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US 7,326,967 · App. 11/160,773 · Granted Feb 5, 2008

Light emitting diode having an omnidirectional reflector including a transparent conductive layer

Assignee: Epistar Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,326,967
App. No.
11/160,773
Granted
Feb 5, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is related to a light emitting diode of an omnidirectional reflector providing with a transparent conductive layer. In the present invention, a cohesion layer is formed between a transparent layer and a metal reflection layer to improve the cohesive force therebetween and increase the reflectivity of the light emitting diode, so as the present invention can enhance the light-emitting efficiency of the light emitting diode.

Claims (54)

1. A light-emitting diode having an omnidirectional reflector, comprising:

a substrate;

a metal reflection layer;

a cohesion layer formed on the metal reflection layer;

a transparent conductive layer formed on the cohesion layer;

an LED stack formed on the transparent conductive layer; and

an adhesive layer formed between the substrate and metal reflection layer.

2. The light-emitting diode of claim 1 further comprising:

a reaction layer formed between the substrate and the adhesive layer or between the adhesive layer and the metal reflection layer.

3. The light-emitting diode of claim 2 wherein the reaction layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of SiNx, Ti, and Cr.

4. The light-emitting diode of claim 1 further comprising:

a first reaction layer formed between the substrate and the adhesive layer and a second reaction layer formed between the adhesive layer and the metal reflection layer.

5. The light-emitting diode of claim 4 , wherein the first or second reaction layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of SiNx, Ti, and Cr.

6. The light-emitting diode of claim 1 further comprising:

a transparent conductive layer formed on the LED stack.

7. The light-emitting diode of claim 6 , wherein the transparent conductive layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Tin Indium Oxide, Tin Cadmium Oxide, Tin Antimony Oxide, Zinc Oxide, and Tin Zinc Oxide.

8. The light-emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of s Tin Indium Oxide, Tin Cadmium Oxide, Tin Antimony Oxide, Zinc Oxide, and Tin Zinc Oxide.

9. The light-emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the cohesion layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of SiNx, SiO 2 , SiO, TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , and the like.

10. The light-emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the metal reflection layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Al and Ag.

11. The light-emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of GaAs, AlGaAs, GaAsP, GaP, Si, SiC, metals, sapphire, GaN, AlN, ZnO, MgO, glass, and the like.

12. The light-emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Pi, BCB, PFCB, and the like.

13. The light-emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the LED stack comprises:

a first contact layer;

a first cladding layer formed on the first contact layer;

a light-emitting layer formed on the first cladding layer;

a second cladding layer formed on the light-emitting layer; and

a second contact layer formed on the second cladding layer.

14. The light-emitting diode of claim 13 , wherein the first contact layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of GaP, GaAs, GaAsP, AlGaInP, GaN, InGaN, and AlGaN.

15. The light-emitting diode of claim 13 , wherein the first cladding layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of AlGaInP, AlInP, AlN, GaN, AlGaN, InGaN, and AlGaInN.

16. The light-emitting diode of claim 13 , wherein the light-emitting layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of AlGalnP, InGaP, GaN, AlGaN, InGaN, and AlGaInN.

17. The light-emitting diode of claim 13 , wherein the second cladding layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of AlGalnP, AlInP, AlN, GaN, AlGaN, InGaN, and AlGaInN.

18. The light-emitting diode of claim 13 , wherein the second contact layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of GaP, GaAs, GaAsP, InGaP, AlGaInP, AlGaAs, GaN, InGaN, and AlGaN.

19. A flip-chip light-emitting diode having an omnidirectional reflector providing, comprising:

a transparent substrate optionally including an adhesive layer;

an LED stack formed below the transparent substrate;

a transparent conductive layer formed below the LED stack;

a cohesion layer having a distributed geometrical pattern thereon and formed below the transparent conductive layer; and

a metal reflection layer formed below the cohesion layer.

20. The light-emitting diode of claim 19 , wherein the transparent conductive layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of s Tin Indium Oxide, Tin Cadmium Oxide, Tin Antimony Oxide, Zinc Oxide, and Tin Zinc Oxide.

21. The light-emitting diode of claim 19 , wherein the cohesion layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of SiNx, SiO 2 , SiO, TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 and the like.

22. The light-emitting diode of claim 19 , wherein the metal reflection layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Al and Ag.

23. The light-emitting diode of claim 19 , wherein the transparent substrate is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of GaP, SiC, sapphire, GaN, ZnO, MgO, and the like.

24. The light-emitting diode of claim 19 , wherein the adhesive layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Pi, BCB, PFCB, and the like.

25. The light-emitting diode of claim 19 , wherein the LED stack comprises:

a first contact layer;

a first cladding layer formed on the first contact layer;

a light-emitting layer formed on the first cladding layer;

a second cladding layer formed on the light-emitting layer; and

a second contact layer formed on the second cladding layer.

26. The light-emitting diode of claim 25 , wherein the first contact layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of GaP, GaAs, GaAsP, AlGaInP, GaN, InGaN, and AlGaN.

27. The light-emitting diode of claim 25 , wherein the first cladding layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of AlGaInP, AlInP, AlN, GaN, AlGaN, InGaN, and AlGaInN.

28. The light-emitting diode of claim 25 , wherein the light-emitting layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of AlGalnP, InGaP, GaN, AlGaN, InGaN, and AlGaInN.

29. The light-emitting diode of claim 25 , wherein the second cladding layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of AlGalnP, AlInP, AlN, GaN, AlGaN, InGaN, and AlGaInN.

30. The light-emitting diode of claim 25 , wherein the second contact layer is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of GaP, GaAs, GaAsP, InGaP, AlGaInP, AlGaAs, GaN, InGaN, and AlGaN.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2005
From: HSIEH, MIN-HSUN; TAO, CHING-SAN; NI, JR-PENG
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016555/0111 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 93120854 A · Jul 12, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060006402A1 · Jan 12, 2006