IP Library Granted Patent US 10,700,240
Granted Patent B2
US 10,700,240 · App. 16/700,614 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Light emitting device

Inventors: Yao-Ru Chang (Hsinchu, TW); Wen-Luh Liao (Hsinchu, TW); Chun-Yu Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Hsin-Chan Chung (Hsinchu, TW); Hung-Ta Cheng (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
H01L33/44H01L33/24H01L33/305H01L33/38H01L33/62H01L33/08H01L33/20H01L33/22
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Patent No.
US 10,700,240
App. No.
16/700,614
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light emitting area and an electrode area. The light-emitting area includes a first semiconductor structure having a first active layer and a second semiconductor structure having a second active layer. The electrode area includes an external electrode structure surrounding the second semiconductor structure in a top view. The light-emitting area has a shape of circle or polygon in the top view. When the first semiconductor structure is driven by a first current, the first active layer can emit a first light with a first main wavelength. When the second semiconductor structure is driven by a second current, the active layer of the second semiconductor structure can emit a second light with a second main wavelength.

Claims (31)

1. A light-emitting device, comprising:

a light-emitting area comprising a first semiconductor structure having a first active layer and a second semiconductor structure having a second active layer; and

an electrode area comprising an external electrode structure surrounding the second semiconductor structure in a top view;

wherein the light-emitting area has a shape of circle or polygon in the top view, and when the first semiconductor structure is driven by a first current, the first active layer can emit a first light with a first main wavelength; when the second semiconductor structure is driven by a second current, the second active layer of the second semiconductor structure can emit a second light with a second main wavelength.

2. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting area is substantially arranged in a center of the light-emitting device.

3. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the external electrode structure includes a bonding pad.

4. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a reflective layer under the light-emitting area.

5. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising an extension electrode disposed on the second semiconductor structure.

6. The light-emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the extension electrode has a circular shape.

7. The light-emitting device of claim 5 , further comprising a contact layer between the extension electrode and the second semiconductor structure.

8. The light-emitting device of claim 7 , wherein the contact layer has a shape substantially the same as the extension electrode.

9. A light-emitting device, comprising:

a light-emitting stack comprising a first semiconductor structure having a first active layer and a second semiconductor structure having a second active layer;

a first electrode structure having a first bonding pad and a first extension electrode on the first semiconductor structure; and

a second electrode structure having a second bonding pad and a second extension electrode on the second semiconductor structure;

wherein the second extension electrode surrounds the first extension electrode in a top view, when the first semiconductor structure is driven by a first current, the first active layer can emit a first light with a first main wavelength; when the second semiconductor structure is driven by a second current, the second active layer of the second semiconductor structure can emit a second light with a second main wavelength.

10. The light-emitting device of claim 9 , wherein the first extension electrode and the second extension electrode respectively have a circular shape in a top view.

11. The light-emitting device of claim 9 , further comprising a first contact layer between the first extension electrode and the first semiconductor structure.

12. The light-emitting device of claim 11 , wherein the first contact layer has a shape substantially the same as the first extension electrode.

13. The light-emitting device of claim 9 , wherein the first extension electrode has a first top surface, the second extension electrode has a second top surface, and a height difference is between the first top surface and the second top surface.

14. The light-emitting device of claim 9 , further comprising a second contact layer between the second extension electrode and the second semiconductor structure.

15. The light-emitting device of claim 14 , wherein the second contact layer has a shape substantially the same as the second extension electrode.

16. A light-emitting device, comprising:

a light-emitting stack comprising a first-type conductivity semiconductor layer, a second-type conductivity semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed between the first-type conductivity semiconductor layer and a second-type conductivity semiconductor layer;

a first electrode on the second-type conductivity semiconductor layer; and

a light-absorbing layer on the first electrode;

wherein the second-type conductivity semiconductor layer has a side wall and a top surface having a first region and a second region, the light-absorbing layer covers the side wall and the first region, and the first electrode and the light-absorbing layer are not overlapped with the second region in a cross-sectional view of the light-emitting device.

17. The light-emitting device of claim 16 , wherein the light-absorbing layer comprises a bonding pad.

18. The light-emitting device of claim 16 , further comprising an insulation layer between the light-absorbing layer and the light-emitting stack.

19. The light-emitting device of claim 18 , wherein the insulation layer is in physical contact with the side wall and a portion of the top surface.

20. The light-emitting device of claim 16 , further comprising a reflective layer under the light-emitting stack.

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 Dec 3, 2019
From: CHANG, YAO-RU; LIAO, WEN-LUH; LIN, CHUN-YU; CHUNG, HSIN-CHAN; CHENG, HUNG-TA
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051165/0094 →