IP Library Granted Patent US 9,537,048
Granted Patent B2
US 9,537,048 · App. 14/402,175 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Vertical type AC-LED device and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Shunping Chen (Xiamen, CN); Xiaoqiang Zeng (Xiamen, CN); Shaohua Huang (Xiamen, CN); Qunfeng Pan (Xiamen, CN); Jyh-Chiarng Wu (Xiamen, CN)
Assignee: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H01L33/08H01L27/15H01L25/0753H01L33/0079H01L33/382H01L33/44H01L33/62H01L2924/0002H01L2933/0066
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Patent No.
US 9,537,048
App. No.
14/402,175
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a vertical AC LED element and fabrication method thereof, wherein the vertical AC LED element comprises a conductive substrate ( 102 ); a light-emitting module on the conductive substrate ( 102 ), including two horizontally arranged in parallel and mutually-isolated LEDs; wherein the first and second LEDs include a first semiconductor layer ( 111 ), a light-emitting layer ( 112 ) and a second semiconductor layer ( 113 ) from top down; a first insulating layer ( 131 ) is arranged between the second semiconductor layer ( 113 ) of the first LED and the conductive substrate ( 102 ) for mutual isolation; an ohmic contact is formed between the second semiconductor layer ( 113 ) of the second LED and the conductive substrate ( 102 ); a first conductive structure that connects the first semiconductor layer ( 111 ) of the first LED, the second semiconductor layer ( 113 ) of the second LED and the conductive substrate ( 102 ); and a second conductive structure that connects the second semiconductor layer ( 113 ) of the first LED and the first semiconductor layer ( 111 ) of the second LED.

Claims (15)

1. A vertical alternating current (AC) light-emitting diode (LED) element, comprising:

a conductive substrate;

a light-emitting portion disposed over the conductive substrate, the light-emitting portion including a first and a second horizontally arranged in parallel and mutually-isolated LEDs;

wherein, the first and second LEDs include a first semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and a second semiconductor layer from top down; a first insulating layer is arranged between the second semiconductor layer of the first LED and the conductive substrate for mutual isolation; an ohmic contact is formed between the second semiconductor layer of the second LED and the conductive substrate;

a conductive column configured to electrically couple the first semiconductor layer of the first LED, the second semiconductor layer of the second LED, and the conductive substrate; and

a shared electrode layer configured to electrically couple the second semiconductor layer of the first LED and the first semiconductor layer of the second LED.

2. The vertical AC LED element of claim 1 , wherein one and only one electrode structure is on the light emitting surface of the light-emitting portion that connects with the shared electrode layer.

3. The vertical AC LED element of claim 1 , wherein a first channel is formed between the first LED and the second LED, wherein a side wall of the first channel is covered with a second insulating layer, wherein the first channel is filled with a conductive material to form the shared electrode layer.

4. The vertical AC LED element of claim 3 , wherein two ends of the shared electrode layer are electrically coupled to the second semiconductor layer of the first LED and the first semiconductor layer of the second LED, respectively.

5. The vertical AC LED element of claim 4 , wherein an ohmic contact layer is arranged between the conductive substrate and the light-emitting portion.

6. The vertical AC LED element of claim 5 , wherein two ends of the shared electrode layer are connected to the first semiconductor layer of the second LED and the ohmic contact layer, respectively, to realize the electrical coupling between the second semiconductor layer of the first LED and the first semiconductor layer of the second LED.

7. The vertical AC LED element of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting portion is connected to the conductive substrate via a metal bonding layer.

8. The vertical AC LED element of claim 7 , wherein the first insulating layer is between the metal bonding layer and the second semiconductor of the first LED.

9. The vertical AC LED element of claim 8 , wherein a channel is arranged in the first LED that goes through the second semiconductor layer and the light-emitting layer, the bottom of which is on the first semiconductor layer, and the side wall of which is covered with an insulating layer; the metal bonding layer completely covers the second semiconductor layer of the light-emitting portion and fills the channel to form the conductive column.

10. The vertical AC LED element of claim 7 , wherein the first insulating layer is on the conductive substrate and bonds with the light-emitting portion via the metal bonding layer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2023
From: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: QUANZHOU SANAN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065302/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2014
From: CHEN, SHUNPING; ZENG, XIAOQIANG; HUANG, SHAOHUA; PAN, QUNFENG; WU, JYH-CHIARNG
To: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034212/0291 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 1 0157568 · May 21, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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