Comprising Window Layer (epo) Patents (Class 257/E33.07)
  • Patent number: 11841116
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes first and second semiconductor laser elements, a base, a surrounding part, a wavelength converting member, and first and second wiring parts. The first laser element, the converting member and the second laser element are arranged in order in a first direction. At least one of the first and second laser elements is disposed between the first and second wiring parts in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. An outermost periphery of the converting member is between a first imaginary line and a second imaginary line in the top view. The first and second imaginary lines are both parallel to the second direction. The first imaginary line passes through an outermost periphery in the first direction of the second laser element and the second imaginary line passes through an outermost periphery in a direction opposite to the first direction of the first laser element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma Kozuru, Shinichi Nagahama
  • Patent number: 11785793
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flip-chip light emitting diode includes: providing a transparent substrate and a temporary substrate, and bonding the transparent substrate with the temporary substrate; grinding and thinning the transparent substrate; providing a light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer; forming a transparent bonding medium layer over the first surface of the light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer, and bonding the transparent bonding medium layer with the transparent substrate; defining a first electrode region and a second electrode region over the second surface of the light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer, and manufacturing a first electrode and a second electrode; and removing the temporary substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: XIAMEN SAN'AN OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-ping Xiong, Shu-Fan Yang, Chun-Yi Wu, Chaoyu Wu
  • Patent number: 11784287
    Abstract: A micro-light emitting diode includes a mesa structure that includes a first set of one or more semiconductor layers, an active layer configured to emit light, a second set of one or more semiconductor layers on the active layer, and a dielectric layer in sidewall regions of the mesa structure. A center region of the second set of one or more semiconductor layers is thicker than a sidewall region of the second set of one or more semiconductor layers, such that a distance from a surface of the sidewall region of the second set of one or more semiconductor layers to the active layer is less than a distance from a surface of the center region of the second set of one or more semiconductor layers to the active layer, thereby forming a surface potential-induced lateral potential barrier at a sidewall region of the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Tonkikh, Michael Grundmann, Alexander Franke
  • Patent number: 9799800
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided to include an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an electron blocking layer disposed between the p-type semiconductor layer and the active layer. The p-type semiconductor layer includes a hole injection layer, a p-type contact layer, and a hole transport layer. The hole transport layer includes a plurality of undoped layers and at least one intermediate doped layer disposed between the undoped layers. At least one of the undoped layers includes a zone in which hole concentration decreases with increasing distance from the hole injection layer or the p-type contact layer, and the intermediate doped layer is disposed to be at least partially overlapped with a region of the hole transport layer, the region having the hole concentration of 62% to 87% of the hole concentration of the p-type contact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sam Seok Jang, Woo Chul Kwak, Kyung Hae Kim, Jung Whan Jung, Yong Hyun Baek
  • Patent number: 9142737
    Abstract: A light emitting device package includes: first and second electrodes, at least a portion of a lower surface thereof being exposed; a light emitting device disposed on an upper surface of at least one of the first and second electrodes; a reflection wall disposed on the upper surface of the first and second electrodes and surrounding the light emitting device to form a mounting part therein; and a fluorescent film disposed on the reflection wall to cover an upper portion of the mounting part. The mounting part is filled with air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Na-Na Park, Il Woo Park, Chang Hoon Kwak
  • Patent number: 9029968
    Abstract: An optical sensor element is mounted in a package which includes a glass substrate having a cavity, and a glass lid substrate bonded to the other substrate to close the cavity. The glass substrate with the cavity has metalized wiring patterns on front and rear surfaces thereof, and a through hole filled with metal to form a through-electrode interconnecting the wiring patterns on the front and rear surfaces. A metalized wiring pattern on the rear surface of the glass lid substrate is electrically connected to the wiring pattern on the front surface of the other substrate with an adhesive containing conductive particles. The glass lid substrate is made either of glass having a filter function or glass having a light shielding property with an opening therethrough filled with glass having a filter function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Tsukagoshi, Hitoshi Kamamori, Sadao Oku, Hiroyuki Fujita, Keiichiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9006761
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate (4), a light-emitting element (10) mounted on the substrate (4), a first resin (12) disposed to cover an upper portion of the light-emitting element (10), a second resin (14) disposed to cover a lower portion of the light-emitting element (10), a first phosphor (18) contained in the first resin (12), and a second phosphor (20) contained in the second resin (14). The first phosphor (18) converts light emitted directly from the light-emitting element (10) into a first phosphor-converted light having a wavelength longer than that of the light emitted directly from the light-emitting element (10) and emits the first phosphor-converted light, and the second phosphor (20) converts the light emitted directly from the light-emitting element (10) into a second phosphor-converted light having a wavelength longer than that of the first phosphor-converted light and emits the second phosphor-converted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nodoka Oyamada
  • Patent number: 8987766
    Abstract: An LED chip includes a substrate and an epitaxy structure formed on the substrate. The epitaxy structure includes a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer and a second semiconductor layer. A plurality of grooves are defined through the first semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer and the second semiconductor layer. The light emitting layer is exposed from the grooves. A transparent insulative layer is filled in the grooves. An electrode is further formed on the transparent insulative layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 8952400
    Abstract: A light emitting diode is disclosed. The disclosed light emitting diode includes a light emitting structure including a first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, active layer, and second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer are disposed to be adjacent to one another in a same direction. The active layer includes well and barrier layers alternately stacked at least one time. The well layer has a narrower energy bandgap than the barrier layer. The light emitting diode also includes a mask layer disposed in the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first electrode disposed on the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and a second electrode disposed on the second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer is formed with at least one recess portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Hoon Jung, Hyun chul Lim, Sul Hee Kim, Rak Jun Choi
  • Patent number: 8866170
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate, a pixel electrode on the substrate, an organic light emitting member on the pixel electrode, a common electrode on the organic light emitting member, a thin film encapsulation member covering the common electrode, a black matrix on the thin film encapsulation member, and an upper protection film on the black matrix. The black matrix has a color filter at a location corresponding to the organic light emitting member. A sum of a thickness of the color filter and a distance between the color filter and the organic light emitting member is smaller than a width of the organic light emitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Woo Moon, Ji-Sil Lee
  • Patent number: 8835959
    Abstract: A transparent light emitting diode (LED) includes a plurality of III-nitride layers, including an active region that emits light, wherein all of the layers except for the active region are transparent for an emission wavelength of the light, such that the light is extracted effectively through all of the layers and in multiple directions through the layers. Moreover, the surface of one or more of the III-nitride layers may be roughened, textured, patterned or shaped to enhance light extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Shuji Nakamura, Steven P. DenBaars, Hirokuni Asamizu
  • Patent number: 8742560
    Abstract: Optical structures having an array of protuberances between two layers having different refractive indices are provided. The array of protuberances has vertical and lateral dimensions less than the wavelength range of lights detectable by a photodiode of a CMOS image sensor. The array of protuberances provides high transmission of light with little reflection. The array of protuberances may be provided over a photodiode, in a back-end-of-line interconnect structure, over a lens for a photodiode, on a backside of a photodiode, or on a window of a chip package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Adkisson, John J. Ellis-Monaghan, Jeffrey P. Gambino, Charles F. Musante
  • Patent number: 8735920
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) package comprising a substrate with an LED chip mounted to the substrate and in electrical contact with it. An inner material covers the LED chip, and a lens covers the inner material with the lens material being harder than the inner material. An adhesive is arranged between the substrate and the lens to hold the lens to the substrate and to compensate for different coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) between the lens and the remainder of the package. A method for forming an LED package comprises providing a substrate with a first meniscus ring on a surface of the substrate. An LED chip is mounted to the substrate, within the meniscus ring. An inner material is deposited over the LED chip, and a lens material in liquid form is deposited over the inner material. The lens material held in a hemispheric shape by the first meniscus feature and the lens material is cured making it harder than the inner material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ibbetson, Eric Tarsa, Michael Leung, Maryanne Becerra, Bernd Keller
  • Patent number: 8680549
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device according to the embodiment includes a substrate, a compound semiconductor layer, a metal electrode layer provided with particular openings, a light-extraction layer, and a counter electrode. The light-extraction layer has a thickness of 20 to 120 nm and covers at least partly the metal part of the metal electrode layer; or otherwise the light-extraction layer has a rugged structure and covers at least partly the metal part of the metal electrode layer. The rugged structure has projections so arranged that their summits are positioned at intervals of 100 to 600 nm, and the heights of the summits from the surface of the metal electrode layer are 200 to 700 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Fujimoto, Ryota Kitagawa, Eishi Tsutsumi, Koji Asakawa
  • Patent number: 8669563
    Abstract: Light emitting devices include an active region of semiconductor material and a first contact on the active region. The first contact is configured such that photons emitted by the active region pass through the first contact. A photon absorbing wire bond pad is provided on the first contact. The wire bond pad has an area less than the area of the first contact. A reflective structure is disposed between the first contact and the wire bond pad such that the reflective structure has substantially the same area as the wire bond pad. A second contact is provided opposite the active region from the first contact. The reflective structure may be disposed only between the first contact and the wire bond pad. Methods of fabricating such devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Haberern, Michael John Bergmann, Van Mieczkowski, David Todd Emerson
  • Patent number: 8638830
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device, including: a heterojunction bipolar light-emitting transistor having a base region between emitter and collector regions; emitter, base, and collector electrodes for coupling electrical signals with the emitter, base, and collector regions, respectively; and a quantum size region in the base region; the base region including a first base sub-region on the emitter side of the quantum size region, and a second base sub-region on the collector side of the quantum size region; and the first and second base sub-regions having asymmetrical band structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: Quantum Electro Opto Systems Sdn. Bhd., The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois
    Inventors: Nick Holonyak, Jr., Milton Feng, Gabriel Walter
  • Patent number: 8586963
    Abstract: A conventional semiconductor LED is modified to include a microlens layer over its light-emitting surface. The LED may have an active layer including at least one quantum well layer of InGaN and GaN. The microlens layer includes a plurality of concave microstructures that cause light rays emanating from the LED to diffuse outwardly, leading to an increase in the light extraction efficiency of the LED. The concave microstructures may be arranged in a substantially uniform array, such as a close-packed hexagonal array. The microlens layer is preferably constructed of curable material, such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), and is formed by soft-lithography imprinting by contacting fluid material of the microlens layer with a template bearing a monolayer of homogeneous microsphere crystals, to cause concave impressions, and then curing the material to fix the concave microstructures in the microlens layer and provide relatively uniform surface roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Lehigh University
    Inventors: Nelson Tansu, James F. Gilchrist, Yik-Khoon Ee, Pisist Kumnorkaew
  • Patent number: 8536599
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device has a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer. An oxide layer is disposed around the first semiconductor layer and is provided between the substrate and active layer. The first semiconductor layer has an uneven pattern along the side edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Min Choi
  • Patent number: 8513688
    Abstract: A method for enhancing electrical injection efficiency and light extraction efficiency of a light-emitting device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a site layer on the light-emitting device; placing a protection layer on the site layer; forming a cavity through the protection layer and the site layer; and growing a window layer in the cavity. The shape of the window layer can be well controlled by adjusting reactive temperature, reactive time, and N2/H2 concentration ratio of atmosphere such that light escape angle of the window layer can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Walsin Lihwa Corporation
    Inventors: Chang-Chi Pan, Ching-hwa Chang Jean, Jang-ho Chen
  • Patent number: 8513682
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a carrier element. At least two elements are arranged in an adjacent fashion on a first side of the carrier element. Each element has at least one optically active region for generating the electromagnetic radiation. The optoelectronic component has an electrically insulating protective layer arranged at least in part on a surface of the at least two adjacent elements which lies opposite the first side. The protective layer, at least in a first region arranged between the at least two adjacent elements, at least predominantly prevents a transmission of the electromagnetic radiation generated by the optically active regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Wegleiter, Norbert Stath, Bert Braune, Karl Weidner, Matthias Rebhan, Hans Wulkesch
  • Patent number: 8450767
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises: a substrate; and a first light-emitting unit comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes electrically connected to each other on the substrate. A first light-emitting diode in the first light-emitting unit comprises a first semiconductor layer with a first conductivity-type, a second semiconductor layer with a second conductivity-type, and a light-emitting stack formed between the first and second semiconductor layers. The first light-emitting diode in the first light-emitting unit further comprises a first connecting layer on the first semiconductor layer for electrically connecting to a second light-emitting diode in the first light-emitting unit; a second connecting layer, separated from the first connecting layer, formed on the first semiconductor layer; and a third connecting layer on the second semiconductor layer for electrically connecting to a third light-emitting diode in the first light-emitting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Huang-Chien Fu, Shih-I Chen, Yi Ming Chen, Tzu Chieh Hsu, Jhih-Sian Wang
  • Patent number: 8431950
    Abstract: A light emitting device package structure is described. The light emitting device package structure includes a substrate serving as a carrier supporting a light emitting device chip. The substrate and the light emitting device chip have a chip side and a substrate side separately. A first electrode layer is disposed on a first surface of the light emitting device chip and a second electrode layer is disposed on a second surface of the light emitting device chip, in which the first surface and the second surface are not coplanar. A first conductive trace is electrically connected to the first electrode layer and a second conductive trace is electrically connected to the second electrode layer. At least the first conductive trace or the second conductive trace is formed along the chip side and the substrate side simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventors: Chia-Lun Tsai, Ching-Yu Ni, Wen-Cheng Chien, Shang-Yi Wu, Cheng-Te Chou
  • Patent number: 8395173
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element, a method of manufacturing same, and a light-emitting device enabling an increase in light emission efficiency is provided. The semiconductor light-emitting element 1 in accordance with the present invention includes: a light-emitting layer 2 having a laminated structure in which a p-type GaN film 24 and an n-type GaN film 22 are included; a conductive hexagonal pyramidal base 3 formed from ZnO and mounting with the light-emitting layer on a bottom surface 31; an anode 5 joined to the bottom surface 31 of the base 3 at a position apart from the light-emitting layer 2; and a cathode 4 mounted on the light-emitting layer 2. In the semiconductor light-emitting element 1, the p-type GaN film 24 is joined to the bottom surface 31 of the base 3, and the cathode 4 is joined to an N-polar plane of the n-type GaN film 22, said N-polar plane of the n-type GaN film 22 being an opposite side to the p-type GaN film 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Murai, Hiroshi Fukshima
  • Publication number: 20130045551
    Abstract: A light-emitting device and method for manufacturing the same are described. A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device comprising steps of: providing a growth substrate, wherein the growth substrate has a first surface and a second surface; forming a light-absorbable layer on the first surface of the growth substrate; forming an illuminant epitaxial structure on the light absorbable layer; providing a laser beam and irradiating the second surface of the growth substrate, wherein the laser beam wavelength is greater than 1000 nm; and removing the growth substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Lin, Shih-Yi Lien, Cheng-Hsing Chiang, Chih-Hung Pan
  • Patent number: 8378376
    Abstract: The present application describes a vertical light-emitting diode (VLED) and its manufacture method that use the combination of a reflective layer, a transparent conducting layer and transparent dielectric layer as structural layers for promoting uniform current distribution and increasing light extraction. In the VLED, a transparent conducting layer is formed on a first outer surface of a stack of multiple group III nitride semiconductor layers. A transparent dielectric layer is then formed on a side of the transparent conducting layer opposite the side of the multi-layer structure. A first electrode structure is then formed on the transparent dielectric layer in electrical contact with the transparent conducting layer via a plurality of contact windows patterned through the transparent dielectric layer. The transparent conducting layer and the transparent dielectric layer are used as structural layers for improving light extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Tekcore Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Jung Chung, Shih-Hung Lee, Cheng-Hsien Li, Wen-Hsien Lin, Nien-Tze Yeh
  • Patent number: 8357938
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device that is transparent and prevents distortion of an image transmitted therethrough by preventing light from scattering during image display. The organic light-emitting display device comprises a plurality of pixels, in which each pixel includes a light transmission area, a light emitting area, and a light absorption area. The light transmission area is configured to pass visible light incident thereto. The light absorption is configured to absorb visible light incident thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Gyu Yoon, Jae-Heung Ha, Kyu-Hwan Hwang, Young-Woo Song
  • Patent number: 8294156
    Abstract: A nanocrystal light-emitting diode with improved structural stability is disclosed. Specifically, the nanocrystal light-emitting diode comprises an excitation source, a nanocrystal-containing light conversion layer and an air layer formed therebetween to be exposed to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Joo Jang, Jung Eun Lim, Hyo Sook Jang, Eun Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 8237180
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes a semiconductor laminated structure including a first semiconductor layer of first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and an active layer sandwiched between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, a surface electrode including a center electrode disposed on one surface of the semiconductor laminated structure and a thin wire electrode extending from a periphery of the center electrode, and a contact part disposed on a part of another surface of the semiconductor laminated structure extruding a part located directly below the surface electrode, in parallel along the thin wire electrode, and including a plurality of first regions forming the shortest current pathway between the thin wire electrode and a second region allowing the plural first regions to be connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Iizuka, Masahiro Arai
  • Patent number: 8237253
    Abstract: A package structure includes a substrate, a first die and at least one second die. The substrate includes a first pair of parallel edges and a second pair of parallel edges. The first die is mounted over the substrate. The first die includes a third pair of parallel edges and a fourth pair of parallel edges, wherein the third pair of parallel edges and the fourth pair of parallel edges are not parallel to the first pair of parallel edges and the second pair of parallel edges, respectively. The at least one second die is mounted over the first die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Benson Liu, Hsien-Wei Chen, Shin-Puu Jeng, Hao-Yi Tsai
  • Patent number: 8212271
    Abstract: A substrate for mounting optical semiconductor elements is provided, including a base substrate having an insulating layer and a plurality of wiring circuits formed on the upper face of the insulating layer, and having at least one external connection terminal formation opening portion which penetrates the insulating layer and reaches the wiring circuits; and an optical reflection member, which is provided on the upper face of the base substrate, and which forms at least one depressed portion serving as an area for mounting an optical semiconductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayato Kotani, Naoyuki Urasaki, Makoto Mizutani
  • Patent number: 8198638
    Abstract: A light emitting device structure, wherein the emitter layer structure comprises one or more device wells defined by thick field oxide regions, and a method of fabrication thereof are provided. Preferably, by defining device well regions after depositing the emitter layer structure, emitter layer structures with reduced topography may be provided, facilitating processing and improving layer to layer uniformity. The method is particularly applicable to multilayer emitter layer structures, e.g. comprising a layer stack of active layer/drift layer pairs. Preferably, active layers comprise a rare earth oxide, or rare earth doped dielectric such as silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, or silicon oxynitride, and respective drift layers comprise a suitable dielectric, preferably silicon dioxide, of an appropriate thickness to control excitation energy. Pixellated light emitting structures, or large area, high brightness emitter layer structures, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Group IV Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas MacElwee, Alasdair Rankin
  • Patent number: 8125042
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip, a transparent substrate, an adhesive pattern, and at least one dew-proofer. The semiconductor includes a pixel area. The transparent substrate is disposed on the semiconductor chip. The adhesive pattern is disposed between the semiconductor chip and the transparent substrate and provides a space on the pixel area. At least one dew-proofer is disposed between the semiconductor chip and the transparent substrate and spaced from the adhesive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hwan Kim, Un-Byoung Kang, Dong-Hun Yi, Woonseong Kwon, Hyung-Sun Jang, Jongkeun Jeon, Yongjin Lee, Keeseok Kim
  • Patent number: 8124992
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-emitting device comprising an n-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, a p-type semiconductor layer and a titanium oxide-based conductive film layer laminated in this order, wherein the titanium oxide-based conductive film layer comprises a first layer as a light extraction layer and a second layer as a current diffusion layer, the second layer being arranged on the p-type semiconductor layer side of the first layer, a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, and a lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Osawa, Naoki Fukunaga, Hironao Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8106414
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device is provided which allows emission light from a light source to efficiently outgo from the semiconductor light emitting device so that the light emission intensity of the semiconductor light emitting device is increased. A penetrating opening is formed in the substantially central part of a cap member to communicate the interior side to the exterior side the cap member. The penetrating opening has an inclined portion. The inclined portion is opposed to and spaced away from a semiconductor light emitting element and includes a light entering portion through which emission light from the semiconductor light emitting element passes. The opening width of the inclined portion is getting wider from the light entering portion in the light traveling direction so that the inclined portion is tapered. The emission light from the semiconductor light emitting element can effectively outgo from the semiconductor light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 8053857
    Abstract: Methods for forming electrically conductive through-wafer interconnects in microelectronic devices and microelectronic devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a microelectronic device can include a monolithic microelectronic substrate with an integrated circuit has a front side with integrated circuit interconnects thereon. A bond-pad is carried by the substrate and electrically coupled to the integrated circuit. An electrically conductive through-wafer interconnect extends through the substrate and is in contact with the bond-pad. The interconnect can include a passage extending completely through the substrate and the bond-pad, a dielectric liner deposited into the passage and in contact with the substrate, first and second conductive layers deposited onto at least a portion of the dielectric liner, and a conductive fill material deposited into the passage over at least a portion of the second conductive layer and electrically coupled to the bond-pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Round Rock Research, LLC
    Inventors: Salman Akram, Charles M. Watkins, Kyle K. Kirby, Alan G. Wood, William M. Hiatt
  • Publication number: 20110220936
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device according to the embodiment includes a substrate, a compound semiconductor layer, a metal electrode layer provided with particular openings, a light-extraction layer, and a counter electrode. The light-extraction layer has a thickness of 20 to 120 nm and covers at least partly the metal part of the metal electrode layer; or otherwise the light-extraction layer has a rugged structure and covers at least partly the metal part of the metal electrode layer. The rugged structure has projections so arranged that their summits are positioned at intervals of 100 to 600 nm, and the heights of the summits from the surface of the metal electrode layer are 200 to 700 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Akira Fujimoto, Ryota Kitagawa, Eishi Tsutsumi, Koji Asakawa
  • Publication number: 20110220942
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device and a light emitting device package. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer, an adhesive layer contacting a top surface of the first conductive semiconductor layer, a first electrode contacting a top surface of the first conductive semiconductor and a top surface of the adhesive layer, and a second electrode contacting the second conductive semiconductor layer, wherein the adhesive layer contacting the first electrode is spaced apart from the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Kwang Ki Choi, Hwan Hee JEONG, Sang Youl Lee, June O. Song, Ji Hyung Moon
  • Publication number: 20110193119
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure provides an optoelectronic device comprising a substrate; a first window layer on the substrate, having a first sheet resistance, a first thickness, and a first impurity concentration; a second window layer having a second sheet resistance, a second thickness, and a second impurity concentration; and a semiconductor system between the first window layer and the second window layer; wherein the second window layer comprises a semiconductor material different from the semiconductor system, and the second sheet resistance is greater than the first sheet resistance. One aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an optoelectronic device in accordance with the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Shih-I CHEN, Chia-Liang HSU, Tzu-Chieh HSU, Chun-Yi WU, Chien-Fu HUANG
  • Publication number: 20110127551
    Abstract: A method for enhancing electrical injection efficiency and light extraction efficiency of a light-emitting device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a site layer on the light-emitting device; placing a protection layer on the site layer; forming a cavity through the protection layer and the site layer; and growing a window layer in the cavity. The shape of the window layer can be well controlled by adjusting reactive temperature, reactive time, and N2/H2 concentration ratio of atmosphere such that light escape angle of the window layer can be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: WALSIN LIHWA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chang-Chi Pan, Ching-Hwa Chang Jean, Jang-Ho Chen
  • Publication number: 20110121337
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nitride semiconductor light-emitting device capable of preventing shortening of the device lifetime due to increase in the driving voltage of the device and internal heat generation, and also providing uniform laser characteristics, even if the device has a ridge stripe structure. On a GaN substrate 1, an n-type GaN layer 2, an n-type AlGaN layer 3, an active layer 4, a p-type AlGan layer 5 and a p-type GaN layer 6 are laminated sequentially. On the p-type GaN layer 6, an insulating film 7 and a transparent electrode 8 are formed. A portion of the transparent electrode 8 is formed in contact with the p-type GaN layer 6. A ridge stripe portion D to form a waveguide is configured of a transparent film 9. A region, where the transparent electrode 8 and the p-type GaN layer 6 are in contact with each other, serves as a stripe-shaped current injection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yukio Shakuda
  • Publication number: 20110101404
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises: a substrate; and a first light-emitting unit comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes electrically connected to each other on the substrate. A first light-emitting diode in the first light-emitting unit comprises a first semiconductor layer with a first conductivity-type, a second semiconductor layer with a second conductivity-type, and a light-emitting stack formed between the first and second semiconductor layers. The first light-emitting diode in the first light-emitting unit further comprises a first connecting layer on the first semiconductor layer for electrically connecting to a second light-emitting diode in the first light-emitting unit; a second connecting layer, separated from the first connecting layer, formed on the first semiconductor layer; and a third connecting layer on the second semiconductor layer for electrically connecting to a third light-emitting diode in the first light-emitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Huang Chien Fu, Shih-I Chen, Yi Ming Chen, Tzu Chieh Hsu, Jhih-Sian Wang
  • Patent number: 7897989
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light emitter, such as an LED sealed with a resin, in particular, an LED wherein irregularities in a surface of a sealing resin can be formed through a simpler process in order to improve the light output efficiency of the LED. The LED is an LED wherein a liquid sealing resin is mixed with a solid transparent resin different from the sealing resin in specific gravity and subsequently the mixture is injected into a package into which an LED chip is integrated and then cured, thereby sealing the chip, characterized in that the solid transparent resin is fixed to the sealing resin to be partially naked to the sealing-resin-side surface of the LED through which light from the LED chip is emitted to the outside, and be partially embedded in the sealing resin, thereby being projected into the form of convexes. This LED is used for an LED displayer, an LCD backlight source, a lighting device or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: E&E Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Kumura
  • Publication number: 20110006334
    Abstract: A white LED lamp including: a conductive portion; a light emitting diode chip mounted on the conductive portion, for emitting a primary light having a peak wavelength of 360 nm to 420 nm; a transparent resin layer including a first hardened transparent resin, for sealing the light emitting diode chip; and a phosphor layer covering the transparent resin layer, the phosphor layer being formed by dispersing a phosphor powder into a second hardened transparent resin, and the phosphor powder receiving the primary light and radiating a secondary light having a wavelength longer than that of the primary light. An energy of the primary light contained in the radiated secondary light is 0.4 mW/lm or less. In the white LED lamp, a backlight, and an illumination device using the white LED lamp an amount of UV light to be contained in the released light and an amount of heat to be generated from the lamp are decreased to be small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ishii, Hajime Takeuchi, Yasumasa Ooya, Katsutoshi Nakagawa, Yumi Ito, Masaki Toyoshima, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: 7868332
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) is provided with a base substrate, a plurality of light emitting chips disposed on the upper surface of the base substrate and electrically coupled in parallel to one another, and a fluorescent material layer for covering the light emitting chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Guy Rho, Kyu-Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 7851812
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the invention includes a housing, a recess containing an optoelectronic component, and a film including a polyimide, which is over the recess covering the optoelectronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Rudolf Behringer, Harald Feltges, Thomas Hoefer, Frank Moellmer
  • Publication number: 20100230697
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor module includes a chip carrier, a light emitting semiconductor chip mounted on the chip carrier and a cover element with an at least partly light transmissive cover plate, which is arranged on the side of the semiconductor chip facing away from the chip carrier, and has a frame part, wherein the frame part laterally encloses the semiconductor chip, is joined to the cover plate in a joining-layer free fashion and is joined to the chip carrier on its side remote from the cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Köhler, Moritz Engl, Frank Singer, Stefan Grötsch, Thomas Zeiler, Mathias Weiss
  • Patent number: 7772610
    Abstract: A structure of LED of high heat-conducting efficiency is to provide a copper substrate having a plurality of indentations. An insulating layer is formed on the surface of the substrate and the bottom of the indentations. Meanwhile, a set of metallic circuits is formed on the insulating layer of the substrate, and a layer of insulating lacquer is coated on the surface of the metallic circuits, where there is no electric connection and no enclosure. A tin layer is coated on the insulating layer of the indentation and the metallic circuits, where there is no insulating lacquer. Furthermore, a set of light-emitting chips are die bonded on the tin layer of the indentation. Next, the light-emitting chips and the metallic circuits are electrically connected by a set of gold wires. Moreover, a ringed object is arranged on the surface of the substrate, such that the light-emitting chip set, the gold wires and the metallic circuits are enclosed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Pyroswift Holding Co., Limited
    Inventor: Pei-Choa Wang
  • Patent number: 7750337
    Abstract: In the nitride semiconductor device of the present invention, an active layer 12 is sandwiched between a p-type nitride semiconductor layer 11 and an n-type nitride semiconductor layer 13. The active layer 12 has, at least, a barrier layer 2a having an n-type impurity; a well layer 1a made of a nitride semiconductor that includes In; and a barrier layer 2c that has a p-type impurity, or that has been grown without being doped. An appropriate injection of carriers into the active layer 12 becomes possible by arranging the barrier layer 2c nearest to the p-type layer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Tokuya Kozaki
  • Patent number: 7723732
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a substrate having two main surfaces; and an active layer forming part, which is made of a compound semiconductor material, formed on one of the main surfaces, and includes an active layer. A plurality of holes, which pass through the active layer, are formed from the upper surface of the active layer forming part; a plurality of hollow parts, each of which corresponds to each hole, are provided between the active layer and the substrate; and the area of each hollow part is larger than that of the corresponding hole in plan view, and spreads on the lower surface of the active layer forming part, so as to expose a part of the lower surface of the active layer forming part, which overlaps the hollow part in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Tazima, Yoshiki Tada
  • Patent number: RE42636
    Abstract: A window structure for a gallium nitride (GaN)-based light emitting diode (LED) includes a Mg+ doped p window layer of a GaN compound; a thin, semi-transparent metal contact layer; and an amorphous current spreading layer formed on the contact layer. The contact layer is formed of NiOx/Au and the current spreading layer is formed of Indium Tin Oxide. The p electrode of the diode includes a titanium adhesion layer which forms an ohmic connection with the current spreading layer and a Schottky diode connection with the Mg+ doped window layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Dalian Lumei Optoelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Chen, Bingwen Liang, Robert Shih