Patents Assigned to Epivalley Co., Ltd.
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Publication number: 20100102351Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a III-nitride semiconductor light-emitting device which improves external quantum efficiency by forming an irregular portion on a surface of a semiconductor layer by a protrusion formed on a substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Tae Kim, Tae Hee Lee, Hyun Min Jung, Gi Yeon Nam
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Publication number: 20100102338Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a III-nitride semiconductor light-emitting device including a substrate, a plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers including a first nitride semiconductor layer formed over the substrate and having a first conductivity type, a second nitride semiconductor layer formed over the first nitride semiconductor layer and having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and an active layer disposed between the first nitride semiconductor layer and the second nitride semiconductor layer and generating light by recombination of electrons and holes, and an opening formed along the plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers from the substrate, and including a first scattering surface scattering the light generated in the active layer and a second scattering surface having a different slope from that of the first scattering surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Tae Kim, Min Gyu Na
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Publication number: 20100096651Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a III-nitride semiconductor light-emitting device including a substrate with a first groove and a second groove formed therein, the substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers including a first semiconductor layer formed over the first surface of the substrate, a second semiconductor layer formed over the first III-nitride semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed between the first and second III-nitride semiconductor layers and generating light by recombination of electrons and holes, a first opening formed on the first groove, a second opening formed on the second groove, a first electrode electrically connected from the second surface to the first III-nitride semiconductor layer through the first groove, and a second electrode electrically connected from the second surface to the second III-nitride semiconductor layer through the second groove and the second opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Tae Kim, Min Gyu Na
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Patent number: 7622742Abstract: The present invention relates to a III-nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having high external quantum efficiency, provides a III-nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device including an active layer generating light by recombination of electrons and holes and containing gallium and nitrogen, an n-type Al(x)ln(y)Ga(1-x-y)N layer epitaxially grown before the active layer is grown, and an n-type electrode electrically contacting with the n-type Al(x)ln(y)Ga(1-x-y)N layer, in which the n-type Al(x)ln(y)Ga(1-x-y)N layer has a surface which is exposed by etching and includes a region for scribing and breaking the device and a region for contact with the n-type electrode, and the surface of the region for scribing and breaking the device is roughened, thereby it is possible to increase external quantum efficiency of the light-emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2004Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Epivalley Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-Tae Kim, Keuk Kim, Soo-Kun Jeon, Pil-Guk Jang, Jong-Won Kim
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Publication number: 20090283789Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor light emitting device which generates light by recombination of electrons and holes, and which includes: a first finger electrode for supplying one of the electrons and holes, a second finger electrode supplying the other of the electrons and holes, and spaced apart from the first finger electrode at a first interval; and a third finger electrode electrically connected to the first finger electrode, and spaced apart from the second finger electrode at a second interval which is smaller than the first interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2008Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Tae Kim, Gi Yeon Nam, Byeong Kyun Choi, Hyun Suk Kim
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Patent number: 7601553Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitride semiconductor light emitting device including a plurality of nitride semi-conductor layers with a p-type nitride semiconductor formed using as nitrogen precursor ammonia together with hydrazine-based material which upon thermal decomposition generates a radical being combined with a hydrogen radical to eliminate the hydrogen radical, thereby eliminates the need for a subsequent annealing process for removing hydrogen and prevents the active layer from being thermally damaged due to the subsequent annealing process.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2004Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: EpiValley Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-Kyung Yoo, Joong-Seo Park, Chang-Tae Kim
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Publication number: 20090166662Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device comprising: a plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers with an active layer generating light by recombination of holes and electrons; and a branch electrode provided with an arm extended from the p-side bonding pad toward the n-side electrode and two fingers branched off toward the n-side electrode from the arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Tae Kim, Gi Yeon Nam
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Publication number: 20090152578Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device which improves external quantum efficiency by using a p-type nitride semiconductor layer with a rough surface, the p-type nitride semiconductor layer including: a first nitride semiconductor layer with a first doping concentration, a second nitride semiconductor layer with a second doping concentration lower than the first doping concentration and with the rough surface, and a third nitride semiconductor layer with a higher doping concentration than a second doping concentration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventor: Chang Myung Lee
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Patent number: 7547909Abstract: The present invention relates to a I?-nitride compound semiconductor light emitting device comprising an active layer with the multi-quantum wells interposed between an n-InxAlyGazN(x+y+z=1, 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0<z?1) layer and a p-InxAlyGazN(x+y+z=1, 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0<z<1) layer, wherein the active layer comprises an alternate stacking of a quantum-well layer made of InxGa1-xN(0.05<x<1) and a sandwich barrier layer, the sandwich barrier layer comprising a first outer barrier layer of InaGa1-aN(0<a<0.05), a middle barrier layer of AlyGa1-yN(0<y<1) formed on the first outer barrier layer and a second outer barrier layer of InbGa1-bN(0<b<0.05) formed on the middle barrier layer, thereby a high-efficiency/high-output light emitting device with high-current and high-temperature properties can be obtained, and it is possible to easily achieve a high-efficiency green light emission at a wavelength equal to or over 500 nm, and high-efficiency near UV light emission.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Epivalley Co., Ltd.Inventor: Joongseo Park
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Publication number: 20090085057Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device, and more particularly, to a III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device which can facilitate current spreading and improve electrostatic discharge characteristic by providing an undoped GaN layer with a thickness over 100 ? in an n-side contact layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Eun Hyun Park, Soo Kun Jeon, Jae Gu Lim
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Publication number: 20090085054Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device, and more particularly, to a III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device which can facilitate current spreading and improve electrostatic discharge characteristic by providing an undoped GaN layer with a thickness over 300 ? in an n-side contact layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Soo Kun Jeon, Eun Hyun Park, Jae Gu Lim
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Patent number: 7501664Abstract: The present invention provides a III-nitride compound semiconductor light emitting device comprising an active layer (30) which emits light and is interposed between a lower contact layer (20) made of n-GaN and an upper contact layer (40) made of p-GaN, in which a sequential stack of a lattice mismatch-reducing layer L3 made of InxGa1-xN, an electron supply layer L4 made of n-GaN or n-AlyGa1-yN and a crystal restoration layer L5 made of InzGa1-zN is interposed between the lower contact layer and the active layer, and further comprising an electron acceleration layer L1 made of n-GaN or undoped GaN and a heterojunction electron barrier-removing layer L2, thereby the lattice mismatch between the lower contact layer (20) and the active layer (30) can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2005Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Epivalley Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Kyung Yoo, Eun Hyun Park
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Patent number: 7498244Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a gallium nitride(GaN) based nitride layer including a step of forming a silicon carbide buffer layer on a substrate, a step of forming a wetting layer having a composition of In(x1)Ga(y1)N (0<x1?1, 0?y1<1, x1+y1=1) on the silicon carbide buffer layer, and a step of forming a nitride layer containing gallium and nitrogen on the wetting layer, thereby can implement an opto-electronic device of high efficiency and high reliability.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2004Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignees: Epivalley Co., Ltd., Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soo Kun Jeon, Moon Sik Jang
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Publication number: 20090032835Abstract: The present disclosure provides a III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device, including: a plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers including an active layer for generating light by recombination of electrons and holes; and a substrate used to grow the plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers, and including a protrusion with two opposite sides rounded.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventor: Joong Seo Park
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Publication number: 20090020771Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an III-nitride compound semiconductor light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The III-nitride compound semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate with a groove formed therein, a plurality of nitride compound semiconductor layers being grown on the substrate, and including an active layer for generating light by recombination of electron and hole, and an opening formed on the groove along the plurality of nitride compound semiconductor layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang-Tae Kim, Hyun-Min Jung, Eui-Gue Jeon, Hyun-Suk Kim, Gi-Yeon Nam, Byeong-Kyun Choi
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Publication number: 20080315240Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device, particularly, an electrode structure thereof. The III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers grown on the substrate, and composed of a first III-nitride semiconductor layer with first conductivity, a second III-nitride semiconductor layer with second conductivity different from the first conductivity, and an active layer positioned between the first III-nitride semiconductor layer and the second III-nitride semiconductor layer, for generating light by recombination of electrons and holes, and a hole passing through the substrate and the plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Tae Kim, Hyun-Min Jung, Tae Hee Lee, Byeong Kyun Choi, Hyun Suk Kim, Gi Yeon Nam
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Publication number: 20080283865Abstract: The present invention relates a III-nitride compound semiconductor light emitting device in which a first layer composed of a carbon-containing compound layer, such as an n-type or p-type silicon carbide (SiC), silicon carbon nitride (SiCN) or carbon nitride layer (CN) layer, is formed on the p-type III-nitride semiconductor layer of the existing III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device, and a second layer composed of a III-nitride semiconductor layer with a given thickness is formed on the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-Kyung Yoo, Eun Hyun Park
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Patent number: 7432534Abstract: The present invention relates to a III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device comprising a plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers including an active layer emitting light by recombination of electrons and holes, the plurality of III-nitride semiconductor layers having a p-type III-nitride semiconductor layer at the top thereof, a SiaCbNc (a?0,b>0,c?0) layer grown on the p-type III-nitride semiconductor layer, the SiaCbNc layer having an n-type conductivity and a thickness of 5 ? to 500 ? for the holes to be injected into the p-type III-nitride semiconductor layer by tunneling, and a p-side electrode formed on the SiaCbNc layer. According to the present invention, a SiaCbNc (a?0,b>0,c>0) layer which can be doped with a high concentration is intervened between a p-type nitride semiconductor layer and a p-side electrode. Therefore, the present invention can solve the conventional problem.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Epivalley Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-Kyung Yoo, Chang Tae Kim, Eun Hyun Park, Soo Kun Jeon
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Patent number: 7393213Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a GaN-based nitride layer comprising a first step of forming a first layer comprising SiaCbNc (c,fc>0, a?0) on a sapphire substrate and a second step for forming a nitride layer comprising a GaN component on the first layer comprising SiaCbNc (c,b>0, a?O).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Epivalley Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Kyung Yoo, Eun Hyun Park
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Publication number: 20080149918Abstract: The present invention provides a III-nitride compound semiconductor light emitting device comprising an active layer (30) which emits light and is interposed between a lower contact layer (20) made of n-GaN and an upper contact layer (40) made of p-GaN, in which a sequential stack of a lattice mismatch-reducing layer L3 made of InxGa1-xN, an electron supply layer L4 made of n-GaN or n-AlyGa1-yN and a crystal restoration layer L5 made of InzGa1-zN is interposed between the lower contact layer and the active layer, and further comprising an electron acceleration layer L1 made of n-GaN or undoped GaN and a heterojunction electron barrier-removing layer L2, thereby the lattice mismatch between the lower contact layer (20) and the active layer (30) can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2005Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: EPIVALLEY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Kyung Yoo, Eun Hyun Park