IP Library Granted Patent US 7,135,713
Granted Patent B2
US 7,135,713 · App. 10/895,893 · Granted Nov 14, 2006

Light emitting diode and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,135,713
App. No.
10/895,893
Granted
Nov 14, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting diode and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The light emitting diode comprises: a transparent substrate; a reflective layer located on a surface of the transparent substrate; a solder layer located on the other surface of the transparent substrate; a semiconductor epitaxial structure located on the solder layer, wherein the semiconductor epitaxial structure comprises a n-type contact layer, and the n-type contact layer can be a structure having a continuous flat surface, a structure having a continuous reticulate or bar surface, or a cylinder or prism structure having a discontinuous surface; and a transparent conductive layer located on the n-type contact layer of the semiconductor epitaxial structure.

Claims (27)

1. A light emitting diode, comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a reflective layer located on a surface of the transparent substrate;

a solder layer on the other surface of the transparent substrate;

a semiconductor epitaxial structure located on the solder layer;

a transparent conductive layer located on the semiconductor epitaxial structure, wherein the semiconductor epitaxial structure comprises a p-type semiconductor contact layer, a p-type semiconductor cladding layer, a multiple quantum well active layer, a n-type semiconductor cladding layer and a n-type semiconductor contact layer stacked in sequence, wherein the p-type semiconductor layer contacts the solder layer, and the transparent conductive layer covers the n-type semiconductor contact layer, wherein

the material of the p-type semiconductor contact layer is AIGaInAsP;

the material of the p-type semiconductor cladding layer is AlGaInP;

the multiple quantum well active layer comprises an AIGaInP/GaInP structure;

the material of the n-type semiconductor cladding layer is AlGaInP; and

the material of the n-type semiconductor contact layer is GaAs.

2. The light emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the n-type semiconductor contact layer is a continuous surface structure.

3. The light emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the n-type semiconductor contact layer is a discontinuous surface structure, and the discontinuous surface structure is selected from the group consisting a cylinder structure and an prism structure.

4. A light emitting diode, comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a reflective layer located on a surface of the transparent substrate;

a solder layer on the other surface of the transparent substrate;

a semiconductor epitaxial structure located on the solder layer, wherein the semiconductor epitaxial structure comprises:

a p-type semiconductor contact layer located on the solder layer, wherein the material of the p-type semiconductor contact layer is AIGaInAsP;

a p-type semiconductor cladding layer located on a portion of a surface of the p-type semiconductor contact layer, and the other portion of the surface of the p-type semiconductor contact layer is exposed, wherein the material of the p-type semiconductor cladding layer is AIGaInP;

a multiple quantum well active layer located on the p-type semiconductor cladding layer, wherein the multiple quantum well active layer comprises an AIGaInP/GaInP structure;

a n-type semiconductor cladding layer located on the multiple quantum well active layer, wherein the material of the n-type semiconductor cladding layer is AIGaInP; and

a n-type semiconductor contact layer located on the n-type semiconductor cladding layer, wherein the material of the n-type semiconductor contact layer is GaAs; and

a transparent conductive layer located on the n-type semiconductor contact layer.

5. The light emitting diode according to claim 4 , wherein the n-type semiconductor contact layer is a continuous surface structure.

6. The light emitting diode according to claim 4 , wherein the n-type semiconductor contact layer is a discontinuous surface structure, and the discontinuous surface structure is selected from the group consisting a cylinder structure and an prism structure.

7. The light emitting diode according to claim 4 , further comprising a n-type contact pad on a portion of the transparent conductive layer and a p-type contact pad on the exposed portion of the surface of the p-type semiconductor contact layer.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2009
From: CHEN, SHI-MING
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022597/0980 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 31, 2007
From: EPITECH TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020299/0561 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 8, 2006
From: EPITECH CORPORATION LTD.
To: EPITECH TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017646/0848 →
CORRECTION ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE FIRST AND SECOND ASSIGNEE ADDRESS. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 015624 FRAME 0380. Recorded Mar 22, 2005
From: CHEN, SHI-MING
To: EPITECH CORPORATION, LTD.; SHI-MING CHEN
Reel/Frame 016385/0616 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2004
From: CHEN, SHI-MING
To: EPITECH CORPORATION, LTD.; CHEN, SHI-MING
Reel/Frame 015624/0380 →