IP Library Granted Patent US 12,412,878
Granted Patent B2
US 12,412,878 · App. 17/638,281 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Display device using micro LED and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Sunghyun Hwang (Seoul, KR); Junghoon Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H01L25/167H01L25/165H10H20/013H10H20/018H10H20/819H10H20/8314H01L24/73H01L24/92H01L2224/73204H01L2224/9211
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Patent No.
US 12,412,878
App. No.
17/638,281
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present specification provides a semiconductor light emitting element having a new structure with a wider light emitting area than a conventional structure, when implementing a display device by using semiconductor light emitting elements. A semiconductor light emitting element according to one embodiment of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a first conductive-type semiconductor layer having a first side inclination angle; a second conductive-type semiconductor layer having a second side inclination angle, which is positioned on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer; and an active layer having a third side inclination angle, which is disposed between the first conductive-type semiconductor layer and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer, wherein the second side inclination angle and the third side inclination angle are the same.

Claims (25)

1. A display device, comprising:

a substrate;

assembly electrodes located on the substrate;

an insulating layer located on the assembly electrodes;

a partition wall located on the insulating layer and shaped to define an assembly recess; and

a semiconductor light emitting element assembled with the assembly recess of the partition wall;

wherein the semiconductor light emitting element comprises:

a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer having a first side inclination angle;

a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer having a second side inclination angle and being located on the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer; and

an active layer having a third side inclination angle and disposed between the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second side inclination angle and the third side inclination angle are equal.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein a first area of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer is greater than a second area of the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the semiconductor light emitting element further comprises:

a first conductivity-type electrode located on an inclined side surface of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer having the first side inclination angle; and

a second conductivity-type electrode located on the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the semiconductor light emitting element further comprises a passivation layer shaped to surround an inclined side surface of the active layer having a third conductivity-type semiconductor layer.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the passivation layer is formed of amorphous Silicon (a-Si).

7. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first side inclination angle and the third side inclination angle are equal.

8. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first side inclination angle is greater than the third side inclination angle.

9. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising a first wiring electrode located on the first conductivity-type electrode,

wherein the first wiring electrode is electrically connected to the substrate.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein:

the substrate comprises a transistor configured to drive an active matrix; and

the first conductivity-type electrode is electrically connected to the transistor.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor light emitting element is a micro Light Emitting Diode (micro-LED) that has a length and width that are each 80 micrometers or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2022
From: HWANG, SUNGHYUN; KIM, JUNGHOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0104629 · Aug 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220320057A1 · Oct 6, 2022
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