Patents by Inventor Chien-Fu Shen
Chien-Fu Shen 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).
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Patent number: 12176465Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; one or multiple vias penetrating the active layer and the second semiconductor layer to expose the first semiconductor layer; a first contact layer covering the one or multiple vias; a third insulating layer including a first group of one or multiple third insulating openings on the second semiconductor layer to expose the first contact layer; a first pad on the semiconductor stack and covering the first group of one or multiple third insulating openings; and a second pad on the semiconductor stack and separated from the first pad with a distance, wherein the second pad is formed at a position other than positions of the one or multiple vias in a top view of the light-emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20240154065Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer on the second semiconductor layer and including a plurality of first openings exposing the first semiconductor layer, wherein the first openings include a first group and a second group; a third electrode on the first insulating layer and including a first extended portion and a second extended portion, wherein the first extended portion and the second extended portion are respectively electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer through the first group of the first openings and the second group of the first openings, and wherein the number of the first group of the first openings is different from the number of the second group of the first openings; and a plurality of fourth electrodes on the second insulating layer and electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer, wherein in aType: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Chao-Hsing CHEN, Jia-Kuen WANG, Chien-Chih LIAO, Tzu-Yao TSENG, Tsun-Kai KO, Chien-Fu SHEN
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Patent number: 11908975Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer on the second semiconductor layer and including a plurality of first openings exposing the first semiconductor layer, wherein the first openings include a first group and a second group; a third electrode on the first insulating layer and including a first extended portion and a second extended portion, wherein the first extended portion and the second extended portion are respectively electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer through the first group of the first openings and the second group of the first openings, and wherein the number of the first group of the first openings is different from the number of the second group of the first openings; and a plurality of fourth electrodes on the second insulating layer and electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer, wherein in aType: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Chao-Hsing Chen, Jia-Kuen Wang, Chien-Chih Liao, Tzu-Yao Tseng, Tsun-Kai Ko, Chien-Fu Shen
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Publication number: 20230361248Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes a semiconductor stack, including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer formed therebetween; a first electrode formed on the first semiconductor layer, comprising a first pad electrode; a second electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer, comprising a second pad electrode and a second finger electrode extending from the second pad electrode; a second current blocking region formed under the second electrode, comprising a second core region under the second pad electrode and an extending region under the second finger electrode; and a transparent conductive layer, formed on the second semiconductor layer and covering the second core region; wherein in a top view, a contour of the second pad electrode has a circular shape and a contour of the second core region has a shape which is different from the circular shape and selected from square, rectangle, rounded rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid and polygon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Hsin-Ying WANG, Hui-Chun YEH, Li-Ming CHANG, Chien-Fu SHEN, Chen OU
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Patent number: 11810943Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes a substrate, including an upper surface; a first light emitting unit and a second light emitting unit, formed on the upper surface, wherein each of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit includes a lower semiconductor portion and an upper semiconductor portion; and a conductive structure electrically connecting the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit; wherein the lower semiconductor portion of the first light emitting unit includes a first sidewall and a first upper surface; and wherein the first side wall includes a first sub-side wall and a second sub-side wall, an obtuse angle is formed between the first sub-side wall and the first upper surface and another obtuse angle is formed between the second sub-side wall and the upper surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Po-Shun Chiu, Tsung-Hsun Chiang, Liang-Sheng Chi, Jing Jiang, Jie Chen, Tzung-Shiun Yeh, Hsin-Ying Wang, Hui-Chun Yeh, Chien-Fu Shen
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Patent number: 11784210Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device, includes: forming a semiconductor stack on a substrate, wherein the semiconductor stack includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active region formed therebetween; removing portions of the semiconductor stack to form a plurality of mesas and exposing a part of the first semiconductor layer, wherein the part of the first semiconductor layer includes a first portion and a second portion; forming a plurality of trenches by removing the first portion of the part of the first semiconductor to exposing a top surface of the substrate and a side wall of the first semiconductor, wherein the plurality of trenches defining a plurality of light-emitting units in the semiconductor stack; wherein in a top view, the plurality of trenches includes a first trench extending along a first direction and a second trench extending along a second direction not parallel with the first trench; and wherein the second trench includes an end; forming coType: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Cheng-Yu Chen, Hui-Chun Yeh, Chien-Fu Shen
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Publication number: 20230261148Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; one or multiple vias penetrating the active layer and the second semiconductor layer to expose the first semiconductor layer; a first contact layer covering the one or multiple vias; a third insulating layer including a first group of one or multiple third insulating openings on the second semiconductor layer to expose the first contact layer; a first pad on the semiconductor stack and covering the first group of one or multiple third insulating openings; and a second pad on the semiconductor stack and separated from the first pad with a distance, wherein the second pad is formed at a position other than positions of the one or multiple vias in a top view of the light-emitting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 11705480Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises an epitaxial stack, comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer; a trench exposing a portion of the first semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer formed on a side wall of the trench to electrically insulate from the active layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode formed on the trench; a second electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer; a supporting device covering the epitaxial stack; an optical layer covering the first electrode and the second electrode, comprising a plurality of openings corresponding to positions of the first electrodes and the second electrodes; a fifth electrode electrically connected with the first electrode; and a sixth electrode electrically connected with the second electrode, wherein the fifth electrode and the sixth electrode each comprises a side comprising a length longer that of an edge of the epitaxial stack.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Chao Hsing Chen, Jia Kuen Wang, Chien Fu Shen, Chun Teng Ko
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Patent number: 11705539Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor stack including a top surface; a current blocking region, including a first pad portion formed on the semiconductor stack and wherein the current blocking region includes transparent insulated material; a first opening, formed in the first pad portion, exposing the top surface of the semiconductor stack; a transparent conductive layer, covering the top surface of the semiconductor stack, including a second opening overlapping the first opening; and a first electrode, formed on the semiconductor stack, including a first pad electrode formed on the first pad portion of the current blocking region; wherein the first pad electrode contacts the semiconductor stack through the first opening and the second opening; wherein the first opening includes a first area, the first pad portion and the first opening compose a total area, and a ratio of the first area to the total area is between 10% and 40%.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Tzung-Shiun Yeh, Li-Ming Chang, Chien-Fu Shen
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Patent number: 11699776Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a substrate including a first side, a second side and a third side connecting the first side and the second side; a light-emitting semiconductor stack on the substrate and including a first semiconductor layer, a second 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 and including a contact area and a first extension area; a second electrode on the second semiconductor layer; a protection layer on the light-emitting semiconductor stack and including a first through hole exposing the first electrode and a second through hole exposing the second electrode; a first conductive part on the protection layer and electrically connected to the first electrode; and a second conductive part on the protection layer and electrically connected to the second electrode, wherein the second conductive part comprises a projected area on the light-emitting semiconductor stType: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Schang-Jing Hon, Chao-Hsing Chen, Tsun-Kai Ko, Chien-Fu Shen, Jia-Kuen Wang, Hung-Che Chen
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Publication number: 20230187473Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate with a top surface; a first light-emitting structure unit and a second light-emitting structure unit separately formed on the top surface and adjacent to each other, and wherein the first light-emitting structure unit includes a first sidewall and the second light-emitting structure unit includes a second sidewall; an isolation layer formed on the first sidewall and the second sidewall, including a first edge on the first light-emitting structure unit and wherein the first edge has an acute angle in a cross-sectional view; and an electrical connection formed on the isolation layer, the first light-emitting structure unit and the second light-emitting structure unit, and electrically connecting the first light-emitting structure unit and the second light-emitting structure unit; wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are inclined; and wherein the electrical connection includes a first part on the first light-emitting structure unit, and the first part doType: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Chien-Fu SHEN, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Tsun-Kai KO, Schang-Jing HON, Sheng-Jie HSU, De-Shan KUO, Hsin-Ying WANG, Chiu-Lin YAO, Chien-Fu HUANG, Hsin-Mao LIU, Chien-Kai CHUNG
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Patent number: 11658269Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; one or multiple vias penetrating the active layer and the second semiconductor layer to expose the first semiconductor layer; a first contact layer covering the one or multiple vias; a third insulating layer including a first group of one or multiple third insulating openings on the second semiconductor layer to expose the first contact layer; a first pad on the semiconductor stack and covering the first group of one or multiple third insulating openings; and a second pad on the semiconductor stack and separated from the first pad with a distance, wherein the second pad is formed at a position other than positions of the one or multiple vias in a top view of the light-emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: 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
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Patent number: 11594573Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes a substrate with a top surface; a first light-emitting structure unit and a second light-emitting structure unit separately formed on the top surface and adjacent to each other, and wherein the first light-emitting structure unit includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall; a trench between the first and the second light-emitting structure units; and an electrical connection arranged on the first sidewall and the second light-emitting structure unit, and electrically connecting the first light-emitting structure unit and the second light-emitting structure unit; wherein the first sidewall connects to the top surface; wherein the first sidewall faces the second light-emitting structure units, and the second sidewall is not between the first light-emitting structure unit and the second light-emitting structure unit; and wherein the second sidewall is steeper than the first sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Fu Shen, Chao-Hsing Chen, Tsun-Kai Ko, Schang-Jing Hon, Sheng-Jie Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Hsin-Ying Wang, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chien-Fu Huang, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chien-Kai Chung
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Publication number: 20230005984Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes a substrate, including an upper surface; a first light emitting unit and a second light emitting unit, formed on the upper surface, wherein each of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit includes a lower semiconductor portion and an upper semiconductor portion; and a conductive structure electrically connecting the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit; wherein the lower semiconductor portion of the first light emitting unit includes a first sidewall and a first upper surface; and wherein the first side wall includes a first sub-side wall and a second sub-side wall, an obtuse angle is formed between the first sub-side wall and the first upper surface and another obtuse angle is formed between the second sub-side wall and the upper surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Po-Shun CHIU, Tsung-Hsun CHIANG, Liang-Sheng CHI, Jing JIANG, Jie CHEN, Tzung- Shiun YEH, Hsin-Ying WANG, Hui-Chun YEH, Chien-Fu SHEN
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Publication number: 20220367563Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device, includes: forming a semiconductor stack on a substrate, wherein the semiconductor stack includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active region formed therebetween; removing portions of the semiconductor stack to form a plurality of mesas and exposing a part of the first semiconductor layer, wherein the part of the first semiconductor layer includes a first portion and a second portion; forming a plurality of trenches by removing the first portion of the part of the first semiconductor to exposing a top surface of the substrate and a side wall of the first semiconductor, wherein the plurality of trenches defining a plurality of light-emitting units in the semiconductor stack; wherein in a top view, the plurality of trenches includes a first trench extending along a first direction and a second trench extending along a second direction not parallel with the first trench; and wherein the second trench includes an end; forming coType: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Cheng-Yu CHEN, Hui-Chun YEH, Chien-Fu SHEN
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Patent number: 11437427Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes a substrate, including an upper surface; a first light emitting unit and a second light emitting unit, formed on the upper surface, wherein each of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit includes a lower semiconductor portion and an upper semiconductor portion; and a conductive structure electrically connecting the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit; wherein the lower semiconductor portion of the first light emitting unit includes a first sidewall and a first upper surface; and wherein the first side wall includes a first sub-side wall and a second sub-side wall, an obtuse angle is formed between the first sub-side wall and the first upper surface and another obtuse angle is formed between the second sub-side wall and the upper surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Po-Shun Chiu, Tsung-Hsun Chiang, Liang-Sheng Chi, Jing Jiang, Jie Chen, Tzung-Shiun Yeh, Hsin-Ying Wang, Hui-Chun Yeh, Chien-Fu Shen
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Patent number: 11430934Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a substrate, including a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge; a semiconductor stack formed on the substrate, comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer; a first electrode formed on the first semiconductor layer, comprising a first pad electrode; and a second electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer, comprising a second pad electrode and a second finger electrode; wherein in a top view, the first pad electrode is adjacent to a corner of the substrate that is intersected by the first and the second edges; the second finger electrode is not parallel with the third and the first edges; and a distance between the second finger electrode and the first edge increases along a direction from an end of the second finger electrode that connects the second pad electrode toward the second edge.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Li-Ming Chang, Tzung-Shiun Yeh, Chien-Fu Shen, Yu-Rui Lin, Chen Ou, Hsin-Ying Wang, Hui-Chun Yeh
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Publication number: 20220262849Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises an epitaxial stack, comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer; a trench exposing a portion of the first semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer formed on a side wall of the trench to electrically insulate from the active layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode formed on the trench; a second electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer; a supporting device covering the epitaxial stack; an optical layer covering the first electrode and the second electrode, comprising a plurality of openings corresponding to positions of the first electrodes and the second electrodes; a fifth electrode electrically connected with the first electrode; and a sixth electrode electrically connected with the second electrode, wherein the fifth electrode and the sixth electrode each comprises a side comprising a length longer that of an edge of the epitaxial stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Chao Hsing CHEN, Jia Kuen WANG, Chien Fu SHEN, Chun Teng KO
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Patent number: 11404474Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes: a substrate, comprising a top surface; a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge; a plurality of light-emitting units arranged in N rows on the substrate, wherein the N rows comprises a first row at the first edge and a Nth row at the second edge; and a plurality of connection electrodes, formed on and electrically connecting the plurality of light-emitting units; wherein the plurality of light-emitting units comprises a first light-emitting unit in the first row, and the first light-emitting unit comprises a first notch on the first edge wherein the first notch comprises a bottom composed by the top surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Cheng-Yu Chen, Hui-Chun Yeh, Chien-Fu Shen
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Patent number: D1012330Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Chen Ou, Li-Ming Chang, Chien-Fu Shen, Hsin-Ying Wang