IP Library Granted Patent US 9,590,009
Granted Patent B2
US 9,590,009 · App. 14/823,193 · Granted Mar 7, 2017

Semiconductor light emitting element

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Patent No.
US 9,590,009
App. No.
14/823,193
Granted
Mar 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor light emitting element includes a base body, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first light emitting layer, a first conductive layer, a third semiconductor layer, a fourth semiconductor layer, a second light emitting layer, a second conductive layer, a first member, and a second member. The first member includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is positioned between the base body and the first conductive layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer, the second end portion not overlapping the second conductive layer. The second member includes a third end portion and a fourth end portion. The third end portion is positioned between the base body and the second conductive layer and electrically connected to the second conductive layer. The fourth end portion is electrically connected to the second end portion.

Claims (56)

1. A semiconductor light emitting element, comprising:

a base body;

a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type separated from the base body in a first direction, the first semiconductor layer including a first region and a second region, the second region being arranged with the first region in a direction intersecting the first direction;

a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided between the base body and the first region;

a first light emitting layer provided between the first region and the second semiconductor layer;

a first conductive layer provided between the base body and the second region, the first conductive layer being directly in contact with and electrically connected to the second region;

a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type separated from the base body in the first direction, the third semiconductor layer including a third region and a fourth region, the fourth region being arranged with the third region in a direction intersecting the first direction;

a fourth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type provided between the base body and the third region;

a second light emitting layer provided between the third region and the fourth semiconductor layer;

a second conductive layer provided between the base body and the fourth semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the fourth semiconductor layer;

a first member including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion being positioned between the base body and the first conductive layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer, the second end portion not overlapping the second conductive layer; and

a second member including a third end portion and a fourth end portion, the third end portion being positioned between the base body and the second conductive layer and electrically connected to the second conductive layer, the fourth end portion being electrically connected to the second end portion,

wherein the second end portion is positioned between the fourth end portion and the base body or the fourth end portion is positioned between the second end portion and the base body.

2. The element according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first member is thicker than a thickness of the second member.

3. The element according to claim 1 , wherein the first member includes aluminum, and the second member includes silver.

4. The element according to claim 1 , further comprising an insulating layer provided between the base body and the first member and between the base body and the second member.

5. The element according to claim 4 , wherein the insulating layer includes at least one of silicon oxide or silicon nitride.

6. The element according to claim 4 , further comprising a metal layer provided between the base body and the insulating layer.

7. The element according to claim 6 , wherein the metal layer includes tin and at least one of gold or nickel.

8. The element according to claim 1 , further comprising an inter-element insulation layer provided between the third semiconductor layer and the second member and between the second light emitting layer and the second member.

9. The element according to claim 8 , wherein the inter-element insulation layer includes silicon oxide.

10. A semiconductor light emitting element, comprising:

a base body;

a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type separated from the base body in a first direction, the first semiconductor layer including a first region and a second region, the second region being arranged with the first region in a direction intersecting the first direction;

a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided between the base body and the first region;

a first light emitting layer provided between the first region and the second semiconductor layer;

a first conductive layer provided between the base body and the second region, the first conductive layer being directly in contact with and electrically connected to the second region;

a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type separated from the base body in the first direction, the third semiconductor layer including a third region and a fourth region, the fourth region being arranged with the third region in a direction intersecting the first direction;

a fourth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type provided between the base body and the third region;

a second light emitting layer provided between the third region and the fourth semiconductor layer;

a second conductive layer provided between the base body and the fourth semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the fourth semiconductor layer;

a first member including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion being positioned between the base body and the first conductive layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer, the second end portion not overlapping the second conductive layer; and

a second member including a third end portion and a fourth end portion, the third end portion being positioned between the base body and the secondconductive layer and electrically connected to the second conductive layer, the fourth end portion being electrically connected to the second end portion,

wherein

a separation trench is provided between the first semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer in the direction intersecting the first direction, and

the separation trench overlaps, in the first direction, a portion where the first member and the second member overlap.

11. The element according to claim 1 , wherein the third semiconductor layer overlaps, in the first direction, a portion where the first member and the second member overlap.

12. The element according to claim 1 , wherein the base body includes at least one of aluminum nitride, silicon, germanium, or copper.

13. The element according to claim 1 , wherein

the first conductive layer includes aluminum, and

the second conductive layer includes silver.

14. A semiconductor light emitting element, comprising:

a base body;

a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type separated from the base body in a first direction, the first semiconductor layer including a first region and a second region, the second region being arranged with the first region in a direction intersecting the first direction;

a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided between the base body and the first region;

a first light emitting layer provided between the first region and the second semiconductor layer;

a first conductive layer provided between the base body and the second region and electrically connected to the second region, the first conductive layer not overlapping the second semiconductor layer in the first direction;

a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type separated from the base body in the first direction, the third semiconductor layer including a third region and a fourth region, the fourth region being arranged with the third region in a direction intersecting the first direction;

a fourth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type provided between the base body and the third region;

a second light emitting layer provided between the third region and the fourth semiconductor layer;

a second conductive layer provided between the base body and the fourth semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the fourth semiconductor layer;

a first member including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion being positioned between the base body and the first conductive layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer, the second end portion not overlapping the second conductive layer; and

a second member including a third end portion and a fourth end portion, the third end portion being positioned between the base body and the second conductive layer and electrically connected to the second conductive layer, the fourth end portion being electrically connected to the second end portion,

wherein the second end portion is positioned between the fourth end portion and the base body or the fourth end portion is positioned between the second end portion and the base body.

15. The element according to claim 14 , wherein a thickness of the first member is thicker than a thickness of the second member.

16. The element according to claim 14 , further comprising an insulating layer provided between the base body and the first member and between the base body and the second member.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2020
From: TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
To: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052316/0044 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2020
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND STORAGE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051691/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2015
From: TAJIMA, JUMPEI; ONO, HIROSHI; ITO, TOSHIHIDE; UESUGI, KENJIRO; NUNOUE, SHINYA
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 036297/0506 →