Light Emitting Semiconductor Devices Having A Potential Or A Surface Barrier, Processes Or Apparatus Peculiar To The Manufacture Or Treatment Of Such Devices, Or Of Parts Thereof Patents (Class 257/E33.001)
  • Publication number: 20120094414
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a light-emitting integrated device, comprises overlying three layers, wherein each of the three layers emits light at a different wavelength, and wherein the overlying comprises one of: performing an atomic species implantation, performing a laser lift-off, performing an etch-back, or chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: NuPGA Corporation
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar
  • Publication number: 20120091433
    Abstract: A light emitting diode includes a substrate, a number of light emitting units formed on the substrate, and an insulating layer. Each light emitting unit includes a first electrode layer, a number of light emitting nanowires and a second electrode layer. Each light emitting nanowire includes a zinc-oxide-nanowire buffering segment extending from the first electrode layer, an N-type gallium nitride nanowire segment and a P-type gallium nitride nanowire segment. The N-type gallium nitride nanowire segment is interconnected between the zinc-oxide-nanowire buffering segment and the P-type gallium nitride nanowire segment. The P-type gallium nitride nanowire segment has a distal portion embedded in the second electrode layer. The insulating layer is formed on the substrate and the first electrode layer. The light emitting nanowires is embedded in the insulating layer and insulated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHIA-LING HSU
  • Patent number: 8158993
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light emitting device is formed by: forming a resist pattern on a first nitride semiconductor layer formed on a substrate, the resist pattern having a region whose inclination angle relative to a substrate surface changes smoothly as viewed in a cross section perpendicular to the substrate surface; etching the substrate by using the resist pattern as a mask to transfer the resist pattern to the first nitride semiconductor layer; and forming an light emitting layer on the patterned first nitride semiconductor layer. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device can emit near-white light or have a wavelength range generally equivalent to or near visible light range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hao Liang, Masahiko Tsuchiya, Takako Chinone, Masataka Kajikawa
  • Publication number: 20120086022
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for improving the performance of Lambertian and non-Lambertian light sources. In certain example embodiments, this is accomplished by (1) providing an organic-inorganic hybrid material on LEDs (which in certain example embodiments may be a high index of refraction material), (2) enhancing the light scattering ability of the LEDs (e.g., by fractal embossing, patterning, or the like, and/or by providing randomly dispersed elements thereon), and/or (3) improving performance through advanced cooling techniques. In certain example instances, performance enhancements may include, for example, better color production (e.g., in terms of a high CRI), better light production (e.g., in terms of lumens and non-Lambertian lighting), higher internal and/or external efficiency, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Vijayen S. Veerasamy, Jemssy Alvarez
  • Publication number: 20120087621
    Abstract: An optical duplexer intended to receive light at a first optical wavelength and to transmit back light at a second optical wavelength, including, on a substrate, successive layers forming a photoreceptor of the first optical wavelength, a selective filter letting through the first optical wavelength, and a waveguide having a surface including a grating which is transparent for the first optical wavelength and diffracting for the second optical wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Christophe KOPP, Stéphane Bernabe, Philippe Grosse
  • Patent number: 8154032
    Abstract: An electrooptical device having a plurality of light-emitting regions includes a substrate, a bank disposed in a region other than the light-emitting regions on the substrate so as to surround the light-emitting regions, and a functional layer disposed in openings surrounded by the bank. The bank includes an upper bank segment and a plurality of lower bank segments having a higher wettability than the upper bank segment. The number of the lower bank segments exposed is smaller in second regions of the openings than in first regions of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hirokazu Yanagihara
  • Patent number: 8154038
    Abstract: A device structure includes a substrate; a group-III nitride layer over the substrate; a metal nitride layer over the group-III nitride layer; and a light-emitting layer over the metal nitride layer. The metal nitride layer acts as a reflector reflecting the light emitted by the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Wen-Chih Chiou, Ding-Yuan Chen, Chia-Lin Yu
  • Patent number: 8148733
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling current flow in semiconductor devices, such as LEDs are provided. For some embodiments, a current guiding structure may be provided including adjacent high and low contact areas. For some embodiments, a second current path (in addition to a current path between an n-contact pad and a metal alloy substrate) may be provided. For some embodiments, both a current guiding structure and second current path may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Semileds Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Chen-Fu Chu, Jiunn-Yi Chu, Chao-Chen Cheng, Hao-Chun Cheng, Feng-Hsu Fan, Yuan-Hsiao Chang
  • Patent number: 8148737
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package and a lighting system. The light emitting device of the embodiment includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer over the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer over the active layer; a dielectric layer over a first region of the first conductive semiconductor layer; a second electrode over the dielectric layer; and a first electrode over a second region of the first conductive semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Min Hwang
  • Patent number: 8148734
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer, and a passivation layer protecting a surface of the light emitting structure. The passivation layer includes a first passivation layer on a top surface of the light emitting structure and a second passivation layer having a refractive index different from that of the first passivation layer, the second passivation layer being disposed on a side surface of the light emitting structure. The second passivation layer has a refractive index greater than that of the first passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sun Kyung Kim
  • Patent number: 8148178
    Abstract: There is provided a method of growing a nitride single crystal. A method of growing a nitride single crystal according to an aspect of the invention may include: growing a first nitride single crystal layer on a substrate; forming a dielectric pattern having an open area on the first nitride single crystal layer, the open area exposing a part of an upper surface of the first nitride single crystal layer; and growing a second nitride single crystal layer on the first nitride single crystal layer through the open area while the second nitride single crystal layer grows to be equal to or larger than a height of the dielectric pattern, wherein the height of the dielectric pattern is greater than a width of the open area so that dislocations in the second nitride single crystal layer move laterally, collide with side walls of the dielectric pattern, and are terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sun Paek, Sung Nam Lee, Jeong Wook Lee, Il Hyung Jung, Youn Joon Sung
  • Patent number: 8148740
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting layer comprises a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer. The active layer comprises a quantum well layer, a quantum barrier layer, and a dual barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Yun Kim, Hyo Kun Son
  • Patent number: 8143640
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gallium nitride (GaN) compound semiconductor light emitting element (LED) and a method of manufacturing the same. The present invention provides a vertical GaN LED capable of improving the characteristics of a horizontal LED by means of a metallic protective film layer and a metallic support layer. According to the present invention, a thick metallic protective film layer with a thickness of at least 10 microns is formed on the lateral and/or bottom sides of the vertical GaN LED to protect the element against external impact and to easily separate the chip. Further, a metallic substrate is used instead of a sapphire substrate to efficiently release the generated heat to the outside when the element is operated, so that the LED can be suitable for a high-power application and an element having improved optical output characteristics can also be manufactured. A metallic support layer is formed to protect the element from being distorted or damaged due to impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignees: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd., Postech Foundation
    Inventor: Jong Lam Lee
  • Patent number: 8143630
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate which may be formed from a ZnS single crystal of wurtzite (2H) structure with a predetermined crystal orientation, and which has a first surface and a second surface. The structure includes a layer of a group III-nitride crystalline material deposited as an epitaxial layer on the first surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, the group III-nitride deposit is epitaxially grown using a MOCVD (or MOVPE) technique or a HVPE technique or a combination thereof. There may be a mask and/or a buffer layer on the first surface and/or a protective layer on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Fairfield Crystal Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Shaoping Wang
  • Patent number: 8143613
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device having multiple separate emissive layers is provided. Each emissive layer may define an exciton formation region, allowing exciton formation to occur across the entire emissive region. By aligning the energy levels of each emissive layer with the adjacent emissive layers, exciton formation in each layer may be improved. Devices incorporating multiple emissive layers with multiple exciton formation regions may exhibit improved performance, including internal quantum efficiencies of up to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventor: Stephen R. Forrest
  • Patent number: 8143643
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a light device and a fabrication method thereof. An object of the present invention is to provide the light device and the fabrication method thereof an electric/thermal/structural stability is obtained, and a P-type electrode and an N-type electrode can be simultaneously formed. In order to achieve the above object, the inventive light device includes: a GaN-based layer; a high concentration GaN-based layer formed on the GaN-based layer; a first metal-Ga compound layer formed on the high concentration GaN-based layer; a first metal layer formed on the first metal-Ga compound layer; a third metal-Al compound layer formed on the first metal layer; and a conductive oxidation preventive layer formed on the third metal-Al compound layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Choo, Ja Soon Jang
  • Publication number: 20120068209
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor light emitting device having one or more light emitting surfaces includes positioning a stencil on a substrate such that a chip disposed on the substrate is positioned within an opening in the stencil. Phosphor-containing material is deposited in the opening to form a coating on one or more light emitting surfaces of the chip. The opening may or may not substantially conform to a shape of the chip. The phosphor-containing material is cured with the stencil still in place. After curing, the stencil is removed from the substrate and the coated chip is separated from the substrate. The chip may then be subjected to further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: Peter S. Andrews
  • Patent number: 8138516
    Abstract: A light emitting diode is provided, comprising: a substrate; a metal wiring layer disposed on the substrate; alight emitting element provided on the metal wiring layer; wherein the light emitting element comprises: a semiconductor light emitting layer having a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer formed from the substrate side sequentially; a transparent insulating layer provided on the substrate side of the semiconductor light emitting layer; a first electrode part and a second electrode part provided on the substrate side of the transparent insulating layer in such a manner as being separated from each other, and joined to the metal wiring layer; a first contact part provided so as to pass through the transparent insulating layer and electrically connecting the first electrode part and the first semiconductor layer; and a second contact part provided so as to pass through the transparent insulating layer, the first semiconductor layer, and the active layer, and electr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsunehiro Unno
  • Patent number: 8138506
    Abstract: In the Group III nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device of the invention, an non-light-emitting area is formed in a light-emitting layer. In a light-emitting diode where light is extracted on the side of an n-layer, an outer wiring trace portion and an inner wiring trace portion of an n-contact electrode impedes light emission from the light-emitting layer. Therefore, there are provided, at the interface between a p-layer and a p-contact electrode, high-resistance faces having a width wider than the orthogonal projections of contact areas between the outer and inner wiring trace portions and the n-layer on the interface between the p-contact electrode and the p-layer. Through this configuration, current flow is limited, and portions having a total area equivalent to that of the high-resistance faces of the light-emitting layer serve as non-light-emitting areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Uemura, Naoki Arazoe
  • Patent number: 8138513
    Abstract: A light emitting device package comprises: a substrate; first and second conduction members on the substrate; a light emitting diode on the substrate, the light emitting diode being electrically connected with the first and second conduction members; and a phosphor layer on the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Ho Won, Geun Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8138505
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a cathode, an anode, a first light-emitting layer that is disposed between the cathode and the anode and that emits light of a first color, a second light-emitting layer that is disposed between the first light-emitting layer and the cathode and that emits light of a second color different from the first color, and an intermediate layer that is disposed between and in contact with the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer and that contains a first material and a second material different from the first material. The light-emitting device satisfies inequality (1): LLA?LLB?0.4 [eV]??(1) wherein LLA [eV] is the energy level of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of the first material, and LLB [eV] is the energy level of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masayuki Mitsuya
  • Patent number: 8138503
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a base substrate, a barrier pattern, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, and a gate electrode. The barrier pattern protrudes from the base substrate. The source and gate electrodes are formed adjacent to opposite sides of the barrier pattern on the base substrate. The semiconductor layer is provided on the barrier pattern to connect the source electrode with the drain electrode, and the insulating layer covers the semiconductor layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode. The gate electrode is provided on the insulating layer, and is overlapped with the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hun Noh, Myung-Hwan Kim, Seung-Hwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20120061671
    Abstract: To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor. Further to provide a highly reliable light-emitting device including an oxide semiconductor. A second electrode sealed together with a semiconductor element including an oxide semiconductor hardly becomes inactive. A hydrogen ion and/or a hydrogen molecule produced by reaction of the active second electrode with moisture remaining in the semiconductor device and/or moisture entering from the outside of the device increase the carrier concentration in the oxide semiconductor, which causes a reduction in the reliability of the semiconductor device. An adsorption layer of a hydrogen ion and/or a hydrogen molecule may be provided on the other surface side of the second electrode having one surface in contact with the organic layer. Further, an opening which a hydrogen ion and/or a hydrogen molecule passes through may be provided for the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kaoru Hatano
  • Patent number: 8134160
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention has an insulating substrate in which a first concave hole for mounting an LED chip and a second concave hole for connecting a metallic small-gauge wire are formed, where a metallic sheet that serves as a first wiring pattern is formed at a portion that includes the first concave hole, a metallic sheet that serves as a second wiring pattern is formed at a portion that includes the second concave hole, an LED chip is mounted upon the metallic sheet inside the first concave hole, the LED chip is electrically connected to the metallic sheet inside the second concave hole via a metallic small-gauge wire, and the chip-type LED is sealed with a clear resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Makoto Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20120058581
    Abstract: Manufacturing a laser diode includes growing an active layer, a first InP layer, and a diffraction grating layer; forming an alignment mark having a recess by etching the diffraction grating layer and the first InP layer; forming a first etching mask; forming a diffraction grating in the diffraction grating layer using the first etching mask; forming a modified layer containing InAsP on a surface of the alignment mark recess by supplying a first source gas containing As and a second source gas containing P; growing a second InP layer on the diffraction grating layer and on the alignment mark; forming a second etching mask on the second InP layer; selectively etching the second InP layer embedded in the recess of the alignment mark through the second etching mask by using the modified layer serving as an etching stopper; and forming a waveguide structure using the alignment mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Tsuji
  • Patent number: 8129730
    Abstract: An electronically active sheet includes a bottom substrate having a bottom electrically conductive surface. A top substrate having a top electrically conductive surface is disposed facing the bottom electrically conductive surface. An electrical insulator separates the bottom electrically conductive surface from the top electrically conductive surface. At least one bare die electronic element is provided having a top conductive side and a bottom conductive side. Each bare die electronic element is disposed so that the top conductive side is in electrical communication with the top electrically conductive surface and so that the bottom conductive side is in electrical communication with the bottom electrically conductive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Lumachip, Inc.
    Inventor: John J. Daniels
  • Patent number: 8129724
    Abstract: A display device including a transparent substrate, and a plurality of thin film transistors formed on the transparent substrate, wherein each of the thin film transistors have a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, a first semiconductor film, an insulation film, a second semiconductor film, and a third semiconductor film. The third semiconductor film is connected with the source electrode and the drain electrode by an ohmic contact, and the second semiconductor film is formed below the third semiconductor film and has a resistance higher than resistance of the third semiconductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuo Kaitoh, Toshio Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20120049233
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for forming a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A first heat producing element is formed on the first side of the substrate. A second heat producing element is formed on the first side of substrate co-planar with, but not touching the first heat producing element. A heat spreader is coupled to the second side of the substrate using a thermal interface material. The heat spreader includes a first and second vapor chambers. The first vapor chamber is embedded in the heat spreader substantially opposite the first heat producing element. The second vapor chamber is embedded in the heat spreader substantially opposite the second heat producing element. As an example, the first heat producing element may be a light-emitting diode (LED) and the second heat producing element may be a driver circuit for the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., ("TSMC")
    Inventor: Tsorng-Dih Yuan
  • Publication number: 20120043523
    Abstract: A light emitting diode comprises a substrate, a buffer layer, a semiconductor layer and a semiconductor light emitting layer. The buffer layer is disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the buffer layer. The semiconductor light emitting layer is disposed on the semiconductor layer. A plurality of voids is defined within the semiconductor layer. Each void encloses air therein. A method for manufacturing the light emitting diode is also provided. Light generated by the semiconductor light emitting layer toward the substrate is reflected by the voids to emit out of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: PO-MIN TU, SHIH-CHENG HUANG, SHUN-KUEI YANG, CHIA-HUNG HUANG
  • Patent number: 8120041
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device has an n-type DBR layer (3), an n-type cladding layer (4), an active layer (5), a p-type cladding layer (6), a p-type intermediate layer (7), a p-type contact layer (8), a p-type transparent substrate (9), ohmic electrodes (10 and 11), and a reflecting layer (12). The n-type DBR layer (3) has reflectivity for the emission wavelength of the active layer (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8120042
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device is provided. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a substrate and a light emitting structure. The substrate comprises a plurality of discontinuous fusion spots on at least one side surface thereof. The light emitting structure comprises a plurality of compound semiconductor layers on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Youl Lee, Sung Kyoon Kim, Hee Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20120038844
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display apparatus includes preparing first and second substrates, forming a bonding spacer on the first substrate having a first height, forming a supporting spacer on the second substrate having a second height less than the first height, forming an image display part on one of the first substrate or the second substrate, and coupling the first substrate and the second substrate together until an upper surface of the supporting spacer contacts the first substrate and the second substrate is bonded to the bonding spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nakcho CHOI, Hee-Keun LEE, Haeju YUN
  • Publication number: 20120037935
    Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate for LED packaging and a fabrication method thereof. The substrate can dissipate heat quickly and enhance light emitting efficiency. For this purpose, several via holes are formed in the substrate and metal layers are coated to act as light reflector. In the substrate, the via holes are filled with the material with high thermal conductivity, such as Copper, to conduct the heat efficiently; and the reflector are coated the metal with high reflection factor to visible light, such as Ag, Au, Al, to enhance the light emitting efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: Wen-Kun Yang
  • Publication number: 20120037947
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package comprises a substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, a circuit on the substrate, a support on the substrate for reinforcing strength of the substrate, a plurality of light emitting diodes on the substrate and electrically connected to the circuit, and a cover layer on the plurality of light emitting diodes. A method for manufacturing a light-emitting diode package is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: CHAO-HSIUNG CHANG, CHIEH-LING CHANG, SHEN-BO LIN
  • Patent number: 8114691
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting diode having a textured structure and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor light emitting diode includes a first semiconductor layer formed into a textured structure, an intermediate layer formed between the textured structures of the patterned first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a third semiconductor layer sequentially formed on the first semiconductor layer and the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-wook Lee, Youn-joon Sung, Ho-sun Paek
  • Patent number: 8115199
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising: a first charge carrier injecting layer for injecting positive charge carriers; a second charge carrier injecting layer for injecting negative charge carriers; and a light-emissive layer located between the charge carrier injecting layers and comprising a mixture of: a first component for accepting positive charge carriers from the first charge carrier injecting layer; a second component for accepting negative charge carriers from the second charge carrier injecting layer; and a third, organic light-emissive component for generating light as a result of combination of charge carriers from the first and second components; at least one of the first, second and third components forming a type II semiconductor interface with another of the first, second and third components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Cambridge Display Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeremy Henley Burroughes, Richard Henry Friend, Christopher John Bright, David John Lacey, Peter Devine
  • Publication number: 20120033168
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and a touch sensor layer on the first surface. The touch sensor layer includes a first electrode in a first direction on the first surface, a second electrode in a second direction crossing the first direction on the first surface and including first and second portions that are separated by the first electrode, a bridge wire including first and second contacts on the first surface. The first contact is electrically connected to the first portion of the second electrode, and the second contact is electrically connected to the second portion of the second electrode. An insulating layer insulates the bridge wire from the first electrode and exposes the first contact and the second contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-Mo HWANG, Young-Joon CHO, Jae-Jin PYUN, Ki-Tae KIM, Seung-Ho NAM, Hyun-Ju LEE
  • Publication number: 20120034714
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a wafer-level light emitting diode structure is provided. The method includes: providing a substrate, wherein a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, and a second semiconductor layer are sequentially disposed on the substrate; subjecting the first semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer, and the second semiconductor layer with a patterning process to form a first depressed portion, a second depressed portion, a stacked structure disposed on the second depressed portion and a remained first semiconductor layer disposed on the depressed portion, wherein the stacked structure comprises a patterned second semiconductor layer, a patterned emitting layer, and a patterned first semiconductor layer; forming a first electrode on the remained first semiconductor layer of the first depressed portion; and forming a second electrode correspondingly disposed on the patterned second semiconductor layer of the second depressed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: INDUTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yao-Jun TSAI, Chen-Peng HSU, Kuo-Feng LIN, Hsun-Chih LIU, Hung-Lieh HU, Chien-Jen SUN
  • Publication number: 20120032214
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a light emitting portion, a first transparent conductive layer, and a second transparent conductive layer. The light emitting portion is provided between the first and second semiconductor layers. The second semiconductor layer is disposed between the first transparent conductive layer and the light emitting portion. The first transparent conductive layer includes oxygen. The second transparent conductive layer is provided between the second semiconductor layer and the first transparent conductive layer. The second transparent conductive layer has a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the first transparent conductive layer, and includes oxygen at a concentration higher than a concentration of oxygen included in the first transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihide Ito, Taisuke Sato, Toshiyuki Oka, Shinya Nunoue
  • Patent number: 8110982
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device having a frit which can improve mechanical strength and adhesion between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting diode display device includes a lower substrate, an organic light emitting diode disposed on the lower substrate, an upper substrate to be coupled to the lower substrate, and a frit disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate to couple both the lower substrate and the upper substrate to each other where the frit has a plurality of pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-June Kwon, Sun-Young Jung, Ji-Hun Ryu
  • Patent number: 8106931
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, a print head comprising the semiconductor device and an image forming apparatus comprising the print head are supplied which are able to reduce cost through miniaturizing element size and minishing chip area. The semiconductor device comprises a plurality of light emitting elements; and a shift register circuit that has output terminals respectively corresponding to the plurality of light emitting elements and stores emitting-light instruction data of the light emitting elements, wherein each light emitting element has a first electrode and a second electrode to that lightening electricity of the light emitting element flows, and a third electrode for controlling the light emitting element whether to emit light, the output terminals of the shift register circuit are respectively connected with the third electrodes of the corresponding light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Nagumo
  • Publication number: 20120018755
    Abstract: A method of fabricating optoelectronic devices with embedded void-gap structures on semiconductor layers through bonding is provided. The embedded void-gaps are fabricated on a semiconductor structure by bonding a patterned layer or slab onto a flat surface, or by bonding a flat layer or slab onto a patterned surface. The void-gaps can be filled with air, gases, conductive or dielectric materials, or other substances, in order to provide better isolation of optical modes from dissipative regions, or better light extraction properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: James S. Speck, Claude C. A. Weisbuch, Elison de Nazareth Matioli
  • Patent number: 8101979
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged on a substrate, each pixel includes: a display region including at least one pixel thin film transistor and an organic light-emitting device electrically connected to the pixel thin film transistor; and a sensor region electrically connected to the display region to affect an image display of the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 8097887
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting device. The light emitting device has a light distribution in which a light distribution I (?, ?) obtained when light emitted from a chip of the light emitting device is directly measured is not dependent on a direction ? and is substantially represented by I (?, ?)=I (?). I (?, ?) represents a light intensity distribution in a direction (?, ?), ? represents an angle from a direction of a normal to a light extraction surface of the light emitting device (0???90°), ? represents a rotation angle around the normal (0???360°), and I (?) represents a monotone decreasing function with which 0 is approached when ?=90° is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Sadanori Yamanaka, Yoshinobu Ono, Kazumasa Ueda
  • Publication number: 20120009706
    Abstract: A thin film deposition apparatus includes: a deposition source for discharging a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit disposed at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; a patterning slit sheet disposed opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and having a plurality of patterning slits arranged in the first direction; a barrier plate assembly including a plurality of barrier plates that are disposed between the deposition source nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet in the first direction, the plurality of barrier plates partitioning a deposition space between the deposition source nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet into a plurality of sub-deposition spaces; and a capacitive vacuum gauge disposed at a side of the deposition source and configured to measure a pressure inside the deposition source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Yong-Sup Choi, Myeng-Woo Nam
  • Publication number: 20120007081
    Abstract: An array substrate for a display device includes a substrate; gate and data lines crossing each other on the substrate to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines and including a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, an active layer on the gate insulating layer, an ohmic contact layer on the active layer, and source and drain electrodes on the ohmic contact layer; and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, wherein the source and drain electrodes are separated from each other to define a separate region, wherein the separate region includes first to third regions in different directions, and wherein the active layer is removed in at least one of the first to third regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Jae-Moon CHUNG, Moon-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 8093602
    Abstract: A stacked organic light-emitting device having a first organic compound layer and a second organic compound layer stacked on a substrate includes: a first light-emitting device in which the first organic compound layer is sandwiched between a first electrode and a second electrode; and a second light-emitting device in which the second organic compound layer is sandwiched between the second electrode and a third electrode. An electrode of a TFT circuit which is electrically connected to the third electrode is formed on the substrate in a region different from a region in which the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device emit light. In order to prevent the third electrode which extends to the electrode of the TFT circuit from being electrically connected to the second electrode, the second organic compound layer is formed so as to cover an end portion of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naoyuki Ito
  • Patent number: 8093600
    Abstract: A light emitting diode packaging structure includes a package body, a red LED chip, a blue LED chip, a green LED chip, a package material and a yellow phosphor. Three LED chips are disposed within an accommodating room of the body package and covered by the package material. The yellow phosphor is uniformly mixed with the package material. A white light is formed by a mix of three types of light from the LED chips. Additionally, a yellow light which is generated from the excitement of the yellow phosphor with the blue light is mixed with a part of the blue light to further form the white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chiao Li, Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Patent number: 8093614
    Abstract: An illuminator (1) has bare semiconductor die light emitting diodes (7) on pads (11) of Ag/Ni/Ti material. A Si wafer (13) has a rough upper surface, and this roughness is carried through an oxide layer (12) and the pads (11) to provide a rough but reflective upper surface of the pads (11), thus forming a diffuser. Epoxy encapsulant (9) is deposited in a layer over the diodes (7) and the pads (11), and it is index matched with a top diffuser plate (8) of opal glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Phoseon Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jules Braddell, Kieran Kavanagh
  • Patent number: 8093610
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component with a desired color impression in the switched-off state includes, in particular, a semiconductor layer sequence with an active region, that during operation radiates electromagnetic radiation with a first spectrum, and a wavelength conversion layer that is disposed downstream from the semiconductor layer sequence in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation with the first spectrum, and that at least partially converts a subspectrum of the electromagnetic radiation with the first spectrum into electromagnetic radiation with a second spectrum, and a filter layer that reflects at least a part of the radiation incident from outside onto the optoelectronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Wilm, Julius Muschaweck, Moritz Engl