IP Library Granted Patent US 8,471,239
Granted Patent B2
US 8,471,239 · App. 12/989,200 · Granted Jun 25, 2013

Light-emitting element and a production method therefor

Inventor: June O Song (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,471,239
App. No.
12/989,200
Granted
Jun 25, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a support substrate; a planar layer over the support substrate; a wafer bonding layer over the planar layer; a current spreading layer over the wafer bonding layer; a second conductive semiconductor layer over the current spreading layer; an active layer over the second conductive semiconductor layer; a first conductive semiconductor layer over the active layer; a first electrode layer over the first conductive semiconductor layer; and a second electrode layer over the current spreading layer.

Claims (23)

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a support substrate;

a planar layer over the support substrate;

a current spreading layer over the planar layer;

a bonding layer configured to bond to the planar layer and to bond to the current spreading layer, the bonding layer being between the planar layer and the current spreading layer;

a second conductive semiconductor layer over the current spreading layer;

an active layer over the second conductive semiconductor layer;

a first conductive semiconductor layer over the active layer;

a first electrode layer over the first conductive semiconductor layer;

a second electrode layer over the current spreading layer; and

a concavo-convex structure at a region where the support substrate and the planar layer contact each other,

wherein at least one of the planar layer and the bonding layer includes a transparent material.

2. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a reflective layer under the support substrate.

3. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a light extracting structure layer over the first conductive semiconductor layer.

4. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a superlattice structure layer between the second conductive semiconductor layer and the current spreading layer.

5. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the support substrate is formed on a top surface thereof with the concavo-convex structure.

6. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the bonding layer includes one of SiO 2 , SiN x , Al 2 O 3 , ZnO, ZnS, MgF 2 , and SOG (spin on glass).

7. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the current spreading layer includes one of Ni—Au—O, ITO, and ZnO.

8. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode directly contacts the current spreading layer.

9. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising an ohmic contact layer between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the first electrode layer.

10. The light emitting device of claim 9 , further comprising a light extracting structure layer between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the ohmic contact layer, the light extracting structure layer having a second concavo-convex structure.

11. The light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the ohmic contact layer comprises a third concavo-convex structure on the light extracting structure layer.

12. The light emitting diode of claim 9 , wherein the first electrode layer is directly disposed on the ohmic contact layer.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2025
From: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: BOE HC SEMITEK LIMITED(HENGQIN)
Reel/Frame 070521/0027 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056366/0335 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2010
From: SONG, JUNE O
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025773/0700 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2008-0038586 · Apr 25, 2008 · national
KR 10-2008-0039083 · Apr 27, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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