IP Library Granted Patent US 10,002,991
Granted Patent B2
US 10,002,991 · App. 15/600,179 · Granted Jun 19, 2018

Light-emitting element

Inventors: Wen-Luh Liao (Hsinchu, TW); Chun-Yu Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Kun-De Lin (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
H01L33/42H01L33/22H01L33/38H01L33/46H01L33/14H01L33/405
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Patent No.
US 10,002,991
App. No.
15/600,179
Granted
Jun 19, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting element, comprises a light-emitting stack comprising an active layer; a window layer on the light-emitting stack, wherein the window layer has a surface opposite to the light-emitting stack; and an insulative layer on the surface, wherein the surface comprises a cavity and the insulative layer substantially conformally covering the cavity, and wherein the insulative layer has a first refractive index equal to or smaller than 1.4.

Claims (31)

1. A light-emitting element, comprising:

a light-emitting stack comprising an active layer;

a window layer on the light-emitting stack, wherein the window layer has a surface opposite to the light-emitting stack; and

an insulative layer on the surface;

wherein the surface comprises a cavity and the insulative layer substantially conformally covering the cavity;

wherein the insulative layer has a first refractive index equal to or smaller than 1.4.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , further comprising a transparent conducting structure on the insulative layer.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 2 , further comprising a first void between the insulative layer and the transparent conducting structure.

4. The light-emitting element according to claim 3 , wherein the light-emitting stack further comprises a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer, and the active layer is between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.

5. The light-emitting element according to claim 4 , wherein the window layer connects the first semiconductor layer.

6. The light-emitting element according to claim 5 , wherein the cavity exposes the first semiconductor layer.

7. The light-emitting element according to claim 6 , wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises a second void connecting the cavity.

8. The light-emitting element according to claim 7 , wherein the second void overlaps the insulative layer in a stacking direction of the light-emitting stack.

9. The light-emitting element according to claim 7 , wherein the second void overlaps the first void in a stacking direction of the light-emitting stack.

10. The light-emitting element according to claim 3 , wherein the insulative layer comprises a plurality of pores and the transparent conducting structure directly contacts the window layer through the pores.

11. The light-emitting element according to claim 10 , wherein the first void is arranged between the pores.

12. The light-emitting element according to claim 4 , wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises AlInP and the window comprises GaP.

13. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulative layer comprises magnesium fluoride.

14. A light-emitting element, comprising:

a light-emitting stack comprising an active layer;

a window layer on the light-emitting stack, wherein the window layer has a surface opposite to the light-emitting stack;

an insulative layer on the surface;

a transparent conducting structure on the insulative layer; and

a first void between the transparent conducting structure and the insulative layer,

wherein the first void has a second refractive index lower than 1.2.

15. The light-emitting element according to claim 14 , wherein the insulative layer has a first refractive index equal to or smaller than 1.4.

16. The light-emitting element according to claim 14 , wherein the surface comprises a cavity.

17. The light-emitting element according to claim 16 , wherein the insulative layer substantially conformally covers the cavity.

18. The light-emitting element according to claim 16 , wherein the first void is disposed in the cavity.

19. The light-emitting element according to claim 16 , wherein the window layer comprises a second void connecting the cavity.

20. The light-emitting element according to claim 19 , wherein the second void and the first void are separated by the transparent conducting structure or the insulative layer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 26, 2026
From: EPISTAR CORPORATION
To: ENNOSTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075152/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2017
From: LIAO, WEN-LUH; LIN, CHUN-YU; LIN, KUN-DE
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042440/0212 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 102124862 A · Jul 10, 2013 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 15070727 · Mar 15, 2016
Continuation 14866232 · Sep 25, 2015
Continuation In Part 14302036 · Jun 11, 2014
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