Patents Assigned to United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6998642
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure with two light emitting diodes in series connection is disclosed. The semiconductor structure comprises two light emitting diodes (LEDs) having the same stack layers and abutting each other but spaced by an isolation trench. The stack layers from a bottom thereof include a thermal conductive substrate, an nonconductive protective layer, a metal adhering layer, a mirror protective layer, a p-type ohmic contact epi-layer, a upper cladding layer, an active layer, and a lower cladding layer. Two p-type ohmic contact metal electrodes for two LEDs are formed on an interface between the mirror protective layer and the ohmic contact epi-layer and buried in the mirror protective layer. The stack layers have first trenches formed therein which exposes the upper cladding layer and electrical connecting channels to connect p-type electrodes. The isolation trench is formed by patterning the exposed upper cladding layer until further exposing the nonconductive protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Ywan Lin, Chung-Cheng Tu
  • Patent number: 6900068
    Abstract: A high reflective and conductive metal substrate instead of a GaAs substrate which is a light absorption substrate is utilized for the light emitting diode. The processes include forming a mirror protection film on the light emitting epi-layers. The mounting between the reflective and conductive metal substrate on the protection film is though a metal adhesive layer. Afterward, the temporal GaAs substrate is removed. Thereafter, a trench is formed to remove a portion of light emitting epi-layers to expose a p-type ohmic contact epi-layer and the first ohmic contact metal electrode of the light emitting epi-layers. Then the second ohmic contact metal electrode and a wire bonding layer formation are followed. The LED can enhance capability of the light reflect instead of light absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Ywan Lin, Huan-Pin Huang, Chung-Cheng Tu
  • Patent number: 6869820
    Abstract: A high efficiency light emitting diode (LED) with metal reflector and the method of making the same is disclosed. The metal reflector is composed of at least two layers with one transparent conductive layer and the other highly reflective metal layer. The transparent conductive layer allows most of the light passing through without absorption and then reflected back by the highly reflective metal layer. The transparent conductive layer is selected from one of the materials that have very little reaction with highly reflective metal layer even in high temperature to avoid the reflectivity degradation during the chip processing. With this at least two layer metal reflector structure, the light emitting diode with vertical current injection can be fabricated with very high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Patent number: 6861677
    Abstract: A package structure of light-emitting diode with an electrostatic protective diode is disclosed. The structure has a light-emitting diode, an electrostatic protective diode, an electrical & heat conductive pad, and an electrical & heat conductive base substrate. The light-emitting diode is flipped and with its p-electrode and n-electrode, respectively, mounted on the n-electrode of the electrostatic protective diode and the electrical & heat conductive pad by conductive bumps. The latter two are separated themselves by a gap or an insulation layer and both of them are mounted on and electrically connected to the electrical & heat conductive base substrate. The structure is then through a bonding wire bonding to a bonding pad and the electrical & heat conductive base structure, respectively, connected to a positive and a negative terminal of a DC power to implement the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Patent number: 6853011
    Abstract: A light emitting epi-layer structure contains a temporary substrate of absorption light type on one side. The other side thereof is then adhered to a transparent substrate of light absorption free by BCB bonding layer. After that, the light absorption substrate portion is removed. The resulted light emitting structure is then patterned to form a connection channel to connect the first ohmic contact electrode and form an isolation trench to separate the active layer of the light emitting structure into two parts. Thereafter, a second ohmic contact electrode on the cladding layer and a bonding metal layer filled in the first channel and on second ohmic contact electrode are successively formed. The resulted LED structure is hence convenient for flip-chip package since two bonding metal layers have the same altitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-Ywan Lin
  • Publication number: 20050017254
    Abstract: A high reflective and conductive metal substrate instead of a GaAs substrate which is a light absorption substrate is utilized for the light emitting diode. The processes include forming a mirror protection film on the light emitting epi-layers. The mounting between the reflective and conductive metal substrate on the protection film is though a metal adhesive layer. Afterward, the temporal GaAs substrate is removed. Thereafter, a trench is formed to remove a portion of light emitting epi-layers to expose a p-type ohmic contact epi-layer and the first ohmic contact metal electrode of the light emitting epi-layers. Then the second ohmic contact metal electrode and a wire bonding layer formation are followed. The LED can enhance capability of the light reflect instead of light absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Ywan Lin, Huan-Pin Huang, Chung-Cheng Tu
  • Patent number: 6838704
    Abstract: A high reflective and conductive metal substrate instead of a GaAs substrate which is a light absorption substrate is utilized for the light emitting diode. The processes include forming a mirror protection film on the light emitting epi-layers. The mounting between the reflective and conductive metal substrate on the protection film is though a metal adhesive layer. Afterward, the temporal GaAs substrate is removed. Thereafter, a trench is formed to remove a portion of light emitting epi-layers to expose a p-type ohmic contact epi-layer and the first ohmic contact metal electrode of the light emitting epi-layers. Then the second ohmic contact metal electrode and a wire bonding layer formation are followed. The LED can enhance capability of the light reflect instead of light absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Ywan Lin, Huan-Pin Huang, Chung-Cheng Tu
  • Patent number: 6797987
    Abstract: A light emitting diode with high efficient reflective metal layer is disclosed. To prevent the reflective metal layer from reacting with the epi-LED layer structure during a thermal annealing process, a transparent electrical-conductive oxide layer such as ITO is formed in between them. Four preferred embodiments are proposed to improve the ohmic contact between the ITO layer and the epi-LED layers. There are: forming ohmic contact grid pattern, or ohmic contact channels in the ITO layer, or thin GaAs layer, or thin transparent metal layer at the interface between the ITO and the epi-LED layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Publication number: 20040124428
    Abstract: A high reflective and conductive metal substrate instead of a GaAs substrate which is a light absorption substrate is utilized for the light emitting diode. The processes include forming a mirror protection film on the light emitting epi-layers. The mounting between the reflective and conductive metal substrate on the protection film is though a metal adhesive layer. Afterward, the temporal GaAs substrate is removed. Thereafter, a trench is formed to remove a portion of light emitting epi-layers to expose a p-type ohmic contact epi-layer and the first ohmic contact metal electrode of the light emitting epi-layers. Then the second ohmic contact metal electrode and a wire bonding layer formation are followed. The LED can enhance capability of the light reflect instead of light absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Ywan Lin, Huan-Pin Huang, Chung-Cheng Tu
  • Publication number: 20040090179
    Abstract: A light emitting epi-layer structure contains a temporary substrate of absorption light type on one side. The other side thereof is then adhered to a transparent substrate of light absorption free by BCB bonding layer. After that, the light absorption substrate portion is removed. The resulted light emitting structure is then patterned to form a connection channel to connect the first ohmic contact electrode and form an isolation trench to separate the active layer of the light emitting structure into two parts. Thereafter, a second ohmic contact electrode on the cladding layer and a bonding metal layer filled in the first channel and on second ohmic contact electrode are successively formed. The resulted LED structure is hence convenient for flip-chip package since two bonding metal layers have the same altitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: United Epitaxy Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-Ywan Lin
  • Patent number: 6709883
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) and method of making the same are disclosed. The present invention uses a layer of elastic transparent adhesive material to bond a transparent substrate and a LED epitaxial structure having a light-absorbing substrate. The light absorbing substrate is then removed to form a LED having a transparent substrate. By the use of the transparent substrate, the light emitting efficiency of the LED can be significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuang-Neng Yang, Tzer-Perng Chen, Chih-Sung Chang
  • Publication number: 20040026708
    Abstract: A sub-mount for high power light emitting diode (LED) is disclosed. The sub-mount is a metal substrate, which is successively covered with an insulating layer and a metal layer on a first portion thereof. The flipped LED chip with an n and a p electrode on the same side is respectively, bonded to the metal layer and the exposed metal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Patent number: 6661032
    Abstract: A LED package structure having an electro-static protective diode, the structure is disclosed. The structure comprises: an electro-static protective diode having an n-type electrode mounted on a lampstand by a conductive paste layer, so that it forms an electrical connecting with a positive leadfame. A LED having a p-type and an n-type electrode positioned on one side and a bottom on the other side of the LED mounted by an insulating layer atop the p-type electrode of the electro-static protective diode. Next a first conductive wire connects between the p-type electrode of the LED and the positive leadframe. A second conductive wire, connects the n-type electrode of the LED with the negative leadframe. A third conductive wire connects the p-type electrode of the electro-static protection diode to the negative electrode of the leadframe. Transparent resin is finally used to form a dome-shaped package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chih Meng, Li-Ching Ma, Chi-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20030189201
    Abstract: A package structure of light-emitting diode with an electrostatic protective diode is disclosed. The structure comprises a light-emitting diode, an electrostatic protective diode, an electrical & heat conductive pad, and an electrical & heat conductive base substrate. The light-emitting diode is flipped and with its p-electrode and n-electrode, respectively, mounted on the n-electrode of the electrostatic protective diode and the electrical & heat conductive pad by conductive bumps. The latter two are separated themselves by a gap or an insulation layer and both of them are mounted on and electrically connected to the electrical & heat conductive base substrate. The structure is then through a bonding wire bonding to a bonding pad and the electrical & heat conductive base substrate, respectively, connected to a positive and a negative terminal of a DC power to implement the electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Publication number: 20030164503
    Abstract: A light emitting diode with high efficient reflective metal layer is disclosed. To prevent the reflective metal layer from reacting with the epi-LED layer structure during a thermal annealing process, a transparent electrical-conductive oxide layer such as ITO is formed in between them. Four preferred embodiments are proposed to improve the ohmic contact between the ITO layer and the epi-LED layers. There are: forming ohmic contact grid pattern, or ohmic contact channels in the ITO layer, or thin GaAs layer, or thin transparent metal layer at the interface between the ITO and the epi-LED layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Publication number: 20030143772
    Abstract: A high efficiency light emitting diode (LED) with metal reflector and the method of making the same is disclosed. The metal reflector is composed of at least two layers with one transparent conductive layer and the other highly reflective metal layer. The transparent conductive layer allows most of the light passing through without absorption and then reflected back by the highly reflective metal layer. The transparent conductive layer is selected from one of the materials that have very little reaction with highly reflective metal layer even in high temperature to avoid the reflectivity degradation during the chip processing. With this at least two layer metal reflector structure, the light emitting diode with vertical current injection can be fabricated with very high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Patent number: 6599768
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a surface mounting method for high power output light emitting diode (LED). In the first preferred embodiment, the LED is mounted onto a thermal & electrical base-substrate, which has a plurality of trenches formed therein and filled with an insulating layer to isolate two parts of the base-substrate. A reflective frame assembler having a plurality of reflective frame is then adhered to the upper surface of the base-substrate. Each of them is for placing one LED chip. After a LED is with its two electrodes placed on a pair of the first metal contacts, the transparent resin or epoxy is refilled into reflective frame to seal the LED chip. In the second preferred embodiment, the LED is with two electrodes on the different side. Hence the LED is mounted on one metal contact only, the other electrode is in terms of a wire to bond to the other metal contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Publication number: 20030122139
    Abstract: A LED package structure having an electro-static protective diode, the structure is disclosed. The structure comprises: an electro-static protective diode having an n-type electrode mounted on a lampstand by a conductive paste layer, so that it forms an electrical connecting with a positive leadfame. A LED having a p-type and an n-type electrode positioned on one side and a bottom on the other side of the LED mounted by an insulating layer atop the p-type electrode of the electro-static protective diode. Next a first conductive wire connects between the p-type electrode of the LED and the positive leadframe. A second conductive wire, connects the n-type electrode of the LED with the negative leadframe. A third conductive wire connects the p-type electrode of the electro-static protection diode to the negative electrode of the leadframe. Transparent resin is finally used to form a dome-shaped package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chih Meng, Li-Ching Ma, Chi-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20030116770
    Abstract: A light emitting epi-layer structure which contains a temporality light absorption substrate on one side, the other side thereof can be adhered to a light absorption free transparent substrate in terms of a transparent adhesive layer which is light absorption free too. After that, the light absorption substrate portion is removed by means of an etching process. The resulted light emitting diode has significant improvement in light emitting efficiency. Moreover, the transparent conductive layer is a low resistance and high transparency layer. The current flow can thus be distributed evenly than conventional one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Sung Chang, Kuang-Neng Yang, Tzer-Perng Chen
  • Patent number: 6583443
    Abstract: A light emitting epi-layer structure which contains a temporality light absorption substrate on one side, the other side thereof can be adhered to a light absorption free transparent substrate in terms of a transparent adhesive layer which is light absorption free too. After that, the light absorption substrate portion is removed by means of an etching process. The resulted light emitting diode has significant improvement in light emitting efficiency. Moreover, the transparent conductive layer is a low resistance and high transparency layer. The current flow can thus be distributed evenly than conventional one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: United Epitaxy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Sung Chang, Kuang-Neng Yang, Tzer-Perng Chen