Patents by Inventor Jyh Chiarng Wu

Jyh Chiarng Wu 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).

  • Patent number: 9728670
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaohua Huang, Jyh-Chiarng Wu
  • Patent number: 9705033
    Abstract: A lighting emitting diode including: an n side layer and a p side layer formed by nitride semiconductors respectively; an active layer comprising a nitride semiconductor is between the n side layer and the p side layer; wherein, the n-side layer is successively laminated by an extrinsically-doped buffer layer and a compound multi-current spreading layer; the compound multi-current spreading layer is successively-laminated by a first current spreading layer, a second current spreading layer and a third current spreading layer; the first current spreading layer and the third current spreading layer are alternatively-laminated layers comprising a u-type nitride semiconductor layer and an n-type nitride semiconductor layer; the second current spreading layer is a distributed insulation layer formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; and the first current spreading layer is adjacent to the extrinsically-doped buffer layer; and the third current spreading layer is adjacent to the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Hsin Yeh, Jyh-Chiarng Wu
  • Patent number: 9537048
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a vertical AC LED element and fabrication method thereof, wherein the vertical AC LED element comprises a conductive substrate (102); a light-emitting module on the conductive substrate (102), including two horizontally arranged in parallel and mutually-isolated LEDs; wherein the first and second LEDs include a first semiconductor layer (111), a light-emitting layer (112) and a second semiconductor layer (113) from top down; a first insulating layer (131) is arranged between the second semiconductor layer (113) of the first LED and the conductive substrate (102) for mutual isolation; an ohmic contact is formed between the second semiconductor layer (113) of the second LED and the conductive substrate (102); a first conductive structure that connects the first semiconductor layer (111) of the first LED, the second semiconductor layer (113) of the second LED and the conductive substrate (102); and a second conductive structure that connects the second semiconductor layer (113) of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunping Chen, Xiaoqiang Zeng, Shaohua Huang, Qunfeng Pan, Jyh-Chiarng Wu
  • Patent number: 9397253
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting diode having an n-doped ohm contact buffer layer and a manufacturing method therefor. In the present invention, a highly n-doped ohm contact buffer layer with an electronic concentration up to 1×1018 cm3 is formed on the n side of a light emitting epitaxy layer; when a growth substrate is removed, the n-type ohm contact buffer layer on the surface is exposed, which is a no-nitride polarity-face n-type GaN base material with a lower energy gap; an n-type ohm contact electrode is prepared on the n-type ohm contact buffer layer and follows the Ti/Al ohm contact electrode, which can overcome the problem of the existing vertical gallium nitride-based vertical light emitting diode that the voltage of the thin film GaN base light emitting device is unreliable because the ohm contact electrode on the nitride-face GaN base semiconductor layer is easy to crack due to temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventors: Meng-Hsin Yeh, Jyh-Chiarng Wu, Shaohua Huang, Chi-Lun Chou
  • Patent number: 9324907
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes an active layer having one or more multilayer potential barriers and at least one well layer. Each multilayer potential barrier includes interlacing first and second InAlGaN thin layers. The first and second InAlGaN thin layers have compositions selected with respect to the well layer such that a polarization effect is substantially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Hsin Yeh, Jyh-Chiarng Wu, Guojun Lu
  • Patent number: 9159895
    Abstract: A vertical high-voltage light emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof. Polarities of two adjacent light emitting diodes (LEDs) are reversed by means of area laser stripping and die bonding, and the two diodes whose polarities are reversed are disposed on an insulating substrate comprising a bonding metal layer (320). A conductive wire (140) is distributed on a surface of the light emitting device, so that a single LED unit (330) has a vertical structure, and multiple LEDs are connected in series to form a high-voltage LED, thereby solving the problems of low light emitting efficiency and large thermal resistance of a horizontal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoqiang Zeng, Shunping Chen, Shaohua Huang, Qunfeng Pan, Jyh-Chiarng Wu
  • Publication number: 20150144974
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a vertical AC LED element and fabrication method thereof, wherein the vertical AC LED element comprises a conductive substrate (102); a light-emitting module on the conductive substrate (102), including two horizontally arranged in parallel and mutually-isolated LEDs; wherein the first and second LEDs include a first semiconductor layer (111), a light-emitting layer (112) and a second semiconductor layer (113) from top down; a first insulating layer (131) is arranged between the second semiconductor layer (113) of the first LED and the conductive substrate (102) for mutual isolation; an ohmic contact is formed between the second semiconductor layer (113) of the second LED and the conductive substrate (102); a first conductive structure that connects the first semiconductor layer (111) of the first LED, the second semiconductor layer (113) of the second LED and the conductive substrate (102); and a second conductive structure that connects the second semiconductor layer (113) of
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Shunping Chen, Xiaoqiang Zeng, Shaohua Huang, Qunfeng Pan, Jyh-Chiarng Wu
  • 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: 20150053920
    Abstract: A lighting emitting diode including: an n side layer and a p side layer formed by nitride semiconductors respectively; an active layer comprising a nitride semiconductor is between the n side layer and the p side layer; wherein, the n-side layer is successively laminated by an extrinsically-doped buffer layer and a compound multi-current spreading layer; the compound multi-current spreading layer is successively-laminated by a first current spreading layer, a second current spreading layer and a third current spreading layer; the first current spreading layer and the third current spreading layer are alternatively-laminated layers comprising a u-type nitride semiconductor layer and an n-type nitride semiconductor layer; the second current spreading layer is a distributed insulation layer formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; and the first current spreading layer is adjacent to the extrinsically-doped buffer layer; and the third current spreading layer is adjacent to the active layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MENG-HSIN YEH, JYH-CHIARNG WU
  • Publication number: 20150048379
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting diode having an n-doped ohm contact buffer layer and a manufacturing method therefor. In the present invention, a highly n-doped ohm contact buffer layer with an electronic concentration up to 1×1018 cm3 is formed on the n side of a light emitting epitaxy layer; when a growth substrate is removed, the n-type ohm contact buffer layer on the surface is exposed, which is a no-nitride polarity-face n-type GaN base material with a lower energy gap; an n-type ohm contact electrode is prepared on the n-type ohm contact buffer layer and follows the Ti/Al ohm contact electrode, which can overcome the problem of the existing vertical gallium nitride-based vertical light emitting diode that the voltage of the thin film GaN base light emitting device is unreliable because the ohm contact electrode on the nitride-face GaN base semiconductor layer is easy to crack due to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Meng-Hsin Yeh, Jyh-Chiarng Wu, Shaohua Huang, Chi-Lun Chou
  • Patent number: 8823046
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a transparent insulating layer; and at least one transparent conductive oxide layer substantially enclosing the transparent insulating layer, wherein the transparent insulating layer and the at least one transparent conductive oxide layer are configured to distribute a current through the LED more concentrated toward a peripheral region of the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qunfeng Pan, Jyh-Chiarng Wu, Kechuang Lin, Shaohua Huang
  • Publication number: 20140042485
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a transparent insulating layer; and at least one transparent conductive oxide layer substantially enclosing the transparent insulating layer, wherein the transparent insulating layer and the at least one transparent conductive oxide layer are configured to distribute a current through the LED more concentrated toward a peripheral region of the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qunfeng PAN, JYH-CHIARNG WU, Kechuang LIN, Shaohua HUANG
  • Patent number: 8581268
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a transparent insulating layer; and at least one transparent conductive oxide layer substantially enclosing the transparent insulating layer, wherein the transparent insulating layer and the at least one transparent conductive oxide layer are configured to distribute a current through the LED toward a peripheral region of the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qunfeng Pan, Jyh Chiarng Wu, Kechuang Lin, Shaohua Huang
  • Patent number: 8552441
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing the AlGaInP LED having a vertical structure is provided, including: growing, epitaxially, a buffer layer, an n-type contact layer, an n-type textured layer, a confined layer, an active layer, a p-type confined layer and a p-type window layer in that order on a temporary substrate, to form a texturable epitaxial layer; forming a transparent conducting film with periodicity on the p-type window layer of the epitaxial layer, forming a regulated through-hole on the transparent conducting film, and filling the through-hole with a conducting material; forming a total-reflection metal layer on the transparent conducting film; bonding a permanent substrate with the texturable epitaxial layer via a bonding layer, and bring the total-reflection metal layer into contact with the bonding layer; removing the temporary substrate and the buffer layer; forming an n-type extension electrode on the exposed n-type contact layer; removing the n-type contact layer, and forming a pad on the n-type textur
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hou-Jun Wu, Yu-Tsai Teng, Po-Hung Tsou, Hsiang-Ping Cheng, Jyh-Chiarng Wu
  • Patent number: 8507357
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for lift-off of an LED substrate. By eroding the sidewall of a GaN epitaxial layer, cavity structures are formed, which may act in cooperation with a non-fully filled patterned sapphire substrate from epitaxial growth to cause the GaN epitaxial layer to separate from the sapphire substrate. The method according to an embodiment of the present invention can effectively reduce the dislocation density in the growth of a GaN-based epitaxial layer; improve lattice quality, and realize rapid lift-off of an LED substrate, and has the advantages including low cost, no internal damage to the GaN film, elevated performance of the photoelectric device and improved luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Hui Lin, Sheng-Hsien Hsu, Kang-Wei Peng, Jiansen Zheng, Jyh-Chiarng Wu, Keehuang Lin
  • Patent number: 8436377
    Abstract: A GaN-based LED and a method for manufacturing the same are provided, and the method includes: providing a substrate, depositing a first transition layer on the substrate; forming a first patterned transition layer by etching with a mask; growing a first epitaxial layer on the first patterned transition layer; depositing a second transition layer on the first epitaxial layer; forming a second patterned transition layer by etching with a mask, such that the second patterned transition layer and the first patterned transition layer are cross-staggered with each other; growing a second epitaxial layer on the second patterned transition layer, wherein the second epitaxial layer includes a P-type layer, a light-emitting layer and an N-type layer; depositing a protection layer on the second epitaxial layer, dicing to obtain chips with a defined size; removing the first patterned transition layer and the second patterned transition layer on the substrate and the protection layer on the second epitaxial layer by wet
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Hui Lin, Jyh-Chiarng Wu
  • Patent number: 8415702
    Abstract: A reflector for a GaN-based light-emitting device, method for manufacturing the reflector and GaN-based light-emitting device including the reflector are provided. The reflector is formed on a p-type GaN-based epitaxial layer and includes: a whisker crystal of un-doped GaN, formed on a surface of the p-type GaN-based epitaxial layer with a predefined density distribution and at a position that corresponds to a dislocation defect of an epitaxial layer; and a metal reflective layer, formed on both the p-type GaN-based epitaxial layer and the whisker crystal. The whisker of un-doped GaN is positioned on the dislocation defect of the p-type GaN-based epitaxial layer, so that the Ag reflective layer can be separated from the dislocation defect of the p-type GaN-based epitaxial layer, thereby effectively preventing Ag from moving inside the dislocation defect via electromigration, and largely decreasing the possibility of current leakage of the light-emitting device including the Ag reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qunfeng Pan, Jyh-Chiarng Wu, Kechuang Lin
  • Publication number: 20120273814
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a transparent insulating layer; and at least one transparent conductive oxide layer substantially enclosing the transparent insulating layer, wherein the transparent insulating layer and the at least one transparent conductive oxide layer are configured to distribute a current through the LED toward a peripheral region of the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Qunfeng Pan, Jyh Chiarng Wu, Kechuang Lin, Shaohua Huang
  • Publication number: 20120190148
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for lift-off of an LED substrate. By eroding the sidewall of a GaN epitaxial layer, cavity structures are formed, which may act in cooperation with a non-fully filled patterned sapphire substrate from epitaxial growth to cause the GaN epitaxial layer to separate from the sapphire substrate. The method according to an embodiment of the present invention can effectively reduce the dislocation density in the growth of a GaN-based epitaxial layer; improve lattice quality, and realize rapid lift-off of an LED substrate, and has the advantages including low cost, no internal damage to the GaN film, elevated performance of the photoelectric device and improved luminous efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SU-HUI LIN, SHENG-HSIEN HSU, KANG-WEI PENG, JIANSEN ZHENG, JYH-CHIARNG WU, KECHUANG LIN
  • Patent number: 8217417
    Abstract: The invention provides an antistatic gallium nitride based light emitting device and a method for fabricating the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qunfeng Pan, Xuejiao Lin, Jyh Chiarng Wu