IP Library Granted Patent US 9,112,117
Granted Patent B2
US 9,112,117 · App. 13/836,681 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

High brightness light emitting diode structure

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Patent No.
US 9,112,117
App. No.
13/836,681
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting diode structure comprising: a substrate; a light-emitting semiconductor stack on the substrate, wherein the light-emitting semiconductor stack comprises a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer with different polarity from the first semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first electrical pad on the substrate, wherein the first electrical pad is apart from the light-emitting semiconductor stack and electrically connects to the first semiconductor layer; and a second electrical pad on the substrate, wherein the second electrical pad is apart from the light-emitting semiconductor stack and electrically connects to the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first electrical pad and the second electrical pad are not higher than the light-emitting semiconductor stack.

Claims (31)

1. A light-emitting diode structure, comprising:

a substrate;

a first light-emitting semiconductor stack on the substrate, wherein the first light-emitting semiconductor stack comprises a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer with different polarity from the first semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer;

a first electrode extension on the substrate, wherein the first electrode extension is apart from the first light-emitting semiconductor stack and electrically connects to the first semiconductor layer;

an insulating layer under the first electrode extension; and

a second electrode extension on the substrate and under the insulating layer, wherein the second electrode extension is apart from the first light-emitting semiconductor stack and electrically connects to the second semiconductor layer.

2. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 1 , further comprises a first electrical conducting layer connecting the first electrode extension and the first semiconductor layer.

3. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 1 , further comprises a second electrical conducting layer connecting the second electrode extension and the second semiconductor layer.

4. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode extension and the second electrode extension fail to overlap.

5. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode extension and the second electrode extension partially overlap.

6. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a second light-emitting semiconductor stack,

wherein the first light-emitting semiconductor stack and the second light-emitting semiconductor stack are connected in parallel by the first electrode extension and the second electrode extension.

7. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 6 , further comprises a trench between the first light-emitting semiconductor stack and the second light-emitting semiconductor stack, wherein the first electrode extension and the second electrode extension are in the trench.

8. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode extension comprises a metallic structure and a reflective layer on the metallic structure.

9. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 8 , wherein the reflectivity of the reflective layer is higher than that of the first electrode extension.

10. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 8 , wherein the reflective layer comprises a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR).

11. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 8 , wherein the reflective layer comprises a metallic material or a distributed Bragg reflector.

12. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode extension comprises a metallic structure and a reflective layer on the metallic structure.

13. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 12 , wherein the reflectivity of the reflective layer is higher than that of the second electrode extension.

14. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 12 , wherein the reflective layer comprises a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR).

15. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 12 , wherein the reflective layer comprises a metallic material or a distributed Bragg reflector.

16. A light-emitting diode structure, comprising:

a substrate;

a first light-emitting semiconductor stack on the substrate, wherein the first light-emitting semiconductor stack comprises a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer with different electrical conductivity from the first semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; and

an electrode extension on the substrate,

wherein the electrode extension is apart from the first light-emitting semiconductor stack and is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer and

wherein the electrode extension comprises a metallic structure and a reflective layer on the metallic structure, and the reflective layer comprises metallic material or distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) structure.

17. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 16 , wherein the metallic material comprises Al, Au, Pt, Ag, Rh or the alloy thereof.

18. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 16 , wherein the reflective layer does not contact the substrate.

19. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 16 , wherein the reflective layer is only formed on the metallic structure.

20. A light-emitting diode structure according to claim 19 , further comprising an electrical conducting layer between the substrate and the first light-emitting semiconductor stack, wherein the electrical conducting layer comprises metallic material or transparent conductive material.

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 Apr 1, 2013
From: HSU, CHIA-LIANG; OU, CHEN; TU, CHUN-HSIANG; KUO, DE-SHAN; KO, TING-CHIA; CHIU, PO-SHUN
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030125/0688 →