IP Library Granted Patent US 10,038,128
Granted Patent B2
US 10,038,128 · App. 15/702,286 · Granted Jul 31, 2018

Light-emitting device and method of manufacturing thereof

Inventors: Chien-Fu Huang (Hsinchu, TW); Yao-Ning Chan (Hsinchu, TW); Tzu Chieh Hsu (Hsinchu, TW); Yi-ming Chen (Hsinchu, TW); Hsin-Chih Chiu (Hsinchu, TW); Chih-Chiang Lu (Hsinchu, TW); Chia-liang Hsu (Hsinchu, TW); Chun-Hsien Chang (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
H01L33/62H01L25/167H01L33/0079H01L33/38H01L2933/0016H01L2933/0066
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Patent No.
US 10,038,128
App. No.
15/702,286
Granted
Jul 31, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, which comprises providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks comprising a first semiconductor stacked block and a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer; conducting a separating step to separate the first semiconductor stacked block from the first substrate, and the second semiconductor stacked block remains on the first substrate; providing an element substrate comprising a patterned metal layer; and conducting a bonding step to bond and align the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block with the patterned metal layer.

Claims (44)

1. A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, comprising:

providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks comprising a first semiconductor stacked block and a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer;

conducting a separating step to separate the first semiconductor stacked block from the first substrate, and the second semiconductor stacked block remains on the first substrate;

providing an element substrate comprising a patterned metal layer and a via, wherein a conductive material fills in the via; and

conducting a bonding step to bond and align the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block with the patterned metal layer.

2. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising forming a first electrode on the first semiconductor stacked block or on the second semiconductor stacked block, and the bonding step comprising bonding and aligning the first electrode with the patterned metal layer.

3. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 2 , further comprising forming a second electrode on the first semiconductor stacked block or on the second semiconductor stacked block, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are formed on the same side of the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block.

4. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the bonding step comprising bonding and aligning the first electrode and the second electrode with the patterned metal layer.

5. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks further comprises a third semiconductor stacked block and a fourth semiconductor stacked block, and the separating step comprises:

providing a second substrate;

conducting a first bonding step to bond the first semiconductor stacked block and the third semiconductor stacked block with the second substrate; and

separating the first semiconductor stacked block and the third semiconductor stacked block from the first substrate, and the second semiconductor stacked block and the fourth semiconductor stacked block remain on the first substrate.

6. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the bonding step comprises bonding the second semiconductor stacked block and the fourth semiconductor stacked block with the patterned metal layer, or bonding the first semiconductor stacked block and the third semiconductor stacked block with the patterned metal layer.

7. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 6 , further comprising forming a dielectric layer between the first semiconductor stacked block and the third semiconductor stacked block, or forming a dielectric layer between the second semiconductor stacked block and the fourth semiconductor stacked block.

8. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 6 , further comprising separating the first semiconductor stacked block or the third semiconductor stacked block from the second substrate, or separating the second semiconductor stacked block or the fourth semiconductor stacked block from the first substrate.

9. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 5 , further comprising forming a first electrode and a second electrode on the second semiconductor stacked block and the fourth semiconductor stacked block respectively, or forming a first electrode and a second electrode on the first semiconductor stacked block and the third semiconductor stacked block respectively.

10. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 9 , wherein the bonding step further comprises bonding and aligning the patterned metal layer of the element substrate with the first electrode and the second electrode in order to form series connection or parallel connection between the second semiconductor stacked block and the fourth semiconductor stacked block, or in order to form series connection or parallel connection between the first semiconductor stacked block and the third semiconductor stacked block.

11. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is a growth substrate of the plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks.

12. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein there is a trench separating two adjacent semiconductor stacked blocks on the first substrate, and a width of the trench is less than 10 μm.

13. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the element substrate further comprises a second patterned metal layer spaced apart from the patterned metal layer.

14. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the bonding step is conducted after the separating step.

15. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the separating step is conducted after the bonding step.

16. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising forming a transparent encapsulated material on the element substrate to cover the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block which is bonded to the element substrate.

17. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the patterned metal layer electrically connects to the conductive material in the via.

18. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 17 , wherein the patterned metal layer electrically connects to the conductive material in the via by the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block.

19. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising forming a sacrificial layer on the first semiconductor stacked block before the separating step.

20. A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, comprising:

providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks comprising a first semiconductor stacked block and a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer, wherein the first substrate is a growth substrate of the plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks;

conducting a separating step to separate the first semiconductor stacked block from the first substrate, and the second semiconductor stacked block remains on the first substrate;

providing an element substrate comprising a patterned metal layer; and

conducting a bonding step to bond and align the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block with the patterned metal layer.

21. A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, comprising:

providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks comprising a first semiconductor stacked block and a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer;

conducting a separating step to separate the first semiconductor stacked block from the first substrate, and the second semiconductor stacked block remains on the first substrate;

forming a first electrode on the first semiconductor stacked block or on the second semiconductor stacked block;

providing an element substrate comprising a patterned metal layer; and

conducting a bonding step to bond and align the patterned metal layer with the first electrode which is on the first semiconductor stacked block or on the second semiconductor stacked block.

22. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device of claim 21 , further comprising forming a second electrode on the first semiconductor stacked block or on the second semiconductor stacked block, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are formed on the same side of the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block.

23. A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, comprising:

providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks comprising a first semiconductor stacked block and a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer;

conducting a separating step to separate the first semiconductor stacked block from the first substrate, and the second semiconductor stacked block remains on the first substrate;

providing an element substrate comprising a patterned metal layer;

conducting a bonding step to bond and align the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block with the patterned metal layer; and

forming a transparent encapsulated material on the element substrate to cover the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block which is bonded to the element substrate.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 18, 2026
From: EPISTAR CORPORATION
To: ENNOSTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075171/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2017
From: HUANG, CHIEN-FU; CHAN, YAO-NING; HSU, TZU CHIEH; CHEN, YI MING; CHIU, HSIN-CHIH; LU, CHIH-CHIANG; HSU, CHIA-LIANG; CHANG, CHUN-HSIEN
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043564/0163 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15438430 · Feb 21, 2017
Continuation 14902795
Related Publication 20180006206A1 · Jan 4, 2018