Device Characterized By Semiconductor Body (epo) Patents (Class 257/E33.002)
  • Publication number: 20090166664
    Abstract: There is provided a high power LED package and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes: forming at least one chip mounting part and at least one through hole in a metal plate; forming an insulating layer of a predetermined thickness on an entire outer surface of the metal plate; forming an electrode part to be electrically connected to a light emitting chip mounted on the chip mounting part; and cutting the metal plate along a trimming line to separate the package. The LED package is free from thermal impact resulting from different thermal coefficients among components, thus ensuring stable heat radiation characteristics in a high temperature atmosphere. Also, the LED package is minimized in optical loss to improve optical characteristics. In addition, the LED package is simplified in a manufacturing and assembly process and thus can be manufactured in mass production at a lower cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Jung Kyu Park, Kun Yoo Ko, Young Sam Park, Seung Hwan Chol, Il Ku Kim
  • Patent number: 7550755
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device in which energy band gap can be reversibly varied. An idea of the present invention is to provide a device, which is based on a semiconducting material (306) in mechanical contact with a material that exhibits a reversible volume change when properly addressed, e.g. a phase change material (307). The device can, for example, be implemented in light emitting, switching and memory in applications. The semiconducting material can be reversibly strained by applying a local volume expansion to the phase change material. The resulting band gap variation of the semiconducting material can be utilized to tune the color of the light emitted from e.g. an LED or a laser. In other fields of application, contact resistance in semiconductor junctions can be controlled, and this feature is highly advantageous in memories and switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Philips Lumiled Lighting Co., LLC
    Inventors: Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Erik Petrus Antonius Maria Bakkers, Louis Felix Feiner
  • Publication number: 20090152577
    Abstract: A light emitting diode comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a light emitting epitaxy structure placed on the first surface of the substrate, and a compound reflection layer placed on the second surface of the substrate. The second surface of the substrate further has a protection structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsiung Chan, Chih-Chiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20090146171
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same can include a soft silicon resin encapsulating an LED chip with a thin overcoat of microparticles located on the silicon resin to prevent dirt and dust from attaching to the silicon resin. The semiconductor light-emitting device can include a base board having at least one LED chip, a reflector fixed on the base board so as to enclose the LED chip, a soft silicon resin having a tacky surface disposed in the reflector, and an overcoat of microparticles on the silicon resin. Thus, manufacturing lead time can be reduced because the microparticles can attach to the silicon resin in a thin and single layer and a solidifying process for an extra layer on top of the silicon resin is not necessary. The overcoat of microparticles can prevent dirt and dust from attaching to the silicon resin, and can decrease optical variability in an inclined direction from an optical axis of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Tsutomu Okubo
  • Publication number: 20090141207
    Abstract: In a thin film transistor, first and second thin film transistors are connected to an Nth gate line and an Mth data line, and first and second sub pixel electrodes are connected to the first and second thin film transistors, respectively. A third thin film transistor includes a gate electrode connected to an (N+1)th gate line, a semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode, a source electrode connected to the second sub pixel electrode and partially overlapping with the gate electrode, and a drain electrode facing the source electrode. A first auxiliary electrode is connected to the drain electrode and arranged on the same layer as the first and second sub pixel electrodes. An opposite electrode is arranged on the same layer as the gate line and at least partially overlaps with the first auxiliary electrode with at least one insulating layer disposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Sung UM, Hoon Kim, Hye-Ran You, Jae-Jin Lyu, Seung-Beom Park
  • Publication number: 20090140251
    Abstract: A thin film transistor having excellent electric characteristics, a display device including the thin film transistor, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. In a thin film transistor in which a microcrystalline germanium film, a gate insulating film in contact with one surface of the microcrystalline germanium film, and a gate electrode overlap with one another and a display device including the thin film transistor, a buffer layer is formed over the other surface of the microcrystalline germanium film. By using a microcrystalline germanium film for a channel formation region, a thin film transistor with high field-effect mobility and high on-current can be manufactured, and by providing a buffer layer between the microcrystalline germanium film functioning as a channel formation region and a source and drain regions, a thin film transistor with low off-current can be manufactured, that is, a thin film transistor with excellent electric characteristics can be manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20090140272
    Abstract: A solid-state light source includes at least one stack of light emitting elements. The elements are an inorganic light emitting diode chip and at least one wavelength conversion chip or the elements are a plurality of light emitting diode chips and one or more optional wavelength conversion chips. The wavelength conversion chip may include an electrical interconnection means. The light emitting diode chip may include at least one GaN-based semiconductor layer that is at least ten microns thick and that is fabricated by hydride vapor phase epitaxy. A method is described for fabricating the solid-state light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Karl W. Beeson, Scor M. Zimmerman, William R. Livesay
  • Publication number: 20090140280
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a substrate, an epitaxial structure formed on the substrate including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. A trench is formed in the epitaxial structure to expose a part of side surface of the epitaxial structure and a part of surface of the first semiconductor layer, so that a first conductive structure is formed on the part of surface of the first semiconductor layer in the trench, and a second conductive structure is formed on the second semiconductor layer. The first conductive structure includes a first electrode and a first pad electrically contacted with each other. The second conductive structure includes a second electrode and a second pad electrically contacted with each other. Furthermore, the area of at least one of the first pad and the second pad is between 1.5×104 ?m and 6.2×104 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Shen, Cheng-Ta Kuo, Wei-Shou Chen, Tsung-Hsien Liu, Yi-Wen Ku, Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20090134417
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device can include a light emitting element with a semiconductor epitaxial layer which has a light emitting portion, and an element substrate which supports the semiconductor epitaxial layer and does not transmit light from the light emitting portion. A resin layer can be provided on the element substrate in a way covering side surfaces and an upper surface of the semiconductor epitaxial layer. The resin layer can contain fluorescent substances that wavelength-convert light from the light emitting portion, and can be inclined toward the top at one cross section. Therefore, the semiconductor light emitting device can exhibit a front luminance distribution having a difference in front luminance between the light emitting portion and the light non-emitting portion at an end portion of the semiconductor light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Masanori Sato, Mitsunori Harada, Kazuhiko Ueno
  • Publication number: 20090127574
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is formed of nitrides of group III metals having wurtzite crystal structure and grown in vapor phase on a (0001) oriented semiconductor substrate. The structure comprises a bottom cladding layer, a top cladding layer, and a diffusion region positioned between the cladding layers for diffusing light propagating within the semiconductor structure. The diffuse region has refractive index different from those of the cladding layers and non-flat surfaces for providing light diffusing interfaces between the diffusion region and the cladding layers. According to the invention, the diffusion region comprises a plurality of diffusion layers, compositions and thicknesses of said diffusion layers having been chosen to avoid formation of strain-induced dislocations in the diffusion region, and adjacent diffusion layers having different refractive indices in order to further enhance the diffusion efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Vladislav E. Bougrov, Maxim A. Odnoblyudov
  • Publication number: 20090127570
    Abstract: Provided are a double wavelength semiconductor light emitting device, having an n electrode and p electrode disposed on the same surface side, in which the area of a chip is reduced to increase the number of chips taken from one single wafer, in which light focusing performance of double wavelength optical beams are improved, and in which an active layer of a light emitting element having a longer wavelength can be prevented from deteriorating in a process of manufacturing; and a method of manufacturing the same. Semiconductor lasers D1 and D2 as two light emitting elements having different wavelengths are integrally formed on a common substrate 1. A semiconductor laminate A is deposited on an n-type contact layer 21 in a semiconductor laser D1, and a semiconductor laminate B is deposited in a semiconductor laser D2. The semiconductor laminate A and semiconductor laminate B are configured to have different layer structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Shinichi Tamai, Ken Nakahara, Atsushi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090115346
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting transistor device, including: a bipolar pnp transistor structure having a p-type collector, an n-type base, and a p-type emitter; a first tunnel junction coupled with the collector, and a second tunnel junction coupled with the emitter; and a collector contact coupled with the first tunnel junction, an emitter contact coupled with the second tunnel junction, and a base contact coupled with the base; whereby, signals applied with respect to the collector, base, and emitter contacts causes light emission from the base by radiative recombination in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Gabriel Walter, Nick Holonyak, JR., Milton Feng, Richard Chan
  • Publication number: 20090108263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor device including a plurality of thin film transistors provided on a base member having a curved surface. The surface may be bent in either a convex shape or a concave shape. All channel length directions of the plurality of thin film transistors may also be aligned in the same direction. Further, the channel length direction may be different from the direction in which the base member is bent. A pixel portion and a driver circuit portion may also be provided on the base member. The invention also includes a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a layer to be peeled including an element of a substrate, bonding a support member to the layer to be peeled, and bonding a transfer body to the layer to be peeled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Toru TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20090101936
    Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor light emitting element which allows an improvement in light extraction efficiency without increasing the number of fabrication steps, and a wafer. In a semiconductor light emitting element 1 formed by laminating a compound semiconductor layer 3 on a single crystal substrate, and dividing the single crystal substrate into pieces, the side faces 21 to 24 of each of substrate pieces 2 as the divided single crystal substrate are formed such that the side face 21 used as the reference of the substrate piece 2 forms an angle of 15° with respect to the (1-100) plane, and that the side faces 21 to 24 are formed of planes different from cleaved planes of a crystalline structure in the single crystal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Hidenori Kamei, Syuuichi Shinagawa
  • Publication number: 20090090912
    Abstract: A substrate having a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating layer, and a silicon layer thereon is provided. These layers are patterned into a gate area, a gate line and a gate line wiring area. A passivation layer is formed on the entire substrate and patterned to form two contact holes in the passivation layer on the silicon layer at the gate area, and partions of the passivation layer at the gate line and at the gate line wiring areas are removed. An ion implanting layer and a metal layer are formed on the substrate and patterned to form a source region, a drain region, a data line, a data line wiring area and a second layer of the gate line wiring area. A pixel electrode is formed on the passivation layer and electrically coupled to the drain region. Therefore, the TFT array can be fabricated by only four masks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Yu-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 7491975
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes an element array portion and an auxiliary interconnect. The element array portion includes a plurality of element groups. Each element group includes a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a first direction. Each light-emitting element has a structure such that a light-emitting layer lies between a first electrode and a second electrode. The element groups are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The auxiliary interconnect is formed of a material having a resistivity lower than the resistivity of the second electrode and is electrically connected to the second electrode of each light-emitting element. The plurality of element groups include a first element group and a second element group adjacent to each other and a third element group adjacent to the opposite side of the second element group from the first element group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takehiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20090039377
    Abstract: An infrared data communication module (A1) includes a substrate (1) consisting of a first layer (1A) and a second layer (1B), where the first layer is formed with a recess (11) open at its obverse surface, and includes the opening of the recess (11) and the second layer is fixed to the first layer (1A) on the side opposite from the opening. The module also includes a bonding conductor layer (6A) covering at least the bottom surface of the recess (11), a light emitting element (2) mounted on the bonding conductor layer (6A), and a heat dissipating conductor layer (6C) sandwiched between the first layer (1A) and the second layer (1B) and connected to the bonding conductor layer (6A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tomoharu Horio, Yuki Tanuma, Satoshi Nakamura, Kazumi Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20090001388
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor display device capable of being easily manufactured and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor display device. The semiconductor display unit 1 includes: a printed circuit board 3 with a display section 2 formed thereon; a protection member 4; a embankment member 5; X lines 6; and Y lines 7. The embankment member 5 is composed of silicon resin which is capable of repelling epoxy resin constituting the protection member 4. Even when the embankment member 5 is lower than the protection member 4 or even when potting is performed to make the liquid epoxy resin 21 higher than the embankment member 5 at a manufacturing process, the epoxy resin 21 is repelled by the embankment member 5 and dose not spill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ishihara, Satohiro Kigoshi
  • Publication number: 20080296595
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (80) includes a first and a second semiconductor structures (30, 40), and an adhesive layer (34, 46) between the first and the second semiconductor structures. The first semiconductor structure includes a n-type AlGaInP cladding layer (13), a p-type AlGaInP cladding layer (17), an AlGaInP active layer (15) between the n-type and the p-type AlGaInP cladding layers, a transparent conducting layer (62) on the n-type AlGaInP cladding layer, a first electrical contact (82) on the transparent conducting layer, ohmic electrodes (21) ohmic contact the p-type AlGaInP cladding layer, and a reflecting layer (32) on an opposite side of the p-type AlGaInP cladding layer to the AlGaInP active layer. The second semiconductor structure includes a carrier substrate (42), an ohmic contact layer (44) on the carrier substrate, and a second electrical contact (74) on an opposite side of the carrier substrate to the ohmic contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: YUAN-FA CHU
  • Publication number: 20080298411
    Abstract: A nitride-based semiconductor laser device includes an optical waveguide extending substantially parallel to a [0001] direction of a nitride-based semiconductor layer, a forward end face located on a forward end of the optical waveguide and formed by a substantially (0001) plane of the nitride-based semiconductor layer and a rear end face located on a rear end of the optical waveguide and formed by a substantially (000-1) plane of the nitride-based semiconductor layer, wherein an intensity of a laser beam emitted from the forward end face is rendered larger than an intensity of a laser beam emitted from the rear end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Hata
  • Publication number: 20080290361
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprises a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, a refractive layer on the active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the refractive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Hee Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 7453122
    Abstract: Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) devices with reduced polysilicon loading on an active area uses at least one dielectric layer resistant to silicidation to separate at least one body contact region from source/drain regions, thus reducing gate capacitance and improving device performance. The SOI devices may be used in full depletion type transistors or partial depletion type transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shao-Chang Huang
  • Patent number: 7453095
    Abstract: An element structure is provided in which film formation irregularities and deterioration of an organic compound layer formed on an electrode are prevented in an active matrix light emitting device. After forming an insulating film so as to cover edge portions of a conductor which becomes a light emitting element electrode, polishing is performed using a CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) method in the present invention, thus forming a structure in which surfaces of a first electrode and a leveled insulating layer are coplanar. The film formation irregularities in the organic compound layer formed on the electrode can thus be prevented, and electric field concentration from the edge portions of the electrode can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshimitsu Konuma
  • Patent number: 7453094
    Abstract: The present invention is to use a film containing fluoroplastics that is capable of forming into a lamination as a protective film for protecting a light-emitting device against moisture or gas such as oxygen so as to prevent of deterioration of the light-emitting device easier and improve reliability of the light-emitting device greater than the conventional light-emitting apparatus. In the present invention, another film can be stacked on the film containing fluoroplastics by forming irregularities by means of the surface preparation on the film containing fluoroplastics or by controlling the content of fluoroplastics in the film containing fluoroplastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Takayama, Takuya Tsurume, Yuugo Goto
  • Publication number: 20080280386
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an laser diode includes: providing a wafer having thereon a semiconductor structure; depositing an SiO2 film; forming channels and a waveguide ridge between the channels in the wafer; forming an SiO2 film over the wafer; forming a resist pattern covering the SiO2 film in the channels such that the top surfaces of the resist pattern are lower than the top surface of the deposited SiO2 film on the top of the waveguide ridge, the resist pattern exposing the SiO2 film on the top of the waveguide ridge; removing the SiO2 film and the deposited SiO2 film by wet etching, using the resist pattern as a mask, to expose a p-GaN layer in the waveguide ridge; and forming an electrode layer on the top surface of the p-GaN layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushige Kawasaki, Toshiaki Kitano, Takafumi Oka
  • Publication number: 20080241421
    Abstract: The invention provides an optoelectronic device and the fabrication thereof. The method according to the invention, firstly, prepares a substrate. Then, the method forms a multi-layer structure on the substrate. Afterward, by an atomic layer deposition based process, the method forms a passivation layer overlaying the multi-layer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: MIIN JANG CHEN, YING TSANG SHIH
  • Publication number: 20080240192
    Abstract: A surface emitting laser element includes an active layer and a dielectric multilayer mirror formed with a plurality of dielectric layers having different refractive indices for reflecting a light generated in the active layer. At least one of boundaries between the dielectric layers is formed to have a predetermined surface roughness to obtain a desired target reflectance of the dielectric multilayer mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: The Furukawa Electric Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo KAGEYAMA, Norihiro Iwai, Yasumasa Kawakita, Keishi Takaki, Peter Nyakas
  • Publication number: 20080237613
    Abstract: Disclosed is an AC light emitting device having photonic crystal structures and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting cells and metallic wirings electrically connecting the light emitting cells with one another. Further, each of the light emitting cells includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer disposed on one region of the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer interposed between the first and second conductive type semiconductor layers. In addition, a photonic crystal structure is formed in the second conductive type semiconductor layer. The photonic crystal structure prevents light emitted from the active layer from laterally propagating by means of a periodic array, such that light extraction efficiency of the light emitting device can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: SEOUL OPTO DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Ho Lee, Yeo Jin Yoon, Eu Jin Hwang, Jong Kyu Kim, Jun Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20080232414
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting element includes the steps of (A) forming sequentially a first compound semiconductor layer having a first conduction type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer having a second conduction type on a substrate, (B) forming a plurality of point-like hole portions in a thickness direction in at least a region of the second compound semiconductor layer located outside a region to be provided with a current confinement region, and (C) forming an insulating region by subjecting a part of the second compound semiconductor layer to an insulation treatment from side walls of the hole portions so as to produce the current confinement region surrounded by the insulating region in the second compound semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Masui, Takahiro Arakida, Rintaro Koda, Tomoyuki Oki
  • Publication number: 20080230792
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a semiconductor light-emitting device, which comprises: an upper cladding layer; a lower cladding layer; an active layer between the upper and lower cladding layers; an upper ohmic-contact layer forming a conductive path to the upper cladding layer; and a lower ohmic-contact layer forming a conductive path the lower cladding layer. The lower ohmic-contact layer has a shape substantially different from the shape of the upper ohmic-contact layer, thereby diverting a carrier flow away from a portion of the active layer which is substantially below the upper ohmic-contact layer when a voltage is applied to the upper and lower ohmic-contact layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: LATTICE POWER (JIANGXI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fengyi Jiang, Li Wang, Wenqing Fang
  • Publication number: 20080225919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-power semiconductor laser having low divergence and low astigmatism, this laser being including, in an active layer, a first part in the form of a narrow monomode stripe with transverse index guiding terminating in a second part flaring out from the first part, also with transverse index guiding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Michel Krakowski, Michel Calligaro
  • Publication number: 20080220554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical substrate comprising a transparent substrate a low refractive index layer, whose refractive index is lower than that of the transparent substrate, disposed over the transparent substrate, and a solgel film disposed over the low refractive index layer; a light emitting element having a first electrode, a light emitting layer and a second electrode over the solgel film of this optical substrate; and a display device provided with this light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Shigemura, Tomohisa Gotoh, Hironori Imura
  • Publication number: 20080203417
    Abstract: This invention provides a surface mounting type light emitting diode excellent in heat radiation performance, reliability and productivity. The surface mounting type light emitting diode includes an insulating base member, a semiconductor light emitting element having a bottom face fixedly bonded to a top face of the base member, and a metallic reflector joined to the top face of the base member with a heat conduction type adhesive sheet interposed therebetween, to surround the semiconductor light emitting element. Heat generated from the semiconductor light emitting element is transferred to the reflector via the base member and the heat conduction type adhesive sheet, and then is radiated to the outside. The metallic reflector can efficiently radiate the heat to the outside. The cutting margin provided for the reflector facilitates a dicing process, which improves productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro KONISHI, Toshio HATA, Taiji MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20080191222
    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: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SEOUL OPTO DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20080185599
    Abstract: In order to provide a light emitting device which consistently emits light at the time of continuous driving in addition to obtain light emission having a high color purity in each of red, green and blue, a light emitting element according to the present invention, in which an organic compound film comprising a hole transporting material, an electron transporting material, a first impurity (first doping material), and a second impurity (second doping material) is provided between an anode and a cathode, is characterized in that the organic compound film is laminated with a first mixed region comprising the hole transporting material and the first impurity, a hole transporting region comprising the hole transporting material, a second mixed region comprising the electron transporting material and the second impurity, and an electron transporting region comprising the electron transporting material in order from the side of the anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Shuhei Yoshitomi, Junichiro Sakata, Masahiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7405432
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly controllable device for exposure from the back side and an exposure method, and also provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same. The present invention involves exposure with the use of the back side exposure device of which a reflecting means is disposed on the front side of a substrate, apart from a photosensitive thin film surface by a distance X (X=0.1 ?m to 1000 ?m), and formation of a photosensitive thin film pattern in a self alignment manner, with good controllability, at a position a distance Y away from the end of a pattern. The invention fabricates a TFT using that method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20080164473
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image display unit integrated with a photo-sensor, comprising a photo-sensing element with high sensitivity and low noise and a polycrystalline silicon TFT prepared at the same time on an insulating substrate using planer process. After a first electrode 11 and a second electrode 12 of the photo-sensing element are made of polycrystalline silicon film, a light receiving layer (photoelectric conversion layer) 13 of the photo-sensing element is prepared by amorphous silicon film on upper layer. In this case, a polycrystalline silicon TFT is prepared at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuharu Tai, Toshio Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20080164458
    Abstract: A sapphire substrate includes a generally planar surface having a crystallographic orientation selected from the group consisting of a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, and c-plane orientations, and having a nTTV of not greater than about 0.037 ?m/cm2, wherein nTTV is total thickness variation normalized for surface area of the generally planar surface, the substrate having a diameter not less than about 9.0 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Matthew A. Simpson, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Robert A. Rizzuto, Ramanujam Vedantham
  • Publication number: 20080128721
    Abstract: Herein disclosed a method of manufacturing a light emitting device, including the steps of: (A) sequentially forming a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conduction type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conduction type different from said first conduction type, over a substrate; and (B) exposing a part of said first compound semiconductor layer, forming a first electrode over said exposed part of said first compound semiconductor layer and forming a second electrode over said second compound semiconductor layer, wherein said method further includes, subsequent to said step (B), the step of: (C) covering at least said exposed part of said first compound semiconductor layer, an exposed part of said active layer, an exposed part of said second compound semiconductor layer, and a part of said second electrode with an SOG layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Watanabe, Tomonori Hino, Nobukata Okano, Hisayoshi Kuramochi, Yuichiro Kikuchi, Tatsuo Ohashi
  • Patent number: 7374958
    Abstract: A light emitting semiconductor bonding structure includes a structure formed by bonding a substrate onto a light emitting semiconductor. The substrate is a structure containing electric circuits. The ohmic contact N electrode layer and P electrode layer are formed on the N-type contact layer and the P-type contact layer of the light emitting semiconductor respectively. A first metallic layer and a second metallic layer are formed on the surface of the substrate by means of immersion plating or deposition. The metallic layers are connected electrically to the corresponding electric signal input/output nodes of the electric circuit of the substrate. The first metallic layer and the second metallic layer are bonded onto the N electrode layer and the P electrode layer respectively through supersonic welding, and as such the light emitting semiconductor is bonded onto the substrate, and thus realizing the electric connection in-between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation
    Inventors: Shyi-Ming Pan, Fen-Ren Chien
  • Publication number: 20080113461
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lower substrate of a liquid crystal display device is disclosed and more particularly, a method for manufacturing a color filter layer on a lower substrate is disclosed. This method is achieved by using a photosensitive insulating layer as a passivation layer or an overcoat of a thin film transistor to reduce the number of masks, or of photographic steps. The photosensitive insulating layer used in the method has the characteristics of both photoresist and passivation layers so as to protect a thin film transistor from moisture and oxygen. In addition, the number of masks, or of photographic steps used in this method can be further reduced by ink-jet printing a color filter layer or by half-tone mask technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Pin Tung, Chin-Kuo Ting
  • Publication number: 20080032430
    Abstract: In a light emitting device, it is preferable that a surface of a film below a light-emitting element has flatness. Therefore, treatment such as planarization of a surface of a film is performed after forming the film. The present invention proposes a structure of a light-emitting device that can make the foregoing planarization easier. The same layer as a wiring formed on a first film is used to manufacture a second film. Herewith, a portion of the first film below a light-emitting element can be prevented from being etched to form unevenness at a surface of the first film during the formation of the wiring. In addition, a surface of a third film is made higher by providing the second film to enable local planarization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Noriko Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20070297468
    Abstract: A microprocessor is used to control the temperature of a laser emitter and thereby regulate the wavelength of optical signals from the laser. A serial interface in the microprocessor provides input and output lines to a host device, and temperature lookup tables are stored in nonvolatile memory. Control logic processes information stored in the memory as well as information on operating conditions of the laser emitter to precisely control the temperature of the laser emitter. A thermo-electric cooler adjusts the temperature of the laser emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: James Stewart, Anthony Ho, Andreas Weber, Lucy Hosking
  • Patent number: 7291863
    Abstract: A LED structure including an epitaxy substrate, a semiconductor layer, a first bonding pad and a second bonding pad, is provided. The epitaxy substrate has a through hole and the semiconductor layer is disposed on the epitaxy substrate. The semiconductor layer includes a first type doped semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and a second type doped semiconductor layer. The first type doped semiconductor layer is disposed on the epitaxy substrate, while the light-emitting layer is disposed between the first type and second type doped semiconductor layers. The first bonding pad is disposed in the through hole and electrically connected to the first type doped semiconductor layer, while the second bonding pad is disposed on the second type doped semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: National Central University
    Inventors: Cheng-Yi Liu, Yuan-Tai Lai, Shen-Jie Wang
  • Publication number: 20070201523
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting transistor device, including: a bipolar pnp transistor structure having a p-type collector, an n-type base, and a p-type emitter; a first tunnel junction coupled with the collector, and a second tunnel junction coupled with the emitter; and a collector contact coupled with the first tunnel junction, an emitter contact coupled with the second tunnel junction, and a base contact coupled with the base; whereby, signals applied with respect to the collector, base, and emitter contacts causes light emission from the base by radiative recombination in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Gabriel Walter, Nick Holonyak, Milton Feng, Richard Chan
  • Patent number: 7253452
    Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal includes a core including a first semiconductor material and an overcoating including a second semiconductor material. A monodisperse population of the nanocrystals emits blue light over a narrow range of wavelengths with a high quantum efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Steckel, John P. Zimmer, Seth Coe-Sullivan, Nathan E. Stott, Vladimir Bulović, Moungi G. Bawendi
  • Publication number: 20070152234
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes an active layer including atoms A of a matrix semiconductor having a tetrahedral structure, a heteroatom D substituted for the atom A in a lattice site, and a heteroatom Z inserted into an interstitial site positioned closest to the heteroatom D, the heteroatom D having a valence electron number differing by +1 or ?1 from that of the atom A, and the heteroatom Z having an electron configuration of a closed shell structure through charge compensation with the heteroatom D, and an n-electrode and a p-electrode adapted to supply a current to the active layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kazushige YAMAMOTO, Tatsuo SHIMIZU, Shigeru HANEDA
  • Patent number: 7215403
    Abstract: The invention reduces the resistance of a feed line in a display device (electro-optical device), and reduces the loss in the current supply to a light-emitting element, etc. In an electro-optical device including an electro-optical element and a driver circuit to drive the electro-optical element, a wiring board used for the electro-optical device includes a feed line film to supply the driver circuit with current to put the electro-optical element into operation; a signal line film to supply the driver circuit with a level signal to determine intensity of the current to be supplied to the electro-optical element; and an operation line film to supply the driver circuit with an operation instruction signal to instruct whether to put the electro-optical element into operation, and the feed line film constitutes an upper layer among the feed line film, the signal line film, and the operation line film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Mutsumi Kimura
  • Patent number: 7211454
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active matrix substrate which can be fabricated at a lower cost and a light emitting device having a large display area fabricated by a vapor deposition system which makes a film with uniform thickness for a large substrate. According to the invention, an organic light-emitting device can be fabricated by performing vapor deposition toward a large substrate provided with a pixel portion (and a driver circuit) including an n-channel TFT having a amorphous silicon film, semi-amorphous semiconductor film or an organic semiconductor film as an active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Keitaro Imai, Shinji Maekawa, Makoto Furuno, Osamu Nakamura, Masakazu Murakami
  • Publication number: 20040007786
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device with InxGa1-xN crystal passivation layer and manufacturing method thereof which effectively blocks the leakage current between the surface & boundary of a device and a pn-junction boundary, and enhances the light emission efficiency as forming new structural semiconductor devices by removing the conventional dielectric passivation layer and using InxGa1-xN crystal layer instead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventor: Chang-Tae Kim