Patents by Inventor Chao-Hsing Chen

Chao-Hsing Chen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200135978
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer; a plurality of semiconductor pillars separated from each other and formed on the first semiconductor layer, the plurality of semiconductor pillars respectively includes a second semiconductor layer and an active layer; a first electrode covering one portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars; and a second electrode covering another portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars, wherein the plurality of semiconductor pillars under a covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a first space, the plurality of semiconductor pillars outside the covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a second space, and the first space is larger than the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Aurelien GAUTHIER-BRUN, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Chang-Tai HSAIO, Chih-Hao CHEN, Chi-Shiang HSU, Jia-Kuen WANG, Yung-Hsiang LIN
  • Publication number: 20200119086
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises a substrate; a first optoelectronic unit formed on the substrate; a second optoelectronic unit formed on the substrate; a plurality of third optoelectronic units formed on the substrate, electrically connected to the first optoelectronic unit and the second optoelectronic unit; a plurality of first electrodes respectively formed on the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units; a plurality of second electrodes respectively formed on the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units; an optical layer surrounding the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units in a top view of the optoelectronic device; a third electrode formed on the first optoelectronic unit and one of the plurality of third optoelectronic units; and a fourth electrode formed on the second optoelectronic unit and another one
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chao Hsing CHEN, Jia Kuen WANG, Chien Fu SHEN, Chun Teng KO
  • Publication number: 20200111935
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device, comprising a first semiconductor layer comprising four boundaries comprising two longer sides and two shorter sides; a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer; and a plurality of first conductive type electrodes formed on the first semiconductor layer, wherein one first part of the plurality of first conductive type electrodes is formed on a corner constituted by one of the two longer sides and one of the two shorter sides, and wherein one fourth part of the plurality of first conductive type electrodes is formed along the one of the two longer sides, the one fourth part of the plurality of first conductive type electrodes comprises a head portion and a tail portion, the head portion comprises a width larger than that of the tail portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing CHEN, Jia-Kuen WANG, Chien-Chih LIAO, Tzu-Yao TSENG, Tsun-Kai KO, Chien-Fu SHEN
  • Patent number: 10559717
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed therebetween, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes a surrounding exposed region not covered by the active layer, and the surrounding exposed region surrounds the active layer; a conductive layer formed on the second semiconductor layer, including a first conductive region extending toward and contacting the surrounding exposed region of the first semiconductor layer; an electrode layer formed on the first conductive region in the surrounding exposed region; an outside insulating layer covering a portion of the conductive layer and the electrode layer, and including a first opening exposing the other portion of the conductive layer; a bonding layer covering the outside insulating layer and electrically connecting to the other portion of the conductive layer through the first opening; and a conductive substrate, w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Teng Ko, Chao-Hsing Chen, Jia-Kuen Wang, Yen-Liang Kuo, Chih-Hao Chen, Wei-Jung Chung, Chih-Ming Wang, Wei-Chih Peng, Schang-Jing Hon, Yu-Yao Lin
  • Publication number: 20200044116
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate including a top surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface of the substrate are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the top surface of the substrate; a semiconductor stack formed on the top surface of the substrate, the semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode pad formed adjacent to a first edge of the light-emitting device; and a second electrode pad formed adjacent to a second edge of the light-emitting device, wherein in a top view of the light-emitting device, the first edge and the second edge are formed on different sides or opposite sides of the light-emitting device, the first semiconductor layer adjacent to the first edge includes a first sidewall directly connected to the first side surface of the substrate,
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing CHEN, Cheng-Lin LU, Chih-Hao CHEN, Chi-Shiang HSU, I-Lun MA, Meng-Hsiang HONG, Hsin-Ying WANG, Kuo-Ching HUNG, Yi-Hung LIN
  • Patent number: 10553759
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer; a plurality of semiconductor pillars separated from each other and formed on the first semiconductor layer, the plurality of semiconductor pillars respectively includes a second semiconductor layer and an active layer; a first electrode covering one portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars; and a second electrode covering another portion of the plurality of semiconductor pillars, wherein the plurality of semiconductor pillars under a covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a first space, the plurality of semiconductor pillars outside the covering region of the first electrode are separated from each other by a second space, and the first space is larger than the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aurelien Gauthier-Brun, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chang-Tai Hsaio, Chih-Hao Chen, Chi-Shiang Hsu, Jia-Kuen Wang, Yung-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 10546824
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light emitting device including an LED array including a plurality of LED cells connected in series disposed on a single substrate; wherein each LED cell includes a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge, and wherein the LED array includes a first LED and a second LED, the first edge of the first LED is adjacent to the third edge of the second LED; a first trench, disposed between the first LED cell and the second LED; and a first conducting metal, disposed on the first trench, the first edge of the first LED and the third edge of the second LED, and electrically connecting the first LED and the second LED in series; wherein the first LED and/or the second LED includes a round corner in a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao Hsing Chen, Chien Fu Shen, Tsun Kai Ko, Schang Jing Hon, Hsin Mao Liu
  • Publication number: 20200020739
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a first light-emitting unit and a second light-emitting unit formed on the substrate, each of the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit comprises a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first light-emitting unit comprises a first semiconductor mesa and a first surrounding part surrounding the first semiconductor mesa, and the second light-emitting unit comprises a second semiconductor mesa and a second surrounding part surrounding the second semiconductor mesa; a trench formed between the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit and exposing the substrate; a first insulating layer comprising a first opening on the first surrounding part and a second opening on the second semiconductor layer of the second light-emitting unit; and a connecting electrode comprising a first connecting part on the first
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing CHEN, I-Lun MA, Bo-Jiun HU, Yu-Ling LIN, Chien-Chih LIAO
  • Publication number: 20200020829
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor structure including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a via penetrating the second semiconductor layer and the active layer to expose a surface of the first semiconductor layer; a first electrode formed in the via and on the second semiconductor layer; a second electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer; and an insulating structure covering the first electrode, the second electrode and the semiconductor structure and including a first opening to expose the first electrode and a second opening to expose the second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode respectively include a metal layer contacting the insulating layer, the metal layer includes a material including a surface tension value larger than 1500 dyne/cm and a standard reduction potential larger than 0.3 V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yi-Hung Lin, Chao-Hsing Chen, Jia-Kuen Wang, Tzu-Yao Tseng, Jen-Chieh Yu, Guan-Wu Chen
  • Patent number: 10529893
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device, comprising a first semiconductor layer comprising four boundaries comprising two longer sides and two shorter sides; a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer; and a plurality of first conductive type electrodes formed on the first semiconductor layer, wherein one first part of the plurality of first conductive type electrodes is formed on a corner constituted by one of the two longer sides and one of the two shorter sides, and wherein one fourth part of the plurality of first conductive type electrodes is formed along the one of the two longer sides, the one fourth part of the plurality of first conductive type electrodes comprises a head portion and a tail portion, the head portion comprises a width larger than that of the tail portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing Chen, Jia-Kuen Wang, Chien-Chih Liao, Tzu-Yao Tseng, Tsun-Kai Ko, Chien-Fu Shen
  • Patent number: 10522588
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises a substrate; a first optoelectronic unit formed on the substrate; a second optoelectronic unit formed on the substrate; a plurality of third optoelectronic units formed on the substrate, electrically connected to the first optoelectronic unit and the second optoelectronic unit; a plurality of first electrodes respectively formed on the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units; a plurality of second electrodes respectively formed on the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units; an optical layer surrounding the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units in a top view of the optoelectronic device; a third electrode formed on the first optoelectronic unit and one of the plurality of third optoelectronic units; and a fourth electrode formed on the second optoelectronic unit and another one
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao Hsing Chen, Jia Kuen Wang, Chien Fu Shen, Chun Teng Ko
  • Publication number: 20190348570
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer; a plurality of first trenches penetrating the second semiconductor layer and the active layer to expose the first semiconductor layer; a second trench penetrating the second semiconductor layer and the active layer to expose the first semiconductor layer, wherein the second trench is disposed near an outmost edge of the active layer, and surrounds the active layer and the plurality of first trenches; a patterned metal layer formed on the second semiconductor layer and formed in one of the plurality of first trenches or the second trench; and a first pad portion and a second pad portion both formed on the second semiconductor layer and electrically connecting the second semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor layer respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing CHEN, Jia-Kuen WANG, Tzu-Yao TSENG, Tsung-Hsun CHIANG, Bo-Jiun HU, Wen-Hung CHUANG, Yu-Ling LIN
  • Patent number: 10446721
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor structure including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a via penetrating the second semiconductor layer and the active layer to expose a surface of the first semiconductor layer; a first electrode formed in the via and on the second semiconductor layer; a second electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer; and an insulating structure covering the first electrode, the second electrode and the semiconductor structure and including a first opening to expose the first electrode and a second opening to expose the second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode respectively include a metal layer contacting the insulating layer, the metal layer includes a material including a surface tension value larger than 1500 dyne/cm and a standard reduction potential larger than 0.3 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Hung Lin, Chao-Hsing Chen, Jia-Kuen Wang, Tzu-Yao Tseng, Jen-Chieh Yu, Guan-Wu Chen
  • Publication number: 20190312179
    Abstract: A light-emitting element comprises a light-emitting semiconductor stack comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a reflective layer formed on the light-emitting semiconductor stack; a barrier layer formed on the reflective stack; a protection layer formed on the barrier layer, comprising a first through hole and a second through hole; a first height balancer filled in the first through hole and formed on the protection layer; a second height balancer filled in the second through hole and formed on the protection layer; and a conductive contact layer comprising a first conductive part formed on the first height balancer and a second conductive part formed on the second height balancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Schang-Jing HON, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Tsun-Kai KO, Chien-Fu SHEN, Jia-Kuen WANG, Hung-Che CHEN
  • Patent number: 10411162
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer; a plurality of first trenches penetrating the second semiconductor layer and the active layer to expose the first semiconductor layer; a second trench penetrating the second semiconductor layer and the active layer to expose the first semiconductor layer, wherein the second trench is disposed near an outmost edge of the active layer, and surrounds the active layer and the plurality of first trenches; a patterned metal layer formed on the second semiconductor layer and formed in one of the plurality of first trenches or the second trench; and a first pad portion and a second pad portion both formed on the second semiconductor layer and electrically connecting the second semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor layer respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing Chen, Jia-Kuen Wang, Tzu-Yao Tseng, Tsung-Hsun Chiang, Bo-Jiun Hu, Wen-Hung Chuang, Yu-Ling Lin
  • Publication number: 20190273186
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor structure comprising a surface and a side wall inclined to the surface, wherein the semiconductor structure comprises a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor layer comprises a first edge and a first area; a reflective layer located on the second semiconductor layer and comprising an outer edge and a second area, wherein a distance between the first edge and the outer edge is greater than 0 ?m and is not greater than 10 ?m; and a first contact part comprising a metal formed on the reflective layer and the first semiconductor layer, wherein the first contact part comprises a first periphery comprising a first periphery length larger than a periphery length of the active layer from a top-view of the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing CHEN, Jia-Kuen WANG, Wen-Hung CHUANG, Tzu-Yao TSENG, Cheng-Lin LU
  • Patent number: 10396246
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor stack, including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer; a first metal layer formed on a top surface of the second semiconductor layer; a second metal layer formed on a top surface of the first semiconductor layer; an insulative layer formed on the top surface of the first semiconductor layer and the top surface of the second semiconductor layer; wherein a space between a sidewall of the first metal layer and a sidewall of the semiconductor stack is less than 3 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jia-Kuen Wang, Chao-Hsing Chen
  • Publication number: 20190245116
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor stack comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first pad on the semiconductor stack; a second pad on the semiconductor stack, wherein the first pad and the second pad are separated from each other with a distance, which define a region between the first pad and the second pad on the semiconductor stack; and multiple vias penetrating the active layer to expose the first semiconductor layer, wherein the first pad and the second pad are formed on regions other than the multiple vias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing CHEN, Jia-Kuen WANG, Tzu-Yao TSENG, Bo-Jiun HU, Tsung-Hsun CHIANG, Wen-Hung CHUANG, Kuan-Yi LEE, Yu-Ling LIN, Chien-Fu SHEN, Tsun-Kai KO
  • Patent number: 10374130
    Abstract: A light-emitting element comprises a substrate; a light-emitting semiconductor stack on the substrate, the light-emitting semiconductor stack comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode on the first semiconductor layer; a reflective layer formed on the light-emitting semiconductor stack; a protection layer formed on the light-emitting semiconductor stack; and a conductive contact layer formed on the light-emitting semiconductor stack, wherein each layer above the substrate comprises a side surface inclined to a top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Schang-Jing Hon, Chao-Hsing Chen, Tsun-Kai Ko, Chien-Fu Shen, Jia-Kuen Wang, Hung-Che Chen
  • Publication number: 20190237624
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor layer sequence comprising a first semiconductor layer having a first electrical conductivity, a second semiconductor layer having a second electrical conductivity, and an active layer interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a plurality of beveled trenches formed in the semiconductor layer sequence; a plurality of protruding structures respectively formed in the plurality of beveled trenches; a dielectric layer formed on the second semiconductor layer and an inner sidewall of the plurality of beveled trenches; a reflecting layer interposed between the semiconductor layer sequence and the dielectric layer; and a metal layer formed along the inner sidewall of the plurality of beveled trenches, wherein the dielectric layer, the reflecting layer and the metal layer are overlapping, the plurality of protruding structures and the reflecting layer are not overlapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing CHEN, Yu-Chen YANG, Li-Ping JOU, Hui-Chun YEH, Yi-Wen KU