IP Library Granted Patent US 8,207,550
Granted Patent B2
US 8,207,550 · App. 13/021,307 · Granted Jun 26, 2012

Optoelectronic device and the manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,207,550
App. No.
13/021,307
Granted
Jun 26, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

One aspect of the present disclosure provides an optoelectronic device comprising a substrate; a first window layer on the substrate, having a first sheet resistance, a first thickness, and a first impurity concentration; a second window layer having a second sheet resistance, a second thickness, and a second impurity concentration; and a semiconductor system between the first window layer and the second window layer; wherein the second window layer comprises a semiconductor material different from the semiconductor system, and the second sheet resistance is greater than the first sheet resistance. One aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an optoelectronic device in accordance with the present disclosure. The method comprises the steps of providing a substrate; forming a semiconductor system on the substrate; forming a window layer on the semiconductor system, wherein the window layer comprises a semiconductor material different from the semiconductor system; selectively removing the window layer thereby forming a width difference between the window layer and the semiconductor system, and the width difference is greater than 1 micron.

Claims (39)

1. An optoelectronic device comprising:

a substrate;

a first window layer on the substrate, having a first sheet resistance, a first thickness, and a first impurity concentration;

a second window layer having a second sheet resistance, a second thickness, and a second impurity concentration; and

a semiconductor system between the first window layer and the second window layer;

wherein the second window layer comprises a semiconductor material different from the semiconductor system, and the second sheet resistance is lower than the first sheet resistance.

2. The optoelectronic device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor system comprises a first semiconductor layer of first conductivity-type, a second semiconductor layer of second conductivity-type, and a conversion unit between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.

3. The optoelectronic device of claim 1 , wherein a width difference between a width of the second window layer and a width of the semiconductor system, and is greater than 1 micron.

4. The optoelectronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness, and/or the second impurity concentration is greater than the first impurity concentration.

5. The optoelectronic device of claim 1 , wherein the top and sidewall surfaces of the second window layer are rough.

6. The optoelectronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second window layer comprises p-type semiconductor material.

7. The optoelectronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a transparent conductive layer between the substrate and the first window layer.

8. The optoelectronic device of claim 7 , wherein the transparent conductive layer comprises metal oxide.

9. The optoelectronic device of claim 8 , further comprising a metal reflector between the substrate and the transparent conductive layer.

10. An optoelectronic device comprising:

a substrate;

a metal layer comprising a metal element on the substrate;

a first window layer comprising the metal element; and

a transparent conductive layer between the metal layer and the first window layer;

wherein an atomic concentration of the metal element in the first window layer is less than 1*10 19 cm −3 .

11. The optoelectronic device of claim 10 , further comprising a semiconductor system comprises a first semiconductor layer of first conductivity-type, a second semiconductor layer of second conductivity-type, and a conversion unit between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.

12. The optoelectronic device of claim 10 , wherein the metal element comprises silver.

13. The optoelectronic device of claim 10 , wherein an atomic concentration of the metal element in the first window layer is less than 1*10 17 cm −3 .

14. The optoelectronic device of claim 10 , wherein an atomic concentration of the metal element in the first window layer is greater than 1*10 16 cm −3 .

15. The optoelectronic device of claim 10 , wherein the transparent conductive layer comprises metal oxide.

16. The optoelectronic device of claim 10 , wherein the metal layer has a reflectivity greater than 90%.

17. The optoelectronic device of claim 10 , further comprising a second window layer with a rough surface on the semiconductor system.

18. The optoelectronic device of claim 10 , wherein a width of the window layer is different from a width of the semiconductor system thereby forming a width difference, and the width difference is greater than 1 micron.

19. An optoelectronic device comprising:

a substrate;

a n-type window layer on the substrate;

a semiconductor system on the n-type window layer; and

a p-type window layer one the semiconductor system;

wherein the optoelectronic device emits amber or red light with an optical efficiency at least 70 lumen/watt at a driving current density ranging from 0.1˜0.32 mA/mil 2 .

20. A method for manufacturing an optoelectronic device comprising the steps of:

providing a substrate;

forming a semiconductor system on the substrate;

forming a window layer on the semiconductor system, wherein the window layer comprises a semiconductor material different from the semiconductor system; and

selectively removing the window layer thereby forming a width difference between the window layer and the semiconductor system, and the width difference is greater than 1 micron.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 22, 2026
From: EPISTAR CORPORATION
To: ENNOSTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075513/0783 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2011
From: CHEN, SHIH-I; HSU, CHIA-LIANG; HSU, TZU-CHIEH; WU, CHUN-YI; HUANG, CHIEN-FU
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025748/0281 →