Patents by Inventor Tzu-Chieh Hsu

Tzu-Chieh Hsu 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: 9530940
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprises a light-emitting stacked layer comprising a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a light-emitting layer formed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer formed on the light-emitting layer and comprising a first plurality of cavities; a first planarization layer formed on a first part of the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first transparent conductive oxide layer formed on the first planarization layer and on a second part of the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, the first transparent conductive oxide layer including a first portion in contact with the first planarization layer and including a second portion in contact with the upper surface of the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first electrode formed on the first portion; and a first reflective metal layer formed between the first transparent conductive oxide layer and the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-San Tao, Chen Ou, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chao-Hsing Chen
  • Patent number: 9508894
    Abstract: A method of selectively transferring semiconductor devices comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; providing a plurality of semiconductor epitaxial stacks on the first surface, wherein each of the plurality of semiconductor epitaxial stacks comprises a first semiconductor epitaxial stack and a second semiconductor epitaxial stack, and the first semiconductor epitaxial stack is apart from the second semiconductor epitaxial stack, and wherein a adhesion between the first semiconductor epitaxial stack and the substrate is different from a adhesion between the second semiconductor epitaxial stack and the substrate; and selectively separating the first semiconductor epitaxial stack or the second semiconductor epitaxial stack from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Yi-Ming Chen, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Pei Lin, Chung-Hsun Chien, Chien-Fu Huang, Hao-Min Ku, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tzu-Chieh Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160343913
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting stack comprising an active layer and a first surface comprising a roughened area; a smoothing layer on the first surface, wherein the smoothing layer has a surface smoother than the first surface; and a transparent conductive layer on the smoothing layer. A method for forming the light-emitting device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Wei-Fan KE, Tzu-Chieh HSU, Yu-Ren PENG
  • Patent number: 9478698
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is disclosed and comprises: a transparent substrate; a semiconductor light-emitting stack on the transparent substrate, wherein the semiconductor light-emitting stack comprises a first semiconductor layer close to the transparent substrate, a second semiconductor layer away from the transparent substrate, and a light-emitting layer capable of emitting a light disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; and a bonding layer between the transparent substrate and the semiconductor light-emitting stack, wherein the bonding layer has a gradually changed refractive index, and each of critical angles at the bonding layer and the transparent substrate for the light emitted from the light-emitting layer towards the transparent substrate is larger than 35 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsien Yang, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Yi-Ming Chen, Yi-Tang Lai, Jhih-Jheng Yang, Chih-Wei Wei, Ching-Sheng Chen, Shih-I Chen, Chia-Liang Hsu, Ye-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 9472719
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode, comprises an active layer for emitting a light with a phase and a peak wavelength ? in air, a reflector, a lower semiconductor stack between the active layer and the reflector, wherein the lower semiconductor stack comprises multiple semiconductor layers, and each of the multiple semiconductor layers has a refractive index ni, a thickness di and two sides each contacting adjacent layers to form two interfaces, wherein each interface has a phase shift when the light passes through the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Ren Peng, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Shih-I Chen, Rong-Ren Lee, Hsin-Chan Chung, Wen-Luh Liao, Yi-Chieh Lin
  • Patent number: 9461209
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes a periphery surface surrounding the active layer; a plurality of vias penetrating the semiconductor stack to expose the first semiconductor layer; and a patterned metal layer formed on the plurality of vias and covered the periphery surface of the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Yen Tsai, Chao-Hsing Chen, Tsung-Hsun Chiang, Wen-Hung Chuang, Bo-Jiun Hu, Tzu-Yao Tseng, Jia-Kuen Wang, Kuan-Yi Lee, Yi-Ming Chen, Chun-Yu Lin, Tsung-Hsien Yang, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Kun-De Lin, Yao-Ning Chan, Chih-Chiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20160284939
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device is provided. The optoelectronic device comprises: an optoelectronic system for emitting light; multiple contact regions on the optoelectronic system and separated from one another; and multiple fingers on the optoelectronic system and opposite to the multiple contact regions; wherein a first contact region in the multiple contact regions is between two adjacent fingers, and a first distance between the first contact region and one of the adjacent fingers is between 5% and 50% of a second distance between the two adjacent fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Yi-Ming Chen, Shih-Chang Lee, Yao-Ning Chan, Tzu-Chieh Hsu
  • Patent number: 9455242
    Abstract: A semiconductor optoelectronic device comprises a growth substrate; a semiconductor epitaxial stack formed on the growth substrate comprising a sacrificial layer with electrical conductivity formed on the growth substrate; a first semiconductor material layer having a first electrical conductivity formed on the sacrificial layer, and a second semiconductor material layer having a second electrical conductivity formed on the first semiconductor material layer; and a first electrode directly formed on the growth substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor epitaxial stack via the growth substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Ying Wang, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Chi-Hsing Chen, Chien-Kai Chung, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chia-Liang Hsu, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chien-Fu Huang, Hsin-Mao Liu, Hsiang-Ling Chang
  • Publication number: 20160240731
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode, comprises an active layer for emitting a light with a phase and a peak wavelength ? in air, a reflector, a lower semiconductor stack between the active layer and the reflector, wherein the lower semiconductor stack comprises multiple semiconductor layers, and each of the multiple semiconductor layers has a refractive index ni, a thickness di and two sides each contacting adjacent layers to form two interfaces, wherein each interface has a phase shift when the light passes through the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Ren Peng, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Shih-I Chen, Rong-Ren Lee, Hsin-Chan Chung, Wen-Luh Liao, Yi-Chieh Lin
  • Publication number: 20160218247
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, which comprises providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer; wherein there is a trench separating two adjacent semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and a width of the trench is less than 10 ?m; and conducting a first separating step to separate a first semiconductor stacked block of the plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks from the first substrate and keep a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Chien-Fu HUANG, Yao-Ning CHAN, Tzu Chieh HSU, Yi Ming CHEN, Hsin-Chih CHIU, Chih-Chiang LU, Chia-Liang HSU, Chun-Hsien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20160204305
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device, comprises the steps of providing a first substrate; providing multiple epitaxial units on the first substrate, wherein the plurality of epitaxial units comprises: multiple first epitaxial units, wherein each of the first epitaxial units has a first geometric shape and a first area; and multiple second epitaxial units, wherein each of the second epitaxial units has a second geometric shape and a second area; providing a second substrate with a surface; transferring the multiple second epitaxial units to the surface of the second substrate; and dividing the first substrate to form multiple first semiconductor light-emitting devices, wherein each of the first semiconductor light-emitting devices has the first epitaxial unit; wherein the first geometric shape is different from the second geometric shape, or the first area is different from the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Chiu, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Ching-Huai Ni, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-Pei Lin
  • Patent number: 9385272
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises an optoelectronic system for emitting a light and a semiconductor layer on the optoelectronic system, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises a metal element of Ag and an atomic concentration of Ag in the semiconductor layer is larger than 1*1016 cm?3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-I Chen, Chia-Liang Hsu, Chien-Fu Huang, Tzu-Chieh Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160163917
    Abstract: A method of selectively transferring semiconductor devices comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; providing a plurality of semiconductor epitaxial stacks on the first surface, wherein each of the plurality of semiconductor epitaxial stacks comprises a first semiconductor epitaxial stack and a second semiconductor epitaxial stack, and the first semiconductor epitaxial stack is apart from the second semiconductor epitaxial stack, and wherein a adhesion between the first semiconductor epitaxial stack and the substrate is different from a adhesion between the second semiconductor epitaxial stack and the substrate; and selectively separating the first semiconductor epitaxial stack or the second semiconductor epitaxial stack from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang LU, Yi-Ming CHEN, Chun-Yu LIN, Ching-Pei LIN, Chung-Hsun CHIEN, Chien-Fu HUANG, Hao-Min KU, Min-Hsun HSIEH, Tzu-Chieh HSU
  • Publication number: 20160133796
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting structure capable of emitting a light; an electrode formed on a side of the light-emitting structure; a transparent structure formed on a second side of the light-emitting structure, wherein the transparent structure is aligned to a region of the electrode, and comprises a first transparent layer and a second transparent layer around the first transparent layer; a contact structure formed on the second side of the light-emitting structure; and a reflective layer covering the transparent structure and the contact structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Jen-Li HU, Tzu-Chieh HSU
  • Patent number: 9337394
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor stack comprising a side, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the semiconductor stack further comprises a conductive via extending from the first surface to the second surface; a transparent conductive layer formed on the second surface; a first pad portion and a second pad portion formed on the first surface and electrically connected to the semiconductor stack; and an insulating layer formed between the first pad portion and the semiconductor stack and between the second pad portion and the semiconductor stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Ming Chen, Chun-Yu Lin, Tsung-Hsien Yang, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Kun-De Lin, Yao-Ning Chan, Chih-Chiang Lu
  • Patent number: 9293634
    Abstract: A semiconductor optoelectronic device comprises an operating substrate; a semiconductor epitaxial stack unit disposed on the operating substrate comprising a first semiconductor material layer having a first electrical conductivity disposed on the operating substrate and a second semiconductor material layer having a second electrical conductivity disposed on the first semiconductor material layer; a transparent conductive layer disposed on the second semiconductor material layer, wherein the transparent conductive layer comprises a first surface, a directly contacting part disposed on the first surface and directly contacting with the second semiconductor material layer, a second surface substantially parallel with the first surface, and a directly contacting corresponding part disposed on the second surface corresponding to the directly contacting part; and a first electrode disposed on the operating substrate and electrically connected with the semiconductor epitaxial stack by the transparent conductive la
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Ying Wang, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Chi-Hsing Chen, Hsiang-Ling Chang
  • Publication number: 20160079481
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting chip comprises: a light-emitting stack, having a side wall, comprising an active layer emitting light; and a light-absorbing layer having a first portion surrounding the side wall and being configured to absorb 50% light toward the light-absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Chun-Yu LIN, Tzu-Chieh HSU, Fu-Chun TSAI, Yi-Wen HUANG, Chih-Chiang LU
  • Patent number: 9276164
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an optoelectronic device, comprising: providing a first substrate; forming an epitaxial stack on the first substrate wherein the epitaxial stack comprising a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer; etching an upper surface of the second conductive-type semiconductor layer and forming a first texture profile on the upper surface of the second conductive-type semiconductor layer; forming a passivation layer on the upper surface of the second conductive-type semiconductor layer; and etching an upper surface of the passivation layer forming a second texture profile on the upper surface of the passivation layer wherein the first texture profile is different from the second texture profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu Chieh Hsu, Ching-Pei Lin, Yen Ming Hsu, Shou-Chin Wei
  • Publication number: 20160013383
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising a substrate; a semiconductor stack capable of emitting a light; a first reflecting structure between the substrate and the semiconductor stack to reflect the light; and a second reflecting structure between the substrate and the semiconductor stack, wherein the first reflecting structure has a maximum reflectivity when the light is incident to the first reflecting structure at a first incident angle, the second reflecting structure has a maximum reflectivity when the light is incident to the second reflecting structure at a second incident angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Chien-Ming WU, Rong-Ren LEE, Tzu-Chieh HSU, Ming-Nam CHANG
  • Patent number: D764421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui-Fang Kao, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Yao-Ning Chan, Yi-Ming Chen