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Granted Patent B2
US 9,577,150 · App. 15/044,627 · Granted Feb 21, 2017

Light emitting device and light emitting device package

Inventors: Hwan Hee Jeong (Seoul, KR); Sang Youl Lee (Seoul, KR); June O. Song (Seoul, KR); Ji Hyung Moon (Seoul, KR); Kwang Ki Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H01L33/38H01L33/06H01L33/32H01L33/36H01L33/387H01L33/40H01L33/42H01L33/44H01L33/0079H01L33/10H01L33/22H01L2224/48091H01L2224/48247H01L2224/48257H01L2924/0002H01L2924/12032
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Patent No.
US 9,577,150
App. No.
15/044,627
Granted
Feb 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a light emitting device and a light emitting device package. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer, an adhesive layer contacting a top surface of the first conductive semiconductor layer, a first electrode contacting a top surface of the first conductive semiconductor and a top surface of the adhesive layer, and a second electrode contacting the second conductive semiconductor layer, wherein the adhesive layer contacting the first electrode is spaced apart from the second electrode.

Claims (65)

1. A light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate;

a light emitting structure disposed on the substrate and the light emitting structure including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer;

a first transmissive electrode layer disposed on a top surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer;

a second transmissive electrode layer disposed on a top surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer;

a first electrode disposed on the first transmissive electrode layer; and

a second electrode disposed on the second transmissive electrode layer,

wherein at least one portion of the top surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer is exposed by forming an opening through the second transmissive electrode layer,

wherein at least one portion of the top surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer is exposed by forming an opening through the first transmissive electrode layer,

wherein the first electrode has a first portion and an second portion under the first portion,

wherein a width of the first portion is wider than a width of the second portion, and

wherein both of the first portion and the second portion are electrically in contact with the first transmissive electrode layer.

2. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second electrode has a single layer structure or a multiple layer structure including Au.

3. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second transmissive electrode layer has a single layer structure or a multiple layer structure including ITO.

4. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a predetermined pattern is disposed on a top surface of the substrate.

5. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the first electrode is narrower than a width of the first transmissive electrode layer.

6. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second transmissive electrode layer has a first and second part on the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the first part is disposed at one side of the second electrode and the second part is disposed at an opposite side of the one side.

7. The light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein a width of the first part is narrower than a width of the second part.

8. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the first electrode is lower than a top surface of the second transmissive electrode layer.

9. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the second portion is thicker than a thickness of the first transmissive electrode layer.

10. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of a top surface of the first transmissive electrode layer is exposed.

11. The light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the first transmissive electrode layer is not vertically overlapped with the second transmissive electrode layer.

12. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of a top surface of the second transmissive electrode layer is exposed.

13. A light emitting device, comprising:

a light emitting structure including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer;

a first transmissive electrode layer disposed on a upper surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer;

a second transmissive electrode layer disposed on a upper surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer;

a first electrode disposed on the first transmissive electrode layer; and

a second electrode disposed on the second transmissive electrode layer,

wherein a top surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer is exposed by forming an opening through the second transmissive electrode layer,

wherein at least one portion of the top surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer is exposed by forming an opening through the first transmissive electrode layer,

wherein the first electrode has a first portion and a second portion under the first portion,

wherein a width of the first portion is wider than a width of the second portion,

wherein both of the first portion and the second portion are electrically in contact with the first transmissive electrode layer, and

wherein a portion of a top surface of the first transmissive electrode layer is exposed.

14. The light emitting device of claim 13 , wherein a width of the first electrode is narrower than a width of the first transmissive electrode layer.

15. The light emitting device of claim 13 , wherein the second transmissive electrode layer has a first and second part on the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the first part is disposed at one side of the second electrode and the second part is disposed at an opposite side of the one side.

16. The light emitting device of claim 15 , wherein a width of the first part is narrower than a width of the second part.

17. The Light emitting device of claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second transmissive electrode layer has a single layer structure or a multiple layer structure including ITO.

18. The light emitting device of claim 13 , wherein a top surface of the first electrode is lower than a top surface of the second transmissive electrode layer.

19. The light emitting device of claim 13 , wherein the thickness of the second portion is thicker than a thickness of the first transmissive electrode layer.

20. The light emitting device of claim 13 , wherein a portion of a top surface of the second transmissive electrode layer is exposed.

21. A light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate;

a light emitting structure disposed on the substrate and the light emitting structure including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer;

a first transmissive electrode layer disposed on a upper surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer;

a second transmissive electrode layer disposed on a upper surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer;

a first electrode disposed on the first transmissive electrode layer; and

a second electrode disposed on the second transmissive electrode layer,

wherein a predetermined pattern on an upper surface of the substrate,

wherein a top surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer is exposed by forming an opening through the second transmissive electrode layer,

wherein at least one portion of the top surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer is exposed by forming an opening through the first transmissive electrode layer,

wherein the first electrode has a first portion and a second portion under the first portion,

wherein a width of the first portion is wider than a width of the second portion,

wherein both of the first portion and the second portion are electrically in contact with the first transmissive electrode layer,

wherein the second electrode has a third portion and a fourth portion under the third portion,

wherein a width of the third portion is wider than a width of the fourth portion and a thickness of the third portion is different from a thickness of the fourth portion,

wherein both of the third portion and the fourth portion are electrically in contact with the second transmissive electrode layer,

wherein the second transmissive electrode layer has a first and second part on the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the first part is disposed at one side of the second electrode and the second part is disposed at an opposite side of the one side,

wherein a width of the first part is narrower than a width of the second part,

wherein a top surface of the first electrode is lower than a top surface of the second transmissive electrode layer,

wherein a width of the first electrode is narrower than a width of the first transmissive electrode layer,

wherein the thickness of the first portion is thicker than a thickness of the first transmissive electrode layer,

wherein a portion of a top surface of the first transmissive electrode layer is exposed, and

wherein a portion of the top surface of the second transmissive electrode layer is exposed.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2023
From: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: WANGS ALLIANCE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063075/0919 →
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 10-2010-0022754 · Mar 15, 2010 · national
Continuity (4)
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