Making Device Or Circuit Emissive Of Nonelectrical Signal Patents (Class 438/22)
  • Patent number: 8853016
    Abstract: A double gate thin-film transistor (TFT), and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display apparatus including the double gate TFT, includes a double gate thin-film transistor (TFT) including: a first gate electrode on a substrate; an active layer on the first gate electrode; source and drain electrodes on the active layer; a planarization layer on the substrate and the source and drain electrodes, and having an opening corresponding to the active layer; and a second gate electrode in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-Hyang Park, Ki-Ju Im, Yong-Sung Park
  • Patent number: 8853839
    Abstract: A housing for integrated devices that includes an air-release mechanism is disclosed. This is achieved, in various embodiments, by forming a vent hole in a package substrate, and arranging a package lid over the package substrate. The vent hole allows air to be released from within the cavity package, thereby ensuring that the package lid remains stably affixed to the package substrate despite increased temperatures during processing. The vent hole may be sealed upon mounting the package onto a mounting substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Jia Gao, Jicheng Yang, Shafi Saiyed, Siu Lung Ng, Xiaojie Xue
  • Patent number: 8852972
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device, includes forming a conductive film on a surface of a semiconductor light emitting element. Phosphor particles are charged by mixing phosphor particles with an electrolyte having a metallic salt dissolved therein. The semiconductor light emitting element having the conductive film formed thereon is immersed in the electrolyte having the charged phosphor particles. A phosphor layer on the conductive film is formed by electrophoresing the phosphor particles. The conductive film is removed using wet etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Rak Sohn, Dong Kyun Yim, Seul Gee Lee, Chul Soo Yoon
  • Patent number: 8852969
    Abstract: A wafer-level method of fabricating an opto-electronic component package, in which the opto-electronic component is mounted to a semiconductor wafer having first and second surfaces on opposite sides of the wafer. The method includes etching vias in the first surface of the semiconductor wafer. The first surface and surfaces in the vias are metallized, and the metal is structured to define a thermal pad and to define the anode and cathode contact pads. A carrier wafer is attached on the side of the semiconductor wafer having the first surface, and the semiconductor wafer is thinned from its second surface to expose the metallization in the vias. Metal is provided on the second surface, and the metal is structured to define a die attach pad and additional anode and cathode pads for the opto-electronic component. The opto-electronic component is mounted on the die attach pad and a protective cover is formed over the opto-electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jochen Kuhmann
  • Patent number: 8853670
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device 100, it is possible to prevent C from piling up at a boundary face between an epitaxial layer 22 and a group III nitride semiconductor substrate 10 by the presence of 30×1010 pieces/cm2 to 2000×1010 pieces/cm2 of sulfide in terms of S and 2 at % to 20 at % of oxide in terms of O in a surface layer 12 with a front surface 10a having a specific plane orientation. Accordingly, a high-resistivity layer is prevented from being formed at the boundary face between the epitaxial layer 22 and the group III nitride semiconductor substrate 10. Consequently, it is possible to improve the emission intensity of the semiconductor device 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Keiji Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20140295587
    Abstract: A donor substrate includes a base substrate; a light reflection layer disposed on the base substrate and overlapped with a portion of the base substrate, a heat blocking pattern disposed on the light reflection layer, overlapped with the light reflection layer, and including a plurality of air holes; a light-to-heat conversion layer disposed on the base substrate; and a transfer layer disposed on the light-to-heat conversion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Gu LEE, Ji Young CHOUNG, Jin Baek CHOI, Hyunsung BANG, Yeon Hwa LEE, Won Jong KIM, Young-Woo SONG
  • Publication number: 20140295586
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flexible display device, the method including depositing a separation layer on a supporting substrate; depositing a display panel on the separation layer; cutting the display panel to have a predetermined shape; cutting the supporting substrate and the separation layer to have a wider area than an area where the display panel, that is cut with the predetermined shape, contacts the supporting substrate and the separate layer; and separating the separate layer and the display panel from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Hong-Ro LEE, Chang-Mo PARK, Yo-Sub KO
  • Publication number: 20140291704
    Abstract: An infra-red (IR) device comprising a dielectric membrane formed on a silicon substrate comprising an etched portion; and at least one patterned layer formed within or on the dielectric membrane for controlling IR emission or IR absorption of the IR device, wherein the at least one patterned layer comprises laterally spaced structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Syed Zeeshan ALI, Florin UDREA, Julian GARDNER, Richard Henry HOOPER, Andrea DE LUCA, Mohamed Foysol CHOWDHURY, Ilie POENARU
  • Publication number: 20140295589
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an optoelectronically active region; a dielectric layer on the semiconductor layer sequence; and a metal layer on the dielectric layer, wherein an adhesion layer is arranged between the dielectric layer and the metal layer, the adhesion layer being covalently bonded to the dielectric layer and to the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Gudrun Lindberg, Lutz Höppel, Heribert Zull
  • Publication number: 20140295588
    Abstract: A method of forming a light-emitting diode includes: providing a substrate having one or more first openings passing through the substrate; forming a sacrificial layer on the substrate; forming an epitaxial layer on the sacrificial layer; connecting a supporting substrate with the epitaxial layer; and separating the substrate from the epitaxial layer by selectively etching the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Ming CHEN, Tzu-Chieh HSU, Chi-Hsing CHEN, Hsin-Ying WANG
  • Patent number: 8846423
    Abstract: A device is provided with at least one light emitting device (LED) die mounted on a submount with an optical element subsequently thermally bonded to the LED die. The LED die is electrically coupled to the submount through contact bumps that have a higher temperature melting point than is used to thermally bond the optical element to the LED die. In one implementation, a single optical element is bonded to a plurality of LED dice that are mounted to the submount and the submount and the optical element have approximately the same coefficients of thermal expansion. Alternatively, a number of optical elements may be used. The optical element or LED die may be covered with a coating of wavelength converting material. In one implementation, the device is tested to determine the wavelengths produced and additional layers of the wavelength converting material are added until the desired wavelengths are produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Camras, William R. Imler, Franklin J. Wall, Jr., Frank M. Steranka, Michael R. Krames, Helena Ticha, Ladislav Tichy, Robertus G. Alferink
  • Publication number: 20140286367
    Abstract: A nanopillar photonic crystal laser includes a plurality of nanopillars and a support structure in contact with at least a portion of each of the nanopillars. Each nanopillar has an axial dimension and two mutually orthogonal cross dimensions. The axial dimension of each of the nanopillars is greater than the two mutually orthogonal cross dimensions, where there mutually orthogonal cross dimensions are less than about 1 ?m and greater than about 1 nm. The support structure holds the plurality of nanopillars in preselected relative orientations and displacements relative to each other to form an array pattern that confines light of a preselected wavelength to a resonance region that intercepts at least one nanopillar of the plurality of nanopillars. The at least one nanopillar includes a lasing material to provide an output laser beam of light at the preselected wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Adam C. Scofield, Diana Huffaker
  • Publication number: 20140284653
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light generating device and a light generating device manufactured through the method are disclosed. The method of manufacturing a light generating device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, includes preparing a semiconductor stacking structure including a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer and an active layer disposed between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer; forming a metal thin film on the n-type semiconductor layer or on the p-type semiconductor layer; annealing the metal thin film to form a grain boundary at the metal thin film; applying liquid with graphite powder to the metal thin film with the grain boundary; thermally treating the semiconductor stacking structure to which the liquid with graphite power is applied; and removing the metal thin film with the grain boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Geun KIM, Jae-Hoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20140284634
    Abstract: A light-emission element assembly includes: a light-emission element; a mold section in which the light-emission element is molded; a pad section protruding from an undersurface of the mold section, and electrically connected to the light-emission element; and a reinforcement section provided in the pad section, and projecting towards a side on which the mold section is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Hirao, Hiroyuki Hosono
  • Publication number: 20140284631
    Abstract: Devices incorporating a single to a few-layer MoS2 channels in combination with optimized substrate, dielectric, contact and electrode materials and configurations thereof, exhibit light emission, photoelectric effect, and superconductivity, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Makarand PARANJAPE, Paola BARBARA, Amy LIU, Marcio FONTANA
  • Patent number: 8841647
    Abstract: A flexible substrate includes: a flexible base substrate; a plurality of display structures on a first surface of the flexible base substrate; and a barrier coating on a second surface of the flexible base substrate to prevent contaminants from penetrating into the display structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong In Park, Seung Han Paek, Sang Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8841145
    Abstract: System for wafer-level phosphor deposition. A method for phosphor deposition on a semiconductor wafer that has a plurality of LED dies includes the operations of covering the semiconductor wafer with a selected thickness of photo resist material, removing portions of the photo resist material to expose portions of the semiconductor wafer so that electrical contacts associated with the plurality of LED dies remain unexposed, and depositing phosphor on the exposed portions of the semiconductor wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventor: Tao Xu
  • Patent number: 8841695
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a light-emitting device which has high power efficiency and high light-extraction efficiency and emits light uniformly in a plane. It is another object to provide a manufacturing method of the light-emitting device. It is another object to provide a lighting device including the light-emitting device. One embodiment of the present invention provides a light-emitting device which includes: a first electrode provided over a substrate; a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound provided over the first electrode; an island-shaped insulating layer provided over the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound; an island-shaped auxiliary electrode layer provided over the island-shaped insulating layer; and a second electrode having a property of transmitting visible light provided over the layer containing the light-emitting organic compound and the island-shaped auxiliary electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hisao Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8841684
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a circuit substrate including at least a pair of electrodes, an LED element electrically mounted on the circuit substrate, a phosphor plate disposed on an upper surface of the LED element, a diffuser plate disposed on an upper surface of the phosphor plate, and a white resin disposed on an upper surface of the circuit substrate and covering a peripheral side surface of the LED element, a peripheral side surface of the phosphor plate, and a peripheral side surface of the diffuser plate. The present invention makes it possible to obtain a planar light-emitting surface even with a plurality of LEDs, and also, a problem of color-ring occurrence caused by a phosphor may be less represented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Ishihara, Jo Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20140264260
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor column structure which includes a light emitting layer and at least two facets with different crystalline orientations. The surface area ratio of the at least two facets is changed to alter the luminescence properties, such as CCT and CRI. Particularly, the surface area ratio of the at least two facets is adjusted in a range of from 1:0.1 to 1:10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: DESIGN EXPRESS LIMITED
    Inventors: Chun Yen CHANG, Jet Rung CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140264389
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) structure including a substrate, a polymer layer, and an epitaxy layer is provided. The polymer layer is disposed on the substrate, wherein the polymer layer has a chemical formula of: wherein M represents sodium, zinc, magnesium, or potassium. The epitaxy layer is disposed on the polymer layer. The epitaxy layer is bonded to the substrate via the polymer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: GENESIS PHOTONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kuan-Chieh Huang, Tung-Lin Chuang
  • Publication number: 20140264430
    Abstract: The current distribution across the p-layer (130) of a semiconductor device is modified by purposely inhibiting current flow through the p-layer (130) in regions (310) adjacent to the guardsheet (150), without reducing the optical reflectivity of any part of the device. This current flow may be inhibited by increasing the resistance of the p-layer that is coupled to the p-contact (140) along the edges and in the corners of contact area. In an example embodiment, the high-resistance region (130) is produced by a shallow dose of hydrogen-ion (H+) implant after the p-contact (140) is created. Similarly, a resistive coating may be applied in select regions between the p-contact and the p-layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILPS N.V.
    Inventor: John Edward Epler
  • Patent number: 8835965
    Abstract: A quantum well-based p-i-n light emitting diode is provided that includes nanopillars with an average linear dimension of between 50 nanometers and 1 micron. The nanopillars include a laminar layer of quantum wells capable of non-radiative energy transfer to quantum dot nanocrystals. Quantum dot-Quantum well coupling through the side walls of the nanopillar-configured LED structure achieves a close proximity between quantum wells and quantum dots while retaining the overlying contact electrode structures. A white LED with attractive properties relative to conventional incandescent and fluorescence lighting devices is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Fan Zhang, Jian Xu, Suzanne Mohney
  • Patent number: 8835903
    Abstract: This invention relates light-emitting diode displays with simple structure and fabricating method as well as excellent efficiency. In an embodiment, the display features a nanorod LED array arranged on a substrate and divided into a first, second, and third sub-pixels. Two electrodes are preferably arranged in a vertical configuration for driving the sub-pixels. In another embodiment, a method features the sub-pixels for emitting multi-primary colors being formed on a conductive substrate and thus simplifies the steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Shang-Jr Gwo, Yu-Jung Lu
  • Patent number: 8835937
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optoelectronic component (1) comprising a semiconductor function region (2) with an active zone (400) and a lateral main direction of extension, said semiconductor function region including at least one opening (9, 27, 29) through the active zone, and there being disposed in the region of the opening a connecting conductor material (8) that is electrically isolated (10) from the active zone in at least in a subregion of the opening. Further disclosed are a method for producing such an optoelectronic component and a device comprising a plurality of optoelectronic components. The component and the device can be produced entirely on-wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Wirth, Herbert Brunner, Stefan Illek, Dieter Eissler
  • Patent number: 8835196
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to favorably modify a transparent conductive film and provide a transparent conductive film with few grain boundaries. In the manufacturing method for the transparent conductive film of the present invention, a transparent conductive film 3 is formed on a substrate 2 inside a vacuum chamber 10, after which radiant heat is imparted from a surface modifying device 4 arranged near the substrate 2 to modify the transparent conductive film 3, and the substrate 2 having the modified transparent conductive film 3 is removed from the vacuum chamber 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaki Shima
  • Patent number: 8828752
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) comprises an n-type Group III-V semiconductor layer, an active layer adjacent to the n-type Group III-V semiconductor layer, and a p-type Group III-V semiconductor layer adjacent to the active layer. The active layer includes one or more V-pits. A portion of the p-type Group III-V semiconductor layer is in the V-pits. A p-type dopant injection layer provided during the formation of the p-type Group III-V layer aids in providing a predetermined concentration, distribution and/or uniformity of the p-type dopant in the V-pits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Manutius IP Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Ting
  • Patent number: 8829490
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting device including a first to third conductive semiconductor layers which have an n-type dopant, an active layer, and a fourth and fifth conductive semiconductor layers which have a p-type dopant. The first and third conductive semiconductor layers are a GaN semiconductor, and the second conductive semiconductor layer is an InGaN-based semiconductor layer. The fourth conductive semiconductor layer is formed of an AlGaN semiconductor and the fifth conductive semiconductor layer is formed of a GaN-based semiconductor layer. The active layer includes plurality of quantum barrier layers and plurality of quantum well layers and includes a cycle of 2 to 10. The plurality of quantum well layers include an InGaN semiconductor and at least one of the plurality of quantum barrier layers includes a GaN-based semiconductor, and at least two of the plurality barrier layers has a thickness of about 50 ? to about 300 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyong Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 8829559
    Abstract: In a nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having an n-side and a p-side electrode pad formed on the same side of a substrate wherein current distribution in the light-emitting device is improved by forming branch electrodes extended from the p-side electrode pad (and the n-side electrode pad), when sheet resistance values of n-side and p-side layers in the device are low enough, contact resistance between a p-type nitride semiconductor layer and a current diffusion layer of a transparent conductive film formed thereon is reduced and in-plane distribution of the sheet resistance is made uniform whereby improving the optical output, by increasing in a prescribed condition the sheet resistance value of the current diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yufeng Weng, Michael Brockley
  • Patent number: 8828755
    Abstract: A fabrication method for a light-emitting element package, the method comprising: providing a high precision wafer level mold module, the high precision wafer level mold module comprising an upper mold and a bottom mold; mounting a substrate with a plurality of light-emitting elements between the upper mold and the bottom mold; filling package materials into the high precision wafer level mold module to obtain package members mounted on the light-emitting elements; and removing the high precision wafer level mold module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Tsun Hsieh, Wen-Liang Tseng, Lung-Hsin Chen, Chih-Yung Lin, Ching-Lien Yeh, Chi-Wei Liao
  • Patent number: 8828751
    Abstract: Provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device, the method includes forming a light emitting structure by growing a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer on a substrate. The forming of the light emitting structure includes: forming a protective layer after a portion of the light emitting structure is formed forming a sacrificial layer on the protective layer; and continuously forming a further portion of the light emitting structure on the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Young Rhee, Tan Sakong, Ki Sung Kim, Suk Ho Yoon, Young Sun Kim, Sung Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20140246685
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a display element is disclosed. The method can include forming a peeling layer, forming a resin layer, forming a barrier layer, forming an interconnect layer, forming a display layer, and removing. The peeling layer is formed on a major surface of a base body. The major surface has first, second, and third regions. The peeling layer includes first, second, and third peeling portions. The resin layer is formed on the peeling layer. The resin layer includes first and second resin portions. The barrier layer is formed on the first, second, and third peeling portions. The interconnect layer is formed on the barrier layer. The display layer is formed on the interconnect layer. The first peeling portion is removed from the first resin portion and the second peeling portion is removed from the second resin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kentaro MIURA, Tatsunori SAKANO, Tomomasa UEDA, Nobuyoshi SAITO, Shintaro NAKANO, Yuya MAEDA, Hajime YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8823046
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a transparent insulating layer; and at least one transparent conductive oxide layer substantially enclosing the transparent insulating layer, wherein the transparent insulating layer and the at least one transparent conductive oxide layer are configured to distribute a current through the LED more concentrated toward a peripheral region of the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qunfeng Pan, Jyh-Chiarng Wu, Kechuang Lin, Shaohua Huang
  • Patent number: 8822249
    Abstract: A light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The light-emitting device includes a compound semiconductor structure having a first N-type compound semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a P-type compound semiconductor layer, a P-type electrode layer that is disposed on the P-type compound semiconductor layer and electrically connects with the P-type compound semiconductor layer, a plurality of insulation walls disposed at two sides of the compound semiconductor structure and the P-type electrode layer, a plurality of N-type electrode layers penetrating the plurality of insulation walls, and a conductive substrate on which a plurality of N-type electrode connecting layers respectively corresponding to a plurality of N-type electrode layers are separated from a P-type electrode connecting layer corresponding to the P-type electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-sun Paek, Hak-hwan Kim, Sung-kyong Oh
  • Patent number: 8822983
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device (10) includes: a substrate (11); a first electrode (14) which is provided on the substrate (11), and in which at least a surface portion located on an opposite side from the substrate (11) is made of silver or silver alloy; and an organic electroluminescent layer (15) provided on the first electrode (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ken Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8823040
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes an element mounting substrate, a light-emitting element on the element mounting substrate, a case formed around the light-emitting element and having an opening on a light extraction side of the light-emitting device, and a sealing material filled in the opening of the case to seal the light-emitting element. The element mounting substrate includes an uneven portion configured to firmly attach the element mounting substrate to the case or the sealing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Takeda, Makoto Ishida, Mitsushi Terakami, Shota Yamamori
  • Patent number: 8823037
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor body has a front face provided for the emission and/or reception of electromagnetic radiation, a rear face which lies opposite the front face and is provided for application onto a support plate, and an active semiconductor layer sequence which in the direction from the rear face to the front face includes a layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer and a layer of a second conductivity type in this sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Maute, Karl Engl
  • Patent number: 8822243
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprises a first layer of an n-type semiconductor material, a second layer of a p-type semiconductor material, and an active layer between the first layer and the second layer. A light coupling structure is disposed adjacent to one of the first layer and the second layer. In some cases, the light coupling structure is disposed adjacent to the first layer. An orifice formed in the light coupling structure extends to the first layer. An electrode formed in the orifice is in electrical communication with the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Manutius IP Inc.
    Inventors: Li Yan, Chao-kun Lin, Chih-Wei Chuang
  • Patent number: 8823019
    Abstract: A white organic light emitting device and a display device using the same to which a 2-peak spectrum is applied to execute white display comprises a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite each other on a substrate, and a blue light emitting unit and a phosphorescent light emitting unit provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a 2-peak white spectrum is formed through a first light emitting peak of the blue light emitting unit at a wavelength of 430 nm to 460 nm and a second light emitting peak of the phosphorescent light emitting unit at a wavelength of 530 nm to 630 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwa-Kyung Kim, Byung-Chul Ahn, Chang-Wook Han, Hong-Seok Choi, Sung-Hoon Pieh
  • Publication number: 20140239340
    Abstract: The light emitting device includes: a substrate; a first conductive-type semiconductor layer laminated on the substrate; a light emitting layer laminated on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer; a second conductive-type semiconductor layer laminated on the light emitting layer; a first ITO layer, a second ITO layer, a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The first ITO layer is laminated at a side of the first conductive-type semiconductor layer opposite to the substrate. The second ITO layer is laminated at a side of the second conductive-type semiconductor layer opposite to the substrate. The first metal layer is laminated on the first ITO layer. The second metal layer is laminated on the second ITO layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao FUJIMORI, Nobuaki MATSUI
  • Patent number: 8816378
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting element, includes: a semiconductor stacked body including a light emitting layer; a first upper electrode being connected directly to the semiconductor stacked body; at least one second upper electrode extending from the first upper electrode, the at least one second upper electrode being connected to the semiconductor stacked body via a first contact layer; a lower electrode; a transparent conductive layer; an intermediate film containing oxygen provided between the semiconductor stacked body and the transparent conductive layer; a light reflecting layer; and a current-blocking layer, at least one slit being provided selectively in the current-blocking layer as viewed from a direction perpendicular to a major surface of the light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinji Nunotani, Yasuhiko Akaike, Kayo Inoue, Katsufumi Kondo, Tokuhiko Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 8815618
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) device is provided. The LED device is formed by forming an LED structure on a first substrate. A portion of the first substrate is converted to a porous layer, and a conductive substrate is formed over the LED structure on an opposing surface from the first substrate. The first substrate is detached from the LED structure along the porous layer and any remaining materials are removed from the LED structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventors: Ding-Yuan Chen, Chen-Hua Yu, Wen-Chih Chiou
  • Patent number: 8815617
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure configured for use in a VCSEL or RCLED. The semiconductor structure includes an oxidizing layer constructed from materials that can be oxidized during a lithographic process so as to create an oxide aperture. The semiconductor structure further includes a number of layers near the oxidizing layer. A passivation material is disposed on the layers near the oxidizing layer. The passivation material is configured to inhibit oxidation of the layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventor: Ralph H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8816366
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a nitride semiconductor device which shifts a luminescence wavelength toward a longer wavelength side without decreasing luminescence efficiency, and the nitride semiconductor device according to an implementation of the present invention includes: a GaN layer having a (0001) plane and a plane other than the (0001) plane; and an InGaN layer which contacts the GaN layer and includes indium, and the InGaN layer has a higher indium composition ratio in a portion that contacts the plane other than the (0001) plane than in a portion that contacts the (0001) plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Takizawa, Tetsuzo Ueda
  • Publication number: 20140231785
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence illuminating device (L) has a structure in which an organic electroluminescence element (10) is provided and encapsulated between a pair of substrates (20, 21). A light emitting surface of the organic electroluminescence element (10) has a portion which is not parallel to a light extraction surface of the entire illuminating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidenori OGATA, Emi YAMAMOTO, Yoshimasa FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20140234996
    Abstract: A composition and method for formation of ohmic contacts on a semiconductor structure are provided. The composition includes a TiAlxNy material at least partially contiguous with the semiconductor structure. The TiAlxNy material can be TiAl3. The composition can include an aluminum material, the aluminum material being contiguous to at least part of the TiAlxNy material, such that the TiAlxNy material is between the aluminum material and the semiconductor structure. The method includes annealing the composition to form an ohmic contact on the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjun Jeff Hu, John Mark Meldrim, Shanming Mou, Everett Allen McTeer
  • Publication number: 20140234995
    Abstract: Methods to physically transfer highly integrated silicon photonic devices from high-quality, crystalline semiconductors on to flexible plastic substrates by a transfer-and-bond fabrication method. With this method, photonic circuits including interferometers and resonators can be transferred onto flexible plastic substrates with preserved optical functionalities and performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Mo Li, Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8809080
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a hole through the first substrate, the second substrate having a trace with an indentation, an electronic device mounted over the indentation in the trace, and the first substrate is attached to the second substrate such that the electronic device is positioned within the hole through the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng Ee Lee, Seong Choon Lim, Eng Chuan Ong
  • Patent number: 8809848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a full-band and high-CRI organic light-emitting diode, comprising: a first conductive layer, at least one first carrier transition layer, a plurality of light-emitting layers, at least one second carrier transition layer, and a second conductive layer. In the present invention, a plurality of dyes are doped in the light-emitting layers, so as to make the light-emitting layers emit a plurality of blackbody radiation complementary lights, wherein the chromaticity coordinates of the blackbody radiation complementary lights surround to a specific area on 1931 CIE (Commission International de'Eclairage) Chromaticity Diagram, moreover, the specific area fully encloses the Planck's locus on 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, such that the blackbody radiation complementary lights mix to each other and then become a full-band and high-CRI light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Fu-Chin Yang, Jwo-Huei Jou, Chun-Ju Tseng
  • Patent number: 8809899
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) structure comprises a first dopant region, a dielectric layer on top of the first dopant region, a bond pad layer on top of a first portion the dielectric layer, and an LED layer having a first LED region and a second LED region. The bond pad layer is electrically connected to the first dopant region. The first LED region is electrically connected to the bond pad layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventors: Shouli Steve Hsia, Chih-Kuang Yu, Ken Wen-Chien Fu, Hung-Yi Kuo, Hung-Chao Kao, Ming-Feng Wu, Fu-Chih Yang