Comprising Resonant Cavity Structure (e.g., Bragg Reflector Pair) (epo) Patents (Class 257/E33.069)
  • Patent number: 11901480
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light-emitting device comprising a substrate with a topmost surface; a first semiconductor stack arranged on the substrate, and comprising a first top surface separated from the topmost surface by a first distance; a first bonding layer arranged between the substrate and the first semiconductor stack; a second semiconductor stack arranged on the substrate, and comprising a second top surface separated from the topmost surface by a second distance which is different form the first distance; a second bonding layer arranged between the substrate and the second semiconductor stack; a third semiconductor stack arranged on the substrate, and comprising third top surface separated from the topmost surface by a third distance; and a third bonding layer arranged between the substrate and the third semiconductor stack; wherein the first semiconductor stack, the second semiconductor stack, and the third semiconductor stack are configured to emit different color lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Huang, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chun-Yu Lin, Hsin-Chih Chiu
  • Patent number: 11476399
    Abstract: A jointing material includes: at least one type of element at 0.1 wt % to 30 wt %, the element being capable of forming a compound with each of tin and carbon; and tin at 70 wt % to 99.9 wt % as a main component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kitaura, Akio Furusawa, Kiyohiro Hine
  • Patent number: 11099393
    Abstract: A micro-LED includes a light emitting device that emits a light beam surface—normally and a plurality of semiconductor layers that modify the light beam. Each semiconductor layer includes a first lateral region and a second lateral region, where the first lateral region and the second lateral region are characterized by different respective refractive indices. The first lateral regions of the plurality of semiconductor layers are arranged in two or more different lateral areas of the semiconductor light source. The second lateral region in each semiconductor layer of the plurality of semiconductor layers includes a semiconductor material with a different respective composition. The plurality of semiconductor layers form a planar optical component that is used to, for example, collimate, converge, diverge, or deflect the light beam emitted by the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Maik Andre Scheller, Anurag Tyagi
  • Patent number: 10707650
    Abstract: A Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) includes a reflecting surface of the VCSEL. A gain region is positioned on the distributed Bragg reflector that generates optical gain. The gain region comprises a first and second multiple quantum well stack, a tunnel junction positioned between the first and second multiple quantum well stack, and a current aperture positioned on one of the first and second multiple quantum well stack. The current aperture confines a current flow in the gain region. A partially reflective surface and the reflective surface forming a VCSEL resonant cavity, wherein an output optical beam propagates from the partially reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Princeton Optronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chuni Ghosh, Jean-Francois Seurin, Delai Zhou, Laurence Watkins
  • Patent number: 10453902
    Abstract: An OLED display device which prevents a color change according to a viewing angle. The OLED display device may include a substrate defined by a first pixel, a second pixel, a third pixel and a fourth pixel; an anode electrode on the substrate; a first organic light-emitting layer for emitting a first color light; a second organic light-emitting layer for emitting a second color light; a cathode electrode formed of a semi-transparent metal material on the first or second organic light-emitting layer, wherein the first organic light-emitting layer is formed in the first pixel and the second pixel; the second organic light-emitting layer is formed in the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel; and the second pixel emits mixed light of the first color light and the second color light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Ju Lee, Hun Bae Im
  • Patent number: 10317970
    Abstract: Node controllers and power distribution networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable distributed power control on an unbalanced network. One embodiment includes a node controller including a distributed power control application; a plurality of node operating parameters describing the operating parameter of a node in an unbalanced network; wherein the processor is configured by the distributed power control application to: send node operating parameters to nodes in the set of at least one node; receive operating parameters from the nodes in the set of at least one node; calculate a plurality of updated node operating parameters using an iterative process to determine updated node operating parameters using the node operating parameters that describe the operating parameters of the node, and the operating parameters of the set of at least one node, where each iteration in the iterative process involves evaluation of a subproblem; and adjust node operating parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Qiuyu Peng, Steven H. Low
  • Patent number: 10320146
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element includes a laminated structure which has an active layer between a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first semiconductor layer which includes at least the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the laminated structure, an insulation film which is formed on the first semiconductor layer and has an opening, and a second semiconductor layer which is formed on the insulation film and includes at least the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the laminated structure. The second semiconductor layer includes a first region facing the opening of the insulation film and a second region not facing the opening, and the second region has a portion with a higher impurity concentration than the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kota Tokuda, Takayuki Kawasumi
  • Patent number: 10153613
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a mesa structure in which a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type are disposed in that order, wherein at least one of the first compound semiconductor layer and the second compound semiconductor layer has a current constriction region surrounded by an insulation region extending inward from a sidewall portion of the mesa structure; a wall structure disposed so as to surround the mesa structure; at least one bridge structure connecting the mesa structure and the wall structure, the wall structure and the bridge structure each having the same layer structure as the portion of the mesa structure in which the insulation region is provided; a first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on a top face of the wall structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Oki, Yuji Masui, Yoshinori Yamauchi, Rintaro Koda, Takahiro Arakida
  • Patent number: 10069036
    Abstract: Resonant optical cavity light emitting devices and method of producing such devices are disclosed. The device includes a substrate, a first spacer region, a light emitting region, a second spacer region, and a reflector. The light emitting region is configured to emit a target emission deep ultraviolet wavelength, and is positioned at a separation distance from the reflector. The reflector has a metal composition comprising elemental aluminum. Using a three-dimensional electromagnetic spatial and temporal simulator, it is determined if an emission output at an exit plane relative to the substrate meets a predetermined criterion. The light emitting region is placed at a final separation distance from the reflector, where the final separation distance results in the predetermined criterion being met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SILANNA UV TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD
    Inventor: Petar Atanackovic
  • Patent number: 9929292
    Abstract: A quantum cascade detector includes a semiconductor substrate; an active layer having a cascade structure; a lower cladding layer provided between the active layer and the substrate and having a lower refractive index than the active layer; a lower metal layer provided between the lower cladding layer and the substrate; an upper cladding layer provided on an opposite side to the substrate with respect to the active layer and having a lower refractive index than the active layer; and an upper metal layer provided on an opposite side to the active layer with respect to the upper cladding layer. A first end face being in a waveguide direction in a waveguide structure with the active layer, lower cladding layer, and upper cladding layer is an entrance surface for light to be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Dougakiuchi, Akio Ito, Tadataka Edamura, Kazuue Fujita
  • Patent number: 9847447
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element includes a semiconductor stacked body that includes a light emitting layer in which n well layers (where n is, for example, an integer of 1 to 10) formed of Inx (Ga1-yAly)1-xAs (0<X?0.2, 0<y<1), and (n+1) barrier layers formed of Ga1-zAlzAs (0<z<1) and are alternately stacked with the well layer. The light emitting layer in some embodiments can emit light having a peak wavelength in a range of from 700 nm or more to 870 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kenji Fujimoto, Takanobu Kamakura
  • Patent number: 9029890
    Abstract: A light-emitting device disclosed herein comprises a patterned substrate having a plurality of cones, wherein a space is between two adjacent cones. A light-emitting stack formed on the cones. Furthermore, the cones comprise an area ratio of a top area of the cone and a bottom area of the cone which is less than 0.0064.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Ying Chang, Dennis Wang, Jenq-Dar Tsay
  • Patent number: 9029831
    Abstract: An exemplary light emitting diode includes a substrate and a first undoped gallium nitride (GaN) layer formed on the substrate. The first undoped GaN layer defines a groove in an upper surface thereof. A distributed Bragg reflector is formed in the groove of the first undoped GaN layer. The distributed Bragg reflector includes a plurality of second undoped GaN layers and a plurality of air gaps alternately stacked one on the other. An n-type GaN layer, an active layer and a p-type GaN layer are formed on the distributed Bragg reflector and the first undoped GaN layer. A p-type electrode and an n-type electrode are electrically connected with the p-type GaN layer and the n-type GaN layer, respectively. A method for manufacturing plural such light emitting diodes is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hsueh Chiu, Ya-Wen Lin, Po-Min Tu, Shih-Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 8987772
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an LED chip including electrode pads. The LED chip includes a semiconductor stack including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer interposed between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer; a first electrode pad located on the second conductive type semiconductor layer opposite to the first conductive type semiconductor layer; a first electrode extension extending from the first electrode pad and connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer; a second electrode pad electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer; and an insulation layer interposed between the first electrode pad and the second conductive type semiconductor layer. The LED chip includes the first electrode pad on the second conductive type semiconductor layer, thereby increasing a light emitting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ye Seul Kim, Kyoung Wan Kim, Yeo Jin Yoon, Sang-Hyun Oh, Keum Ju Lee, Jin Woong Lee, Da Yeon Jeong, Sang Won Woo
  • Patent number: 8987761
    Abstract: A structure of a light-emitting device includes the following components: a substrate; an epitaxial structure on the substrate, the epitaxial structure including at least a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting active layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first electrode on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a transparent conductive layer between the first electrode and the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; and a three-dimensional distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) layer between the transparent conductive layer and the first conductivity type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Huga Optotech Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Huang, Kuo-Chen Wu, Jun-Sheng Li
  • Patent number: 8981420
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor device includes a conductive oxide film with high reliability is provided. The nitride semiconductor device having a nitride semiconductor layer includes a conductive oxide film on the nitride semiconductor layer and a pad electrode on the conductive oxide film. The pad electrode includes a junction layer that contains a first metal and is in contact with the conductive oxide film, and a pad layer that contains a second metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Kususe, Yoshiyuki Aihara, Daisuke Sanga, Kouichiroh Deguchi
  • Patent number: 8975650
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device that includes: a light emitting structure; an electrode layer under the light emitting structure; a light transmitting layer under of the light emitting structure; a reflective electrode layer connected to the electrode layer; and a conductive supporting member under the reflective electrode layer and electrically connected to the reflective electrode layer. The reflective electrode layer includes a first part in contact with an under surface of the electrode layer and a second part spaced apart from the electrode layer. A portion of the light transmitting layer is physically contacted with an outer side of the electrode layer and is physically contacted with the lower surface of the light emitting structure. The conductive supporting member has a thickness thicker than a thickness of the light transmitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Youl Lee
  • Patent number: 8957445
    Abstract: A light source or sensor including: a stack of dielectric or semiconductive layers includes an alternation in a vertical direction of layers of high refractive index and of low refractive index forming an interference mirror, and presenting a top layer of high refractive index; at least one first metal pellet deposited or transferred on the top layer of the stack of layers to form a structure supporting a first Tamm plasmon mode that is spatially localized in at least one lateral direction perpendicular to the vertical direction; and at least one light emitter or detector arranged inside the stack of layers under the metal pellet and at a depth corresponding to a local maximum of the electric field of the Tamm plasmon mode to emit or detect radiation at the resonant wavelength thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Claude Bernard-Lyon 1
    Inventors: Pascale Senellart, Aristide Lemaitre, Steffen Michaelis De Vasconcellos, Olivier Gazzano, Joel Bellessa, Olivier Daniel
  • Patent number: 8946737
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a substrate, a buffer layer and an epitaxial structure. The substrate has a first surface with a patterning structure formed thereon. The patterning structure includes a plurality of projections. The buffer layer is arranged on the first surface of the substrate. The epitaxial structure is arranged on the buffer layer. The epitaxial structure includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer arranged on the buffer layer in sequence. The first semiconductor layer has a second surface attached to the active layer. A distance between a peak of each the projections and the second surface of the first semiconductor layer is ranged from 0.5 ?m to 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ya-Wen Lin, Po-Min Tu, Shih-Cheng Huang, Chia-Hung Huang, Shun-Kuei Yang
  • Patent number: 8941140
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a nitride-based semiconductor reflector. The light-emitting device includes a nitride-based reflector and a light-emitting unit that is disposed on the nitride-based reflector. The nitride-based reflector includes undoped nitride semiconductor layers and heavily-doped nitride semiconductor layers that are alternately stacked. The heavily doped nitride semiconductor layers are etched at their edges to form air layers between adjacent undoped nitride semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-wook Hwang, Seong-eun Park, Hun-jae Chung
  • Patent number: 8941136
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element includes a semiconductor stack part that includes a light emitting layer, a diffractive face that light emitted from the light emitting layer is incident to, convex portions or concave portions formed in a period which is longer than an optical wavelength of the light and is shorter than a coherent length of the light, wherein the diffractive face reflects incident light in multimode according to Bragg's condition of diffraction and transmits the incident light in multimode according to the Bragg's condition of diffraction, and a reflective face which reflects multimode light diffracted at the diffractive face and let the multimode light be incident to the diffractive face again. The semiconductor stack part is formed on the diffractive face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: El-Seed Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Kamiyama, Motoaki Iwaya, Hiroshi Amano, Isamu Akasaki, Toshiyuki Kondo, Fumiharu Teramae, Tsukasa Kitano, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8921826
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which produces at least 1 W/m2 two photon emission power per area, when operating at one or more temperatures greater than 20 K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Alex Hayat, Pavel Ginzburg, Meir Orenstein
  • Patent number: 8916887
    Abstract: A light emitting device package of the embodiment includes a body including cavities; first and second lead electrodes disposed in the cavity of the body; a light emitting device disposed in the cavities, electrically connected to at least one of the first and second lead electrodes and emitting a first main peak wavelength in the range of 410˜460 nm; and a first resin layer having first phosphor on the light emitting device, wherein the first phosphor of the first resin layer emits light of a second main peak wavelength in the range of 461 nm˜480 nm by exciting some light having the first main peak wavelength, and the first and second main peak wavelengths have the wavelength different from each other and contain the light having the same color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 8907366
    Abstract: Semiconductor light emitting devices, such as light emitting diodes, include a substrate, an epitaxial region on the substrate that includes a light emitting region such as a light emitting diode region, and a multilayer conductive stack including a current spreading layer, on the epitaxial region. A barrier layer is provided on the current spreading layer and extending on a sidewall of the current spreading layer. The multilayer conductive stack can also include an ohmic layer between the reflector and the epitaxial region. The barrier layer further extends on a sidewall of the ohmic layer. The barrier layer can also extend onto the epitaxial region outside the multilayer conductive stack. The barrier layer can be fabricated as a series of alternating first and second sublayers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Slater, Jr., Bradley E. Williams, Peter S. Andrews, John A. Edmond, Scott T. Allen
  • Patent number: 8900897
    Abstract: Devices are described including a component comprising an alloy of AlN and AlSb. The component has an index of refraction substantially the same as that of a semiconductor in the optoelectronic device, and has high transparency at wavelengths of light used in the optoelectronic device. The component is in contact with the semiconductor in the optoelectronic device. The alloy comprises between 0% and 100% AlN by weight and between 0% and 100% AlSb by weight. The semiconductor can be a III-V semiconductor such as GaAs or AlGaInP. The component can be used as a transparent insulator. The alloy can also be doped to form either a p-type conductor or an n-type conductor, and the component can be used as a transparent conductor. Methods of making and devices utilizing the alloy are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Intermolecular, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Kraus, Thai Cheng Chua, Yoga Saripalli
  • Patent number: 8883533
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an LED package comprising steps of: providing a substrate and forming spaced electrode structures on the substrate; providing a mold on the top surface of the substrate wherein the mold defines spaced annular grooves which cooperate with the top surface of the substrate to define cavities; filling the cavities with metal material; removing the mold and hardening the metal material to form reflection cups wherein each reflection cup surrounds a corresponding electrode structure and defines a recess; polishing surfaces of the reflection cups and the electrode structures; arranging LED chips in the recesses with each LED chip electrically connected to the electrode structure; injecting an encapsulation layer in the recesses to seal the LED chips; and cutting the substrate to obtain individual LED packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chiang Lin, Pin-Chuan Chen, Lung-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 8878206
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus is manufactured using a simplified manufacturing process and prevents or reduces the formation of dark spots. The organic light emitting display apparatus includes: red, green, and blue sub-pixel regions, each including a first electrode on a substrate; a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) layer between the substrate and the first electrode; a hole injection layer on the DBR layer and covering the first electrode; a hole transport layer on the hole injection layer; an auxiliary layer between the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer in the green sub-pixel region; a green light-emission layer on the hole transport layer in the blue and green sub-pixel regions; a blue light-emission layer on the green light-emission layer in the blue sub-pixel region; and a red light-emission layer on the hole transport layer in the red sub-pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Pil Lee, Young-Rok Song, Jung-Bae Song, Beom-Rak Choi
  • Patent number: 8835937
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optoelectronic component (1) comprising a semiconductor function region (2) with an active zone (400) and a lateral main direction of extension, said semiconductor function region including at least one opening (9, 27, 29) through the active zone, and there being disposed in the region of the opening a connecting conductor material (8) that is electrically isolated (10) from the active zone in at least in a subregion of the opening. Further disclosed are a method for producing such an optoelectronic component and a device comprising a plurality of optoelectronic components. The component and the device can be produced entirely on-wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Wirth, Herbert Brunner, Stefan Illek, Dieter Eissler
  • Patent number: 8835971
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes an active layer; at least a portion of the active layer constitutes a gain region. The gain region is continuous from a first end surface and a second end surface. The gain region includes a first portion extending from the first end surface to a first reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed two-dimensionally; a second portion extending from the second end surface to the second reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed two-dimensionally; and a third portion extending from the first reflective surface to the second reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first reflective surface as viewed two-dimensionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masamitsu Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 8809089
    Abstract: A disclosed method of manufacturing a surface emitting laser includes laminating a transparent dielectric layer on an upper surface of a laminated body; forming a first resist pattern on an upper surface of the dielectric layer, the first resist pattern including a pattern defining an outer perimeter of a mesa structure and a pattern protecting a region corresponding to one of the relatively high reflection rate part and the relatively low reflection rate part included in an emitting region; etching the dielectric layer by using the first resist pattern as an etching mask; and forming a second resist pattern protecting a region corresponding to an entire emitting region. These steps are performed before the mesa structure is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Shouji, Shunichi Sato, Akihiro Itoh, Kazuhiro Harasaka
  • Patent number: 8748915
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to LED packages and LED displays utilizing the LED packages, wherein the LED chips within the packages are arranged in unique orientations to provide the desired package or display FFP. One LED package according to the present invention comprises a reflective cup and an LED chip mounted in the reflective cup. The reflective cup has a first axis and a second axis orthogonal to the first axis, wherein the LED chip is rotated within the reflective cup so that the LED chip is out of alignment with said first axis. Some of the LED packages can comprise a rectangular LED chip having a chip longitudinal axis and an oval shaped reflective cup having a cup longitudinal axis. The LED chip is mounted within the reflective cup with the chip longitudinal axis angled from the cup longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Cree Hong Kong Limited, Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Chi Keung Chan, David Todd Emerson
  • Patent number: 8735924
    Abstract: A Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having an Ag or Ag alloy reflective film provided in an insulating film, at least a portion of the reflective film is located via the insulating film in a region between an n-lead electrode and at least one of a p-contact electrode having transparency and a p-type layer, wherein a conductive film is formed via the insulating film between the n-lead electrode and the reflective film of the region, and the conductive film is electrically connected to at least one of the p-contact electrode and the p-type layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Totani, Kosuke Yahata, Yuya Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 8729574
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes several groups of stripe shaped organic light emitting diodes arranged side by side on an optically transparent carrier substrate. The organic light emitting diodes includes a first layer sequence forming a first microcavity. At least one of the organic light emitting diodes of each group includes a second layer sequence forming a second microcavity is adapted in thickness of at least one of its layers to increase light output of the corresponding organic light emitting diode. A scatter or diffuser is arranged is an emission direction of the organic light emitting diodes in front of the carrier substrate to mix the light of different colors of each group leaving the carrier substrate allowing the emission of white light with a high efficacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Georg Friedrich Gaertner, Hans-Peter Loebl
  • Patent number: 8697462
    Abstract: A light emitting device having auto-cloning photonic crystal structures comprises a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, an active emitting layer, a second semiconductor layer and a saw-toothed multilayer film comprising auto-cloning photonic crystal structures. The saw-toothed multilayer film provides a high reflection interface and a diffraction mechanism to prevent total internal reflection and enhance light extraction efficiency. The manufacturing method of the light emitting device having auto-cloning photonic crystal structures is presented here.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Shiuh Chao, Hao-Min Ku, Chen-Yang Huang
  • Patent number: 8698182
    Abstract: A light emitting device having auto-cloning photonic crystal structures comprises a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, an active emitting layer, a second semiconductor layer and a saw-toothed multilayer film comprising auto-cloning photonic crystal structures. The saw-toothed multilayer film provides a high reflection interface and a diffraction mechanism to prevent total internal reflection and enhance light extraction efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Shiuh Chao, Hao-Min Ku, Chen-Yang Huang
  • Patent number: 8659044
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes an active layer; at least a portion of the active layer constitutes a gain region. The gain region is continuous from a first end surface and a second end surface. The gain region includes a first portion extending from the first end surface to a first reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed two-dimensionally; a second portion extending from the second end surface to the second reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed two-dimensionally; and a third portion extending from the first reflective surface to the second reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first reflective surface as viewed two-dimensionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masamitsu Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20140050439
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for diffracting incident light from a lithographic scanner in an IC process flow. Embodiments include forming a diffraction grating in a first layer on a semiconductor substrate; and forming a plurality of lithographic alignment marks in a second layer, overlying the first layer, wherein the diffraction grating has a width and a length greater than or equal to a width and length, respectively, of the plurality of lithographic alignment marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui LIU, Wen Zhan Zhou, Zheng Zou, Qun Ying Lin, Alex Kai Hung See
  • Patent number: 8652862
    Abstract: A method for etching an insulating film includes the steps of forming an insulating film; forming a first resin layer composed of a non-silicon-containing resin on the insulating film; forming a pattern including projections and recesses in the first resin layer; forming a second resin layer composed of a silicon-containing resin to cover the projections and the recesses of the pattern in the first resin layer; etching the second resin layer by reactive ion etching with etching gas containing CF4 gas and oxygen gas until the projections of the first resin layer are exposed, a Si component of the second resin layer being oxidized in etching the second resin layer; selectively etching the first resin layer until the insulating film is exposed using as a mask the second resin layer buried in the recesses of the first resin layer to form a resin layer mask; and etching the insulating film using the resin layer mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electronic Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Tsuji
  • Patent number: 8637884
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device including a conductive substrate; a reflective layer on the conductive substrate; an etching protective layer on a peripheral portion of a top surface of the conductive substrate; and a light emitting structure, which is formed on the reflective layer and the etching protective layer such that the etching protective layer is partially exposed and includes a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer and an active layer between the first and second conductive semiconductor layers, wherein the etching protective layer includes a first refractive layer having a first refractive index and a second refractive layer having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Duk Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 8624283
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes a first electrode layer, a light emitting structure, and a second electrode layer. The light emitting structure is formed on the first electrode layer to emit blue series light having a main peak wavelength region of about 430 nm to about 470 nm, and includes a light extraction structure. The second electrode layer includes a first layer, which is formed of a metal material different from a wavelength of the blue series light in Plasmon frequencies, on the light extraction structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sun Kyung Kim
  • Patent number: 8618564
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to high efficiency light emitting diode devices and methods for fabricating the same. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a light emitting diode device includes a substrate having one or more recessed features formed on a surface thereof and one or more omni-directional reflectors formed to overlie the one or more recessed features. A light emitting diode layer is formed on the surface of the substrate to overlie the omni-directional reflector. The one or more omni-directional reflectors are adapted to efficiently reflect light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Tang Chu, Hsing-Kuo Hsia, Ching-Hua Chiu
  • Patent number: 8610105
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor electroluminescent device with an InGaAlAs-based well layer having tensile strain, or a semiconductor electroluminescent device with an InGaAsP-based well layer having tensile strain and with an InGaAlAs-based barrier layer which is high-performance and highly reliable in a wide temperature range. In a multiple-quantum well layer of the semiconductor electroluminescent device, a magnitude of interface strain at an interface between the well layer and the barrier layer is smaller than a magnitude of critical interface strain determined by a layer thickness value which is larger one of a thickness of the well layer and a thickness of the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Oclaro Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Fukamachi, Takashi Shiota, Takeshi Kitatani, Nozomu Yasuhara, Atsushi Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Sawada
  • Patent number: 8609447
    Abstract: A disclosed method of manufacturing a surface emitting laser includes laminating a transparent dielectric layer on an upper surface of a laminated body; forming a first resist pattern on an upper surface of the dielectric layer, the first resist pattern including a pattern defining an outer perimeter of a mesa structure and a pattern protecting a region corresponding to one of the relatively high reflection rate part and the relatively low reflection rate part included in an emitting region; etching the dielectric layer by using the first resist pattern as an etching mask; and forming a second resist pattern protecting a region corresponding to an entire emitting region. These steps are performed before the mesa structure is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Shouji, Shunichi Sato, Akihiro Itoh, Kazuhiro Harasaka
  • Patent number: 8604772
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for electric field sensing is provided. The sensor assembly may include an array of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS)-based resonant tunneling devices. A resonant tunneling device may be configured to generate a resonant tunneling signal in response to the electric field. The resonant tunneling device may include at least one electron state definer responsive to changes in at least one respective controllable characteristic of the electron state definer. The changes in the controllable characteristic are configured to affect the tunneling signal. An excitation device may be coupled to the resonant tunneling device to effect at least one of the changes in the controllable characteristic affecting the tunneling signal. A controller may be coupled to the resonant tunneling device and the excitation device to control the changes of the controllable characteristic in accordance with an automated control strategy configured to reduce an effect of noise on a measurement of the electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ertugrul Berkcan, Naresh Kesa Van Rao, Aaron Knobloch
  • Patent number: 8604502
    Abstract: Semiconductor light emitting devices, such as light emitting diodes, include a substrate, an epitaxial region on the substrate that includes a light emitting region such as a light emitting diode region, and a multilayer conductive stack including a reflector layer, on the epitaxial region. A barrier layer is provided on the reflector layer and extending on a sidewall of the reflector layer. The multilayer conductive stack can also include an ohmic layer between the reflector and the epitaxial region. The barrier layer further extends on a sidewall of the ohmic layer. The barrier layer can also extend onto the epitaxial region outside the multilayer conductive stack. The barrier layer can be fabricated as a series of alternating first and second sublayers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Slater, Jr., Bradley E. Williams, Peter S. Andrews, John A. Edmond, Scott T. Allen
  • Patent number: 8563997
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device comprises a first nitride semiconductor layer comprising a flat top surface and a plurality of concave regions from the flat top surface, a reflector within the concave regions of the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hung Seob Cheong
  • Patent number: 8541796
    Abstract: There is provided a nitride semiconductor light emitting device having a light emitting portion coated with a coating film, the light emitting portion being formed of a nitride semiconductor, the coating film in contact with the light emitting portion being formed of an oxynitride film deposited adjacent to the light emitting portion and an oxide film deposited on the oxynitride film. There is also provided a method of fabricating a nitride semiconductor laser device having a cavity with a facet coated with a coating film, including the steps of: providing cleavage to form the facet of the cavity; and coating the facet of the cavity with a coating film formed of an oxynitride film deposited adjacent to the facet of the cavity and an oxide film deposited on the oxynitride film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kawaguchi, Takeshi Kamikawa
  • Patent number: 8530358
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a manufacturing method of vertical cavity surface emitting laser. The method includes following steps: providing a substrate; forming an epitaxial layer stack including an aluminum-rich layer; forming an ion-doping mask including a ring-shaped opening; doping ions in the epitaxial layer stack through the ring-shaped opening and forming a ring-shaped ion-doped region over the aluminum-rich layer; forming an etching mask on the ion-doping mask for covering the ring-shaped opening of the ion-doping mask; etching the epitaxial layer stack through the etching mask and ion-doping mask for forming an island platform; oxidizing the aluminum-rich layer for forming a ring-shaped oxidized region. In addition, the present invention also discloses a vertical cavity surface emitting laser manufactured by the above mentioned method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: True Light Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Han Chen, Cheng-Ju Wu, Jin-Shan Pan
  • Patent number: 8530881
    Abstract: An optical device which can operate as a single photon emitter 1, comprising a three dimensional optical cavity 7 which spatially confines a photon to the order of the photon wavelength in all three dimensions. The cavity 7 is configured to define preferred emission direction for photons entering the cavity. A photon can be supplied to the cavity using a quantum dot 5. Strong coupling can occur between the cavity 7 and the quantum dot 5 which causes the formation of two hybridised modes. Switching on an off the coupling by irradiating the device with radiation having an energy equal to that of one of the hybridised modes allows the device to act as an optical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Andrew James Shields
  • Patent number: 8525193
    Abstract: A layered structure for use with a high power light emitting diode system comprises an electrically insulating intermediate layer interconnecting a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer, the intermediate layer, and the bottom layer form an at least semi-flexible elongate member having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of positions spaced along the longitudinal axis. The at least semi-flexible elongate member is bendable laterally proximate the plurality of positions spaced along the longitudinal axis to a radius of at least 6 inches, twistable relative to its longitudinal axis up to 10 degrees per inch, and bendable to conform to localized heat sink surface flatness variations having a radius of at least 1 inch. The top layer is pre-populated with electrical components for high wattage, the electrical components including at least one high wattage light emitting diode at least 1.0 Watt per 0.8 inch squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Metrospec Technology LLC
    Inventors: Wm. Todd Crandell, Anthony Mitchell Johnson, Tony Stephen Schweitzer, H. Vic Holec