposed between the reflecting layer and the first electrode; an organic layer disposed on the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer, wherein the organic layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Hsu, Yin-Jui Lu, Jin-Ju Lin, Huai-Ting Shih
  • Publication number: 20150091032
    Abstract: Diffusion of silver from LED reflector layers is blocked by 10-50 nm barrier layers of nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloys. Optionally, the alloys also include one or more of tungsten (W), niobium (Nb), aluminum (Al), vanadium (V), tantalum (Ta), or chromium (Cr). These barriers may omit the noble-metal (e.g., platinum or gold) cap used with silver barriers based on other materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Intermolecular, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianhua Hu, Minh Huu Le, Sandeep Nijhawan, Teresa B. Sapirman
  • Publication number: 20150093115
    Abstract: A semiconductor optical element and an optical module in which extinction ratio variation among integrated optical modulation elements is reduced. An optical module has a wavelength multiplexer that multiplexes light respectively emerging from electric-field-absorption modulator (EAM) portions of integrated optical modulation elements, and that outputs the multiplexed light. The integrated optical modulation element has a signal input terminal, a laser element portion, and an EAM portion. Each of the integrated optical modulation elements has a difference between an oscillation wavelength and a barrier layer bandgap wavelength, represented as an LDBG wavelength difference. Variation of the LDBG wavelength differences is limited within a range of ±1 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Asami Uchiyama, Koichi Akiyama, Yusuke Azuma, Yoshimichi Morita, Takeshi Yamatoya
  • Publication number: 20150093844
    Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating a light-emitting diode (LED) device. A wafer is provided. The wafer has a sapphire substrate and a semiconductor layer formed on the sapphire substrate. The semiconductor layer contains a plurality of un-separated LED dies. A photo-sensitive layer is formed over the semiconductor layer. A photolithography process is performed to pattern the photo-sensitive layer into a plurality of patterned portions. The patterned portions are separated by a plurality of openings that are each substantially aligned with one of the LED dies. A metal material is formed in each of the openings. The wafer is radiated in a localized manner such that only portions of the wafer that are substantially aligned with the openings are radiated. The sapphire substrate is removed along with un-radiated portions of the semiconductor layer, thereby separating the plurality of LED dies into individual LED dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Hsing-Kuo Hsia, Chih-Kuang Yu, Gordon Kuo
  • Publication number: 20150091039
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element includes a semiconductor stack part that includes a light emitting layer, a diffractive face to which light emitted from the light emitting layer is incident, and convex portions or concave portions formed in a period which is longer than an optical wavelength of the light and is shorter than a coherent length of the light. The diffractive face reflects incident light in multimode according to Bragg's condition of diffraction and transmits the incident light in multimode according to the Bragg's condition of diffraction. The semiconductor stack part is formed on the diffractive face. The convex portions or the concave portions include a side surface and a curved portion which curves and extends to a center side of the convex portions or the concave portions from an upper end of the side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi Kamiyama, Motoaki Iwaya, Hiroshi Amano, Isamu Akasaki, Toshiyuki Kondo, Fumiharu Teramae, Tsukasa Kitano, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150092386
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for emitting polarized white light, which includes at least a first light source for emitting primary light comprised of one or more first wavelengths and having a first polarization direction; and at least a second light source for emitting secondary light in the first polarization direction, comprised of one or more secondary wavelengths, wherein the first light and the secondary light are combined to produce a polarized white light. The lighting apparatus may further comprise a polarizer for controlling the primary light's intensity, wherein a rotation of the polarizer varies an alignment of its polarization axis with respect to the first polarization direction, which varies transmission of the primary light through the polarizer, which controls a color co-ordinate or hue of the white light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Natalie N. Fellows-DeMille, Hisashi Masui, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20150091043
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure including an anodic aluminum oxide layer is described. The anodic aluminum oxide layer can be located between a semiconductor layer and another layer of material. The anodic aluminum oxide layer can include a plurality of pores extending to an adjacent surface of the semiconductor layer. The layer of material can penetrate at least some of the plurality of pores and directly contact the semiconductor layer. In an illustrative embodiment, the layer of material is a conductive material and the anodic aluminum oxide is located at a p-type contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SENSOR ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Shur, Maxim S. Shatalov, Alexander Dobrinsky, Remigijus Gaska
  • Patent number: 8993358
    Abstract: A method for depositing a layer of phosphor-containing material on a plurality of LED dies includes disposing a template with a plurality of openings on an adhesive tape and disposing each of a plurality of LED dies in one of the plurality of openings of the template. The method also includes disposing a stencil over the template and the plurality of LED dies. The stencil has a plurality of openings configured to expose a top surface of each of the LED dies. Next, a phosphor-containing material is disposed on the exposed top surface of each the LED dies. The method further includes removing the stencil and the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: LedEngin, Inc.
    Inventors: Zequn Mei, Xiantao Yan
  • Patent number: 8994053
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor light emitting device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor light emitting device includes: a light emitting structure comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer under the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer under the active layer; a reflective electrode layer under the light emitting structure, and an outer protection layer at an outer circumference of the reflective electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Youl Lee
  • Patent number: 8994058
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device including a conductive substrate, a first electrode layer disposed on the conductive substrate, a light emitting structure disposed on the first electrode layer, the light emitting structure including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and a second electrode layer electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first electrode layer includes a transparent electrode layer disposed between the conductive substrate and the first semiconductor layer, and an ohmic layer comprising a plurality of metal contact portions vertically passing through the transparent electrode layer, wherein each metal contact portion includes AuBe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: BumDoo Park, TaeJin Kim, MinSuk Kim, YeongUn Seong, SangJun Lee, TaeYong Lee, KiYong Hong, SonKyo Hwang
  • Patent number: 8994059
    Abstract: The inventive concept provides organic light emitting diodes and methods of manufacturing an organic light emitting diode. The organic light emitting diode includes a substrate, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer formed on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and generating light, and a scattering layer between the first electrode layer and the substrate or between the first electrode layer and the organic light emitting layer. The scattering layer scatters the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Woo Huh, Jeong Ik Lee, Chul Woong Joo, Doo-Hee Cho, Jin Wook Shin, Jaehyun Moon, Jun-Han Han, Joo Hyun Hwang, Hye Yong Chu, Byoung Gon Yu
  • Patent number: 8993999
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device is configured to emit light by energy relaxation of an electron between subbands of a plurality of quantum wells. The device includes an active layer and at least a pair of cladding layers. The active layer is provided in a stripe shape extending in a direction parallel to an emission direction of the light, and includes the plurality of quantum wells; and the active layer emits the light with a wavelength of 10 ?m or more. Each of the cladding layers is provided both on and under the active layer respectively and have a lower refractive index than the active layer. At least one portion of the cladding layers contains a material having a different lattice constant from the active layer and has a lower optical absorption at a wavelength of the light than the other portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Takagi, Hidehiko Yabuhara
  • Patent number: 8993353
    Abstract: In resin coating, carrying a light-passing member test-coated with a resin on a light-passing member carrying unit; making a light source placed above the light-passing member carrying unit emit excitation light exciting the fluorescent substance; measuring light emission characteristics of the light by irradiating the excitation light emitted from the light source unit from above to the resin coated onto the light-passing member and receiving the light that the resin emits from below the light-passing member by a light emission characteristic measurement unit; obtaining a deviation between a measurement result of the light emission characteristic measurement unit and a prescribed light emission characteristic; and deriving the appropriate resin coating quantity of the resin to be coated onto the LED element as what is used for practical production based on the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaru Nonomura
  • Patent number: 8993993
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor light emitting device and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting structure and a pattern. The light emitting structure includes a first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The pattern is formed on at least one light emitting surface among the surfaces of the light emitting structure. The pattern has a plurality of convex or concave parts that are similar in shape. The light emitting surface with the pattern formed thereon has a plurality of virtual reference regions that are equal in size and are arranged in a regular manner. The convex or concave part is disposed in the reference regions such that a part of the edge thereof is in contact with the outline of one of the plurality of virtual reference regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung Duk Ko, Jung Ja Yang, Yu Seung Kim, Youn Joon Sung, Soo Jin Jung, Dae Cheon Kim, Byung Kwun Lee
  • Publication number: 20150084017
    Abstract: The embodiment of the present invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, which comprises a pixel define layer (PDL) and a light-emitting structure. Metal nanoparticles are doped in the PDL. The OLED device improves the luminous efficiency. The embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for manufacturing the OLED device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qing Dai, Ze Liu
  • Publication number: 20150083992
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a group-III nitride semiconductor light emitting element includes a first irregularity shape part forming process of sequentially forming an n-type semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer and a p-type semiconductor layer on an irregularity substrate to make a laminated body and forming a first irregularity shape part on the n-type semiconductor layer, a first irregularity shape part exposing process of separating the irregularity substrate from the laminated body to expose the first irregularity shape part of the n-type semiconductor layer, and a second irregularity shape part forming process of roughening a surface of the first irregularity shape part of the n-type semiconductor layer to form a second irregularity shape part having fine irregularity on the first irregularity shape part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Toru Kanto, Satoshi Wada
  • Publication number: 20150084084
    Abstract: Disclosed are an LED and an LED module. The LED includes: a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a mesa disposed over the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and including an active layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first ohmic-contact structure in contact with the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a second ohmic-contact structure in contact with the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a lower insulating layer at least partially covering the mesa and the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and disposed to form a first opening part at least partially exposing the first ohmic-contact structure and a second opening part at least partially exposing the second ohmic-contact structure; and a current distributing layer connected to the first ohmic-contact structure at least partially exposed by the first opening part and disposed to form a third opening part at least partially exposing the second opening part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jong Hyeon Chae, Won Young Roh, Joon Sup Lee, Min Woo Kang, Jong Min Jang, Hyun A Kim, Seon Min Bae, Daewoong Suh
  • Publication number: 20150087096
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device is performed on a light emitting structure including a sequential stack of a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The second conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the active layer are mesa-etched to expose a portion of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer therethrough. A conductive layer is formed on the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the portion of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer exposed by mesa-etching. In turn, the conductive layer is dry etched such that an upper surface of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer is partially etched to have uneven portions formed thereon. The resulting semiconductor light emitting device has improved external light extraction efficiency while being easily manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Ho HAN, Myeong Ha KIM
  • Publication number: 20150084085
    Abstract: A light emitting device having a wide beam angle and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure, a substrate disposed on the light emitting structure, and an anti-reflection layer covering side surfaces of the light emitting structure and the substrate, and at least a portion of an upper surface of the substrate is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jong Hyeon CHAE, Chung Hoon Lee, Daewoong Suh, Jong Min Jang, Joon Sup Lee, Won Young Roh, Min Woo Kang, Hyun A Kim, Seon Min Bae
  • Publication number: 20150084088
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting diode with an n-type graded buffer layer and a manufacturing method therefor. An epitaxial structure of a light-emitting diode comprises: a growth substrate; an n-type graded buffer layer located on the growth substrate; an n-type limiting layer (231) located on the n-type graded buffer layer; an active layer (232) located on the n-type limiting layer (231); and a p-type limiting layer (233) located on the active layer (232). A buffer layer is converted into an n-type graded buffer layer by means of an ion implantation method, and is applied to a light-emitting diode chip of a vertical structure while ensuring that a high-quality epitaxial structure is obtained, thereby being able to effectively reduce the contact resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Shaohua Huang, Jyh-Chiarng Wu
  • Publication number: 20150084021
    Abstract: A semiconductor element includes a semiconductor layer, a first and a second conductive unit, a gate electrode, and a gate insulating film. The semiconductor layer includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion provided between the first portion and the second portion. The first conductive unit is electrically connected to the first portion. The second conductive unit is electrically connected to the second portion. The gate electrode is separated from the first conductive unit, the second conductive unit, and the third portion. The gate electrode opposes the third portion. The gate insulating film is provided between the third portion and the gate electrode. A concentration of nitrogen of the first portion is higher than a concentration of nitrogen of the third portion. A concentration of nitrogen of the second portion is higher than the concentration of nitrogen of the third portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shintaro NAKANO, Tomomasa UEDA, Kentaro MIURA, Nobuyoshi SAITO, Tatsunori SAKANO, Yuya MAEDA, Masaki ATSUTA, Hajime YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150084058
    Abstract: A method according embodiments of the invention includes growing a semiconductor structure on a substrate including silicon. The semiconductor substrate includes an aluminum-containing layer in direct contact with the substrate, and a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The method further includes removing the substrate. After removing the substrate, a transparent material is formed in direct contact with the aluminum-containing layer. The transparent material is textured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Rajwinder Singh, John Epler, SR.
  • Patent number: 8987024
    Abstract: System for wafer-level phosphor deposition. In an aspect, a semiconductor wafer is provided that includes a plurality of LED dies wherein at least one die includes an electrical contact, a photo-resist post covering the electrical contact, and a phosphor deposition layer covering the semiconductor wafer and surrounding the photo-resist post. In another aspect, a semiconductor wafer is provided that comprises a plurality of LED dies wherein at least one die comprises an electrical contact, a phosphor deposition layer covering the semiconductor wafer, and a cavity in the phosphor deposition layer exposing the at least one electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc
    Inventor: Tao Xu
  • Patent number: 8987018
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting case includes forming a flat panel light emitting diode, and covering the flat panel light emitting diode with transparent plastic material. The transparent plastic material has properties of flexibility, high gas-resistance and water-resistance. When the light-emitting case is forced, the shape of the light-emitting case can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Kang Chen
  • Patent number: 8988440
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a display with inactive dummy pixels. A display apparatus may include subpixels having a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer of an edge subpixel may include an opening, which may be made large enough to prevent the edge subpixel from actuating. The size of the openings also may be selected to attain a desired overall reflectivity for an array of edge subpixels. For example, the size of the openings may be selected to make the reflectivity of an edge pixel array similar to the reflectivity of a routing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Koorosh Aflatooni, Farnaz Parhami, Suryaprakash Ganti
  • Patent number: 8987026
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type layer, a light emitting layer, a p-type layer, and a transparent electrode. The n-type layer includes a nitride semiconductor and has a thickness not more than 500 nm. The light emitting layer is provided on the n-type layer. The p-type layer is provided on the light emitting layer and includes a nitride semiconductor. The transparent electrode contacts the n-type layer. The n-type layer is disposed between the transparent electrode and the light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoharu Sugiyama, Tomonari Shioda, Shigeya Kimura, Koichi Tachibana, Shinya Nunoue
  • Patent number: 8987025
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for an LED (light emitting diode) includes following steps: providing a substrate; disposing a transitional layer on the substrate, the transitional layer comprising a planar area with a flat top surface and a patterned area with a rugged top surface; coating an aluminum layer on the transitional layer; using a nitriding process on the aluminum layer to form an AlN material on the transitional layer; disposing an epitaxial layer on the transitional layer and covering the AlN material, the epitaxial layer contacting the planar area and the patterned area of the transitional layer, a plurality of gaps being defined between the epitaxial layer and the slugs of the second part of the AlN material in the patterned area of the transitional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Zhongshan Innocloud Intellectual Property Services Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Huang, Shih-Cheng Huang, Po-Min Tu, Ya-Wen Lin, Shun-Kuei Yang
  • Publication number: 20150076446
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting diode and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting diode includes a GaN substrate having a plurality of through-holes; a GaN-based semiconductor stack structure placed on the substrate and including a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer; and a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive-type semiconductor layer via the through-holes. The light emitting diode can reduce crystal defects and prevent reduction in light emitting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Seoul Viosys Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Duk II Suh, Kyoung Wan Kim, Yeo Jin Yoon, Ji Hye Kim
  • Publication number: 20150079710
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device includes defining pixels on a substrate, each of the pixels including a first area in which light is emitted in a first direction and a second area in which light is emitted in a second direction opposite the first direction; forming first electrodes respectively disposed in the first area of each of the pixels; forming a sacrificial layer in the first area and the second area of each pixel to cover the first electrodes; forming openings in the sacrificial layer to open a patterning area in the respective second area of each of the pixels; forming a conductive layer on the patterning areas and the sacrificial layer; removing the sacrificial layer; forming an intermediate layer including an organic emitting layer; and forming a third electrode on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Ho Kim, Jin-Koo Chung, Jun-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20150076505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a patterned opto-electrical substrate, comprising a substrate, the substrate has a first patterned structure, a spacer region and a second patterned structure, wherein the second patterned structure is formed on one or both of the first patterned structure and the spacer region, and the first patterned structure is a micron-scale protruding structure or a micron-scale recessing structure, while the second patterned structure is a submicron-scale recessing structure. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the aforementioned patterned opto-electrical substrate and light emitting diodes having the aforementioned patterned opto-electrical substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Kinik Company
    Inventors: Wen-Cheng KE, Wei-Kuo CHEN, Fwu-Yih HOUNG, Chia-Che HO
  • Patent number: 8980661
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a light emitting device comprising a light emitting element and an optical part, the method comprising the steps of (i) forming a hydroxyl film on a bonding surface of each of the light emitting element and the optical part by an atomic layer deposition, and (ii) bonding the bonding surfaces of the light emitting element and the optical part with each other, each of the bonding surfaces having the hydroxyl film formed thereon, wherein a substep is repeated at least one time in the step (i), in which substep a first raw material gas and a second raw material gas are sequentially supplied onto the bonding surfaces of the light emitting element and the optical part, and wherein the bonding of the bonding surfaces in the step (ii) is performed without a heating treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Masatsugu Ichikawa, Masahiko Sano, Daisuke Sanga, Toru Takasone, Shunsuke Minato
  • Patent number: 8981403
    Abstract: A patterned surface for improving the growth of semiconductor layers, such as group III nitride-based semiconductor layers, is provided. The patterned surface can include a set of substantially flat top surfaces and a plurality of openings. Each substantially flat top surface can have a root mean square roughness less than approximately 0.5 nanometers, and the openings can have a characteristic size between approximately 0.1 micron and five microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxim S Shatalov, Rakesh Jain, Jinwei Yang, Michael Shur, Remigijus Gaska
  • Patent number: 8980659
    Abstract: A LED package is formed of a substrate, an LED chip, an insulated layer, and a fluorescent adhesive layer. The substrate includes a positive contact and a negative contact. The LED chip is fixed to the substrate and includes a positive terminal and a negative terminal, the former of which is electrically connected with the positive contact and latter is electrically connected with the negative contact. The insulated layer is mounted to the surface of the substrate and surrounds the LED chip. The fluorescent adhesive layer is mounted to a surface of the insulated layer and covers the LED chip. In this way, the LED package can reduce the production cost and the whole size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Lingsen Precision Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 8981400
    Abstract: A device having an FET structure for the emission of an optical radiation integrated on a substrate of a semiconductor material, includes a first mirror, a second mirror of a dielectric type and an active layer comprising a main zone designed to be excited to generate the radiation. The device also includes a first electrically conductive layer containing two doped regions constitutes a source well and a drain well between which a current flows, a second electrically conductive layer which constitutes a gate, and a dielectric region between the first and second layer, to space corresponding peripheral portions of the first and second layers so that the current is channeled in the main zone for generating excitation radiation. The first and second electrically conductive layers and the active layer define an optical cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.R.L.
    Inventors: Maria Eloisa Castagna, Anna Muscara'
  • Patent number: 8981339
    Abstract: A white-light emitting lighting device comprising one or more light emitting light sources (preferably solid state semiconductor light emitting diodes) that emit off-white light during operation, wherein the off-white light includes a spectral output including at least one spectral component in a first spectral region from about 360 nm to about 475 nm, at least one spectral component in a second spectral region from about 475 nm to about 575 nm, and at least one deficiency in at least one other spectral region, and an optical component comprising an optical material for converting at least a portion of the off-white light to one or more predetermined wavelengths, such that light emitted by the lighting device comprises white light, wherein the optical material comprises quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticles. Also disclosed is an optical component, lighting fixture, a cover plate for a lighting fixture, and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: QD Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Linton, Emily M. Squires, Rohit Modi