IP Library Granted Patent US 7,910,942
Granted Patent B2
US 7,910,942 · App. 12/844,646 · Granted Mar 22, 2011

Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same

Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,910,942
App. No.
12/844,646
Granted
Mar 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a semiconductor light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a substrate, in which concave-convex patterns are in at least a portion of a backside of the substrate, and a light emitting structure on the substrate and comprising a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer.

Claims (23)

1. A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate, in which concave-convex patterns are in at least one of a top-side and a backside of the substrate; and

a light emitting structure on the substrate and comprising a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer,

wherein the concave-convex patterns comprise first concave-convex patterns at a first area of the substrate and second concave-convex patterns at a second area of the substrate,

wherein a concave pattern of the first concave-convex patterns has a depth deeper than a depth of a concave pattern of the second concave-convex patterns.

2. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the concave-convex patterns are formed at the backside of the substrate.

3. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises one of sapphire (Al 2 O 3 ), GaN, SiC, ZnO, GaP, GaAs and Si.

4. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the depth of the concave pattern of the second concave-convex patterns is about 200 to 400 μm.

5. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a width of the concave pattern of the first concave-convex patterns and a width of the concave pattern of the second concave-convex patterns is 1 μm to 10 μm.

6. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first concave-convex patterns are aligned in a center area in the backside of the substrate.

7. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the concave-convex patterns are aligned at an entire area of the substrate.

8. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein an interval of the concave pattern of the first concave-convex patterns and an interval of a convex pattern of the second concave-convex patterns are the same.

9. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein convex patterns of the concave-convex patterns are formed in a stripe shape.

10. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the convex patterns of the concave-convex patterns include at least one of a polygonal shape, or a horn-shape.

11. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the concave pattern of the first concave-convex patterns has a width wider than a width of the concave pattern of the second concave-convex patterns.

12. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the concave pattern of the first concave-convex patterns has a width 1.5 to 2.5 wider than a width of the concave pattern of the second concave-convex patterns.

13. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the concave pattern of the second concave-convex patterns has a depth of about 0.1 to 10 μm.

14. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first conductive semiconductor layer comprises at least one of GaN, AlGaN, InGaN, InN, AlN or InAlGaN.

15. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the concave-convex patterns are aligned at an entire area of the substrate.

16. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein an interval of the concave pattern of the first concave-convex patterns and an interval of a convex pattern of the second concave-convex patterns are the same.

17. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein convex patterns of the concave-convex patterns are formed in a stripe shape.

18. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the depth of the concave pattern of the second concave-convex patterns is about 0.1 to 10 μm.

19. The semiconductor light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the concave-convex patterns are formed at the top-side of the substrate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: FAIRLIGHT INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068839/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056366/0335 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2007-0036857 · Apr 16, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12103593 · Apr 15, 2008
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