Patents by Inventor Min-Hsun Hsieh

Min-Hsun Hsieh 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: 6936860
    Abstract: An LED includes an insulating substrate; a buffer layer positioned on the insulating substrate; an n+-type contact layer positioned on the buffer layer, the contact layer having a first surface and a second surface; an n-type cladding layer positioned on the first surface of the n+-type contact layer; a light-emitting layer positioned on the n-type cladding layer; a p-type cladding layer positioned on the light-emitting layer; a p-type contact layer positioned on the p-type cladding layer; an n+-type reverse-tunneling layer positioned on the p-type contact layer; a p-type transparent ohmic contact electrode positioned on the n+-type reverse-tunneling layer; and an n-type transparent ohmic contact electrode positioned on the second surface of the n+-type contact layer. The p-type transparent ohmic contact electrode and the n-type transparent ohmic contact electrode are made of the same materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Shu-Wen Sung, Chin-Fu Ku, Chia-Cheng Liu, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chao-Nien Huang, Chen Ou, Chuan-Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20050184297
    Abstract: An organic adhesive light-emitting device with a vertical structure is provided. The organic adhesive light-emitting device comprises a conductive substrate with a concavo-convex upper surface; a first metal layer formed on the concavo-convex upper surface of the conductive substrate; an organic adhesive material formed over the first metal layer; a second metal layer formed over the organic adhesive material, wherein all or part of the first metal layer over the concavo-convex upper surface is in ohmic contact with the second metal layer through the organic adhesive material; a reflective layer formed over the second metal layer; and a light-emitting stack layer formed over the second metal layer. The process for manufacturing the present invention organic adhesive light-emitting device is less complex than that for manufacturing prior art diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventor: Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20050167659
    Abstract: An organic adhesive light-emitting device with an ohmic metal contact, including a conductive substrate having a first surface and a second surface over the upper surface, a light-emitting stack layer, an ohmic metal bulge formed over the first surface of the conductive substrate, a reflection layer formed over the light-emitting stack layer, a first reaction layer formed over the ohmic metal bulge and the second surface of the conductive substrate, a second reaction layer formed over the reflection layer, and an organic adhesive material. The reaction layer can punch through the organic adhesive material for forming the ohmic contact with the first reaction layer bonded to the second reaction layer by the organic adhesive material, and with the ohmic metal bulge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ya-Lan Yang, Ching-San Tao, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Jr-Peng Ni
  • Publication number: 20050079641
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Publication number: 20050077544
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Publication number: 20050077528
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Patent number: 6876005
    Abstract: A method for forming a light emitting diode includes forming a first stack, forming a second reaction layer over the first stack, forming a second stack, forming a first reaction layer over the second stack, and holding together the first reaction layer and the second reaction layer by means of a transparent adhesive layer. The transparent adhesive layer is formed between the first and second reaction layer, therefore the second reaction layer of the first stack will not come off the first reaction layer of the second stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Wen-Huang Liu, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Patent number: 6867426
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having a transparent substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The light emitting diode is formed by creating two semiconductor multilayers and bonding them. The first semiconductor multilayer is formed on a non-transparent substrate. The second semiconductor multilayer is created by forming an amorphous interface layer on a transparent substrate. The two semiconductor multilayers are bonded and the non-transparent substrate is removed, leaving a semiconductor multilayer with a transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Keun-Ru Chuang, Shane-Shyan Wey, Chih-Chiang Lu, Ming-Jiunn Jou, Shu-Wen Sung, Chia-Cheng Liu, Chao-Nien Huang
  • Publication number: 20050017249
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a compound substrate including a high thermal conductive layer and a substrate disposed around the high thermal conductive layer, an adhesive layer formed on the compound substrate, and a light-emitting stack layer formed on the adhesive layer. Therefore, problems in cutting a metal layer in a grain cutting process are solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Jen-Shui Wang, Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20050014305
    Abstract: A method for forming a light emitting diode includes forming a first stack, forming a second reaction layer over the first stack, forming a second stack, forming a first reaction layer over the second stack, and holding together the first reaction layer and the second reaction layer by means of a transparent adhesive layer. The transparent adhesive layer is formed between the first and second reaction layer, therefore the second reaction layer of the first stack will not come off the first reaction layer of the second stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Wen-Huang Liu, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Publication number: 20040197981
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having a transparent substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The light emitting diode is formed by creating two semiconductor multilayers and bonding them. The first semiconductor multilayer is formed on a non-transparent substrate. The second semiconductor multilayer is created by forming an amorphous interface layer on a transparent substrate. The two semiconductor multilayers are bonded and the non-transparent substrate is removed, leaving a semiconductor multilayer with a transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Keun-Ru Chuang, Shane-Shyan Wey, Chih-Chiang Lu, Ming-Jiunn Jou, Shu-Wen Sung, Chia-Cheng Liu, Chao-Nien Huang
  • Publication number: 20040149996
    Abstract: A nitride light-emitting device having an adhesive reflecting layer includes a transparent adhesive layer, a nitride light-emitting stack layer and a metal reflecting layer. The transparent adhesive layer adheres the nitride light-emitting stack layer and the metal reflecting layer. Therefore, the metal reflecting layer can reflect light emitted from the light-emitting stack layer to increase the brightness of the nitride light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Wen-Huang Liu, Ming-Jiunn Jou
  • Publication number: 20040125838
    Abstract: A light emitter includes an emitting stack, a first electrode, a second electrode and a voltage dependent resistor layer. The emitter stack has a first surface area and a second surface area. The first electrode is formed on the first surface area of the emitting stack. The second electrode is formed on the second surface area of the emitting stack. The voltage dependent resistor layer is connected to the first and second electrodes, and is formed during the formation of the light emitter thus improving the yield of the light emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Po-Chun Liu, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Chen Ou
  • Publication number: 20040119084
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a micro-reflection structure carrier, which is formed by performing etching process on a carrier, a reflection layer, a light emitting layer, and a transparent adhesive layer, wherein the reflection layer is formed over the micro-reflection structure carrier and adheres to the light emitting layer through the transparent adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Wen-Huang Liu
  • Publication number: 20040104393
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Publication number: 20040106225
    Abstract: A method for forming a light emitting diode includes forming a first stack, forming a second reaction layer over the first stack, forming a second stack, forming a first reaction layer over the second stack, and holding together the first reaction layer and the second reaction layer by means of a transparent adhesive layer. The transparent adhesive layer is formed between the first and second reaction layer, therefore the second reaction layer of the first stack will not come off the first reaction layer of the second stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Wen-Huang Liu, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Patent number: 6552367
    Abstract: A high brightness light emitting diode having a distributed contact area comprising a first electrode; a semiconductor substrate formed on the first electrode; a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type formed on the semiconductor substrate; an active layer formed on the first cladding layer; a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type formed on the active layer; a window layer of a second conductivity type formed on the second cladding layer; a distributed contact area in a predetermined pattern formed on the window layer; a transparent conductive layer formed over the distributed contact area and the window layer, the transparent conductive layer being in ohmic contact with the distributed contact area and a Shottky barrier being formed between the transparent conductive layer and the window layer; and a second electrode formed on the transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ming-Jiunn Jou, Biing-Jye Lee
  • Publication number: 20030003613
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having a transparent substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The light emitting diode is formed by creating two semiconductor multilayers and bonding them. The first semiconductor multilayer is formed on a non-transparent substrate. The second semiconductor multilayer is created by forming an amorphous interface layer on a transparent substrate. The two semiconductor multilayers are bonded and the non-transparent substrate is removed, leaving a semiconductor multilayer with a transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Keun-Ru Chuang, Shane-Shyan Wey, Chih-Chiang Lu, Ming-Jiunn Jou, Shu-Wen Sung, Chia-Cheng Liu, Chao-Nien Huang
  • Publication number: 20020179918
    Abstract: An LED includes an insulating substrate; a buffer layer positioned on the insulating substrate; an n+-type contact layer positioned on the buffer layer, the contact layer having a first surface and a second surface; an n-type cladding layer positioned on the first surface of the n+-type contact layer; a light-emitting layer positioned on the n-type cladding layer; a p-type cladding layer positioned on the light-emitting layer; a p-type contact layer positioned on the p-type cladding layer; an n+-type reverse-tunneling layer positioned on the p-type contact layer; a p-type transparent ohmic contact electrode positioned on the n+-type reverse-tunneling layer; and an n-type transparent ohmic contact electrode positioned on the second surface of the n+-type contact layer. The p-type transparent ohmic contact electrode and the n-type transparent ohmic contact electrode are made of the same materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Shu-Wen Sung, Chin-Fu Ku, Chia-Cheng Liu, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chao-Nien Huang
  • Patent number: 6225648
    Abstract: A high-brightness light emitting diode is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ming-Jiunn Jou, Biing-Jye Lee