Patents by Inventor Ting-Chia Ko

Ting-Chia Ko 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: 11677046
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Publication number: 20220376143
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: De-Shan KUO, Ting-Chia KO, Chun-Hsiang TU, Po-Shun CHIU
  • Patent number: 11437547
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Publication number: 20210074890
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: De-Shan KUO, Ting-Chia KO, Chun-Hsiang TU, Po-Shun CHIU
  • Patent number: 10847682
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Publication number: 20190334069
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: De-Shan KUO, Ting-Chia KO, Chun-Hsiang TU, Po-Shun CHIU
  • Patent number: 10411177
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Publication number: 20180309038
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: De-Shan KUO, Ting-Chia KO, Chun-Hsiang TU, Po-Shun CHIU
  • Patent number: 10038129
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Publication number: 20180138380
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: De-Shan KUO, Ting-Chia KO, Chun-Hsiang TU, Po-Shun CHIU
  • Patent number: 9893257
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a first semiconductor layer; an active layer on the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises an adhesion layer on the second semiconductor layer, a conductive layer on the adhesion layer, and a bonding layer on the conductive layer, and wherein the electrode structure comprises a center region and an edge region, a thickness of each layer of the edge region of the electrode structure is smaller than that of the center region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Publication number: 20170069810
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a first semiconductor layer; an active layer on the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises an adhesion layer on the second semiconductor layer, a conductive layer on the adhesion layer, and a bonding layer on the conductive layer, and wherein the electrode structure comprises a center region and an edge region, a thickness of each layer of the edge region of the electrode structure is smaller than that of the center region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: De-Shan KUO, Ting-Chia KO, Chun-Hsiang TU, Po-Shun CHIU
  • Patent number: 9530948
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Publication number: 20160172557
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: De-Shan KUO, Ting-Chia KO, Chun-Hsiang TU, Po-Shun CHIU
  • Patent number: 9306124
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor light emitting stack and an electrode on the semiconductor light emitting stack, wherein the electrode includes a mirror layer, an adhesion layer inserted between the mirror layer and the semiconductor light emitting stack, a bonding layer, and a barrier layer inserted between the mirror layer and the bonding layer and covering the mirror layer to prevent the mirror layer from reacting with the bonding layer, wherein the barrier layer includes a first pair of different metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Chia Ko, De-Shan Kuo, Chien-Kai Chung, Tsun-Kai Ko
  • Patent number: 9293656
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Patent number: 9269855
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device comprising the steps of cutting a substrate by a laser beam to form a cavity in the substrate and generate a by-product directly on the substrate by the cutting, and removing the by-product by a chemical solution containing an acid under a predetermined cleaning temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Kai Chung, Ya Lan Yang, Ting-Chia Ko, Tsun-Kai Ko, Jung-Min Hwang, Schang-Jing Hon, De-Shan Kuo, Chien-Fu Shen, Ta-Cheng Hsu, Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9231024
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: a substrate being a monocrystalline structure, comprising a plurality of recesses; and a plurality of first light-emitting stacks formed in the recesses respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-San Tao, Ting-Chia Ko, De-Shan Kuo, Tsun-Kai Ko
  • Patent number: 9231164
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a first semiconductor layer; and a transparent conductive oxide layer comprising a diffusion region having a first metal material and a non-diffusion region devoid of the first metal material, wherein the non-diffusion region is closer to the first semiconductor layer than the diffusion region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Chia Ko, De-Shan Kuo, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu, Chien-Kai Chung, Hui-Chun Yeh, Min-Yen Tsai, Tsun-Kai Ko
  • Patent number: 9166105
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and having a first surface; a rough structure formed in the first semiconductor layer, the rough structure comprising porous structures formed therein and a portion of the porous structures having openings exposed on the first surface of the first semiconductor layer; and an active layer formed on the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chung-Hsiang Tu