IP Library Granted Patent US 10,672,962
Granted Patent B2
US 10,672,962 · App. 16/091,080 · Granted Jun 2, 2020

Light-emitting semiconductor chip, light-emitting component and method for producing a light-emitting component

Inventors: Siegfried Herrmann (Neukirchen, DE); Michael Völkl (Regensburg, DE)
Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
H01L33/62H01L27/15H01L33/007H01L33/0079H01L33/22H01L33/32H01L33/385H01L33/44H01L33/48H01L33/502H01L33/56H01L33/60H01L25/0753H01L33/0095H01L2933/0033H01L2933/0066H01L2933/0091
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Patent No.
US 10,672,962
App. No.
16/091,080
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting semiconductor chip, a light-emitting component and a method for producing a light-emitting component are disclosed. In an embodiment a light-emitting semiconductor chip includes a substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface and a first side surface extending transversely or perpendicularly to the bottom surface, a semiconductor body arranged on the top surface of the substrate, the semiconductor body comprising an active region configured to generate light and a contacting comprising a first current distribution structure and a second current distribution structure, which is formed to supply current to the active region, wherein the semiconductor chip is free of any connection point on a side of the semiconductor body facing away from the substrate and on the bottom surface of the substrate, and wherein the connection point is a connection point for electrically contacting the first and second current distribution structures.

Claims (60)

1. A light-emitting semiconductor chip comprising:

a substrate comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface and a first side surface extending transversely or perpendicularly to the bottom surface;

a semiconductor body arranged on the top surface of the substrate, the semiconductor body comprising an active region configured to generate light;

a contact comprising a first current distribution structure and a second current distribution structure, which is formed to supply current to the active region

a further semiconductor body on the bottom surface of the substrate which comprises a further active region configured to generate light; and

a further contact comprising a further first current distribution structure and a further second current distribution structure, which is formed to supply current to the further active region,

wherein the light-emitting semiconductor chip is free of any connection point on a side of the semiconductor body facing away from the substrate and on the bottom surface of the substrate, and

wherein the connection point is a connection point for electrically contacting the first and second current distribution structures.

2. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is light-transmissive.

3. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the first current distribution structure and the second current distribution structure are freely accessible from a side of the semiconductor body facing away from the substrate.

4. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting semiconductor chip is free of any connection point, and wherein the connection point is a connection point for electrically contacting the first and second current distribution structures.

5. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the first side surface of the substrate comprises a mounting surface of the light-emitting semiconductor chip.

6. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , further a connection comprising a first connection element and a second connection element, wherein the connection is arranged on the first side surface, which is a mounting surface of the light-emitting semiconductor chip, and wherein the first connection element is electrically conductively connected to the first current distribution structure and the second connection element is electrically conductively connected to the second current distribution structure.

7. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the further contact is arranged below an outer surface of the further semiconductor body facing away from the substrate.

8. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the further first current distribution structure and the further second current distribution structure are freely accessible from a side of the further semiconductor body facing away from the substrate.

9. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the contact is arranged below an outer surface of the semiconductor body facing away from the substrate.

10. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate further comprises a second side surface, which is arranged transversely or perpendicularly to the first side surface, and wherein the second side surface has a larger surface area than the first side surface.

11. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , further comprising a mirror, wherein the mirror is arranged on the first side surface, which comprises a mounting surface of the light-emitting semiconductor chip.

12. A light-emitting component comprising:

a carrier comprising a carrier body having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface; and

the light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 .

13. The light-emitting component according to claim 12 ,

wherein the carrier body comprises an opening, the opening penetrating the carrier body from its top surface to its bottom surface,

wherein the light-emitting semiconductor chip is located in the opening,

wherein the first side surface of the substrate of the light-emitting semiconductor chip projects beyond the bottom surface of the carrier body or is flush with the bottom surface of the carrier body or the bottom surface of the carrier body projects beyond the first side surface of the substrate of the light-emitting semiconductor chip, and

wherein a third side surface of the substrate, which is arranged opposite the first side surface of the substrate of the light-emitting semiconductor chip, projects beyond the carrier body on its top surface.

14. The light-emitting component according to claim 12 , further comprising a mirror layer, wherein the mirror layer is arranged on the bottom surface and/or the top surface of the carrier body, and wherein the mirror layer covers the bottom surface of the carrier body or the carrier body is configured to be reflective.

15. The light-emitting component according to claim 12 , further comprising a connection comprising a first connection element and a second connection element, wherein the connection is arranged on the bottom surface of the carrier body, and wherein the first connection element is electrically conductively connected to the first current distribution structure and the second connection element is electrically conductively connected to the second current distribution structure of the light-emitting semiconductor chip.

16. The light-emitting component according to claim 12 , further comprising an electrically insulating passivation layer arranged between the connection and the carrier body.

17. The light-emitting component according to claim 16 , wherein the passivation layer covers the first side surface of the substrate in places.

18. A method for producing light-emitting components, the method comprising:

providing a plurality of light-emitting semiconductor chips according to claim 1 ;

providing a carrier comprising a carrier body having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface and a plurality of openings penetrating the carrier body from its top surface to its bottom surface;

inserting the light-emitting semiconductor chips into the openings, wherein the light-emitting semiconductor chips are inserted into the openings with the first side surface in front of the top surface in a direction of the bottom surface; and

singulating the carrier with the plurality of light-emitting semiconductor chips to produce the light-emitting components, wherein each light-emitting component comprises at least one of the light-emitting semiconductor chips.

19. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising, before singulating, surrounding all the light-emitting semiconductor chips by a casing, which completely surrounds the light-emitting semiconductor chips and which adjoins the top surface of the carrier body between the semiconductor chips, wherein singulating comprises singulating through the casing.

20. The light-emitting semiconductor chip according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second current distribution structures have a distance of at least 10 μm from each edge of the semiconductor body.

21. A light-emitting component comprising:

a light-emitting semiconductor chip comprising:

a substrate comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface and a first side surface extending transversely or perpendicularly to the bottom surface;

a semiconductor body arranged on the top surface of the substrate, the semiconductor body comprising an active region configured to generate light; and

a contact comprising a first current distribution structure and a second current distribution structure, which is formed to supply current to the active region,

wherein the light emitting semiconductor chip is free of any connection point on a side of the semiconductor body facing away from the substrate and on the bottom surface of the substrate, and

wherein the connection point is a connection point for electrically contacting the first and second current distribution structures; and

a carrier comprising a carrier body having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface,

wherein the carrier body comprises an opening, the opening penetrating the carrier body from its top surface to its bottom surface,

wherein the light-emitting semiconductor chip is located in the opening,

wherein the first side surface of the substrate of the light-emitting semiconductor chip projects beyond the bottom surface of the carrier body or is flush with the bottom surface of the carrier body or the bottom surface of the carrier body projects beyond the first side surface of the substrate of the light-emitting semiconductor chip, and

wherein a third side surface of the substrate, which is arranged opposite the first side surface of the substrate of the light-emitting semiconductor chip, projects beyond the carrier body on its top surface.

22. A method for producing light-emitting components, the method comprising:

providing a plurality of light-emitting semiconductor chips comprising:

a substrate comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface and a first side surface extending transversely or perpendicularly to the bottom surface;

a semiconductor body arranged on the top surface of the substrate, the semiconductor body comprising an active region configured to generate light; and

a contact comprising a first current distribution structure and a second current distribution structure, which is formed to supply current to the active region,

wherein the light emitting semiconductor chip is free of any connection point on a side of the semiconductor body facing away from the substrate and on the bottom surface of the substrate, and

wherein the connection point is a connection point for electrically contacting the first and second current distribution structures;

providing a carrier comprising a carrier body having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface and a plurality of openings penetrating the carrier body from its top surface to its bottom surface;

inserting the light-emitting semiconductor chips into the openings, wherein the light-emitting semiconductor chips are inserted into the openings with the first side surface in front of the top surface in a direction of the bottom surface; and

singulating the carrier with the plurality of light-emitting semiconductor chips to produce the light-emitting components, wherein each light-emitting component comprises at least one of the light-emitting semiconductor chips.

23. The method according to claim 22 , further comprising, before singulating, surrounding all the light-emitting semiconductor chips by a casing, which completely surrounds the light-emitting semiconductor chips and which adjoins the top surface of the carrier body between the semiconductor chips, wherein singulating comprises singulating through the casing.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Feb 17, 2026
From: OSRAM OLED GMBH
To: AMS-OSRAM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 074881/0104 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2020
From: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 051464/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2018
From: HERRMANN, SIEGFRIED; VÖLKL, MICHAEL
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 047388/0715 →