IP Library Granted Patent US 9,379,285
Granted Patent B2
US 9,379,285 · App. 14/643,777 · Granted Jun 28, 2016

Light emitting device having undoped GaN layer

Inventor: Tae Yun Kim (Gwangju, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H01L33/325H01L33/12H01L33/32H01L21/0254H01L21/0262
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Patent No.
US 9,379,285
App. No.
14/643,777
Granted
Jun 28, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a light emitting device. A light emitting device comprises a plurality of N-type semiconductor layers including a first N-type semiconductor layer and a second N-type semiconductor layer on the first N-type semiconductor layer, an active layer on the second N-type semiconductor layer, and a P-type semiconductor layer on the active layer, wherein the first N-type semiconductor layer comprises a Si doped Nitride layer and the second N-type semiconductor layer comprises a Si doped Nitride layer, and wherein the first and second N-type semiconductor layers have a Si impurity concentration different from each other.

Claims (38)

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a substrate;

a first undoped GaN layer on the substrate;

a first n-type semiconductor layer on the first undoped GaN layer;

a second undoped GaN layer on the first n-type semiconductor layer;

a second n-type semiconductor layer on the second undoped GaN layer;

an active layer on the second n-type semiconductor layer;

a p-type semiconductor layer on the active layer;

an ohmic electrode layer on the p-type semiconductor layer; and

a second electrode on the p-type semiconductor layer.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a third undoped GaN layer on the second n-type semiconductor layer.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first n-type semiconductor layer has a Si impurity concentration different from that of the second n-type semiconductor layer, and wherein the Si concentration of the first n-type semiconductor layer is greater than that of the second n-type semiconductor layer.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first n-type semiconductor layer is thicker than the first undoped GaN layer.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first n-type semiconductor layer is thicker than the second undoped GaN layer.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first electrode on a first portion of the first n-type semiconductor layer.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the ohmic electrode layer is directly disposed on the p-type semiconductor layer.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 2 , further comprising a third n-type semiconductor layer on the third undoped GaN layer.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein the first n-type semiconductor layer has a Si impurity concentration different from that of the second n-type semiconductor layer, and wherein the Si concentration of the first n-type semiconductor layer is greater than that of the third n-type semiconductor layer.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein a Si concentration of the second n-type semiconductor layer is greater than that of the third n-type semiconductor layer.

11. A light emitting device comprising:

a substrate;

a first undoped GaN layer on the substrate;

a first n-type semiconductor layer on the first undoped GaN layer;

a second undoped GaN layer on the first n-type semiconductor layer;

a second n-type semiconductor layer on the second undoped GaN layer;

an active layer on the second n-type semiconductor layer;

a p-type semiconductor layer on the active layer; and

a first electrode on the p-type semiconductor layer,

wherein the first n-type semiconductor layer is thicker than the first undoped GaN layer.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 11 , further comprising an ohmic electrode layer on the p-type semiconductor layer.

13. The light emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein the first n-type semiconductor layer is thicker than the second undoped GaN layer.

14. The light emitting device according to claim 11 , further comprising a second electrode on a first portion of the first n-type semiconductor layer.

15. The light emitting device according to claim 11 , further comprising a third undoped GaN layer on second n-type semiconductor layer.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein a Si concentration of the first n-type semiconductor layer is different from that of the second n-type semiconductor layer.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the ohmic electrode layer is directly disposed on the p-type semiconductor layer.

18. The light emitting device according to claim 15 , further comprising a third n-type semiconductor layer on the third undoped GaN layer.

19. The light emitting device according to claim 18 , wherein a Si concentration of the first n-type semiconductor layer is greater than that of the third n-type semiconductor layer.

20. The light emitting device according to claim 16 , wherein the Si concentration of the first n-type semiconductor layer is greater than that of the second n-type semiconductor layer.

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 10-2007-0039534 · Apr 23, 2007 · national
Continuity (5)
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