Light Source Being Semiconductor Device Having Potential Or Surface Barrier (e.g., Light-emitting Diode) (epo) Patents (Class 257/E31.105)
  • Patent number: 10559716
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device according to an embodiment includes a stacked body. The stacked body includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a light emitting layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided on the light emitting layer. The stacked body includes a first protrusion on an upper surface of the stacked body. The first protrusion protrudes in a first direction from the first semiconductor layer to the light emitting layer. Length of the first protrusion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction decreases toward the first direction. The first protrusion includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first side surface inclined with respect to the first direction. The second portion is provided below the first portion and having a second side surface inclined with respect to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ALPAD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Go Oike, Hiroshi Katsuno, Koji Kaga, Masakazu Sawano, Yuxiong Ren, Kazuyuki Miyabe
  • Patent number: 8912049
    Abstract: Each LED in an array of LEDs mounted on a submount wafer has at least a first semiconductor layer exposed and connected to a first electrode of each LED. The submount wafer has a first metal portion bonded to the first electrode of each LED for providing an energization current to each LED. The submount wafer also has a second metal portion running along and proximate to the first metal portion but not electrically connected to the first metal portion. The second metal portion may be interdigitated with the first metal portion. The second metal portion is connected to a bias voltage. When the wafer is immersed in an electrically conductive solution for electrochemical (EC) etching of the exposed first semiconductor layer, the solution electrically connects the second metal portion to the first metal portion for biasing the first semiconductor layer during the EC etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Yajun Wei
  • Patent number: 8901575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an AC light emitting diode. An object of the present invention is to provide an AC light emitting diode wherein various designs for enhancement of the intensity of light, prevention of flickering of light or the like become possible, while coming out of a unified method of always using only one metal wire with respect to one electrode when electrodes of adjacent light emitting cells are connected through metal wires. To this end, the present invention provides an AC light emitting diode comprising a substrate; bonding pads positioned on the substrate; a plurality of light emitting cells arranged in a matrix form on the substrate; and a wiring means electrically connecting the bonding pads and the plurality of light emitting cells, wherein the wiring means includes a plurality of metal wires connecting an electrode of one of the light emitting cells with electrodes of other electrodes adjacent to the one of the light emitting cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8890186
    Abstract: A molded resin product or the like that is provided with a phosphor layer made of gel-like or rubber-like resin that can maintain its shape for a long period and that can be implemented easily. The molded resin product (phosphor layer 7) includes a resin member 17 made of a gel-like or rubber-like translucent resin including a phosphor material. The resin member 17 includes a shape maintaining member 19 that is formed in a lattice shape by line-like members 20 that are made of a material having a higher elasticity modulus than the resin member 17. The molded resin product (phosphor layer 7) is in the shape of a dome. The translucent resin is made of, for example, silicon resin, and the resin member 17 is gel-like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshifumi Ogata, Nobuyuki Matsui, Masumi Abe
  • Patent number: 8866708
    Abstract: An LED switch device and a matrix thereof are disclosed. There is an electroluminescent semiconductor element with a first polarity contact and a second polarity contact. There is also a first polarity LED lead frame, to which the electroluminescent semiconductor element is mounted. The first polarity contact of the electroluminescent semiconductor element is electrically connected to the first polarity LED lead frame. The LED switch device has a second polarity LED lead frame electrically connected to the second polarity contact of the electroluminescent semiconductor element. The LED switch device also has a touch sensor lead frame that is electrically connected to a touch sensor lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Inventor: Peter Sui Lun Fong
  • Patent number: 8809880
    Abstract: Light emitting diode (LED) chips and devices for providing failure mitigation in LED arrays are disclosed. In one aspect, an LED chip can include a body with an anode and a cathode in the form of electrically conductive bond pads. The anode and cathode can be configured to electrically communicate with more than two electrical components via electrical connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher P. Hussell
  • Patent number: 8735194
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a display apparatus, including forming a drive circuit and a light-emitting portion on a substrate in which the forming the light-emitting portion includes forming a transparent anode electrode for applying a charge to an emission layer, forming a first coating layer and a second coating layer on the transparent anode electrode, removing the first coating layer by etching using the second coating layer as a mask, and forming a layer including the emission layer on a part of the transparent anode electrode from which the first coating layer is removed. A surface of the transparent anode electrode becomes as clean as a surface cleaned with ultraviolet irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Takahashi, Masafumi Sano
  • Patent number: 8729572
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package includes an electrically insulated base, first and second electrodes, an LED chip, a voltage stabilizing module, and an encapsulative layer. The base has a first surface and an opposite second surface. The first and second electrodes are formed on the first surface of the base. The LED chip is electrically connected to the first and second electrodes. The voltage stabilizing module is formed on the first surface of the base, positioned between and electrically connected to the first and second electrodes. The voltage stabilizing module connects to the LED chip in reverse parallel and has a polarity arranged opposite to that of the LED chip. The voltage stabilizing module has an annular shape and encircles the first electrode. The encapsulative layer is formed on the base and covers the LED chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hou-Te Lin, Chao-Hsiung Chang
  • Patent number: 8680585
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting diode package and a method of manufacturing the same. A light emitting diode package according to an aspect of the invention may include: an LED chip; a body part having the LED chip mounted thereon; a pair of reflective parts extending from the body part to face each other while interposing the LED chip therebetween, and reflecting light emitted from the LED chip; and a molding part provided between the pair of reflective parts to encapsulate the LED chip and having a top surface whose central region is curved inwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Sam Park, Hun Joo Hahm
  • Patent number: 8648360
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode structure includes a base with a recessed portion, a light-emitting chip and a light-transmissive block. The light-emitting chip disposed in the recessed portion of the base and emits a light beam. The light-transmissive block disposed on the base covers the recessed portion and the light-emitting chip, so that the light beam emitted from the light-emitting chip is radiated outwardly via the light-transmissive block. The light-transmissive block is a flat-top multilateral cone including a bottom surface, a top surface, and several side surfaces connected to and located between the bottom surface and the top surface. A slot with a bottom portion is formed on the top surface of the light-transmissive block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuan-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8541797
    Abstract: An illuminator includes a substrate, a structured conductive layer applied to one surface of the substrate, and at least one light source connected to the structured conductive layer. The illuminator further includes an unstructured reflective layer applied on top of the structured conductive layer. The unstructured reflective layer has an essentially continuous extension at least in a surrounding of the at least one light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Christoph Gerard August Hoelen, Antonius Constant Johanna Cornelis Van Den Ackerveken, Cornelius Franciscus Jozef Rutjes, Koen Van Os, Marc Andre De Samber, Theodoor Cornelis Treurniet
  • Patent number: 8525191
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device assembly can include: a coated element and an optoelectronic device on the coated element. The coated element can include a thermoplastic substrate and a protective weathering layer. The thermoplastic substrate can include a bisphenol-A polycarbonate homopolymer and a polycarbonate copolymer, and wherein the polycarbonate copolymer is selected from a copolymer of tetrabromobisphenol A carbonate and BPA carbonate; a copolymer of 2-phenyl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidine carbonate and BPA carbonate; a copolymer of 4,4?-(1-phenylethylidene) biphenol carbonate and BPA carbonate; a copolymer of 4,4?-(1-methylethylidene) bis[2,6-dimethyl-phenol]carbonate and BPA carbonate; and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing. The protective weathering layer can include resorcinol polyarylate and polycarbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Jian Zhou, James Edward Pickett, Shreyas Chakravarti
  • Patent number: 8435812
    Abstract: A method for making a solar cell includes following steps. A silicon substrate is provided, and the silicon substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A patterned mask layer is located on the second surface, and the patterned mask layer includes a number of bar-shaped protruding structures aligned side by side. A slot is defined between each two adjacent protruding structures to expose a portion of the second surface of the silicon substrate. The exposed portion of the second surface is etched to form a protruding pair. The mask layer is removed. A doped silicon layer is located on the three-dimensional nano-structures. An upper electrode is applied on at least part of a surface of the doped silicon layer. A back electrode is placed on the first surface of the silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhen-Dong Zhu, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8404503
    Abstract: A method for making light emitting diode is provided. The method includes following steps. A light emitting diode chip is provided, wherein the light emitting diode chip comprises a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layers stacked together in that order. A patterned mask layer is located on a surface of the first semiconductor layer, wherein the patterned mask layer includes a number of bar-shaped protruding structures aligned side by side, and a slot is defined between each two adjacent protruding structures to expose a portion of the first semiconductor layer. The exposed portion of the first semiconductor layer is etched to form a protruding pair. A number of M-shaped three-dimensional nano-structures are formed by removing the mask layer. A first electrode is electrically connected with the first semiconductor layer. A second electrode is electrically connected with the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhen-Dong Zhu, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8404504
    Abstract: A method for making light emitting diode is provided. The method includes following steps. A light emitting diode chip is provided, the light emitting diode includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layers stacked on a surface of a substrate in that order. A patterned mask layer is located on the second semiconductor layer, and the patterned mask layer includes a number of bar-shaped protruding structures aligned side by side. The second semiconductor layer is etched to form a number of three-dimensional nano-structures preform. The mask layer is removed to form a number of M-shaped three-dimensional nano-structures. The second semiconductor layer and the active layer are etched to expose a portion of the first semiconductor layer. A first electrode is electrically connected with the first semiconductor layer. A second electrode is electrically connected with the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhen-Dong Zhu, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8384098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an AC light emitting diode. An object of the present invention is to provide an AC light emitting diode wherein various designs for enhancement of the intensity of light, prevention of flickering of light or the like become possible, while coming out of a unified method of always using only one metal wire with respect to one electrode when electrodes of adjacent light emitting cells are connected through metal wires. To this end, the present invention provides an AC light emitting diode comprising a substrate; bonding pads positioned on the substrate; a plurality of light emitting cells arranged in a matrix form on the substrate; and a wiring means electrically connecting the bonding pads and the plurality of light emitting cells, wherein the wiring means includes a plurality of metal wires connecting an electrode of one of the light emitting cells with electrodes of other electrodes adjacent to the one of the light emitting cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8377728
    Abstract: A method for making light emitting diode is provided. The method includes following steps. A substrate is provided. A patterned mask layer is located on a surface of the substrate, and the patterned mask layer includes a number of bar-shaped protruding structures aligned side by side, a slot is defined between each two adjacent protruding structures to expose a portion of the substrate. The exposed substrate is etched, and each two adjacent protruding structures begin to slant face to face until closed to form a protruding pair. A number of three-dimensional nano-structures are formed by removing the patterned mask layer. A first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layers are grown on the number of three-dimensional nano-structures in that order. A first electrode is electrically connected with the first semiconductor layer. A second electrode is electrically connected with the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhen-Dong Zhu, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8349743
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a light emitting device. The method includes forming an oxide including gallium aluminum over a gallium oxide substrate, forming a nitride including gallium aluminum over the oxide including gallium aluminum and forming a light emitting structure over the nitride including gallium aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Tae Moon
  • Patent number: 8269230
    Abstract: A multilayer-doped OLED structure comprises a substrate, an anode layer, a hole transport layer, a multilayer-doped organic light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer and a metallic cathode layer. The multilayer-doped organic light emitting layer functions as a lighting source. The multilayer-doped organic light emitting layer is fabricated by a plurality of film deposition and doping processes. Thereby, the multilayer-doped organic light emitting layer has better quantum effect to improve luminous efficiency and illumination of OLED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jian-Yang Lin, Pei-Wei Hung
  • Patent number: 8217404
    Abstract: A light-mixing type LED package structure for increasing color render index includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a frame unit and a package unit. The light-emitting unit has a first light-emitting module for generating a first color temperature and a second light-emitting module for generating a second color temperature. The frame unit has two annular resin frames surroundingly formed on the top surface of the substrate unit by coating. The two annular resin frames respectively surround the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module in order to form two resin position limiting spaces above the substrate unit. The package unit has a first translucent package resin body and a second translucent package resin body both disposed on the substrate unit and respective covering the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Paragon Semiconductor Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Chin Wu, Chia-Tin Chung
  • Patent number: 8203156
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode structure includes a base with a recessed portion, a light-emitting chip and a light-transmissive block. The light-emitting chip disposed in the recessed portion of the base and emits a light beam. The light-transmissive block disposed on the base covers the recessed portion and the light-emitting chip, so that the light beam emitted from the light-emitting chip is radiated outwardly via the light-transmissive block. The light-transmissive block is a flat-top multilateral cone including a bottom surface, a top surface, and several side surfaces connected to and located between the bottom surface and the top surface. A slot with a bottom portion is formed on the top surface of the light-transmissive block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuan-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8198643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting element with arrayed cells, a method of manufacturing the same, and a light emitting device using the same. The present invention provides a light emitting element including a light emitting cell block with a plurality of light emitting cells connected in series or parallel on a single substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting cells includes an N-type semiconductor layer and a P-type semiconductor layer, and the N-type semiconductor layer of one light emitting cell is electrically connected to the P-type semiconductor layer of another adjacent light emitting cell. Further, the present invention provides a light emitting device including a light emitting element with a plurality of light emitting cells connected in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Hoon Lee, Keon-Young Lee, Lacroix Yves
  • Patent number: 8164106
    Abstract: A light emitting diode which includes a laminate including an n-type cladding layer, an emission layer which has a quantum well structure having a well layer and a barrier layer, an intermediate layer and a p-type cladding layer in this order, wherein the composition of each of the layers is represented by the composition formula: (AlXGa1-X)YIn1-YP (0?X?1, 0<Y?1), and the composition of the barrier layer is represented by the composition formula: (AlXGa1-X)YIn1-YP (0.5?X?1, 0<Y?1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventor: Atsushi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 8115230
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device includes an oxide including gallium aluminum over a gallium oxide substrate, a nitride including gallium aluminum over the oxide including gallium aluminum, and a light emitting structure over the nitride including gallium aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Tae Moon
  • Patent number: 8044439
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (1) is provided having a current blocking layer (9) of buried structure, a portion of the current blocking layer (9) having an oxygen concentration higher than that of a light-emitting layer, the current blocking layer being of a thickness of not less than 5 nm and not more than 100 nm. It includes an etching stop layer (24) below the current blocking layer (9), the etching stop layer being good in oxidation resistance. The light-emitting device (1) and its manufacturing method are provided such that the device has its current confinement effect improved and its output increased at lower forward voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Dowa Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Sakamoto, Masatoshi Iwata, Susumu Tsujikawa, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7998761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode with enhanced luminance and light emitting performance due to increase in efficiency of current diffusion into an ITO layer, and a method of fabricating the light emitting diode. According to the present invention, there is manufactured at least one light emitting cell including an N-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a P-type semiconductor layer on a substrate. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of (a) forming at least one light emitting cell with an ITO layer formed on a top surface of the P-type semiconductor layer; (b) forming a contact groove for wiring connection in the ITO layer through dry etching; and (c) filling the contact groove with a contact connection portion made of a conductive material for the wiring connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Won Kim, Yeo Jin Yoon, Duck Hwan Oh, Jong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 7972876
    Abstract: The invention discloses a zinc-oxide-based semiconductor light-emitting device and the fabrication thereof. The method according to the invention, first, is to prepare a substrate. Next, by an atomic-layer-deposition-based process, a ZnO-based multi-layer structure is formed on or over the substrate where the ZnO-based multi-layer structure includes a light-emitting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Inventors: Hsing Chao Chen, Miin Jang Chen
  • Patent number: 7964880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting element with arrayed cells, a method of manufacturing the same, and a light emitting device using the same. The present invention provides a light emitting element including a light emitting cell block with a plurality of light emitting cells connected in series or parallel on a single substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting cells includes an N-type semiconductor layer and a P-type semiconductor layer, and the N-type semiconductor layer of one light emitting cell is electrically connected to the P-type semiconductor layer of another adjacent light emitting cell. Further, the present invention provides a light emitting device including a light emitting element with a plurality of light emitting cells connected in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Hoon Lee, Keon-Young Lee, Lacroix Yves
  • Patent number: 7932534
    Abstract: A solid state light source includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and at least one optically active layer on the top surface of the substrate. At least one of the top surface, the bottom surface, the optically active layer or an emission surface on the optically active layer includes a patterned surface that includes a plurality of tilted surface features that have a high elevation portion and a low elevation portion that define a height (h), and wherein the plurality of tilted surface features define a minimum lateral dimension (r). The plurality of tilted surface features provide at least one surface portion that has a surface tilt angle from 3 to 85 degrees. The patterned surface has a surface roughness <10 nm rms, and h/r is ?0.05.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignees: Sinmat, Inc., University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajiv K. Singh, Purushottam Kumar, Deepika Singh
  • Patent number: 7923758
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods for producing GaAs/Si composites, GaAs/Si composites, apparatus for preparing GaAs/Si composites, and a variety of electronic and photoelectric circuits and devices incorporating GaAs/Si composites of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Bowling Green State University
    Inventors: Bruno Ullrich, Artur Erlacher
  • Patent number: 7842966
    Abstract: A compound semiconductor light-emitting diode includes a light-emitting layer (133) formed of aluminum-gallium-indium phosphide, a light-emitting part (13) having component layers individually formed of a Group III-V compound semiconductor, a transparent supporting layer (14) bonded to one of the outermost surface layers (135) of the light-emitting part (13) and transparent to the light emitted from the light-emitting layer (133), and a bonding layer (141) formed between the supporting layer (14) and the one of the outermost surface layers (135)of the light-emitting part (13) containing oxygen atoms at a concentration of 1×1020 cm?3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Takashi Watanabe, Ryouichi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 7838899
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system is provided including providing a wafer including image sensor systems having interconnects connected thereto and encapsulating the image sensor systems and interconnects in a transparent encapsulant. The system includes removing a portion of the transparent encapsulant to expose portions of the interconnects and singulating the wafer to form image sensor devices including at least one of the image sensor systems and a number of the interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Seng Guan Chow, Heap Hoe Kuan
  • Patent number: 7834364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an AC light emitting diode. An object of the present invention is to provide an AC light emitting diode wherein various designs for enhancement of the intensity of light, prevention of flickering of light or the like become possible, while coming out of a unified method of always using only one metal wire with respect to one electrode when electrodes of adjacent light emitting cells are connected through metal wires. To this end, the present invention provides an AC light emitting diode comprising a substrate; bonding pads positioned on the substrate; a plurality of light emitting cells arranged in a matrix form on the substrate; and a wiring means electrically connecting the bonding pads and the plurality of light emitting cells, wherein the wiring means includes a plurality of metal wires connecting an electrode of one of the light emitting cells with electrodes of other electrodes adjacent to the one of the light emitting cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 7808004
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package structure having a heat-resistant cover and a method of manufacturing the same include a base, a light emitting diode chip, a plastic shell, and a packaging material. The plastic shell is in the shape of a bowl and has an injection hole thereon. After the light emitting diode chip is installed onto the base, the plastic shell is covered onto the base to fully and air-tightly seal the light emitting diode chip, and the packaging material is injected into the plastic shell through the injection hole until the plastic shell is filled up with the packaging material to form a packaging cover, and finally the plastic shell is removed to complete the LED package structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Edison Opto Corporation
    Inventors: Tsung-Ting Sun, Hung-Ta Laio, Hung-Hsun Chou, Tz-Shiuan Yan, Kuo-Shih Hsu
  • Patent number: 7807489
    Abstract: A light-emitting device with a protection layer for Zn inter-diffusion and a process to form the device are described. The device of the invention provides an active layer containing aluminum (Al) as a group III element, typically AlGaInAs, and protection layers containing silicon (Si) to prevent the inter-diffusion of zing (Zn) atoms contained in p-type layers surrounding the active layer. One of protection layers is put between the active layer and the p-type cladding layer, while, the other of protection layers is disposed between the active layer and the p-type burying layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Takahashi, Kenji Hiratsuka, Akiko Kumagai
  • Patent number: 7804098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting element with arrayed cells, a method of manufacturing the same, and a light emitting device using the same. The present invention provides a light emitting element including a light emitting cell block with a plurality of light emitting cells connected in series or parallel on a single substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting cells includes an N-type semiconductor layer and a P-type semiconductor layer, and the N-type semiconductor layer of one light emitting cell is electrically connected to the P-type semiconductor layer of another adjacent light emitting cell. Further, the present invention provides a light emitting device including a light emitting element with a plurality of light emitting cells connected in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Hoon Lee, Keon-Young Lee, Lacroix Yves
  • Patent number: 7700960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode with enhanced luminance and light emitting performance due to increase in efficiency of current diffusion into an ITO layer, and a method of fabricating the light emitting diode. According to the present invention, there is manufactured at least one light emitting cell including an N-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a P-type semiconductor layer on a substrate. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of (a) forming at least one light emitting cell with an ITO layer formed on a top surface of the P-type semiconductor layer; (b) forming a contact groove for wiring connection in the ITO layer through dry etching; and (c) filling the contact groove with a contact connection portion made of a conductive material for the wiring connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Won Kim, Yeo Jin Yoon, Duck Hwan Oh, Jong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 7659544
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first light emitting diode (LED) emitting a first light emission of at least a first wavelength, and a second light emitting diode emitting a second light emission of at least a second wavelength. The second LED is placed in close proximity to the first LED such that after a mixing length from the first and second LEDs, a combination of the first and second lights is perceived as one color in the human vision. In use, the first and second LEDs are alternately driven by a power source in the time domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Lu, Lap-Wei Leung, Geoffrey Wen Tai Shuy
  • Patent number: 7626213
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a columnar body having a plurality of heat-radiating fins, an LED supporting end, and a mounting end; a first conducting plate disposed on the LED supporting end; an LED having a first electrode in electric contact with the first conducting plate; a second conducting plate in electric contact with a second electrode of the LED; a cap having a rear coupling end covered around the LED supporting end of the columnar body and a front end defining a central opening to enclose a light-emitting section of the LED therein; a first annular gasket disposed between the rear coupling end of the cap and the LED supporting end of the columnar body; and a second annular gasket disposed between the light-emitting section and the central opening of the cap. Therefore, the LED lamp is waterproof and easy to maintain, and allows good heat radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 7564080
    Abstract: A method for producing a laser diode component having an electrically insulating housing basic body and electrical connecting conductors, which are led out from the housing basic body and are accessible from outside the housing basic body. The housing basic body is produced from a material which is transmissive to a laser radiation emitted by the laser diode component. The housing basic body includes a chip mounting region. A beam axis of the laser diode component runs through the housing basic body. A housing that can be produced in this way and laser diode component having a housing of this type are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Ferstl, Stefan Grötsch, Markus Zeiler
  • Patent number: 7498187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving the performance of P-type ohmic contact of gallium nitride LED wafer. Magneto sputtering is used to spray nickel material in nano particles onto the surface of gallium nitride epitaxial layer. The thickness of nickel is between 1 nm to 100 nm. Following that, at least one layer of high work function metal film is deposited onto the surface of the nickel metal layer, and the ratio of the thickness of the nickel metal layer to that of high work function metal film is 1:0.5˜4. Zinc oxide may replace nickel metal layer and high work function metal film. The object of the present invention is to simultaneously reduce the contact impedance of P-type luminous zone and enhance the traverse of electric current, thereby attaining an eventual equilibrium of contact impedance and luminous efficiency and thus increasing the life span of the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Podium Photonics (Guangzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Mengyuan Wang, Guocong Chen
  • Patent number: 7485584
    Abstract: A device of forming a film from an organic compound material at low cost is provided, using an organic compound material having high light emission efficiency. An organic compound film is formed on a substrate under an inert gas atmosphere by spraying of a colloid solution in which organic compound aggregates are dispersed (this solution is also referred to as a “sol”). Note that the organic compound may be one in which particles are composed of aggregates of several organic compounds within a liquid, and may be one in which a portion of the organic compound is dissolved within a liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 7476598
    Abstract: A photodiode and a method of manufacturing the photodiode are provided. The method includes forming a diode junction structure including a light receiving unit and an electrode unit on a semiconductor substrate, forming a buffer oxide layer and an etching blocking layer on the junction structure, forming an interlayer insulating layer and an intermetal insulating layer and an interconnecting structure, exposing the etching blocking layer by etching the intermetal insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer, removing a portion of the etching blocking layer and the buffer oxide layer of the light-receiving unit by dry etching, and exposing a semiconductor surface of the light-receiving unit by wet etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-Sung Son, Sung-Ryoul Bae, Dong-Kyun Nam
  • Patent number: 7265374
    Abstract: A novel NPBL and ANPL light emitting semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. In the present invention, plural nano-particles are applied in the active layer of the light emitting semiconductor device, so that the leakage current thereof is reduced. In addition, the provided light emitting semiconductor device fabricated via a planar technology process is microscopically planar, but not planar at micro- and nano-scale. Hence the parasitic wave guiding effect, which suppresses the light extraction efficiency of the light emitting semiconductor device, is destroyed thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Arima Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Lee, Yury Georgievich Shreter, Yury Toomasovich Rebane, Ruslan Ivanovich Gorbunov
  • Patent number: 7179756
    Abstract: A device of forming a film from an organic compound material at low cost is provided, using an organic compound material having high light emission efficiency. An organic compound film is formed on a substrate under an inert gas atmosphere by spraying of a colloid solution in which organic compound aggregates are dispersed (this solution is also referred to as a “sol”). Note that the organic compound may be one in which particles are composed of aggregates of several organic compounds within a liquid, and may be one in which a portion of the organic compound is dissolved within a liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 7170103
    Abstract: A method of making a vertical diode is provided, the vertical diode having associated therewith a diode opening extending through an insulation layer and contacting an active region on a silicon wafer. A titanium silicide layer covers the interior surface of the diode opening and contacts the active region. The diode opening is initially filled with an amorphous silicon plug that is doped during deposition and subsequently recrystallized to form large grain polysilicon. The silicon plug has a top portion that is heavily doped with a first type dopant and a bottom portion that is lightly doped with a second type dopant. The top portion is bounded by the bottom portion so as not to contact the titanium silicide layer. For one embodiment of the vertical diode, a programmable resistor contacts the top portion of the silicon plug and a metal line contacts the programmable resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Gonzalez, Tyler A. Lowrey, Trung Tri Doan, Raymond A. Turi, Graham R. Wolstenholme
  • Patent number: 7145183
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a vertically emitting laser and a method of manufacturing such a laser having a current aperture and a semiconductor relief. The semiconductor relief and the current aperture are defined in the same processing operation, thereby causing the semiconductor relief and the current aperture to be substantially self-aligned with respect to one another. In addition, such processing results in an area ratio of the semiconductor relief and the current aperture to be substantially self-scaling with respect to processing variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Daniel Supper
  • Patent number: 6979582
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vertical-cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diode and a method for producing the same. In this method, an n-type and a p-type ohmic contact electrodes are previously disposed, and then two pairs of distributed Bragger reflectors (DBRs) are formed. At last, a permanent metal substrate is plated. According to the present invention, reflectivity of the DBRs can be preserved without damage during rapid thermal annealing, and thus brightness of the laser diode is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: National Chung-Hsing University
    Inventors: Ray-Hua Horng, Dong-Sing Wu