Substrate Dicing Patents (Class 438/33)
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Publication number: 20120258557Abstract: A III-nitride semiconductor laser device is provided with a laser structure and an electrode. The laser structure includes a support base which includes a hexagonal III-nitride semiconductor and a semipolar primary surface, and a semiconductor region provided on the semipolar primary surface. The electrode is provided on the semiconductor region. The semiconductor region includes a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type GaN-based semiconductor, a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type GaN-based semiconductor, and an active layer provided between the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Yoshizumi, Yohei Enya, Takashi Kyono, Takamichi Sumitomo, Nobuhiro Saga, Masahiro Adachi, Kazuhide Sumiyoshi, Shinji Tokuyama, Shimpei Takagi, Takatoshi Ikegami, Masaki Ueno, Koji Katayama
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Patent number: 8283193Abstract: A method of manufacture an integrated circuit system includes: forming an insulation region in a base layer; filling an insulator in the insulation region around a perimeter of a main chip region; forming a contact directly on and within planar extents of the insulator; and forming an upper layer over the contact to protect the main chip region.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Soon Yoeng Tan, Teck Jung Tang
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Patent number: 8283687Abstract: 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 semiconductor 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: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignees: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd., POSTECH Academy-Industry FoundationInventor: Jong-Lam Lee
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Publication number: 20120252147Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element having on a belt-formed flexible base material, a first electrode, at least one organic functional layer, and a second electrode, includes continuously forming at least one organic functional layer by coating the same on a first electrode which is formed continuously on the flexible base material in the conveying direction thereof, further forming a second electrode on the organic functional layer, so as to make a plurality of organic electroluminescence element structures in the conveying direction, and then cutting the electroluminescence element structures into individual organic electroluminescence elements so as to manufacture organic electroluminescence elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Nobuaki Takahashi, Shigetoshi Kawabe, Natsuki Yamamoto
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VERTICALLY STRUCTURED GROUP III NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LED CHIP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Publication number: 20120248458Abstract: A method for manufacturing vertically structured Group III nitride semiconductor LED chips includes a step of forming a light emitting laminate on a growth substrate; a step of forming a plurality of separate light emitting structures by partially removing the light emitting laminate to partially expose the growth substrate; a step of forming a conductive support on the plurality of light emitting structures; a step of lifting off the growth substrate from the plurality of light emitting structures; and a step of cutting the conductive support thereby singulating a plurality of LED chips each having the light emitting structure. The step of partially removing the light emitting laminate is performed such that each of the plurality of light emitting structures has a top view shape of a circle or a 4n-gon en” is a positive integer) having rounded corners.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2009Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicants: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD., WAVESQUARE INC.Inventors: Meoung Whan Cho, Seog Woo Lee, Pil Guk Jang, Ryuichi Toba, Tatsunori Toyota, Yoshitaka Kadowaki -
Publication number: 20120244651Abstract: A method for manufacturing light emitting diodes includes steps: providing a substrate having an upper conductive layer and a lower conductive layer formed on a top face and bottom face thereof; dividing each of the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer into first areas and second areas; defining cavities in the substrate through the first areas of the upper conductive layer to expose the lower conductive layer; forming conductive posts within the substrate; forming an overlaying layer to connect the first areas of the upper and lower conductive layers; mounting chips on the overlaying layer within the cavities and electrically connecting each chip with an adjacent first area and post; forming an encapsulant on the substrate to cover the chips; and cutting the substrate into individual packages.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: PIN-CHUAN CHEN, HSIN-CHIANG LIN, WEN-LIANG TSENG
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Patent number: 8268656Abstract: An optical device wafer processing method including a protective plate attaching step of attaching a transparent protective plate through a double-sided adhesive tape to the front side of a sapphire substrate constituting an optical device wafer, the double-sided adhesive tape being composed of a sheet capable of blocking ultraviolet radiation and adhesive layers formed on both sides of the sheet, wherein the adhesive force of each adhesive layer can be reduced by applying ultraviolet radiation; a sapphire substrate grinding step of grinding the back side of the sapphire substrate; a modified layer forming step of applying a laser beam to the sapphire substrate from the back side thereof to thereby form a modified layer in the sapphire substrate along each street; a protective plate removing step of removing the protective plate in the condition where the double-sided adhesive tape is left on the sapphire substrate; and a wafer dividing step of breaking the sapphire substrate along each street where the modifType: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Disco CorporationInventor: Keiichi Kajiyama
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Patent number: 8263422Abstract: An improved method of creating LEDs is disclosed. Rather than using a dielectric coating to separate the bond pads from the top surface of the LED, this region of the LED is implanted with ions to increase its resistivity to minimize current flow therethrough. In another embodiment, a plurality of LEDs are produced on a single substrate by implanting ions in the regions between the LEDs and then etching a trench, where the trench is narrower than the implanted regions and positioned within these regions. This results in a trench where both sides have current confinement capabilities to reduce leakage.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.Inventors: San Yu, Chi-Chun Chen
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Patent number: 8252662Abstract: A method for manufacturing a plurality light emitting diodes includes providing a gallium nitride containing bulk crystalline substrate material configured in a non-polar or semi-polar crystallographic orientation, forming an etch stop layer, forming an n-type layer overlying the etch stop layer, forming an active region, a p-type layer, and forming a metallization. The method includes removing a thickness of material from the backside of the bulk gallium nitride containing substrate material. A plurality of individual LED devices are formed from at least a sandwich structure comprising portions of the metallization layer, the p-type layer, active layer, and the n-type layer. The LED devices are joined to a carrier structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Soraa, Inc.Inventors: Christiane Poblenz, Mathew C. Schmidt, Daniel F. Feezell, James W. Raring, Rajat Sharma
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Patent number: 8253150Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device capable of precisely detecting a cleavage position is provided. A second light emitting device is layered on a first light emitting device. The second light emitting device has stripe-shaped opposed electrodes that are respectively arranged oppositely to respective p-side electrodes of the first light emitting device and electrically connected to the p-side electrodes of the first light emitting device, connection pads respectively and electrically connected to the respective opposed electrodes, a connection pad electrically connected to a p-side electrode, and marks arranged with one end in the plain face of cleavage face S3 or cleavage face S4 on an insulating layer formed on the side of a second substrate facing to a first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuji Furushima, Tetsuya Konno, Fujimoto Tsuyoshi
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Publication number: 20120214265Abstract: The method includes the steps of preparing an epitaxial wafer by forming a multilayer semiconductor structure on a main surface of a substrate; forming stripe electrodes and bonding pads on the multilayer semiconductor structure with the bonding pads being respectively electrically connected to the stripe electrodes; forming a projection portion on the multilayer semiconductor structure; forming laser diode (LD) bars by cutting the epitaxial wafer; arranging the LD bars on a support surface such that a side surface thereof is oriented normal to the support surface, and disposing spacers between the LD bars; and forming a coating film on the side surface. The projection portion has a height, measured from the main surface of the substrate, greater than a height of the stripe electrodes. Furthermore, the laser diode bar has at least one projection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yutaka ONISHI
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Publication number: 20120214268Abstract: A method of fabricating a III-nitride semiconductor laser device includes: preparing a substrate product, where the substrate product has a laser structure, the laser structure includes a semiconductor region and a substrate of a hexagonal III-nitride semiconductor, the substrate has a semipolar primary surface, and the semiconductor region is formed on the semipolar primary surface; scribing a first surface of the substrate product to form a scribed mark, the scribed mark extending in a direction of an a-axis of the hexagonal III-nitride semiconductor; and after forming the scribed mark, carrying out breakup of the substrate product by press against a second region of the substrate product while supporting a first region of the substrate product but not supporting the second region thereof, to form another substrate product and a laser bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shimpei TAKAGI, Yusuke Yoshizumi, Koji Katayama, Masaki Ueno, Takatoshi Ikegami
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Publication number: 20120211795Abstract: The present invention provides a compound semiconductor light emitting device including: an Si—Al substrate; protection layers formed on top and bottom surfaces of the Si—Al substrate; and a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an n-type semiconductor layer which are sequentially stacked on the protection layer formed on the top surface of the Si—Al substrate, and a method for manufacturing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.Inventors: Myong Soo CHO, Ki Yeol Park, Pun Jae Choi
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Patent number: 8247251Abstract: A method of fabricating a light-emitting element, in which less stress is applied to the light-emitting element, includes: forming element isolation patterns on a substrate; forming a buffer layer on an entire surface of the substrate to directly contact the surface of the substrate and the element isolation patterns and forming light-emitting structure layers on the buffer layer; forming element isolation trenches, which overlap at least part of the element isolation patterns, respectively, buffer layer patterns and light-emitting structures which are separated from each other by the element isolation trenches, respectively, by etching the buffer layer and the light-emitting structure layers; injecting a lift-off solution into the element isolation trenches to remove the element isolation patterns; and removing the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yu-Sik Kim
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Patent number: 8241937Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes a light emitting element having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a first electrode provided thereon, the second surface being located on the opposite side from the first surface and having a second electrode provided thereon; a first conductive member connected to the first surface; a second conductive member connected to the second surface; a first external electrode connected to the first conductive member; a second external electrode connected to the second conductive member; and an enclosure sealing the light emitting element, the first conductive member, and the second conductive member between the first external electrode and the second external electrode, and being configured to transmit light emitted from the light emitting element.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akihiko Happoya, Kazuhito Higuchi, Tomohiro Iguchi, Kazuo Shimokawa, Takashi Koyanagawa, Michinobu Inoue, Izuru Komatsu, Hisashi Ito
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Patent number: 8241999Abstract: A semiconductor device has a circuit element region formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a protective pattern formed so as to surround the circuit element region.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takafumi Ikeda, Takahito Nakazawa, Hideaki Maekawa, Yuuichi Tatsumi, Toshifumi Minami
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Publication number: 20120202304Abstract: A method of fabricating a III-nitride semiconductor laser device includes: preparing a substrate with a semipolar primary surface, the semipolar primary surface including a hexagonal III-nitride semiconductor; forming a substrate product having a laser structure, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode, the laser structure including a substrate and a semiconductor region, and the semiconductor region being formed on the semipolar primary surface; after forming the substrate product, forming first and second end faces; and forming first and second dielectric multilayer films for an optical cavity of the nitride semiconductor laser device on the first and second end faces, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIZUMI, Yohei ENYA, Takashi KYONO, Masahiro ADACHI, Shinji TOKUYAMA, Takamichi SUMITOMO, Masaki UENO, Takatoshi IKEGAMI, Koji KATAYAMA, Takao NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20120199841Abstract: Techniques for manufacturing optical devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) using a separation process of thick gallium and nitrogen containing substrate members, are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: Soraa, Inc.Inventors: Max Batres, Aurelien David
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Publication number: 20120199857Abstract: Improved packages for light emitters may be fabricated at the wafer level. The package can be a single device or an array of die. The package includes a thermal via that extends through the thickness of the package substrate. The thermal via may be made of a material possessing a high thermal conductivity. The thermal via may be wider at the package exterior than at the interior to provide heat spreading between the device and its heat sink. The taper angle of the thermal via may be around 45 degrees to match the natural spread of heat in a solid. The thermal via may extend above the package interior, so its height is sufficient to position an emitter placed thereon at one foci of a parabola, where the vertex of the parabola is at the surface of the package substrate from which the thermal via extends.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION EASTInventors: Giles Humpston, Moshe Kriman, Marc Himel
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Patent number: 8236591Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting element from a wafer in which a gallium nitride compound semiconductor has been laminated on a sapphire substrate having an orientation flat, comprises of: laminating a semiconductor layer on a first main face of the sapphire substrate having an off angle ? in a direction Xo parallel to the orientation flat; forming a first break groove that extends in a direction Y substantially perpendicular to the direction Xo, on the semiconductor layer side; forming a second break line that is shifted by a predetermined distance in the ±Xo direction from a predicted split line within the first break groove and parallel to the first break groove in the interior of the sapphire substrate and corresponding to the inclination of the off angle ?; and splitting the wafer along the first and/or second break line.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Takashi Ichihara, Hirofumi Yoshida, Takao Yamada, Yohei Wakai
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Patent number: 8232121Abstract: A semiconductor device that has excellent characteristics and mass productivity wherein the introduction of defects thereinto at the time of device separation is prevented, and a method for producing the semiconductor device. In particular, there is provided a high-performance semiconductor device having excellent luminous efficiency, longevity and mass productivity; and a method for producing this semiconductor device. The method for producing the semiconductor device has a step of forming, between a substrate comprising zinc oxide (ZnO) and a device operating layer, a defect-blocking layer having a crystal composition that is different from that of the substrate, and a step of forming device dividing grooves to a depth that goes beyond the defect-blocking layer, relative to the device operating layer side surface of the substrate on which the device operating layer is formed.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chizu Kyotani, Naochika Horio
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Patent number: 8232122Abstract: A method for fabricating an LED chip is provided. Firstly, a SiO2 pattern layer is formed on a top surface of a substrate. Then, lighting structures are grown on a portion of the top surface of substrate without the SiO2 pattern layer thereon. Thereafter, the SiO2 pattern layer is removed by wet etching to form spaces between bottoms of the lighting structures and substrate. An etching solution is used to permeate into the spaces and etch the lighting structures from the bottoms thereof, whereby the lighting structures each with a trapezoid shape is formed. Sidewalls of each of the lighting structures are inclined inwardly along a top-to-bottom direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.Inventors: Po-Min Tu, Shih-Cheng Huang
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Publication number: 20120189029Abstract: A semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor laminate structure that includes a light emitting layer that contains In, a p-type guide layer disposed at one side of the light emitting layer, an n-type guide layer disposed at another side of the light emitting layer; a p-type clad layer disposed at an opposite side of the p-type guide layer to the light emitting layer, and an n-type clad layer disposed at an opposite side of the n-type guide layer to the light emitting layer. The semiconductor laminate structure includes a rectilinear waveguide formed parallel to a projection vector of a c-axis onto the crystal growth surface, and a pair of laser resonance surfaces formed of cleavage planes perpendicular to the projection vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Kashiwagi, Kuniyoshi Okamoto, Taketoshi Tanaka, Masashi Kubota
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Patent number: 8227269Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device comprises: a) depositing over substantially the entire surface of a LED diode wafer having an array of LEDs formed on a surface thereof a mixture of at least one phosphor material and a polymer material, wherein the polymer material is transmissive to light generated by the LEDs and to light generated by the at least one phosphor material; b) mechanically stamping the phosphor/polymer mixture with a stamp having features configured such as to form passages in the phosphor/polymer corresponding to electrode contact pads of each LED thereby enabling access to each electrode contact pad; c) curing the polymer; d) removing the stamp; and e) dividing the LED wafer into individual light emitting devices. The stamp comprises a dissolvable material (polyvinyl alcohol) and the stamp is removed by dissolving it using a solvent (e.g. water).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Intematix CorporationInventors: Geng Chen, Jonathan Melman
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Patent number: 8227277Abstract: A method of fabricating a group-III nitride semiconductor laser device includes: preparing a substrate of a hexagonal group-III nitride semiconductor, where the substrate has a semipolar primary surface; forming a substrate product having a laser structure, an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, where the laser structure includes the substrate and a semiconductor region, and where the semiconductor region is formed on the semipolar primary surface; scribing a first surface of the substrate product in part in a direction of the a-axis of the hexagonal group-III nitride semiconductor; and carrying out breakup of the substrate product by press against a second surface of the substrate product, to form another substrate product and a laser bar.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Yoshizumi, Yohei Enya, Takashi Kyono, Masahiro Adachi, Katsushi Akita, Masaki Ueno, Takamichi Sumitomo, Shinji Tokuyama, Koji Katayama, Takao Nakamura, Takatoshi Ikegami
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Patent number: 8227276Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device comprises: depositing over substantially the entire surface of a LED wafer having a array of LEDs formed on a surface thereof a mixture of at least one phosphor and a polymer material, wherein the polymer material is transmissive to light generated by the LEDs and to light generated by the at least one phosphor material; using laser ablation to selectively make apertures in the phosphor/polymer material corresponding to electrode contact pads of each LED thereby enabling access to each electrode contact pad; and dividing the wafer into individual light emitting devices. The method can further comprise, prior to dividing the wafer, cutting slots in the phosphor/polymer material which are configured to pass between individual LEDs. The slots are configured such that a layer of phosphor/polymer material remains on the edges of each LED after division of the wafer into individual light emitting devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Intematix CorporationInventor: Jonathan Melman
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Publication number: 20120184056Abstract: Methods and apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device that emits white light by forming a phosphor layer on an emission surface of the semiconductor light-emitting device at a wafer-level. The method includes: forming a plurality of light-emitting devices on a wafer; thinning the wafer, on which the plurality of light-emitting devices are formed; disposing the thinned wafer on a carrier film; and forming a phosphor layer on an emission surface of the plurality of light-emitting devices on the wafer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Cheol-jun YOO, Seong-jae Hong, Tsuyoshi Tsutsui, Shin-kun Kim
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Patent number: 8222059Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an optical device, a whole substrate is first prepared which has a plurality of regions corresponding to substrates constituting a plurality of optical devices, respectively. A plurality of chips are then mounted to the plurality of regions, respectively. A whole sealing member having a plurality of sealing members is integrally attached to the whole substrate to form an intermediate body. The intermediate body is divided into the above-described regions. Thus, the optical device having a substrate, a chip as an optical element mounted to the substrate and a sealing member with transparency provided at the substrate for the purpose of sealing the chip is manufactured. This manufacturing method improves the efficiency of manufacturing an optical device.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Towa CorporationInventor: Takeshi Ashida
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Publication number: 20120175652Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for laser-assisted singulation of light emitting electronic devices manufactured on a substrate, having a processing surface and a depth extending from the processing surface. It includes providing a laser processing system having a picosecond laser having controllable parameters; controlling the laser parameters to form light pulses from the picosecond laser, to form a modified region having a depth which spans about 50% of the depth and substantially including the processing surface of the substrate and having a width less than about 5% of the region depth; and, singulating the substrate by applying mechanical stress to the substrate thereby cleaving the substrate into said light emitting electronic devices having sidewalls formed at least partially in cooperation with the linear modified regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Irving Chyr, Jonathan Halderman, Juan Chacin
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Patent number: 8216868Abstract: A substrate product is formed, and the substrate product includes a first region, a second region, a protrusion structure, and first and second scribe marks. The first region includes sections arranged in first and second axes to form an array, and the second region is provided adjacent to the array. The protrusion structure is provided in the second region; the first and second scribe marks are provided in the second region; the first and second scribe marks extend along first and second reference lines, respectively; and the first and second reference lines define boundary of the sections. After sandwiching the substrate product between films, a first cleavage of the substrate product is performed along the first scribe mark to form a first laser bar and another substrate product, and a second cleavage of the other substrate product is performed along the second scribe mark to form a second laser bar and still another substrate product.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Kenji Hiratsuka
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Patent number: 8216867Abstract: A wafer of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is laser scribed to produce a laser scribing cut. Then, the wafer is cleaned, for example by wet etching, to reduce scribe damage. Then, electrical contact layers for the LEDs are formed on the wafer that has been cleaned. Alternatively, the scribing cut may be produced by multiple etches before contact formation. Related LEDs are also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Donofrio, Winston T. Parker, Michael John Bergmann, Steven Scott Gilmore, Jay Thomas Norman, Kevin Shawne Schneider
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Patent number: 8218919Abstract: A MEMS-based display device is described, wherein an array of interferometric modulators are configured to reflect light through a transparent substrate. The transparent substrate is sealed to a backplate and the backplate may contain electronic circuitry fabricated on the backplane. The electronic circuitry is placed in electrical communication with the array of interferometric modulators and is configured to control the state of the array of interferometric modulators.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Karen Tyger
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Publication number: 20120171791Abstract: A method for fabricating an LED chip is provided. Firstly, a SiO2 pattern layer is formed on a top surface of a substrate. Then, lighting structures are grown on a portion of the top surface of substrate without the SiO2 pattern layer thereon. Thereafter, the SiO2 pattern layer is removed by wet etching to form spaces between bottoms of the lighting structures and substrate. An etching solution is used to permeate into the spaces and etch the lighting structures from the bottoms thereof, whereby the lighting structures each with a trapezoid shape is formed. Sidewalls of each of the lighting structures are inclined inwardly along a top-to-bottom direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: PO-MIN TU, SHIH-CHENG HUANG
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Publication number: 20120168716Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) die includes a first substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a second substrate on the second surface of the first substrate; a p-type semiconductor layer on the first surface of the first substrate; a multiple quantum well (MQW) layer on the p-type semiconductor layer configured to emit light; and an n-type semiconductor layer on the multiple quantum well (MQW) layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: SemiLEDS Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiunn-Yi Chu, Chen-Fu Chu, Chao-Chen Cheng
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Patent number: 8211750Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate for transmitting light, a wiring layer provided on the substrate, a semiconductor chip formed on the wiring layer, a columnar electrode, a sealant, and an external connection terminal electrically connected to the semiconductor chip via the wiring layer and protruding electrode. The device includes a cut surface formed by dicing and constituted by only the substrate and the sealant. Since the cut surface has a single-layer structure as a result of forming the sealant in a single step, moisture cannot infiltrate through the sealant, hence a device resistant to corrosion and operational defects is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Ohsumi
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Patent number: 8211725Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flexible display device is disclosed. The method includes arranging a first substrate having a plurality of depression units, forming a first plastic film in each of the plurality of depression units, forming a thin film transistor (TFT) on the first plastic film, forming a display device on the TFT, where the display device is configured to be electrically connected to the TFT, encapsulating an upper portion of the display device, cutting the first substrate, and separating the first substrate from the first plastic film.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Hwan Park, Jae-Seob Lee, Moo-Jin Kim, Young-Shin Pyo, Sang-Joon Seo, Hoon-Kee Min, Dong-Un Jin
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Patent number: 8211722Abstract: A flip-chip LED fabrication method includes the steps of (a) providing a GaN epitaxial wafer, (b) forming a first groove in the GaN epitaxial layer, (c) forming a second groove in the GaN epitaxial layer to expose a part of the N-type GaN ohmic contact layer of the GaN epitaxial layer, (d) forming a translucent conducting layer on the epitaxial layer, (e) forming a P-type electrode pad and an N-type electrode pad on the translucent conducting layer, (f) forming a first isolation protection layer on the P-type electrode pad, the N-type electrode pad, the first groove and the second groove, (g) forming a metallic reflection layer on the first isolation protection layer, (h) forming a second isolation protection layer on the first isolation protection layer and the metallic reflection layer, (i) forming a third groove to expose one lateral side of the N-type electrode pad, (j) separating the processed GaN epitaxial wafer into individual GaN LED chips, and (k) bonding at least one individual GaN LED chip thus obtType: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Inventor: Lien-Shine Lu
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Publication number: 20120161184Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device comprises a semiconductor light emitting element comprising a semiconductor laminate including a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and an n-type semiconductor layer which are sequentially laminated, and a conductive support substrate joined to the p-type semiconductor layer side of the semiconductor laminate. The semiconductor laminate is divided into at least two semiconductor regions by a trench. The semiconductor light emitting device further comprises a first transparent sealing resin covering at least a portion of the semiconductor light emitting element, the first transparent sealing resin comprising a plurality of first fluorescent particles, each of the first fluorescent particles having an individual average particle diameter. A width of the trench is smaller than an overall average of the individual average particle diameters of the first fluorescent particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Nobuhiro Ubahara, Kouichiroh Deguchi, Takao Yamada
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Publication number: 20120156816Abstract: A sapphire wafer dividing method including a modified layer forming step of forming a plurality of modified layers inside a sapphire wafer along a plurality of crossing division lines formed on the front side where a light emitting layer is formed, and a chamfering and dividing step of forming a plurality of cut grooves on the back side of the sapphire wafer along the division lines, thereby dividing the sapphire wafer into individual light emitting devices along the modified layers as a division start point, wherein the corners of the back side of each light emitting device are chamfered by the formation of the cut grooves in the chamfering and dividing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: DISCO CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Okamura, Hitoshi Hoshino
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Publication number: 20120156815Abstract: A method for fabricating an LED chip includes: providing a sapphire substrate with a SiO2 pattern layer formed on the substrate; forming a lighting structure on the sapphire substrate with the SiO2 pattern layer; forming grooves in the lighting structure to divide the lighting structure into a number of light emitting regions, the grooves extending to the sapphire substrate and revealing the SiO2 pattern layer; removing the SiO2 pattern layer and forming spaces between the lighting structure and the substrate; etching part of the light emitting regions, and then forming electrodes on the light emitting regions; and cutting the sapphire substrate along the grooves to obtain a plurality of LED chips.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: SHIH-CHENG HUANG, PO-MIN TU
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Publication number: 20120142130Abstract: Provided is a group-III nitride semiconductor laser device with a laser cavity of high lasing yield, on a semipolar surface of a support base in which the c-axis of a hexagonal group-III nitride is tilted toward the m-axis. First and second fractured faces to form the laser cavity intersect with an m-n plane. The group-III nitride semiconductor laser device has a laser waveguide extending in a direction of an intersecting line between the m-n plane and the semipolar surface. In a laser structure, a first surface is opposite to a second surface. The first and second fractured faces extend from an edge of the first surface to an edge of the second surface. The fractured faces are not formed by dry etching and are different from conventionally-employed cleaved facets such as c-planes, m-planes, or a-planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIZUMI, Shimpei TAKAGI, Yohei ENYA, Takashi KYONO, Masahiro ADACHI, Masaki UENO, Takamichi SUMITOMO, Shinji TOKUYAMA, Koji KATAYAMA, Takao NAKAMURA, Takatoshi IKEGAMI
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Publication number: 20120135553Abstract: A method of fabricating LED devices includes using a laser to form trenches between the LEDs and then using a chemical solution to remove slag creating by the laser.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: Soraa, Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. Felker, Rafael L. Aldaz, Max Batres
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Publication number: 20120135554Abstract: A method of fabricating a group-III nitride semiconductor laser device includes: preparing a substrate of a hexagonal group-III nitride semiconductor, where the substrate has a semipolar primary surface; forming a substrate product having a laser structure, an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, where the laser structure includes the substrate and a semiconductor region, and where the semiconductor region is formed on the semipolar primary surface; scribing a first surface of the substrate product in part in a direction of the a-axis of the hexagonal group-III nitride semiconductor; and carrying out breakup of the substrate product by press against a second surface of the substrate product, to form another substrate product and a laser bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIZUMI, Shimpei TAKAGI, Takatoshi IKEGAMI, Masaki UENO, Koji KATAYAMA
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Patent number: 8178423Abstract: A laser beam machining method wherein machining areas in which to form machined grooves and machining start point areas in which to form shallow grooves shallower than the machined grooves are alternately set in each of streets formed on a wafer, and the machined grooves and the shallow grooves are continuously formed by scanning an irradiation point of a laser beam along each of the streets.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Disco CorporationInventor: Tomohiro Endo
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Patent number: 8178425Abstract: An optical device wafer processing method for dividing an optical device wafer into a plurality of individual optical devices. The optical device wafer is composed of a substrate and a semiconductor layer formed on the front side of the substrate. The optical devices are partitioned by a plurality of crossing division lines formed on the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Disco CorporationInventors: Tasuku Koyanagi, Hiroshi Morikazu
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Patent number: 8178424Abstract: Provided are a method of fabricating a light-emitting apparatus with improved light extraction efficiency and a light-emitting apparatus fabricated using the method. The method includes: preparing a monocrystalline substrate; forming an intermediate structure on the substrate, the intermediate structure comprising a light-emitting structure which comprises a first conductive pattern of a first conductivity type, a light-emitting pattern, and a second conductive pattern of a second conductivity type stacked sequentially, a first electrode which is electrically connected to the first conductive pattern, and a second electrode which is electrically connected to the second conductive pattern; forming a polycrystalline region, which extends in a horizontal direction, by irradiating a laser beam to the substrate in the horizontal direction such that the laser beam is focused on a beam-focusing point within the substrate; and cutting the substrate in the horizontal direction along the polycrystalline region.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Sik Kim, Seong-Deok Hwang, Seung-Jae Lee, Sun-Pil Youn
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Patent number: 8173534Abstract: A semiconductor wafer with rear side identification and to a method for producing the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, the rear side identification has a multiplicity of information regarding the monocrystalline and surface and also rear side constitution. A multiplicity of semiconductor device positions arranged in rows and columns are provided on the top side of the semiconductor wafer, an information chip being arranged at an exposed semiconductor device position, the information chip having at least the information of the rear side identification.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Stephan Bradl, Rainer Holmer
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Publication number: 20120107968Abstract: A method of fabricating group-III nitride semiconductor laser device includes: preparing a substrate comprising a hexagonal group-III nitride semiconductor and having a semipolar principal surface; forming a substrate product having a laser structure, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode, where the laser structure includes a semiconductor region and the substrate, where the semiconductor region is formed on the semipolar principal surface; scribing a first surface of the substrate product in a direction of an a-axis of the hexagonal group-III nitride semiconductor to form first and second scribed grooves; and carrying out breakup of the substrate product by press against a second surface of the substrate product, to form another substrate product and a laser bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIZUMI, Shimpei TAKAGI, Takatoshi IKEGAMI, Masaki UENO, Koji KATAYAMA
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Publication number: 20120104445Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package which includes: a substrate having a surface; a first conducting layer located on the surface; a second conducting layer located on the surface, wherein the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer are electrically insulated from each other; a first reflective layer conformally located on the first conducting layer and at least partially covering a side of the first conducting layer; a second reflective layer conformally located on the second conducting layer and at least partially covering a side of the second conducting layer; and a chip disposed on the surface of the substrate and having at least a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the first conducting layer, and the second electrode is electrically connected to the second conducting layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Ming-Kun YANG, Tsang-Yu LIU
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Publication number: 20120104359Abstract: A method for forming optical devices includes providing a gallium nitride substrate having a crystalline surface region and a backside region. The backside is subjected to a laser scribing process to form scribe regions. Metal contacts overly the scribe regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Soraa, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Felker, Nicholas A. Vickers, Rafael Aldaz, David Press, Nicholas J. Pfister, James W. Raring, Mathew C. Schmidt, Kenneth John Thomson