Tapered Etching Patents (Class 438/43)
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Patent number: 8367448Abstract: A capacitor of an organic light emitting display device includes a first metal layer on a substrate, a first insulating layer on the first metal layer, an oxide semiconductor layer on the first insulating layer, the oxide semiconductor layer corresponding to the first metal layer, a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer including an opening exposing a portion of the oxide semiconductor layer, and a second metal layer on the second insulating layer and in the opening, the second metal layer being connected to the exposed portion of the oxide semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chaun-Gi Choi, Chang-Mo Park, Jong-Han Jeong
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Patent number: 8344392Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting stack includes: a first semiconductor layer; an active layer formed on the first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; a recess structure formed through the second semiconductor layer, the active layer, and extended in the first semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes a contact region defined by the recess structure; a first electrode structure including a first contact portion on the contact region of the first semiconductor layer, and a second contact portion laterally extended from the first contact portion into the first semiconductor layer; and a dielectric layer formed on side surfaces of the second semiconductor layer and the active layer to insulate the second semiconductor layer and the active layer from the first contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Epistar CorporationInventors: Jui Hung Yeh, Chun Kai Wang, Wei Yu Yen, Yu Yao Lin, Chien Fu Shen, De Shan Kuo, Ting Chia Ko
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Patent number: 8329490Abstract: A method of producing a solid-state image pickup apparatus, including the steps of: forming a plurality of light-receiving portions on a substrate; forming a plurality of transfer gates to be connected to the plurality of light-receiving portions formed on the substrate; forming an insulation film on the substrate; exposing a base by etching the insulation film so that the etched part of the insulation film between the adjacent transfer gates tapers away; and injecting an impurity into the exposed part using the insulation film that has remained after the etching as a mask to thus form an impurity injection portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Akira Mizumura
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Patent number: 8329481Abstract: A manufacturing method of nitride semiconductor light emitting elements, which can reliably form a mechanically stable wiring electrode leading from a light emitting element surface. A structure protective sacrifice layer is formed around a first electrode layer on a device structure layer beforehand, and after separation of the device structure layer into respective portions for the light emitting elements, the resultant is stuck to a support substrate. Subsequently, forward tapered grooves reaching the structure protective sacrifice layer are formed, and the inverse tapered portion formed outward of the forward tapered groove is lifted off in a lift-off step. Thus, an insulating layer is formed on the forward tapered side walls of the light emitting element, and a wiring electrode layer electrically connected to the second electrode layer on the principal surface of the light emitting element is formed on the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mamoru Miyachi
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Publication number: 20120228670Abstract: An optical semiconductor element and a manufacturing method thereof that can improve the light extraction efficiency with maintaining the yield. The manufacturing method includes forming a plurality of recesses arranged at equal intervals along a crystal axis of a semiconductor film in a surface of the semiconductor film; and performing an etching process on the surface of the semiconductor film, thereby forming a plurality of protrusions arranged according to the arrangement form of the plurality of recesses and deriving from the crystal structure of the semiconductor film in the surface of the semiconductor film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tatsuma SAITO
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Patent number: 8247247Abstract: A method for manufacturing an LED module, including steps of: providing a heat conductive plate and an LED die, the heat conductive plate defining a concave groove therein; forming an electrode circuit layer on the heat conductive plate around the concave groove; plating one metal layer on a bottom of the concave groove of the heat conductive plate, and plating another metal layer on the LED die; eutectically bonding the metal layer of the heat conducting plate and the metal layer of the LED die together to form into an eutectic layer; forming electrodes on the LED die, and connecting the electrodes with the electrode circuit layer; and encapsulating the LED die in the concave groove.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Ying-Chieh Lu
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Patent number: 8241940Abstract: This disclosure presents manufacturing methods and apparatus designs for making TFSSs from both sides of a re-usable semiconductor template, thus effectively increasing the substrate manufacturing throughput and reducing the substrate manufacturing cost. This approach also reduces the amortized starting template cost per manufactured substrate (TFSS) by about a factor of 2 for a given number of template reuse cycles.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Solexel, Inc.Inventors: Mehrdad M. Moslehi, Karl-Josef Kramer, David Xuan-Qi Wang, Pawan Kapur, Somnath Nag, George D Kamian, Jay Ashjaee, Takao Yonehara
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Patent number: 8222662Abstract: An LED package structure includes a transparent substrate having a supporting face and a light-emergent face opposite to the supporting face, a housing disposed on the supporting face, two electrodes disposed on the housing, an LED chip disposed on the supporting face and electrically connected to the two electrodes, a reflecting layer covering the LED chip to reflect light emitted by the LED chip toward the transparent substrate, and a phosphor layer formed on the light-emergent face of the substrate. The phosphor layer includes a plurality of layers each having a specific light wavelength conversion range to generate a light with a predetermined color.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Hui Shen, Tzu-Chien Hung, Jian-Shihn Tsang
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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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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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Patent number: 8173461Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for fabrication of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device comprising a substrate, a nitride semiconductor layer on the substrate and electrodes on the nitride semiconductor, the process for fabrication of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device being characterized by device working by laser, followed by etching treatment and then electrode formation.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2006Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventor: Yasuhito Urashima
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Patent number: 8168457Abstract: A shaped article comprising a plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals. Devices incorporating shaped articles are also provided. Methods of manufacturing shaped articles by various molding processes are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Nanoco Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Jennifer Z. Gilles
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Patent number: 8158470Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate and a method of manufacturing the thin film transistor substrate comprises forming a gate line and a data line intersecting each other with a gate insulating layer interposed and defining a pixel area on the substrate, a thin film transistor electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, and a stepped-structure occurring pattern overlapping at least one of the gate line and the data line; forming a passivation layer having a stepped-structure portion formed by the stepped-structure occurring pattern on the substrate; forming a photoresist pattern having a second stepped-structure portion corresponding to the stepped-structure portion on the passivation layer; patterning the passivation layer using the photoresist pattern as a mask; forming a transparent conductive layer on the substrate; and removing the photoresist pattern where the transparent conductive layer is covered by a stripper penetrating through the stepped-structure portion of the photoresist pattern anType: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Hyun Choung, Hong Sick Park, Sun Young Hong, Bong Kyun Kim, Bong Kyu Shin, Won Suk Shin, Byeong Jin Lee
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Patent number: 8137995Abstract: A semiconductor device is made by forming a first active device on a first side of a semiconductor wafer. A first insulating layer is formed over the first side of the wafer. A first conductive layer is formed over the first insulating layer. A first interconnect structure is formed over the first insulating layer and first conductive layer. A temporary carrier is mounted to the first interconnect structure. A second active device is formed on a second side of the semiconductor wafer. A second insulating layer is formed over the second side of the wafer. A second conductive layer is formed over the second insulating layer. A second interconnect structure is formed over the second insulating layer and second conductive layer. The temporary carrier is removed, leaving a double-sided semiconductor device. The double-sided semiconductor device is enclosed in a package with the first and second interconnect structures electrically connected.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.Inventors: OhHan Kim, JoungUn Park, SunMi Kim
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Patent number: 8138002Abstract: A convex part formation method of forming a convex part in parallel with a <110> direction of a backing on the backing having a {100} face as the top surface thereof, includes: (a) forming a mask layer in parallel with the <110> direction on the backing; (b) etch the backing so as to form a convex-part upper layer whose sectional shape on a cutting plane corresponding to a {110} face is an isosceles trapezoid, the base of which is longer than the upper side thereof, and the side surface of which has an inclination of ?U; and (c) further etching the backing so as to form a convex-part lower layer whose sectional shape on the cutting plane corresponding to the {110} face is an isosceles trapezoid, the base of which is longer than the upper side thereof, and the side surface of which has an inclination of ?D (where ?D??U).Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kiyotaka Yashima, Yoshinari Kiwaki, Kamada Michiru, Sachio Karino, Hironobu Narui, Nobukata Okano
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Patent number: 8133803Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor layer comprising: a) growing a semiconductor layer on a foreign substrate; b) forming at least one opening on the semiconductor layer, wherein the opening exposes the interface between the semiconductor layer and the foreign substrate; and c) removing at least part of the semiconductor solid state material along the interface between the semiconductor layer and the foreign substrate. The removing step c) is preferably achieved by selective interfacial chemical etching. The semiconductor layer may be utilized as a substrate for fabrication of a wide variety of electronic and opto-electronic devices and integrated circuitry products.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Academia SinicaInventors: Yuh-Jen Cheng, Ming-Hua Lo, Hao-Chung Kuo
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Patent number: 8129205Abstract: Solid state lighting devices and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a solid state light device includes a light emitting diode with an N-type gallium nitride (GaN) material, a P-type GaN material spaced apart from the N-type GaN material, and an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) material directly between the N-type GaN material and the P-type GaN material. At least one of the N-type GaN, InGaN, and P-type GaN materials has a non-planar surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Niraj Rana, Zaiyuan Ren
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Patent number: 8124513Abstract: Germanium field effect transistors and methods of fabricating them are described. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a germanium oxide layer over a substrate and forming a metal oxide layer over the germanium oxide layer. The germanium oxide layer and the metal oxide layer are converted into a first dielectric layer. A first electrode layer is deposited over the first dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jing-Cheng Lin
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Patent number: 8110851Abstract: A nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device 100 includes a GaN substrate 10, of which the principal surface is an m-plane 12, a semiconductor multilayer structure 20 that has been formed on the m-plane 12 of the GaN-based substrate 10, and an electrode 30 arranged on the semiconductor multilayer structure 20. The electrode 30 includes an Mg layer 32, which contacts with the surface of a p-type semiconductor region in the semiconductor multilayer structure 20.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toshiya Yokogawa, Mitsuaki Oya, Atsushi Yamada, Ryou Kato
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Patent number: 8090229Abstract: 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: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Karen Tyger
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Patent number: 8071442Abstract: A strain-inducing semiconductor alloy may be formed on the basis of cavities which may have a non-rectangular shape, which may be maintained even during corresponding high temperature treatments by providing an appropriate protection layer, such as a silicon dioxide material. Consequently, a lateral offset of the strain-inducing semiconductor material may be reduced, while nevertheless providing a sufficient thickness of corresponding offset spacers during the cavity etch process, thereby preserving gate electrode integrity. For instance, P-channel transistors may have a silicon/germanium alloy with a hexagonal shape, thereby significantly enhancing the overall strain transfer efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Stephan Kronholz, Markus Lenski, Andy Wei, Andreas Ott
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Patent number: 8058155Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the controlled synthesis of nanostructures on the edges of electrodes and an apparatus capable of optical and electrochemical sensing. In accordance with the present invention, a method of fabricating nanowires is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a substrate, creating a dielectric thereon, depositing a metal catalyst on the dielectric, patterning the metal catalyst, selectively etching dielectric, creating an electric field originating in metal catalyst, and applying a heat treatment. In another embodiment, the method includes providing a substrate, depositing a dielectric thereon, printing a metal catalyst on the dielectric and plastic substrate, printing silicide along the edges of metal catalyst, creating an electric field originating in metal catalyst; and applying chemical vapor deposition.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: University of South FloridaInventor: Shekhar Bhansali
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Patent number: 8058116Abstract: A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device include: forming a gate electrode on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the substrate; forming a primary active layer having a tapered portion to a side of a channel region of the primary active layer on the gate insulating layer, and forming source and drain electrodes on the primary active layer; and forming a secondary active layer made of amorphous zinc oxide-based semiconductor on the source and drain electrodes and being in contact with the tapered portion of the primary active layer, wherein the primary active layer is etched at a low selectivity during a wet etching of the source and drain electrodes, to have the tapered portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Uk Bae, Hyun-Sik Seo, Yong-Yub Kim
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Patent number: 8053262Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor laser element having a nitride semiconductor layer including at least an active layer provided on a substrate, a pair of cavity planes formed on the nitride semiconductor layer, and a protruding part where part of the substrate protrudes from said cavity plane, said method comprises: a step of forming the nitride semiconductor layer on the substrate; a first etching step of forming a first groove by etching at least the nitride semiconductor layer; and a second etching step of forming the cavity plane, in the second etching step, the inner wall of the first groove and part of the nitride semiconductor layer surface adjacent to the first groove are etched to form a second groove, and form the upper face of the protruding part.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventor: Shingo Tanisaka
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Patent number: 8030640Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate, a first conductivity type nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of V-pits placed in a top surface thereof, a silicon compound formed in the vertex region of each of the V-pits, an active layer disposed on the first conductivity type nitride semiconductor layer and including depressions conforming to the shape of the plurality of V-pits, and a second conductivity type nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device, when receiving static electricity achieves high resistance to electrostatic discharge (ESD) since current is concentrated in the V-pits and the silicon compound placed on dislocations caused by lattice defects.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeong Tak Oh, Yong Chun Kim, Dong Joon Kim, Dong Ju Lee
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Patent number: 8030110Abstract: A nitride semiconductor laser device uses a substrate with low defect density, contains reduced strains inside a nitride semiconductor film, and thus offers a satisfactorily long useful life. On a GaN substrate (10) with a defect density as low as 106 cm?2 or less, a stripe-shaped depressed portion (16) is formed by etching. On this substrate (10), a nitride semiconductor film (11) is grown, and a laser stripe (12) is formed off the area right above the depressed portion (16). With this structure, the laser stripe (12) is free from strains, and the semiconductor laser device offers a long useful life. Moreover, the nitride semiconductor film (11) develops reduced cracks, resulting in a greatly increased yield rate.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Kamikawa, Eiji Yamada, Masahiro Araki, Yoshika Kaneko
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Patent number: 8030108Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide semiconductor nanowires and nanowire devices/applications and methods for their formation. In embodiments, in-plane nanowires can be epitaxially grown on a patterned substrate, which are more favorable than vertical ones for device processing and three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits. In embodiments, the in-plane nanowire can be formed by selective epitaxy utilizing lateral overgrowth and faceting of an epilayer initially grown in a one-dimensional (1D) nanoscale opening. In embodiments, optical, electrical, and thermal connections can be established and controlled between the nanowire, the substrate, and additional electrical or optical components for better device and system performance.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: STC.UNMInventors: Seung Chang Lee, Steven R. J. Brueck
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Patent number: 7994628Abstract: A package structure for photoelectronic devices comprises a silicon substrate, a first insulating layer, a reflective layer, a second insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a die. The silicon substrate has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposed to the second surface. The first surface has a reflective opening, and the second surface has at least two electrode via holes connected to the reflective opening and a recess disposed outside the electrode via holes. The first insulating layer overlays the first surface, the second surface and the recesses. The reflective layer is disposed on the reflective opening. The second insulating layer is disposed on the reflective layer. The first conductive layer is disposed on the surface of the second insulating layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the surface of the second surface and inside the electrode via holes.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Advanced Optoelectric Technology, Inc.Inventors: Wen Liang Tseng, Lung Hsin Chen, Jian Shihn Tsang
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Patent number: 7989243Abstract: A pixel structure fabricating method is provided. A gate is formed on a substrate. A gate insulation layer covering the gate is formed on the substrate. A channel layer, a source, and a drain are simultaneously formed on the gate insulation layer above the gate. The gate, channel layer, source, and drain form a thin film transistor (TFT). A passivation layer is formed on the TFT and the gate insulation layer. A black matrix is formed on the passivation layer. The black matrix has a contact opening above the drain and a color filter containing opening. A color filer layer is formed within the color filter containing opening through inkjet printing. A dielectric layer is formed on the black matrix and the color filter layer. The dielectric layer and the passivation layer are patterned to expose the drain. A pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain is formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Ta-Wen Liao, Chen-Pang Tung, Chia-Ming Chang, Zong-Long Jhang, Che-Yung Lai, Chun-Yi Chiang, Chou-Huan Yu, Hsiang-Chih Hsiao, Han-Tang Chou, Jun-Kai Chang
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Publication number: 20110180828Abstract: Solid state lighting devices and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a solid state light device includes a light emitting diode with an N-type gallium nitride (GaN) material, a P-type GaN material spaced apart from the N-type GaN material, and an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) material directly between the N-type GaN material and the P-type GaN material. At least one of the N-type GaN, InGaN, and P-type GaN materials has a non-planar surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Niraj Rana, Zaiyuan Ren
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Patent number: 7960742Abstract: A method of fabricating an active device array substrate is provided. A substrate having scan lines, data lines and active devices formed thereon is provided. Each of the active devices is electrically connected to the corresponding scan line and data line. An organic material layer is formed over the substrate to cover the scan lines, the data lines and the active devices. Then, a plasma treatment is performed to the surface of the organic material layer to form a number of concave patterns. The dimension of each of the concave patterns is smaller than one micrometer. Afterward, pixel electrodes are formed on the organic material layer and each of the pixel electrodes is electrically connected to one of the corresponding active devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Chen-Nan Chou, Feng-Lung Chang, Tin-Wen Cheng
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Patent number: 7939448Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes a first electrode formation step of forming a control gate electrode above a surface of a semiconductor substrate with a control gate insulating film interposed between the control gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate, a step of forming a storage node insulating film on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a second electrode formation step of forming a memory gate electrode on a surface of the storage node insulating film. The second electrode formation step includes a step of forming a memory gate electrode layer on the surface of the storage node insulating film, a step of forming an auxiliary film, having an etching rate slower than that of the memory gate electrode layer, on a surface of the memory gate electrode layer, and a step of performing anisotropic etching on the memory gate electrode layer and the auxiliary film.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Okazaki, Motoi Ashida, Hiroji Ozaki, Tsuyoshi Koga, Daisuke Okada
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Patent number: 7935977Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting device, an organic light emitting device manufactured by using the method, and an electronic device including the organic light emitting device. The method includes (a) forming an insulating layer on a lower electrode, (b) etching the insulating layer to form an opening ranging from an upper surface of the insulating layer to the lower electrode so that an overhang structure having a lowermost circumference that is larger than an uppermost circumference is formed, (c) forming a conductive layer on an upper surface of the lower electrode in the opening and a surface of the insulating layer other than the overhang structure, (d) forming an organic material layer on the conductive layer formed on the upper surface of the lower electrode in the opening, and (e) forming an upper electrode on an upper surface of the conductive layer disposed on the upper surface of the insulating layer and an upper surface of the organic material layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jung-Hyoung Lee, Jae-Seung Lee, Jung-Bum Kim
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Patent number: 7915064Abstract: A process for overcoming extreme topographies by first planarizing a cavity in a semiconductor substrate in order to create a planar surface for subsequent lithography processing. As a result of the planarizing process for extreme topographies, subsequent lithography processing is enabled including the deposition of features in close proximity to extreme topographic surfaces (e.g., deep cavities or channels) and, including the deposition of features within a cavity. In a first embodiment, the process for planarizing a cavity in a semiconductor substrate includes the application of dry film resists having high chemical resistance. In a second embodiment, the process for planarizing a cavity includes the filling of cavity using materials such as polymers, spin on glasses, and metallurgy.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Guy A. Cohen, Steven A. Cordes, Sherif A. Goma, Joanna Rosner, Jeannine M. Trewhella
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Patent number: 7903710Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device wherein a substrate or nitride semiconductor layer has a defect concentration region and a low defect density region other than the defect concentration region. A portion including the defect concentration region of the nitride semiconductor layer or substrate has a trench region deeper than the low defect density region. Thus by digging the trench in the defect concentration region, the growth detection is uniformized, and the surface planarity is improved. The uniformity of the characteristic in the wafer surface leads to improvement of the yield.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Kamikawa, Yoshika Kaneko, Kensaku Motoki
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Patent number: 7903707Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device wherein a substrate or nitride semiconductor layer has a defect concentration region and a low defect density region other than the defect concentration region. A portion including the defect concentration region of the nitride semiconductor layer or substrate has a trench region deeper than the low defect density region. Thus by digging the trench in the defect concentration region, the growth detection is uniformized, and the surface planarity is improved. The uniformity of the characteristic in the wafer surface leads to improvement of the yield.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2004Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Kamikawa, Yoshika Kaneko, Kensaku Motoki
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Patent number: 7903708Abstract: A nitride semiconductor laser device uses a substrate with low defect density, contains reduced strains inside a nitride semiconductor film, and thus offers a satisfactorily long useful life. On a GaN substrate (10) with a defect density as low as 106 cm?2 or less, a stripe-shaped depressed portion (16) is formed by etching. On this substrate (10), a nitride semiconductor film (11) is grown, and a laser stripe (12) is formed off the area right above the depressed portion (16). With this structure, the laser stripe (12) is free from strains, and the semiconductor laser device offers a long useful life. Moreover, the nitride semiconductor film (11) develops reduced cracks, resulting in a greatly increased yield rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Kamikawa, Eiji Yamada, Masahiro Araki, Yoshika Kaneko
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Patent number: 7888153Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a vertical light emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2010Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun-soo Kim, Kyoung-kook Kim, Hyung-kun Kim, Kwang-ki Choi, Jeong-wook Lee
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Patent number: 7867846Abstract: An Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED) and its fabrication method has a pixel defining layer provided on a first electrode which is formed with a gas vent groove to allow gas to vent when the pixel defining layer is being formed, so that gas is not left in a pixel but vented when a donor film is laminated by a Laser-Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) method, thereby decreasing edge open failures.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-Min Kang, Seong-Taek Lee, Myung-Won Song, Mu-Hyun Kim, Byung-Doo Chin, Jae-Ho Lee
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Patent number: 7815813Abstract: An end point detection method in the case where a catalyst arranged in a treatment chamber of a gas phase reaction processing apparatus is heated at high temperature by supplying electric power thereto and the treatment is carried out by cracking a reaction gas by the catalyst heated at high temperature, comprises the steps of supplying the electric power to the catalyst from a constant current source, detecting electric potential difference between both ends of the catalyst, performing primary differentiation of the detected electric potential difference, and determining an end point of the treatment based on obtained primary differential value.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignees: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Kazuhisa Takao, Hiroshi Ikeda, Hideki Matsumura, Atsushi Masuda, Hironobu Umemoto
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Patent number: 7816155Abstract: A method for mounting a semiconductor device onto a composite substrate, including a submount and a heat sink, is described. According to one aspect of the invention, the materials for the submount and the heat sink are chosen so that the value of coefficient of thermal expansion of the semiconductor device is in between the values of coefficients of thermal expansion of the materials of the submount and the heat sink, the thickness of the submount being chosen so as to equalize thermal expansion of the semiconductor device to that of the surface of the submount the device is mounted on. According to another aspect of the invention, the semiconductor device, the submount, and the heat sink are soldered into a stack at a single step of heating, which facilitates reduction of residual post-soldering stresses.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: JDS Uniphase CorporationInventors: Andre Wong, Sukbhir Bajwa
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Patent number: 7811839Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device comprises (i) a semiconductor layer with convex portions in a shape selected from a cone and a truncated cone and (ii) electrodes, wherein in the case of the convex portions with the shape of the truncated cone, the convex portions has a height of from 0.05 to 5.0 ?m and a bottom base diameter of from 0.05 to 2.0 ?m; in case of the convex portions with the shape of the cone, the convex portions has a height of from 0.05 to 5.0 ?m and a base diameter of from 0.05 to 2.0 ?m. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device comprising the steps of (a) growing a semiconductor layer on a substrate, (b) forming on the semiconductor layer a region having particles with an average particle diameter of 0.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd,Inventors: Kenji Kasahara, Kazumasa Ueda
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Patent number: 7798970Abstract: An ultrasonic monitor implemented on a PCB includes a gel pad comprised of a gel layer and a membrane layer. Ultrasonic signals are transmitted between the ultrasonic monitor and a living subject through the gel pad. An air gap is formed in the PCB underneath transducer elements to provide for more efficient signal transmission. These features provide for a low power, low cost, more efficient ultrasonic monitor. The entire ultrasonic monitor may be encapsulated in plastic, a gel, or both to provide water resistant properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2004Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Salutron, IncInventors: Thomas Ying-Ching Lo, Rong Jong Chang
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Patent number: 7781240Abstract: An integrally packaged optronic integrated circuit device (310) including an integrated circuit die (322) containing at least one of a radiation emitter and radiation receiver and having top and bottom surfaces formed of electrically insulative and mechanically protective material, at least one of the surfaces (317) being transparent to radiation, and electrically insulative edge surfaces (314) having pads.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Tessera Technologies Hungary Kft.Inventor: Avner Badehi
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Patent number: 7781246Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a vertical light emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hyun-soo Kim, Kyoung-kook Kim, Hyung-kun Kim, Kwang-ki Choi, Jeong-wook Lee
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Patent number: 7767478Abstract: The invention provides a thin film transistor (TFT) array panel that includes an insulating substrate; a gate line formed on the insulating substrate and having a first layer of an Al containing metal, a second layer of a Cu containing metal that is thicker than the first layer, and a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer arranged on the gate line; a semiconductor arranged on the gate insulating layer; a data line having a source electrode and arranged on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor; a drain electrode arranged on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor and facing the source electrode; a passivation layer having a contact hole and arranged on the data line and the drain electrode; and a pixel electrode arranged on the passivation layer and coupled with the drain electrode through the contact hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Je-Hun Lee, Yang-Ho Bae, Beom-Seok Cho, Chang-Oh Jeong
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Patent number: 7763898Abstract: A light emitting device includes a lower semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; an optical emission layer formed on said lower semiconductor layer; an upper semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type opposite to said first conductivity type, said upper semiconductor layer being formed on said optical emission layer; a lower side electrode electrically connected to said lower semiconductor layer; and an upper side electrode electrically connected to said upper semiconductor layer, wherein said upper side electrode is formed on said upper semiconductor layer, and said upper semiconductor layer has a mesh pattern defining a plurality of sections each surrounded by said upper side electrode, and wherein at least one dent is disposed in at least one of said sections, said dent having a bottom reaching at least an upper surface of said lower semiconductor layer and having an opening with an upper edge spaced apart from said upper side electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2006Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Naochika Horio, Masahiko Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 7749785Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, including a lamination step of forming a plurality of lamination films including a group III nitride semiconductor on a substrate, in which a substrate on which is formed a foundation layer including a monocrystalline group III nitride semiconductor is used as the substrate, and lamination films are formed on the foundation layer by a sputtering method, with the substrate including the foundation layer and a target made from a group III metal or an alloy including a group III metal being placed in a sputtering chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2008Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Hisayuki Miki, Yasumasa Sasaki
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Patent number: 7745246Abstract: A light emitting device wafer is fabricated, having a light emitting layer section, composed of AlGaInP, based on a double heterostructure and a GaP light extraction layer disposed on the light emitting layer portion, having a first main surface thereof appearing on the first main surface of the wafer, so as that a P-rich off-angled {100} surface, having a higher existence rate of P atoms than an exact {100} surface, appears on the first main surface the GaP light extraction layer. The main first surface of the GaP light extraction layer is etched with an etching solution FEA so as to form surface roughening projections. Therefore, it provides a method of fabricating a light emitting device capable of applying surface roughening easily to the GaP light extraction surface having the {100} surface, off-angled to be P-rich, as a main surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukari Suzuki, Hitoshi Ikeda
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Patent number: 7736923Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes: a first conductivity type first semiconductor region; a first conductivity type second semiconductor region formed on the first semiconductor region; a second conductivity type third semiconductor region formed on the second semiconductor region; a photodetector section formed of the second semiconductor region and the third semiconductor region; a micro mirror formed of a trench formed selectively in a region of the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region except the photodetector section; and a semiconductor laser element held on the bottom face of the trench. A first conductivity type buried layer of which impurity concentration is higher than those of the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region is selectively formed between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region in the photodetector section.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Takaki Iwai