IP Library Granted Patent US 7,531,841
Granted Patent B2
US 7,531,841 · App. 11/651,023 · Granted May 12, 2009

Nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device

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Patent No.
US 7,531,841
App. No.
11/651,023
Granted
May 12, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A nitride-based semiconductor LED comprises a substrate; an n-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; an active layer formed on a predetermined region of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; a p-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; a transparent electrode formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer; a p-type electrode pad formed on the transparent electrode; a pair of p-type connection electrodes formed in a line extending from the p-type electrode pad so as to have an inclination angle of less than 90 degrees with respect to one side of the transparent electrode adjacent to the p-type electrode pad; a pair of p-electrodes extending from both ends of the p-type connection electrodes in the direction of the n-type electrode pad, the p-electrode being formed in parallel to one side of the adjacent transparent electrode; and an n-type electrode pad formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer, on which the active layer is not formed, such that the n-type electrode pad faces the p-type electrode pad.

Claims (23)

1. A nitride-based semiconductor LED comprising:

a substrate;

an n-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the substrate;

an active layer formed on a predetermined region of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer;

a p-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the active layer;

a transparent electrode formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer;

a p-type electrode pad formed on the transparent electrode;

a pair of p-type connection electrodes formed in a line extending from the p-type electrode pad so as to have an inclination angle of less than 90 degrees with respect to one side of the transparent electrode adjacent to the p-type electrode pad;

a pair of p-electrodes extending from both ends of the p-type connection electrodes in the direction of the n-type electrode pad, the p-electrode being formed in parallel to one side of the adjacent transparent electrode; and

an n-type electrode pad formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer, on which the active layer is not formed, such that the n-type electrode pad faces the p-type electrode pad, wherein the n-type electrode pad further includes a pair of n-electrodes extending in parallel to one side of the adjacent n-type nitride semiconductor layer,

wherein the transparent electrode further includes a line-shaped groove extending from the n-type electrode pad toward the p-type electrode pad so as to expose the top surface of the p-type nitride semiconductor layer, the transparent electrode being plane-divided by the line-shaped groove.

2. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 1 ,wherein the p-type connection electrodes formed in a linear shape are formed in a straight line or a curved line.

3. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 1 ,wherein the ends of the p-electrodes are inclined with respect to one side of the adjacent n-type electrode pad so as to face each other.

4. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 1 ,wherein the p-electrode pad further includes another p-electrode, which is positioned between the p-electrodes extending from the p-type connection electrodes and directly extends toward the center of the n-type electrode pad.

5. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 1 , wherein the line-shaped groove is formed with a finger structure where the line-shaped groove is surrounded by the p-type electrode pad and the p-electrode.

6. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 5 , wherein the finger structure is symmetrically formed by reference to the n-type electrode pad and the p-type electrode pad, which are formed so as to face each other.

7. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 1 , wherein the line-shaped groove exposes the top surface of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer.

8. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 1 , wherein the active layer is formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer such that the outermost side thereof is positioned inward at a predetermined distance from the outermost side of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer in each of four directions.

9. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 1 further comprising

another pair of p-electrodes extending from the p-electrode pad so as to be formed along one side of the transparent electrode adjacent to the p-electrode pad.

10. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 1 further comprising

a buffer layer formed in the interface between the substrate and the n-type nitride semiconductor layer.

11. The nitride-based semiconductor LED according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of n-electrodes are formed at a side portion of the n-type semiconductor layer.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 7, 2012
From: SAMSUNG LED CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028744/0272 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2010
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG LED CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024375/0448 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2007
From: KO, KUN YOO; OH, BANG WON; HAHM, HUN JOO; KIM, JE WON; PARK, HYUNG JIN; HWANG, SEOK MIN; KIM, DONG WOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018780/0476 →