Patents by Inventor Sung Kyoon Kim
Sung Kyoon Kim 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: 9240433Abstract: A light emitting device including a light emitting structure comprising a plurality of light emitting regions comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode unit disposed on the first semiconductor layer in one of the light emitting regions, a second electrode unit disposed on the second semiconductor layer in another of the light emitting regions, and at least one connection electrode to sequentially connect the light emitting regions in series, wherein the light emitting regions connected in series are divided into 1st to ith light emitting region groups and areas of light emitting regions that belong to different groups are different (where 1<i?j, each of i and j is a natural number, and j is a last light emitting region group).Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Yun Kyung Oh, Sung Ho Choo
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Publication number: 20150333230Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device including a plurality of light emitting cells disposed on a substrate, at least one connection electrode for connecting the light emitting cells, and a first insulating layer disposed between adjacent light emitting cells, wherein each of the light emitting cells includes a light emitting structure including first and second conductive type semiconductor layers and an active layer, and a reflective layer disposed on the second conductive type semiconductor layer, wherein the connection electrode connects the first conductive type semiconductor layer of a first one of the adjacent light emitting cells to the reflective layer of a second one at the adjacent light emitting cells, and wherein a first width of the second conductive type semiconductor layer is the same as or greater than a second width of the reflective layer, and the first direction differs from a thickness direction of the light emitting structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Ji Hyung MOON, Sung Kyoon KIM, Min Gyu NA
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Patent number: 9172015Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting structure layer, a second electrode, a first electrode, a contact portion, and a first electrode layer. The first electrode is disposed in the substrate from a lower part of the substrate to a lower part of a first conductive type semiconductor layer in a region under an active layer. The contact portion is wider than the first electrode and makes contact with the lower part of the first conductive type semiconductor layer. The first electrode layer is disposed under the substrate and connected to the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Woo Sik Lim, Myeong Soo Kim, Sung Ho Choo, Min Gyu Na
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Patent number: 9165977Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device including a light emitting structure including a plurality of light emitting regions comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer, a first distributed bragg reflective layer disposed on the light emitting regions, a first electrode unit disposed on the first semiconductor layer in one of the light emitting regions, a second electrode unit disposed on the second semiconductor layer in another of the light emitting regions, an intermediate pad disposed on the first semiconductor layer or the second semiconductor layer in at least still another of the light emitting regions, and at least one connection electrode disposed on the first distributed bragg reflective layer such that the connection electrode sequentially connects the light emitting regions in series.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Hyun Seoung Ju, Gi Seok Hong
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Patent number: 9153622Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device including a light emitting structure including a plurality of light emitting regions including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer, and a plurality of boundary regions disposed between the light emitting regions, a first electrode unit disposed on the first semiconductor layer in one of the light emitting regions, a second electrode unit disposed on the second semiconductor layer in another of the light emitting regions, at least one connection electrode to electrically connect the first semiconductor layer of one of adjacent light emitting regions to the second semiconductor layer of the other thereof, and an intermediate pad disposed on the first semiconductor layer or the second semiconductor layer in at least one of the light emitting regions, wherein the light emitting regions are connected in series through the connection electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Yun Kyung Oh, Sung Ho Choo
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Patent number: 9029899Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device and a light emitting device package. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer, a first electrode on the first conductive semiconductor layer, a transparent electrode on the second conductive semiconductor layer, and a second electrode on the transparent electrode. The first electrode includes a first electrode pad on a first region of the first conductive semiconductor layer exposed from the second conductive semiconductor layer and the active layer and a first electrode finger part extending from the first electrode pad toward a second region, in which the first conductive semiconductor layer is exposed. A gap between the transparent electrode and the first electrode finger part is gradually narrowed from the first region toward the second region.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Sung Ho Choo, Hyun Seoung Ju, Jae Won Seo
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Publication number: 20150048405Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting structure layer, a second electrode, a first electrode, a contact portion, and a first electrode layer. The first electrode is disposed in the substrate from a lower part of the substrate to a lower part of a first conductive type semiconductor layer in a region under an active layer. The contact portion is wider than the first electrode and makes contact with the lower part of the first conductive type semiconductor layer. The first electrode layer is disposed under the substrate and connected to the first electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Sung Kyoon KIM, Woo Sik LIM, Myeong Soo KIM, Sung Ho CHOO, Min Gyu NA
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Publication number: 20150034999Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure layer comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer. A first electrode is connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer and includes first pad, plurality of first bridge portions and plurality of first contact portions. A current spreading layer is on a top surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer. An insulation layer is on an upper surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer and a top surface of the current spreading layer. A second electrode is on a top surface of the current spreading layer. The plurality of first bridge portions are extended from the first pad at an acute angle to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Byeong Kyun CHOI, Sung Kyoon KIM, Woo Sik LIM, Sung Ho CHOO
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Patent number: 8884328Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure layer comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer, a first electrode connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer, a current spreading layer on the second conductive type semiconductor layer, an insulation layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode comprising at least one bridge portion on the insulation layer and a first contact portion contacting at least one of the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the current spreading layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo Sik Lim, Sung Kyoon Kim, Sung Ho Choo, Byeong Kyun Choi
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Patent number: 8878212Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, at least one electrode, a first contact layer, a second contact layer, a light emitting structure layer, and an electrode layer. The electrode is disposed through the substrate. The first contact layer is disposed on a top surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the electrode. The second contact layer is disposed on a bottom surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the electrode. The light emitting structure layer is disposed above the substrate at a distance from the substrate and electrically connected to the first contact layer. The light emitting structure layer includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer. The electrode layer is disposed on the light emitting structure layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo Sik Lim, Sung Kyoon Kim, Sung Ho Choo, Hee Young Beom
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Patent number: 8866180Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting structure layer, a second electrode, a first electrode, a contact portion, and a first electrode layer. The first electrode is disposed in the substrate from a lower part of the substrate to a lower part of a first conductive type semiconductor layer in a region under an active layer. The contact portion is wider than the first electrode and makes contact with the lower part of the first conductive type semiconductor layer. The first electrode layer is disposed under the substrate and connected to the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Myeong Soo Kim, Woo Sik Lim, Min Gyu Na, Sung Ho Choo
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Publication number: 20140239319Abstract: A light emitting device including a light emitting structure comprising a plurality of light emitting regions comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode unit disposed on the first semiconductor layer in one of the light emitting regions, a second electrode unit disposed on the second semiconductor layer in another of the light emitting regions, and at least one connection electrode to sequentially connect the light emitting regions in series, wherein the light emitting regions connected in series are divided into 1st to ith light emitting region groups and areas of light emitting regions that belong to different groups are different (where 1<i?j, each of i and j is a natural number, and j is a last light emitting region group).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Yun Kyung Oh, Sung Ho Choo
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Publication number: 20140183572Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting cells disposed on the substrate to be spaced apart from each other, and a connection wire electrically connecting adjacent ones of the light emitting cells. One of the adjacent light emitting cells includes a plurality of first segments, and the other of the adjacent light emitting cells includes a plurality of second segments respectively facing the first segments. A separation distance is provided between first and second segments facing each other, where each of which has an end contacting the connection wire is greater than a separation distance between first and second segments facing each other, and each of which has an end that does not contact the connection wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: Sung Kyoon KIM, Young Bong Yoo, Sung Ho Choo
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Publication number: 20140183573Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting cells disposed on the substrate to be spaced apart from each other, and a connection wire electrically connecting adjacent ones of the light emitting cells. A first separation distance between first adjacent light emitting cells that are not connected by the connection wire among the light emitting cells is smaller than a second separation distance between second adjacent light emitting cells connected by the connection wire among the light emitting cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Young Bong Yoo, Sung Ho Choo
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Patent number: 8766289Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device including: a light emitting structure including a plurality of light emitting regions including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer; a first electrode unit disposed on the first semiconductor layer in one of the light emitting regions; a second electrode unit disposed on the second semiconductor layer in another of the light emitting regions; an intermediate pad disposed on the second semiconductor layer in at least still another of the light emitting regions; and at least one connection electrode to sequentially connect the light emitting regions in series, wherein the light emitting regions connected in series are divided into 1st to ith light emitting region groups and areas of light emitting regions that belong to different groups are different (where 1<i?j, each of i and j is a natural number, and j is a last light emitting region group).Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Yun Kyung Oh, Sung Ho Choo
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Publication number: 20140131657Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting cells separated from each other and disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of conductive interconnection layers electrically connecting two neighboring light emitting cells. Each light emitting cell includes a light emitting structure including a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an etching area. The light emitting structure further includes a first side surface and a second side surface, and if a width between the first side surface and the second side surface is defined as W, the second electrode is disposed in an area between a position separated from the first side surface by ? W and a position separated from the first side surface of the light emitting structure by ½ W.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: Sung Kyoon KIM, Hee Young BEOM, Hyun Seoung JU, Byung Yeon CHOI
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Patent number: 8669582Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device a light transmissive substrate, a light emitting structure disposed on the light transmissive substrate, comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive type semiconductor layer, a conductive layer disposed on the second conductive type semiconductor layer, a first electrode part disposed on the conductive layer, with at least predetermined region in contact with the first conductive type semiconductor layer, passing through the conductive layer, the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active, and a first insulation layer disposed between the conductive layer and the first electrode part, between the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the first electrode part and between the active layer and the first electrode part.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Gyu Na, Sung Kyoon Kim, Myeong Soo Kim
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Patent number: 8536602Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure layer including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer, a first light extracting structure formed on an outer portion of the first conductive type semiconductor layer and having a plurality of side surfaces and a plurality of upper surfaces formed in a step structure, and a transmissive layer on the first light extracting structure of the first conductive type semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Myeong Soo Kim, Woo Sik Lim
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Patent number: 8507944Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting device including a first nitride semiconductor and a second nitride semiconductor, each of which includes a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and a connection layer formed between the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the second nitride semiconductor and the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the first nitride semiconductor, wherein the first nitride semiconductor and the second nitride semiconductor are connected by the connection layer, and the light emitting device further comprises electrodes formed on at least a part of the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the first nitride semiconductor, at least a part of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the second nitride semiconductor, and at least a part of the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the second nitride semiconductor.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Hee Young Beom, Sung Ho Choo
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Publication number: 20130146922Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer; an active layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer; and a first electrode pad including a plurality of reflective layers on the first conductive type semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Geun Ho KIM, Sung Kyoon Kim, Hee Seok Choi