Light-emitting diode chip
View Patent ↗An LED chip is disclosed. The LED chip includes a substrate and a semiconductor element formed on the substrate. A recess is formed on the semiconductor element so as to expose a first-type of semiconductor layer thereof to the environment. The LED chip also includes a conductive layer disposed on a second-type semiconductor layer of the semiconductor element, a first electrode disposed in the recess and electrically connected to the first-type of semiconductor layer, and a second electrode disposed on the conductive layer. In addition, the LED chip includes a first circular electrode disposed on the conductive layer and extending along an edge of the substrate and electrically connected to the second electrode.
1. A LED chip, comprising:
a substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the substrate comprises five or more edges;
a semiconductor element, comprising a first-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second-type semiconductor layer stacked in order from the substrate, wherein a recess is formed on the second-type semiconductor layer, and a portion of the first-type semiconductor layer is exposed to the environment by the recess;
a conductive layer, disposed on the second-type semiconductor layer;
a first electrode, disposed on the portion of the first-type semiconductor layer that is exposed by the recess;
a second electrode, disposed on the conductive layer; and
a first circular electrode, disposed on the conductive layer, wherein the first circular electrode extends along the edges of the substrate and is electrically connected to the second electrode so as to form a closed loop circuit.
2. The LED chip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the conductive layer is in a range from 60 nm to 160 nm.
3. The LED chip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first-type semiconductor layer is an N-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer is a P-type semiconductor layer, or the first-type semiconductor layer is a P-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer is an N-type semiconductor layer.
4. The LED chip as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a second circular electrode, disposed on the conductive layer and located between the first electrode and the first circular electrode, wherein the second circular electrode extends in a manner parallel to the first circular electrode and is electrically connected to the second electrode via a first elongated electrode.
5. The LED chip as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first circular electrode and the second circular electrode are spaced the same distance apart.
6. The LED chip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lengths of the edges are equal.
7. The LED chip as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second elongated electrodes formed on the conductive layer, wherein the first circular electrode has a plurality of bending portions, and each of the second elongated electrodes extends toward the first electrode from the bending portions.
8. The LED chip as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of third elongated electrodes formed on the conductive layer, wherein the third elongated electrodes are spaced the same distance away from each other, and each of the third elongated electrodes is disposed between two neighboring second elongated electrodes and extends toward the first electrode from the first circular electrode.
9. A LED chip, comprising:
a substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the substrate is a circular shape;
a semiconductor element, comprising a first-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second-type semiconductor layer stacked in order from the substrate, wherein a recess is formed on the second-type semiconductor layer, and a portion of the first-type semiconductor layer is exposed to the environment by the recess;
a conductive layer, disposed on the second-type semiconductor layer;
a first electrode, disposed on the portion of the first-type semiconductor layer that is exposed by the recess;
a second electrode, disposed on the conductive layer; and
a first circular electrode, disposed on the conductive layer, wherein the first circular electrode extends along an edge of the substrate and is electrically connected to the second electrode so as to form a closed loop circuit.
10. The LED chip as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of fourth elongated electrodes formed on the conductive layer, wherein the fourth elongated electrodes are spaced the same distance away from each other, and each of the fourth elongated electrodes extends toward the first electrode from the first circular electrode.
11. The LED chip as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the conductive layer is in a range from 60 nm to 160 nm.
12. The LED chip as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first-type semiconductor layer is an N-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer is a P-type semiconductor layer, or the first-type semiconductor layer is a P-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer is an N-type semiconductor layer.
13. The LED chip as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a second circular electrode, disposed on the conductive layer and located between the first electrode and the first circular electrode, wherein the second circular electrode extends in a manner parallel to the first circular electrode and is electrically connected to the second electrode via a first elongated electrode.
14. The LED chip as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first circular electrode and the second circular electrode are spaced the same distance apart.