IP Library Granted Patent US 12,249,673
Granted Patent B2
US 12,249,673 · App. 17/519,754 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Light-emitting device and display apparatus including the same

Inventors: Seogwoo Hong (Yongin-si, KR); Hyunjoon Kim (Seoul, KR); Joonyong Park (Suwon-si, KR); Kyungwook Hwang (Seoul, KR); Junsik Hwang (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L33/382H01L27/156
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Patent No.
US 12,249,673
App. No.
17/519,754
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-emitting device including a body including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode and a second electrode provided on a first surface of the body, the first electrode and the second electrode being in contact with the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, respectively, and a third electrode and a fourth electrode provided on a second surface of the body, the third electrode and the fourth electrode being in contact with the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, respectively.

Claims (24)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a body comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer;

a first electrode and a second electrode provided on a first surface of the body, the first electrode and the second electrode being in contact with a first surface of the first semiconductor layer and a first surface of the second semiconductor layer, respectively;

a third electrode and a fourth electrode provided on a second surface of the body, the third electrode and the fourth electrode being in contact with the first surface of the first semiconductor layer and a second surface of the second semiconductor layer opposite to the first surface of the second semiconductor layer, respectively; and

a first trench passing through the first semiconductor layer and the active layer and exposing the second semiconductor layer,

wherein the second electrode is in contact with the first surface of the first semiconductor layer via the first trench, the fourth electrode is in contact with the second surface of the second semiconductor layer, and the second electrode and the fourth electrode are not connected to each other.

2. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a through hole passing through the body,

wherein the first electrode is in contact with the third electrode via the through hole.

3. The light-emitting device of claim 2 , further comprising a first insulating layer provided on an inner wall of the through hole.

4. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the first insulating layer extends to the second surface of the body and is in contact with the fourth electrode.

5. The light-emitting device of claim 2 , wherein the first electrode is provided inside of the through hole.

6. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode overlaps with at least a portion of the third electrode in a thickness direction of the body.

7. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode overlaps with at least a portion of the fourth electrode in a thickness direction of the body.

8. The light-emitting device of claim 1 ,

wherein the second electrode is in contact with the second semiconductor layer via the first trench.

9. The light-emitting device of claim 8 , further comprising a second insulating layer provided on an inner wall of the first trench.

10. The light-emitting device of claim 9 , wherein the second insulating layer extends to the first surface of the body and is in contact with the first electrode.

11. The light-emitting device of claim 9 , wherein the second electrode is provided inside of the first trench.

12. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode is symmetrical with respect to a central axis of the light-emitting device.

13. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode has a circular cross-sectional shape.

14. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode has a ring cross-sectional shape.

15. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode is transparent.

16. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a second trench provided between the first electrode and the second electrode in the first surface of the body.

17. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the body in a horizontal direction is greater than a thickness of the body in a vertical direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2021
From: HONG, SEOGWOO; KIM, HYUNJOON; PARK, JOONYONG; HWANG, KYUNGWOOK; HWANG, JUNSIK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058841/0028 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0058769 · May 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63145117 · Feb 3, 2021
Related Publication 20220246801A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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