IP Library Granted Patent US 9,698,325
Granted Patent B2
US 9,698,325 · App. 14/927,131 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

Light-emitting device including reflective layer

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Patent No.
US 9,698,325
App. No.
14/927,131
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device comprises a substrate; a plurality of light-emitting diodes formed on the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting diodes comprises a first conductivity type layer, an active layer on the first conductivity type layer, and a second conductivity type layer on the active layer; a reflective layer surrounding a sidewall of each of the plurality of light-emitting diodes; and a top electrode formed on the reflective layer and the plurality of light-emitting diodes.

Claims (35)

1. A light-emitting device, comprising:

a substrate;

a first light-emitting diode formed on the substrate;

a second light-emitting diode formed on the substrate and separated from the first light-emitting diode by a space, wherein the space is a surface of the substrate;

a spacer layer formed on the space and surrounding multiple sidewalls of the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode;

a reflective layer formed on the spacer layer and surrounding the multiple sidewalls of the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode; and

a top electrode formed on the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode,

wherein the top electrode comprises transparent conductive material.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the top electrode is formed on the spacer layer.

3. A light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode comprises a first conductivity type layer, an active layer on the first conductivity type layer, a second conductivity type layer on the active layer, and the reflective layer comprises a top surface lower than the active layer.

4. A light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer layer comprises an inclined sidewall.

5. A light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective layer comprises silver (Ag) or aluminum (Al).

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a sapphire substrate, a semiconductor substrate, a SiC substrate, or a silicon substrate.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer layer comprises nitride, oxide, or SiO x N y .

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective layer is separated from the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode by the spacer layer.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective layer is formed between the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode comprises a rectangular shape from a top view of the light-emitting device.

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode are separated from each other with a distance between 10 nm and 5000 nm.

12. A light-emitting device, comprising:

a substrate;

a first light-emitting diode formed on the substrate;

a second light-emitting diode formed on the substrate and separated from the first light-emitting diode by a space, wherein the space is a surface of the substrate;

a spacer layer formed on the space and surrounding multiple sidewalls of the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode;

a reflective layer formed on the space;

a top electrode formed on the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode, wherein the top electrode comprises transparent conductive material; and

a fill material formed on the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode, wherein one or multiple portions of the fill material is removed, and the top electrode is electrically connected to the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode through the one or multiple portions.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein each of the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode comprises a first conductivity type layer, an active layer on the first conductivity type layer, a second conductivity type layer on the active layer, and the reflective layer comprises a top surface lower than the active layer.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the top electrode is formed on the spacer layer.

15. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the spacer layer comprises an inclined sidewall.

16. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the reflective layer comprises silver (Ag) or aluminum (Al).

17. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the substrate comprises a sapphire substrate, a semiconductor substrate, a SiC substrate, or a silicon substrate.

18. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the spacer layer comprises nitride, oxide, or SiO x N y .

19. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the reflective layer is separated from the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode by the spacer layer.

20. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein each of the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode comprises a rectangular shape from a top view of the light-emitting device.

21. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode are separated from each other with a distance between 10 nm and 5000 nm.

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 Dec 17, 2025
From: EPISTAR CORPORATION
To: TAU CETI VENTURES LLC
Reel/Frame 073969/0972 →