Patents Issued in April 9, 2013
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Patent number: 8415660Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing a light-emitting device including an OLED formed on a plastic substrate, which prevents degradation due to penetration of moisture or oxygen. On a plastic substrate, a plurality of films for preventing oxygen or moisture from penetrating into an organic light-emitting layer in the OLED (“barrier films”) and a film having a smaller stress than the barrier films (“stress relaxing film”), the film being interposed between the barrier films, are provided. Owing to a laminate structure, if a crack occurs in one of the barrier films, the other barrier film(s) can prevent moisture or oxygen from penetrating into the organic light emitting layer. The stress relaxing film, which has a smaller stress than the barrier films, is interposed between the barrier films, making it possible to reduce stress of the entire sealing film. Therefore, a crack due to stress hardly occurs.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Toru Takayama, Mai Akiba
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Patent number: 8415661Abstract: Self-aligning fabrication methods for forming memory access devices comprising a doped chalcogenide material. The methods may be used for forming three-dimensionally stacked cross point memory arrays. The method includes forming an insulating material over a first conductive electrode, patterning the insulating material to form vias that expose portions of the first conductive electrode, forming a memory access device within the vias of the insulating material and forming a memory element over the memory access device, wherein data stored in the memory element is accessible via the memory access device. The memory access device is formed of a doped chalcogenide material and formed using a self-aligned fabrication method.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Neil Greeley, Bhaskar Srinivasan, Gurtej Sandhu, John Smythe
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Patent number: 8415662Abstract: An X-ray detector 1 includes: an X-ray conversion layer 17 which is made of amorphous selenium and absorbs incident radiation and generates charges; a common electrode 23 provided on a surface on the side on which radiation is made incident of the X-ray conversion layer 17; and a signal readout substrate 2 on which a plurality of pixel electrodes 7 for collecting charges generated by the X-ray conversion layer 17 are arrayed, and further includes: an electric field relaxation layer 13 provided between the X-ray conversion layer 17 and the signal readout substrate 2 and containing arsenic and lithium fluoride; a crystallization suppressing layer 11 provided between the electric field relaxation layer 13 and the signal readout substrate 2 and containing arsenic; and a first thermal property enhancement layer 15 provided between the electric field relaxation layer 13 and the X-ray conversion layer 17 and containing arsenic.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.Inventors: Koichi Ogusu, Osamu Nakane, Yasunori Igasaki, Yoshinori Okamura, Tadaaki Hirai
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Patent number: 8415663Abstract: System and method for test structure on a wafer. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a test structure for testing a chip. For example, the test structure and the chip are manufactured on a same substrate material and the testing being conducted is in a temperature-controlled environment. The test structure includes a top structure positioned above the chip. For example, the top structure can be characterized by a first surface area. The top structure includes a first metal material occupying less than 60% of the surface area. The test structure also includes a bottom structure positioned below the chip. For example, the bottom structure can be characterized by a second surface area. The second surface area is substantially equal to the first surface area. The bottom structure includes a first silicon material. The first silicon material occupies substantially all of the second surface area.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai)Inventors: Wang Jian Ping, Chin Chang Liao, Waisum Wong
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Patent number: 8415664Abstract: Techniques are provided for obtaining a photoelectric conversion device having a favorable spectral sensitivity characteristic and reduced variation in output current without a contamination substance mixed into a photoelectric conversion layer or a transistor, and for obtaining a highly reliable semiconductor device including a photoelectric conversion device. A semiconductor device may include, over an insulating surface, a first electrode; a second electrode; a color filter between the first electrode and the second electrode; an overcoat layer covering the color filter; and a photoelectric conversion layer over the overcoat layer, where one end portion of the photoelectric conversion layer is in contact with the first electrode, and where an end portion of the color filter lies inside the other end portion of the photoelectric conversion layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Arao, Daiki Yamada, Hidekazu Takahashi, Naoto Kusumoto, Kazuo Nishi, Yuusuke Sugawara, Hironobu Takahashi
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Patent number: 8415665Abstract: An object is to improve the drive capability of a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. A first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring. A second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring. A gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to a third wiring. A first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring. A second terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor. A channel region is formed using an oxide semiconductor layer in each of the first transistor and the second transistor. The off-state current of each of the first transistor and the second transistor per channel width of 1 ?m is 1 aA or less.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Atsushi Umezaki, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 8415666Abstract: In a thin film transistor substrate, an active pattern of a thin film transistor includes a lower semiconductor pattern and an upper semiconductor pattern that are patterned through different process steps. The lower semiconductor pattern defines a channel area of the thin film transistor, and the upper semiconductor pattern is connected to a side portion of the lower semiconductor pattern and makes contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode. An etch stop layer is formed on the lower semiconductor pattern corresponding to the channel area, and the etch stop layer is formed through the same patterning process as the lower semiconductor pattern. Also, an ohmic contact pattern is formed on the upper semiconductor pattern, and the ohmic contact pattern is formed by the same patterning process as the upper semiconductor pattern.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Moo Huh, Joon-Hoo Choi
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Patent number: 8415667Abstract: One object is to provide a p-channel transistor including an oxide semiconductor. Another object is to provide a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure of an n-channel transistor including an oxide semiconductor and a p-channel transistor including an oxide semiconductor. A p-channel transistor including an oxide semiconductor includes a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer, and a source and drain electrode layers in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. When the electron affinity and the band gap of an oxide semiconductor used for the oxide semiconductor layer in the semiconductor device, respectively, are ? (eV) and Eg (eV), the work function (?m) of the conductor used for the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer satisfies ?m>?+Eg/2 and the barrier for holes (?Bp) represented by (?+Eg??m) is less than 0.25 eV.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Daisuke Kawae, Hiromichi Godo
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Patent number: 8415668Abstract: A means of forming unevenness for preventing specular reflection of a pixel electrode, without increasing the number of process steps, is provided. In a method of manufacturing a reflecting type liquid crystal display device, the formation of unevenness (having a radius of curvature r in a convex portion) in the surface of a pixel electrode is performed by the same photomask as that used for forming a channel etch type TFT, in which the convex portion is formed in order to provide unevenness to the surface of the pixel electrode and give light scattering characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 8415669Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor display device having an interlayer insulating film which can obtain planarity of a surface while controlling film formation time, can control treatment time of heating treatment with an object of removing moisture, and can prevent moisture in the interlayer insulating film from being discharged to a film or an electrode adjacent to the interlayer insulating film. An inorganic insulating film containing nitrogen, which is less likely to transmit moisture compared with an organic resin, is formed so as to cover a TFT. Next, an organic resin film containing photosensitive acrylic resin is applied to the organic insulating film, and the organic resin film is partially exposed to light to be opened. Thereafter, an inorganic insulating film containing nitrogen, which is less likely to transmit moisture compared with an organic resin, is formed so as to cover the opened organic resin film.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Murakami, Masahiko Hayakawa, Kiyoshi Kato, Mitsuaki Osame
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Patent number: 8415670Abstract: Methods of producing high uniformity in thin film transistor devices fabricated on laterally crystallized thin films are described. A thin film transistor (TFT) includes a channel area disposed in a crystalline substrate, which has grain boundaries that are approximately parallel with each other and are spaced apart with approximately equal spacings. The shape of the channel area includes a non-equiangular polygon that has two opposing side edges that are oriented substantially perpendicular to the grain boundaries. The polygon further has an upper edge and a lower edge. At least a portion of each of the upper and lower edges is oriented at a tilt angle with respect to the grain boundaries. The tilt angles are selected such that the number of grain boundaries covered by the polygon is independent of the location of the channel area within the crystalline substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventor: James S. Im
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Patent number: 8415671Abstract: Semiconductor switching devices include a first wide band-gap semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type. First and second wide band-gap well regions that have a second conductivity type that is opposite the first conductivity type are provided on the first wide band-gap semiconductor layer. A non-wide band-gap semiconductor layer having the second conductivity type is provided on the first wide band-gap semiconductor layer. First and second wide band-gap source/drain regions that have the first conductivity type are provided on the first wide band-gap well region. A gate insulation layer is provided on the non-wide band-gap semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode is provided on the gate insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventor: Qingchun Zhang
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Patent number: 8415672Abstract: This invention provides a transistor with an etching stop layer and a manufacturing method thereof. The transistor structure includes a substrate, a crystalline semiconductor layer, an etching stop structure, an ohmic contact layer, a source, a drain, a gate insulating layer, and a gate. The manufacturing method is performed by patterning the ohmic contact layer and the crystalline semiconductor layer at the same time with the same mask; and patterning the ohmic contact layer and the source/drain layer at the same time with another the same mask.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: AU Optronics CorporationInventors: Chin-Wei Hu, Ching-Sang Chuang, Chia-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 8415673Abstract: A semiconductor layer (100) according to the present invention includes a top surface (100o), a bottom surface (100u) and a side surface (100s). In a portion of the side surface (100s) which is in the vicinity of a border with the top surface (100o), a tangential line (T1) to the portion is inclined with respect to the normal to the bottom surface (100u). In a certain portion of the side surface (100s) which is farther from the top surface (100o) than the portion in the vicinity of the border, an angle made by a tangential line (T2) to the certain portion and a plane defined by the bottom surface (100u) is larger than an angle made by the tangential line (T1) to the portion in the vicinity of the border and the plane defined by the bottom surface (100u).Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroaki Furukawa
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Patent number: 8415674Abstract: Methods of forming a semiconductor device include forming an insulation layer on a semiconductor structure, forming an opening in the insulation layer, the opening having a sidewall defined by one side of the insulation layer, forming a first metal layer in the opening, at least partially exposing the sidewall of the opening by performing a wet-etching process on the first metal layer, and selectively forming a second metal layer on the etched first metal layer. An average grain size of the first metal layer is smaller than an average grain size of the second metal layer. Related semiconductor devices are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tai-Soo Lim, HyunSeok Lim, Shin-Jae Kang, Kyung-Tae Jang
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Patent number: 8415675Abstract: An organic light emitting display device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. A trench is formed in a planarization layer, and then a first electrode is formed to have opposite ends in the trench, thereby reducing a height difference between the planarization layer and the first electrode. That is, the thickness of a pixel defining layer formed on the first electrode may be reduced by reducing or minimizing protrusion of the first electrode with respect to the planarization layer. Thus, transfer efficiency can be increased when an organic layer is formed by a laser induced thermal imaging method, and reliability of a device can be improved by reducing or preventing thermal damage of the organic layer and open defects.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Choong-Youl Im, Kyung-Jin Yoo, Woo-Sik Jun, Do-Hyun Kwon, Tae-Wook Kang
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Patent number: 8415676Abstract: An organic light emitting display is provided. In the organic light emitting display, when a wiring section including a plurality of signal lines for transmitting signals to a driving circuit unit or an organic light emitting device is formed under a non-display region, more specifically, a COG region where a driving IC is mounted, the signal lines of the wiring section are disposed on two or more different layers to maintain a height difference between neighboring signal lines for transmitting different signals from each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2007Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Eun-Ah Kim
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Patent number: 8415677Abstract: A field effect transistor device and method which includes a semiconductor substrate, a dielectric gate layer, preferably a high dielectric constant gate layer, overlaying the semiconductor substrate and an electrically conductive oxygen barrier layer overlaying the gate dielectric layer. In one embodiment, there is a conductive layer between the gate dielectric layer and the oxygen barrier layer. In another embodiment, there is a low resistivity metal layer on the oxygen barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Praneet Adusumilli, Alessandro Callegari, Josephine B. Chang, Changhwan Choi, Martin Michael Frank, Michael A. Guillorn, Vijay Narayanan
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Patent number: 8415678Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor and a thin film diode. A semiconductor layer (113) of the thin film transistor and a semiconductor layer (114) of the thin film diode are both crystalline semiconductor layers. The semiconductor layer (113) of the thin film transistor and the semiconductor layer (114) of the thin film diode respectively include portions formed by crystallizing the same amorphous semiconductor film. The thickness of the semiconductor layer (114) of the thin film diode is greater than the thickness of the semiconductor layer (113) of the thin film transistor. The difference between the thickness of the semiconductor layer (113) of the thin film transistor and the thickness of the semiconductor layer (114) of the thin film diode is greater than 25 nm.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaki Yamanaka, Hiroshi Nakatsuji, Naoki Makita
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Patent number: 8415679Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a peeling method that causes no damage to a layer to be peeled and to allow not only a layer to be peeled with a small surface area but also a layer to be peeled with a large surface area to be peeled entirely. Further, it is also an object of the present invention to bond a layer to be peeled to various base materials to provide a lighter semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. Particularly, it is an object to bond various elements typified by a TFT, (a thin film diode, a photoelectric conversion element comprising a PIN junction of silicon, or a silicon resistance element) to a flexible film to provide a lighter semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Toru Takayama, Junya Maruyama, Yumiko Ohno
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Patent number: 8415680Abstract: A semiconductor composite apparatus, includes a first substrate, a semiconductor thin film layer, active devices, first driving circuits, and second driving circuits. The semiconductor thin film layer is formed on the first substrate and is formed of a first semiconductor material. The active devices are formed in the semiconductor thin film layer. The first driving circuits is formed of a second semiconductor material and performing a first function in which the active devices are driven. The second driving circuits are formed of a third semiconductor material and performing a second function in which the active devices are driven, the second function being different from the first function.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2006Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventors: Mitsuhiko Ogihara, Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Masataka Muto, Takahito Suzuki, Tomoki Igari
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Patent number: 8415681Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device that is excellent in radiating heat and that can be molded into a sealing shape having intended optical characteristics by die molding is provided. The semiconductor light emitting device includes: a lead frame including a plate-like semiconductor light emitting element mounting portion having an LED chip mounted on a main surface, and a plate-like metal wire connecting portion extending over a same plane as the semiconductor light emitting element mounting portion; a metal wire electrically connecting the LED chip and the metal wire connecting portion; a thermosetting resin molded by die molding or dam-sheet molding so as to completely cover the LED chip and the metal wire; and a resin portion provided to surround the lead frame and having the thickness not greater than the thickness of the lead frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshiyuki Takada
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Patent number: 8415682Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device and a fabrication method for the semiconductor light emitting device whose outward luminous efficiency improved are provided and the semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate; a protective film placed on the substrate; an n-type semiconductor layer which is placed on the substrate pinched by a protective film and on the protective film, and is doped with an n-type impurity; an active layer placed on the n-type semiconductor layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer placed on the active layer and is doped with a p-type impurity.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Nakanishi, Masayuki Sonobe, Kazuaki Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 8415683Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of an LED chip. First, a device layer is formed on a growth substrate, wherein the device layer has a first surface connected to the growth substrate and a second surface. Next, a plurality of first trenches are formed on the second surface of the device layer. Then, a protection layer is formed on the side walls of the first trenches. After that, the second surface is bonded with a supporting substrate and the device layer is then separated from the growth substrate. Further, a plurality of second trenches corresponding to the first trenches are formed in the device layer to form a plurality of LEDs, wherein the second trenches extend from the first surface to the bottom portions of the first trenches. Furthermore, a plurality of electrodes are formed on the first surface of the device layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corp.Inventors: Chia-En Lee, Cheng-Ta Kuo, Der-Ling Hsia
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Patent number: 8415684Abstract: An apparatus includes a wafer with a number of openings therein. For each opening, an LED device is coupled to a conductive carrier and the wafer in a manner so that each of the coupled LED device and a portion of the conductive carrier at least partially fill the opening. A method of fabricating an LED device includes forming a number of openings in a wafer. The method also includes coupling light-emitting diode (LED) devices to conductive carriers. The LED devices with conductive carriers at least partially fill each of the openings.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.Inventors: Hsing-Kuo Hsia, Chih-Kuang Yu, Gordon Kuo, Chyi Shyuan Chern
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Patent number: 8415685Abstract: A light-emitting element has a cathode, an anode, a light-emitting portion interposed between the cathode and the anode and having a light-emitting layer that emits light on energization between the cathode and the anode, and a hole-injection layer interposed between and in direct contact with the anode and the light-emitting layer and having a capability of receiving holes, and the hole-injection layer is mainly composed of a benzidine derivative.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tetsuji Fujita, Hidetoshi Yamamoto, Shinichi Iwata, Koji Yasukawa
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Patent number: 8415686Abstract: A display unit capable of being simply designed and manufactured by using more simplified light emitting device structure while capable of high definition display and display with superior color reproducibility and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display unit is a display unit (1), wherein a plurality of organic EL devices (3B), (3G), and (3R), in which a function layer (6) including a light emitting layer (11) is sandwiched between a lower electrode (4) made of a light reflective material and a semi-transmissive upper electrode (7), and which has a resonator structure in which light h emitted in the light emitting layer (11) is resonated using a space between the lower electrode (4) and the upper electrode (7) as a resonant section (15) and is extracted from the upper electrode (7) side are arranged on a substrate (2).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsuhiro Kashiwabara, Jiro Yamada, Seiichi Yokoyama, Kohji Hanawa
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Patent number: 8415687Abstract: An organic light emitting device with improved light emitting efficiency, the organic light emitting device includes a substrate, a first electrode arranged on the substrate, a second electrode arranged to face the first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electron transport layer arranged between the organic light-emitting layer and the second electrode, wherein the electron transport layer includes a multi-layer structure that includes at least one first layer and at least two second layers, wherein ones of said at least one first layer and ones of said at least two second layers are alternately stacked, wherein ones of the at least two second layers are arranged at both opposite ends of the electron transport layer, each of the at least two second layers having a lower electron mobility than that of each of the at least one first layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mi-Kyung Kim, Min-Seung Chun, Dong-Heon Kim, Kwan-Hee Lee
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Patent number: 8415688Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a first electrode and a second electrode, an organic emissive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first selective reflection layer disposed to receive light from the organic emissive layer, and a third transparent electrode, the first selective reflection layer being between the third transparent electrode and the organic emissive layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyung-Jun Song, Chang-Ho Lee, Hee-Joo Ko, Jin-Young Yun, Se-Jin Cho, Il-Soo Oh, Jong-Hyuk Lee
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Patent number: 8415689Abstract: The embodiment discloses a semiconductor light emitting device. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer, a first electrode formed under the first conductive semiconductor layer and comprising a patterns of a predetermined shape, and a nitride semiconductor layer between the patterns of the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woo Sik Lim
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Patent number: 8415690Abstract: Provided is an epitaxial substrate using a silicon substrate as a base substrate. An epitaxial substrate, in which a group of group-III nitride layers are formed on a (111) single crystal Si substrate such that a (0001) crystal plane of the group of group-III nitride layers is substantially in parallel with a surface of the substrate, includes: a first group-III nitride layer made of AlN with many defects configured of at least one kind from a columnar or granular crystal or domain; a second group-III nitride layer whose interface with the first group-III nitride layer is shaped into a three-dimensional concave-convex surface; and a third group-III nitride layer epitaxially formed on the second group-III nitride layer as a graded composition layer in which the proportion of existence of Al is smaller in a portion closer to a fourth group-III nitride.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Miyoshi, Shigeaki Sumiya, Mikiya Ichimura, Mitsuhiro Tanaka
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Patent number: 8415691Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing an LED is provided. A preferred embodiment includes a substrate with a distributed Bragg reflector formed over the substrate. A photonic crystal layer is formed over the distributed Bragg reflector to collimate the light that impinges upon the distributed Bragg reflector, thereby increasing the efficiency of the distributed Bragg reflector. A first contact layer, an active layer, and a second contact layer are preferably either formed over the photonic crystal layer or alternatively attached to the photonic crystal layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.Inventors: Ding-Yuan Chen, Chen-Hua Yu, Wen-Chih Chiou
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Patent number: 8415692Abstract: An LED package comprises at least one LED that emits LED light in an LED emission profile. The LED package includes regions of scattering particles with the different regions scattering light primarily at a target wavelength or primarily within a target wavelength range. The location of the regions and scattering properties are based at least partially on the LED emission profile. The regions scatter their target wavelength of LED light to improve the uniformity of the LED emission profile so that the LED package emits a more uniform profile compared to the LED emission profile. By targeting particular wavelengths for scattering, the emission efficiency losses are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventor: Ronan Le Toquin
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Patent number: 8415693Abstract: The light emitting device has a substrate, metallization including silver established on the surface of the substrate, a light emitting element mounted on the substrate, conducting wire that electrically connects the metallization and the light emitting element, light reflective resin provided on the substrate to reflect light from the light emitting element, and insulating material that covers at least part of the metallization surfaces. The insulating material is established to come in contact with the side of the light emitting element. This arrangement can suppress the leakage of light emitting element light from the substrate, and can achieve a light emitting device with high light extraction efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Mototaka Inobe, Motokazu Yamada, Kazuhiro Kamada
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Patent number: 8415694Abstract: A device includes a light emitting structure and a wavelength conversion member comprising a semiconductor. The light emitting structure is bonded to the wavelength conversion member. In some embodiments, the light emitting structure is bonded to the wavelength conversion member with an inorganic bonding material. In some embodiments, the light emitting structure is bonded to the wavelength conversion member with a bonding material having an index of refraction greater than 1.5.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company LLCInventors: Michael D. Camras, Michael R. Krames, Wayne L. Snyder, Frank M. Steranka, Robert C. Taber, John J. Uebbing, Douglas W. Pocius, Troy A. Trottier, Christopher H. Lowery, Gerd O. Mueller, Regina B. Mueller-Mach, Gloria E. Hofler
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Patent number: 8415695Abstract: An LED light source, which includes at least one LED, a panel between the LED and the light emission surface of the light source, and a filler material inside the panel containing a material to diffuse the light from the at least one LED by Mie scattering.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Switch Bulb Company, Inc.Inventor: Carol Lenk
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Patent number: 8415696Abstract: There are provided a light emitting device package and a method for manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes: a plurality of barriers provided above a metal circuit board; a plurality of light emitting devices placed in a space between the barriers; and a lens unit provided at an upper side of the barrier. Accordingly, the plurality of light emitting devices can be conveniently seated as a module format, and a luminance can be increased. Also, an efficiency of heat sink can be increase.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jun Seok Park
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Patent number: 8415697Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting element includes a semiconductor stacked body and a translucent substrate. The semiconductor stacked body includes a light emitting layer. The translucent substrate has one surface and a side surface. The semiconductor stacked body is provided on the upper surface. An unevenness uniformly distributing with average height and average pitch is provided on the side surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Chisato Furukawa
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Patent number: 8415698Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device (LED) comprises an LED chip, a barrier over the LED chip, and an encapsulating material containing a phosphor, wherein the encapsulating material is disposed inside the barrier over the LED chip.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung Ha Hwang, Kyoung Woo Jo
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Patent number: 8415699Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and an illumination system. The light emitting device includes a substrate; a light emitting structure layer including a first conductive type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate and having first and second upper surfaces, in which the second upper surface is closer to the substrate than the first upper surface, an active layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer; a second electrode on the second conductive type semiconductor layer; and at least one first electrode extending at least from the second upper surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer to a lower surface of the substrate by passing through the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Hee Young Beom, Woo Sik Lim, Min Gyu Na
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Patent number: 8415700Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a conductive support substrate, an ohmic contact layer, a current blocking layer, a light emitting structure layer, an electrode, and a first current guide layer. The ohmic contact layer and the current blocking layer are disposed on the conductive support substrate. The light emitting structure layer is disposed on the ohmic contact layer and the current blocking layer. The electrode is disposed on the light emitting structure layer. At least a part of the electrode is overlapped with the current blocking layer. The first current guide layer is disposed between the current blocking layer and the conductive support substrate. At least a part of the first current guide layer is overlapped with the current blocking layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hwan Hee Jeong
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Patent number: 8415701Abstract: An LED package structure for increasing light-emitting efficiency and controlling light-projecting angle includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a light-reflecting unit and a package unit. The substrate unit has a substrate body and a chip-placing area disposed on a top surface of the substrate body. The light-emitting unit has a plurality of LED chips electrically disposed on the chip-placing area. The light-reflecting unit has an annular reflecting resin body surroundingly formed on the top surface of the substrate body by coating. The annular reflecting resin body surrounds the LED chips that are disposed on the chip-placing area to form a resin position limiting space above the chip-placing area. The package unit has a translucent package resin body disposed on the top surface of the substrate body in order to cover the LED chips. The position of the translucent package resin body is limited in the resin position limiting space.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Paragon Semiconductor Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chia-Tin Chung, Chao-Chin Wu, Fang-Kuei Wu
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Patent number: 8415702Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qunfeng Pan, Jyh-Chiarng Wu, Kechuang Lin
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Patent number: 8415703Abstract: A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an adhesive. The heat spreader includes a post, a base and a flange. The conductive trace includes a pad and a terminal. The semiconductor device extends into a cavity in the flange, is electrically connected to the conductive trace and is thermally connected to the heat spreader. The post extends upwardly from the base into an opening in the adhesive, the flange extends upwardly from the post in the opening and extends laterally above the adhesive, the cavity extends into the opening and the base extends laterally from the post. The conductive trace is located outside the cavity and provides signal routing between the pad and the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Chia-Chung Wang, Sangwhoo Lim
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Patent number: 8415704Abstract: A close-packed array of light emitting diodes includes a nonconductive substrate having a plurality of elongate channels extending therethrough from a first side to a second side, where each of the elongate channels in at least a portion of the substrate includes a conductive rod therein. The conductive rods have a density over the substrate of at least about 1,000 rods per square centimeter and include first conductive rods and second conductive rods. The close-packed array further includes a plurality of light emitting diodes on the first side of the substrate, where each light emitting diode is in physical contact with at least one first conductive rod and in electrical contact with at least one second conductive rod.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Ilia N. Ivanov, John T. Simpson
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Patent number: 8415705Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting device. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a plurality of compound semiconductor layers including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer; an electrode layer on the plurality of compound semiconductor layers; and a channel layer including protrusion and formed along a peripheral portion of an upper surface of the plurality of compound semiconductor layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hwan Hee Jeong
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Patent number: 8415706Abstract: An optical semiconductor package sealing resin material used to seal an optical semiconductor chip in a semiconductor package includes a thermosetting epoxy composition and a hydrophobic smectite clay mineral. The hydrophobic smectite clay mineral is hydrophobized by subjecting a hydrophilic smectite clay mineral to an intercalation reaction with an alkylammonium halide. The smectite clay mineral is bentonite, saponite, hectorite, vermiculite, stevensite, tainiolite, montmorillonite, or nontronite.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Sony Chemical & Information Device CorporationInventor: Hideaki Umakoshi
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Patent number: 8415707Abstract: A Group III nitride semiconductor device has a semiconductor region, a metal electrode, and a transition layer. The semiconductor region has a surface comprised of a Group III nitride crystal. The semiconductor region is doped with a p-type dopant. The surface is one of a semipolar surface and a nonpolar surface. The metal electrode is provided on the surface. The transition layer is formed between the Group III nitride crystal of the semiconductor region and the metal electrode. The transition layer is made by interdiffusion of a metal of the metal electrode and a Group III nitride of the semiconductor region.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Tokuyama, Masaki Ueno, Masahiro Adachi, Takashi Kyono, Takamichi Sumitomo, Koji Katayama, Yoshihiro Saito
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Patent number: 8415708Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device. The nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device comprises an n-type clad layer made of n-type Alx1Iny1Ga(1-x1-y1)N (where 0?x1?1, 0?y1?1, and 0?x1+y1?1), a multiple quantum well-structured active layer made of undoped InAGa1-AN (where 0<A<1) formed on the n-type clad layer, and a p-type clad layer formed on the active layer wherein the p-type clad layer includes at least a first layer made of p-type Iny2Ga1-y2N (where 0?y2<1) formed on the active layer and a second layer made of p-type Alx3Iny3Ga(1-x3-y3)N (where 0<x3?1, 0?y3?1, and 0<x3+y3?1) formed on the first layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Je Won Kim, Jeong Tak Oh, Dong Joon Kim, Sun Woon Kim, Jin Sub Park, Kyu Han Lee
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Patent number: 8415709Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device. The organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer arranged on the substrate, an insulating film arranged on the semiconductor layer and a conductive layer arranged on the insulating film, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises a plurality of protrusion lines extending in a first direction, the protrusion lines being parallel to a peripheral edge of the conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Hyun Park, Chun-Gi Yoo, Sun Park, Yul-Kyu Lee, Dae-Woo Kim