IP Library Granted Patent US 8,860,065
Granted Patent B2
US 8,860,065 · App. 12/984,169 · Granted Oct 14, 2014

Optoelectronic semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 8,860,065
App. No.
12/984,169
Granted
Oct 14, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment of the invention discloses an optoelectronic semiconductor device. The optoelectronic semiconductor comprises a unit having a plurality of electrical connectors with top surfaces; an insulating material surrounding each of the plurality of electrical connectors, wherein each of the top surfaces are exposed through the insulating material; a semiconductor system, having a side surface directly covered by the insulation material, electrically connected to the plurality of electrical connectors and being narrower in width than both of the unit and the insulating material; an electrode formed on the semiconductor system at a position not corresponding to the plurality of electrical connectors; and a layer provided on the semiconductor system at a side opposite to the electrode and configured to laterally exceed outside more than one outermost boundary of the plurality of electrical connectors.

Claims (43)

1. An optoelectronic semiconductor device, comprising:

a unit having a plurality of electrical connectors with top surfaces;

an insulating material surrounding each of the plurality of electrical connectors and exposing each of the top surfaces;

a semiconductor system, electrically connected to the plurality of electrical connectors, having a side surface directly covered by the insulating material and being narrower in width than both of the unit and the insulating material;

an electrode formed on the semiconductor system at a position not corresponding to the plurality of electrical connectors; and

a layer provided on the semiconductor system at a side opposite to the electrode and arrange to laterally extend beyond more than one outermost boundary of the plurality of electrical connectors.

2. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a reflector formed between the insulating material and the semiconductor system.

3. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the top surfaces does not extend beyond a side surface of the semiconductor system.

4. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the top surfaces does not overlap the insulating material.

5. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an electrical conductor electrically supporting the semiconductor system.

6. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a wavelength converting material formed on the semiconductor system.

7. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electrical connectors are arranged in a matrix.

8. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating material has a portion arranged between the unit and the semiconductor system, and located at a position corresponding to the electrode.

9. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor system comprises:

at least two semiconductor layers having different electric properties, polarities, or dopants; and

a light-emitting layer between the two semiconductor layers.

10. An optoelectronic semiconductor device, comprising:

a plurality of electrical connectors having outermost boundaries;

an electrical conductor arranged to laterally extend beyond more than one of the outermost boundaries;

an insulating material having openings arranged to expose the plurality of electrical connectors;

a semiconductor system, electrically connected to the plurality of electrical connectors, having a side surface directly covered by the insulating material and being narrower in width than both of the electrical conductor and the insulating material; and

an electrode formed on the semiconductor system at a position not corresponding to the electrical conductor.

11. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the electrode is excluded from directly covering the plurality of electrical connectors.

12. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a wavelength converting material formed on the semiconductor system.

13. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a reflector formed between the insulating material and the semiconductor system.

14. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the insulating material has a portion arranged between the electrical conductor and the semiconductor system, and located at a position corresponding to the electrode.

15. An optoelectronic semiconductor device, comprising:

a plurality of electrical connectors having outermost boundaries;

an electrical conductor arranged to laterally extend beyond more than one of the outermost boundaries;

an insulating material having openings arranged to expose the plurality of electrical connectors;

a light-emitting layer, electrically connected to the plurality of electrical connectors, having a side surface directly covered by the insulating material and being narrower in width than both of the electrical conductor and the insulating material; and

an electrode formed on the light-emitting layer at a position not corresponding to the electrical conductor and at a side opposite to the electrical conductor.

16. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the electrode is excluded from directly covering the plurality of electrical connectors.

17. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a reflector formed between the insulating material and the light-emitting layer.

18. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of electrical connectors are arranged in a matrix.

19. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the insulating material has a portion arranged between the electrical conductor and the semiconductor system, and located at a position corresponding to the electrode.

20. The optoelectronic semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the electrode does not directly contact the plurality of the electrical connectors.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2011
From: LU, CHIH-CHIANG; PENG, WEI-CHIH; SAN, SHIAU-HUEI; HSIEH, MIN-HSUN
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
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