Scattering Means (e.g., Surface Roughening) (epo) Patents (Class 257/E33.074)
  • Patent number: 8035122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to light diffusion type light emitting diodes, more particularly, to a light emitting device having a large divergence angle by widely spreading an emitted light from a single color to a white color and a method thereof. The light emitting diode including the encapsulating layer according to the present invention is characterized by including at least two materials with different characteristics. According to the present invention, an encapsulating material for light emitting diode is mixed with at least two materials with a different polarity or a refractive index to easily form a light emitting diode. In addition, the light emitting diode die is bonded on the bottom surface of a cup, and an encapsulating material and microspheres are dispersed in the vicinity and upper portion of the light emitting diode and the entire light emitting diode, therefore the light emitting diode has a large and uniform divergence angle due to a light uniformly scattered and refracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Jae-Pil Kim, Seung-Hyun Park, Tae-Hun Kim, Jae-Moon Lee, Young-Moon Yu
  • Publication number: 20110244610
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device whose main surface is a plane that provides an internal electric field of zero, and which exhibits improved light extraction performance. In the production method, one surface of an a-plane sapphire substrate is subjected to dry etching, to thereby form an embossment pattern having a plurality of mesas which are arranged in a honeycomb-dot pattern as viewed from above; and an n-type layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type layer, each of which is formed of a Group III nitride semiconductor layer having an m-plane main surface, are sequentially stacked on the surface of the sapphire substrate on which the mesas are formed. Subsequently, a p-electrode is formed on the p-type layer, and the p-electrode is bonded to a support substrate via a metal layer. Next, the sapphire substrate is removed through the laser lift-off process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki SAITO, Koji Okuno, Yasuhisa Ushida
  • Publication number: 20110233587
    Abstract: A light emitting diode is provided, comprising: a substrate; a metal wiring layer disposed on the substrate; alight emitting element provided on the metal wiring layer; wherein the light emitting element comprises: a semiconductor light emitting layer having a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer formed from the substrate side sequentially; a transparent insulating layer provided on the substrate side of the semiconductor light emitting layer; a first electrode part and a second electrode part provided on the substrate side of the transparent insulating layer in such a manner as being separated from each other, and joined to the metal wiring layer; a first contact part provided so as to pass through the transparent insulating layer and electrically connecting the first electrode part and the first semiconductor layer; and a second contact part provided so as to pass through the transparent insulating layer, the first semiconductor layer, and the active layer, and electr
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventor: Tsunehiro UNNO
  • Publication number: 20110237008
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a device by providing an auxiliary substrate having a metal nitride layer disposed thereon where the nitride layer has a nitrogen face and an opposite face and a dislocation density that is less than about 106, with the nitrogen face of the nitride layer facing the auxiliary substrate; depositing at least one epitaxial nitride layer on the exposed opposite face of the nitride layer of the structure; depositing a further metal layer over at least a portion of the epitaxial nitride layer(s); bonding a final substrate on the deposited metal layer; and removing the auxiliary substrate to form the device from the final substrate and deposited layers. Preferably, the device that is formed includes a LED or laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Fabrice Letertre, Bruce Faure
  • Publication number: 20110227037
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention generally relates to methods for enhancing the light extraction by surface roughening of the bottom n-GaN layer and/or top p-GaN layer so that the internal light from the active region is scattered outwardly to result in a higher external quantum efficiency. In one embodiment, a surface roughening process is performed on the n-GaN layer to form etching pits in a top surface of the n-GaN layer. Once the etching pits are formed, growth of the n-GaN material may be resumed on the roughened n-GaN layer to partially fill the etching pits, thereby forming air voids at the interface of the n-GaN layer and the subsequent, re-growth n-GaN layer. These air voids provide one or more localized regions with indices of reflection different from that of the n-GaN layer, such that the internal light generated by the active layers (e.g., the InGaN MQW layer), when passing through the n-GaN layer, is scattered by voids or bubbles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventor: JIE SU
  • Publication number: 20110220930
    Abstract: A device includes a textured substrate having a trench extending from a top surface of the textured substrate into the textured substrate, wherein the trench comprises a sidewall and a bottom. A light-emitting device (LED) includes an active layer over the textured substrate. The active layer has a first portion parallel to the sidewall of the trench and a second portion parallel to the bottom of the trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20110220938
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate for fabricating a light emitting device and a method for fabricating the light emitting device. The method for fabricating the light emitting device may include forming a sacrificial layer having band gap energy less than energy of a laser irradiated on a substrate, forming a growth layer on the sacrificial layer, forming a light emitting structure including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the growth layer, and irradiating the laser onto the sacrificial layer to pass through the substrate, thereby to lift-off the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventor: Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Publication number: 20110215356
    Abstract: According to embodiment, a light emitting element includes a light emitting layer having a first major surface and a second major surface, a first electrode provided on the first major surface side of the light emitting layer, and a second electrode provided on the second major surface side of the light emitting layer and having a basic outline. Furthermore, the light emitting element includes a current blocking portion provided between the first electrode and the light emitting layer or between the second electrode and the light emitting layer, and has an outline with a protrusion-depression pattern with respect to a virtual outline similar in shape to the basic outline of the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masaaki OGAWA, Yasuhisa OHMURO
  • Patent number: 8012779
    Abstract: A vertical GaN-based LED comprises an n-electrode; an n-type GaN layer formed under the n-electrode, the n-type GaN layer having an irregular-surface structure which includes a first irregular-surface structure having irregularities formed at even intervals and a second irregular-surface structure having irregularities formed at uneven intervals, the second irregular-surface structure being formed on the first irregular-surface structure; an active layer formed under the n-type GaN layer; a p-type GaN layer formed under the active layer; a p-electrode formed under the p-type GaN layer; and a structure support layer formed under the p-electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Beom Choi, Bang Won Oh, Jong Gun Woo, Doo Go Baik
  • Publication number: 20110210362
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a second conduction type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a first conduction type semiconductor layer, a second electrode layer arranged under the light emitting structure, a first electrode layer having at least portion extending to contact the first conduction type semiconductor layer passing the second conduction type semiconductor layer and the active layer, and an insulating layer arranged between the second electrode layer and the first electrode layer, between the second conduction type semiconductor layer and the first electrode layer, and between the active layer and the first electrode layer, wherein said at least one portion of the first electrode layer contacting the first conduction type semiconductor layer has a roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Sang Youl Lee, Ji Hyung Moon, June O. Song, Kwang Ki Choi, Chung Song Kim, Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 8008646
    Abstract: A light emitting diode is disclosed, wherein the light extraction efficiency of a device can be enhanced by forming patterns on a substrate, a light emitting structure is formed on the substrate formed with the patterns, the substrate is removed from the light emitting structure, and patterns corresponding to those formed on the substrate are formed on the light emitting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignees: LG Electronics Inc., LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: See jong Leem
  • Publication number: 20110198626
    Abstract: A method for fabricating light emitting diode (LEDs) comprises providing a plurality of LEDs on a substrate wafer, each of which has an n-type and p-type layer of Group-III nitride material formed on a SiC substrate with the n-type layer sandwiched between the substrate and p-type layer. A conductive carrier is provided having a lateral surface to hold the LEDs. The LEDs are flip-chip mounted on the lateral surface of the conductive carrier. The SiC substrate is removed from the LEDs such that the n-type layer is the top-most layer. A respective contact is deposited on the n-type layer of each of the LEDs and the carrier is separated into portions such that each of the LEDs is separated from the others, with each of the LEDs mounted to a respective portion of said carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: JOHN EDMOND
  • Publication number: 20110198648
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device and a light emitting device package. The light emitting device includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer including P-type dopants and having a plurality of holes, an electrode connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer under the first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer under the active layer, and an electrode layer under the second conductive type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Han Wook Jung
  • Publication number: 20110198654
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes an anode, a light transmitting cathode, and a light emitting layer sandwiched therebetween, formed on a surface of a substrate. Light emitted by the light emitting layer by voltage being applied between the electrodes is output from a surface toward the side of the light transmitting electrode. A light scattering layer for scattering evanescent light generated at the surface is provided on the surface of the light transmitting electrode. The light scattering layer has a first scattering portion having an uneven structure and a lower refractive index than the light emitting layer, and second scattering portions that fill at least the bottoms of recesses of the uneven structure and has a different refractive index from the first scattering portion. The distance between the bottoms of the recesses and the surface of the light transmitting electrode is a seepage depth of the evanescent light or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masayuki Naya
  • Publication number: 20110198991
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device, a method of manufacturing the same, a light emitting device package, and an illumination system. The light emitting device includes a transmissive substrate, an ohmic layer on the transmissive substrate, a light emitting structure on the ohmic layer and including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second semiconductor layers, a electrode layer on a bottom surface of the transmissive substrate, and a conductive via electrically connecting the light emitting structure with the electrode layer through the transmissive substrate wherein an area of the transmissive substrate is increased toward an upper portion thereof from a lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Hwan Hee Jeong, Sang Youl Lee, Ji Hyung Moon, June O Song, Kwang Ki Choi
  • Patent number: 7999272
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor light emitting device having a patterned substrate and a manufacturing method of the same. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate; a first conductivity type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductivity type nitride semiconductor layer sequentially formed on the substrate, wherein the substrate is provided on a surface thereof with a pattern having a plurality of convex portions, wherein out of the plurality of convex portions of the pattern, a distance between a first convex portion and an adjacent one of the convex portions is different from a distance between a second convex portion and an adjacent one of the convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Woon Kim, Hyun Kyung Kim, Hyung Ky Back, Jae Ho Han
  • Patent number: 7999283
    Abstract: A light emitting device having an encapsulant with scattering features to tailor the spatial emission pattern and color temperature uniformity of the output profile. The encapsulant is formed with materials having light scattering properties. The concentration of these light scatterers is varied spatially within the encapsulant and/or on the surface of the encapsulant. The regions having a high density of scatterers are arranged in the encapsulant to interact with light entering the encapsulant over a desired range of source emission angles. By increasing the probability that light from a particular range of emission angles will experience at least one scattering event, both the intensity and color temperature profiles of the output light beam can be tuned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Arpan Chakraborty, Bernd Keller
  • Publication number: 20110186892
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device, a method of manufacturing the same, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device includes the light emitting structure layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second conductive semiconductor layers, a conductive support substrate electrically connected to the second conductive semiconductor layer, a contact electrically connected to the first conductive semiconductor layer, a dielectric material making contact with the contact and interposed between the contact and the conductive support substrate, and an insulating layer electrically insulating the contact from the active layer, the second conductive semiconductor layer, and the conductive support substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Hwan Hee JEONG
  • Patent number: 7989837
    Abstract: A light chain includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically connected to each other. Each LED includes an LED chip having a first pole and a second pole, and a packaging layer encapsulating the LED chip. A first electrode has an inner end connected to the first pole, and an outer end extending to the outside of the packaging layer. A second electrode has an inner end connected to the second pole, and an outer end extending to the outside of the packaging layer. A third electrode has a first outer end and a second outer end located at the outside. The outer end of the first electrode and the first outer end cooperatively form a first plug; the outer end of the second electrode and the second outer end cooperatively form a second plug configured to attach to a first plug of an adjacent LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Tse-An Lee
  • Patent number: 7989836
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, including a substrate including group III nitride compound semiconductor, a luminous layer structure including group III nitride compound semiconductor, the luminous layer structure formed on a first surface of the substrate, and an irregular surface formed on a second surface of the substrate, the second surface including a principal light emission surface, and a translucent sealing member for sealing the light emitting element, the translucent sealing member being separated from the second surface. At least one of translucent gel material and an inert gas is filled between the light emitting element and the translucent sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiya Uemura
  • Publication number: 20110175116
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-emitting device which includes, in the order mentioned, a light-emitting layer containing a light-emitting portion, an intermediate layer, and a fine concavo-convex pattern, wherein the intermediate layer is disposed over a second surface of the light-emitting layer which surface is opposite to a first surface of the light-emitting layer, wherein the fine concavo-convex pattern has a cross-sectional shape which has portions projected and recessed with respect to the light-emitting layer, and reflects light emitted from the light-emitting layer, and wherein at least part of the intermediate layer has a refractive index of 0.9n to 1.1n, where n denotes a refractive index of the light-emitting portion with respect to light which has a main light-emitting wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Usami
  • Publication number: 20110175130
    Abstract: Provided are a vertical-type light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an n-type semi-conductor layer that are stacked, a cover layer disposed on a p-type electrode layer to surround the p-type electrode layer, a conductive support layer disposed on the cover layer, and an n-type electrode layer disposed on the n-type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicants: SEOUL OPTO DEVICE CO., LTD., POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Jong Lam LEE
  • Publication number: 20110175120
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer, an uneven part on the first semiconductor layer, a first nonconductive layer including a plurality of clusters on the uneven part, a first substrate layer on the nonconductive layer, and a light emitting structure layer. The light emitting structure layer includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the first substrate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Ho Sang Yoon, Sang Kyun Shim
  • Publication number: 20110175105
    Abstract: A plurality of protrusions is formed on the C-plane substrate with a corundum structure. A base film made of a III-V compound semiconductor including Ga and N is formed on the surface of the substrate. The surface of the base film is flatter than the surface of the substrate. A light emitting structure including Ga and N is disposed on the base film. The protrusions are regularly arranged in a first direction that is tilted by less than 15 degrees with respect to the a-axis of the base film and in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. Each protrusion has two first parallel sides tilted by less than 15 degrees relative to an m-axis and two second parallel sides tilted by less than 15 degrees relative to the a-axis. An interval between the two second sides is wider than an interval between the two first sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiro HIGASHINO, Ji-Hao LIANG, Takako CHINONE, Yasuyuki SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 7982232
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor light-emitting device having excellent light extraction efficiency and low wavelength unevenness, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lamp. A semiconductor light-emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer 12, a light-emitting layer 13, a p-type semiconductor layer 14, and a titanium oxide-based conductive film layer 15 laminated in this order, wherein a random concavo-convex surface 15 is formed on at least a part of the surface of the titanium oxide-based conductive film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Osawa, Naoki Fukunaga, Hironao Shinohara
  • Patent number: 7981775
    Abstract: Provided is a nitride semiconductor light emitting diode and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes sequentially forming a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer on a substrate, in-situ depositing a mask layer on a region of the surface of the second semiconductor layer, and selectively growing a third semiconductor layer formed in a textured structure on the second semiconductor layer by depositing a semiconductor material on the second semiconductor layer and the mask layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suk-ho Yoon, Cheol-soo Sone
  • Publication number: 20110169030
    Abstract: The surface morphology of an LED light emitting surface is changed by applying a reactive ion etch (RIE) process to the light emitting surface. High aspect ratio, submicron roughness is formed on the light emitting surface by transferring a thin film metal hard-mask having submicron patterns to the surface prior to applying a reactive ion etch process. The submicron patterns in the metal hard-mask can be formed using a low cost, commercially available nano-patterned template which is transferred to the surface with the mask. After subsequently binding the mask to the surface, the template is removed and the RIE process is applied for time duration sufficient to change the morphology of the surface. The modified surface contains non-symmetric, submicron structures having high aspect ratio which increase the efficiency of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventor: Ting Li
  • Patent number: 7973327
    Abstract: A light source and method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The light source includes a die, a light conversion component, and a scattering ring. The die emits light of a first wavelength through a top surface of the die and one or more side surfaces of the die, and is bonded to a mounting substrate. The light conversion component converts light of the first wavelength to light of a second wavelength, the light conversion component having a bottom surface bonded to the top surface of the die. The light conversion component has lateral dimensions such that a space exists around the die, the space being bounded by the substrate and the light conversion component. The scattering ring is positioned in the space such that a portion of the light emitted from the side surfaces of the die is scattered into the light conversion component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott West
  • Publication number: 20110159620
    Abstract: The process of the present invention to form a mask made of inorganic material containing silicon reduces the plasma damage induced in the semiconductor layers due to the plasma-ashing. The semiconductor material is heat-treated at a high temperature after the growth thereof to form an oxide layer positively in the surface of the semiconductor material before it is covered by the silicon inorganic film. This inorganic film is dry-etched by an etchant containing fluorine to get a mask for forming a mesa and for growing burying layer selectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomokazu KATSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20110156000
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and the device resulted thereof is disclosed. In one aspect, the device has a heterogeneous layer stack of one or more III-V type materials, at least one transmission layer of the layer stack having a roughened or textured surface for enhancement of light transmission. The method includes (a) growing the transmission layer of a III-V type material, (b) providing a mask layer on the transmission layer, the mask layer leaving first portions of the transmission layer exposed, and (c) partially decomposing the first exposed portions of the transmission layer. Suitably redeposition occurs in a single step with decomposition, so as to obtain a textured surface based on crystal facets of a plurality of grown crystals. The resulting device has a light-emitting element. The transmission layer hereof is suitably present at the top side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: IMEC
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110147778
    Abstract: To provide a light emitting device capable of improving both color unevenness and an emission output power. The light emitting device includes a semiconductor light emitting element including a semiconductor layer that emits primary light; and a fluorescent material layer disposed on the light emitting side of the semiconductor light emitting element, that absorbs a part of the primary light and emits secondary light having a wavelength longer than that of the primary light; and emits light of blended color of the primary light and the secondary light of the light emitting element, and further includes a scattering layer in which particles having a mean particle size D that satisfies the inequality: 20 nm<D?0.4×?/? are dispersed in a transparent medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masatsugu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20110140080
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for fabricating light-emitting diodes. The method includes etching grooves on a growth substrate, thereby creating mesas on the growth substrate. The method further includes fabricating on each of the mesas an indium gallium aluminum nitride (InGaAlN) multilayer structure which contains a p-type layer, a multi-quantum-well layer, and an n-type layer. In addition, the method includes depositing one or more metal substrate layers on top of the InGaAlN multilayer structure. Moreover, the method includes removing the growth substrate. Furthermore, the method includes creating electrodes on both sides of the InGaAlN multilayer structure, thereby resulting in a vertical-electrode configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: LATTICE POWER (JIANGXI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chuanbing Xiong, Fengyi Jiang, Li Wang, Wenqing Fang, Guping Wang, Shaohua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110140153
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device and a light emitting device package. The light emitting device includes a substrate including a plurality of patterns, each pattern including three protrusion parts, a plurality of spaces formed between the patterns, and a light emitting device structure over the patterns and the spaces. Each space includes a medium having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the light emitting device structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Chang Bae Lee
  • Publication number: 20110133238
    Abstract: A transparent-substrate light-emitting diode (10) has a light-emitting layer (133) made of a compound semiconductor, wherein the area (A) of a light-extracting surface having formed thereon a first electrode (15) and a second electrode (16) differing in polarity from the first electrode (15), the area (B) of a light-emitting layer (133) formed as approximating to the light-extracting surface and the area (C) of the back surface of a light-emitting diode falling on the side opposite the side for forming the first electrode (15) and the second electrode (16) are so related as to satisfy the relation of A>C>B. The light-emitting diode (10) of this invention, owing to the relation of the area of the light-emitting layer (133) and the area of the back surface (23) of the transparent substrate and the optimization of the shape of a side face of the transparent substrate (14), exhibits high brightness and high exoergic property never attained heretofore and fits use with an electric current of high degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Wataru NABEKURA, Ryouichi Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20110133231
    Abstract: The structure for fixing packing of a lid (1) of an airtight container comprises a ring shaped groove (5) formed at a lower surface of the lid (1), a packing (6) that includes a tight contacting surface part (10) upwardly expanded in an outward direction for sealing gaps based on a tight contact with an inner wall surface (9) of the container body (8), and a fixing surface part (7) that is horizontally extended in a direction of an inner side of the tight contacting surface part (10); a plurality of slits (12) that are formed at the fixing surface part (7) of the packing (6) at regular intervals in arc shapes each having the same width as the ring shaped groove (5); and a packing fixing member (13) that is protruded and has the same cross section shape as the slit of the packing (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: EPIPLUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pun Jae Choi, Myeong Kook Gong, Jin Soo Park, Hyun Goo Kim, Bae Hwan Oh
  • Patent number: 7956373
    Abstract: The invention discloses a semiconductor light-emitting device and a fabricating method thereof. The semiconductor light-emitting device according to the invention includes a substrate, a multi-layer structure, a top-most layer, and at least one electrode. The multi-layer structure is formed on the substrate and includes a light-emitting region. The top-most layer is formed on the multi-layer structure, and the lower part of the sidewall of the top-most layer exhibits a first surface morphology relative to a first pattern. In addition, the upper part of the sidewall of the top-most layer exhibits a second surface morphology relative to a second pattern. The first pattern is different from the second pattern. The at least one electrode is formed on the top-most layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Huga Optotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Kai Wang, Su-Hui Lin, Wen-Chung Shih
  • Patent number: 7957621
    Abstract: A multifunctional optical film for enhancing light extraction includes a flexible substrate, a structured layer having nanoparticles of different sizes, and a backfill layer. The structured layer effectively uses microreplicated diffractive or scattering nanostructures located near enough to the light generation region to enable extraction of an evanescent wave from an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device. The backfill layer has a material having an index of refraction different from the index of refraction of the structured layer. The backfill layer also provides a planarizing layer over the structured layer in order to conform the light extraction film to a layer of an OLED display device. The film may have additional layers added to or incorporated within it to an emissive surface in order to effect additional functionalities beyond improvement of light extraction efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jun-Ying Zhang, Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Terry L. Smith, William J. Schultz, William Blake Kolb, Cheryl A. Patnaude, Sergey A. Lamansky, Brian K. Nelson, Naiyong Jing, Brant U. Kolb
  • Patent number: 7956375
    Abstract: A light emitting diode structure and a light emitting diode structure forming method are provided. The light emitting diode structure includes a base, a diode chip, and a package lens. The diode chip is mounted on the base. The package lens covers the diode chip. The surface of the package lens includes a plurality of dot structures. The steps of the method include mounting a light-emitting diode chip on a base, assembling a package lens to cover the light emitting diodes chip, and forming a plurality of dot structures on the surface of the package lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yueh-Han Li, Po-Tang Hsu, Chien-Ming Ko, Hung-Ching Lee, Chih-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 7956376
    Abstract: A light emitting device according to the embodiment includes a reflecting layer; an adhesion layer including an oxide-based material on the reflecting layer; an ohmic contact layer on the adhesion layer; and a light emitting structure layer on the ohmic contact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Publication number: 20110127539
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device includes an n type nitride semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer formed on the n type nitride semiconductor layer, a first p type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the light-emitting layer, an intermediate layer formed on the first p type nitride semiconductor layer to alternately cover and expose a surface of the first p type nitride semiconductor layer, and a second p type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is made of a compound containing Si and N as constituent elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi KOMADA
  • Publication number: 20110127552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light output device (100) comprising a LED package (4) at least partly embedded in a translucent layer (5) of a thermoplastic material, characterized in that the translucent layer (5) comprises light scattering particles (6) having a higher thermal conductivity than the thermal conductivity of the thermoplastic material of the translucent layer (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Ferry Zijp
  • Publication number: 20110127549
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a light emitting diode chip including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a light emitting structure arranged on the first surface of the substrate and including an active layer arranged between a first conductive-type semiconductor layer and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer, a distributed Bragg reflector arranged on the second surface of the substrate, the distributed Bragg reflector to reflect light emitted from the light emitting structure, and a metal layer arranged on the distributed Bragg reflector, wherein the distributed Bragg reflector has a reflectivity of at least 90% for light of a first wavelength in a blue wavelength range, light of a second wavelength in a green wavelength range, and light of a third wavelength in a red wavelength range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SEOUL OPTO DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sum Geun LEE, Sang Ki JIN, Jin Cheol SHIN, Jong Kyu KIM, So Ra LEE
  • Publication number: 20110121334
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a substrate having an upper surface and a plurality of bumps positioned on the upper surface, a first conductive type semiconductor layer positioned on the substrate, a light-emitting structure positioned on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer positioned on the light-emitting structure. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the bumps has a top plane substantially parallel to the upper surface, the first conductive type semiconductor layer has a plurality of protrusions each facing a portion of the substrate between the bumps, and the protrusions are spaced apart from the bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: HUGA OPTOTECH INC.
    Inventors: JING JIE DAI, YEN CHIEH HUANG, SHU YING YANG
  • Publication number: 20110108872
    Abstract: A light emitting device according to the embodiment includes a substrate; a buffer layer over the substrate; an electrode including a perforation pattern through top and bottom surfaces of the electrode over the buffer layer; a first semiconductor layer over the electrode; an active layer over the first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer over the active layer. The first semiconductor layer extends onto a top surface of the perforation pattern by passing through the perforation pattern while making contact with the buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventor: Jun Hyoung KIM
  • Patent number: 7939840
    Abstract: A nitride-based light emitting device capable of achieving an enhancement in emission efficiency and an enhancement in reliability is disclosed. The light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, and a light extracting layer arranged on the semiconductor layer and made of a material having a refractive index equal to or higher than a reflective index of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignees: LG Innotek Co., Ltd., LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyong Cho, Sun Kyung Kim, Jun Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 7939349
    Abstract: The nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed: the nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device includes a reflective layer formed on a support substrate, a p-type nitride-based semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and an n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer successively formed on the reflective layer, wherein irregularities are formed on a light extracting surface located above the n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norikatsu Koide, Toshio Hata, Mayuko Fudeta, Daigaku Kimura
  • Publication number: 20110103071
    Abstract: An integrated multi-layer apparatus and method of producing the same is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an LED, a beam shaping layer, and a refracting layer between the beam shaping layer from the LED. The refracting layer may have an index of refraction lower than the index of refraction of the LED and the beam shaping layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventor: FRANK SHUM
  • Publication number: 20110103418
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device, comprising an active region and a waveguide structure to provide optical confinement of light emitted from the active region; a pair of facets on opposite ends of the device, having opposite surface polarity; and one of the facets which has been roughened by a crystallographic chemical etching process, wherein the device is a nonpolar or semipolar (Ga,In,Al,B)N based device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Matthew T. Hardy, You-Da Lin, Hiroaki Ohta, Steven P. DenBaars, James S. Speck, Shuji Nakamura, Kathryn M. Kelchner
  • Publication number: 20110101400
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for fabricating a semiconductor light-emitting diode (LED) device by forming an n-doped gallium nitride (n-GaN) layer on the LED device and roughening the surface of the n-GaN layer to extract light from an interior of the LED device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: CHEN-FU CHU, Hao-Chun Cheng, Feng-Hsu Fan, Wen-Huang Liu, Chao-Chen Cheng
  • Patent number: 7935974
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monolithic white light emitting device using wafer bonding or metal bonding. In the invention, a conductive submount substrate is provided. A first light emitter is bonded onto the conductive submount substrate by a metal layer. In the first light emitter, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, a first active layer, an n-type nitride semiconductor layer and a conductive substrate are stacked sequentially from bottom to top. In addition, a second light emitter is formed on a partial area of the conductive substrate. In the second light emitter, a p-type AlGaInP-based semiconductor layer, an active layer and an n-type AlGaInP-based semiconductor layer are stacked sequentially from bottom to top. Further, a p-electrode is formed on an underside of the conductive submount substrate and an n-electrode is formed on a top surface of the n-type AlGaInP-based semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ho Kim, Masayoshi Koike, Kyeong Ik Min, Myong Soo Cho