IP Library Granted Patent US 8,648,348
Granted Patent B2
US 8,648,348 · App. 13/020,379 · Granted Feb 11, 2014

Light emitting device, light emitting device package, and lighting system

Inventor: Dae Sung Kang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,648,348
App. No.
13/020,379
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light emitting device according to one embodiment including: a substrate which has protrusions on the C-face, and of which unit cells are constructed in a hexagonal structure; a semiconductor layer which is formed on the substrate, in which empty spaces are formed in sides of the protrusions, and of which unit cells are constructed in a hexagonal structure; and a light emitting structure layer comprising a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and second conductive semiconductor layer which are formed on the semiconductor layer, wherein the A-face of the substrate and the A-face of the semiconductor layer form an angle of greater than zero degree, and the protrusions include the R-faces.

Claims (36)

1. A light emitting device including:

a substrate that has protrusions on a C-face, and of which unit cells are constructed in a hexagonal structure, wherein the substrate has flat surfaces between the protrusions;

a semiconductor layer that is formed on the substrate, in which empty spaces are formed in sides of the protrusions, and of which unit cells are constructed in a hexagonal structure; and

a light emitting structure layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer and an active layer formed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer that are formed on the semiconductor layer, wherein an A-face of the substrate and an A-face of the semiconductor layer form an angle of greater than zero degree, and the protrusions include the R-faces, and

wherein the empty spaces are disposed in a boundary region between the protrusion and the flat surface.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are formed in a hemispherical shape.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the empty spaces are formed in plural portions on the sides of the protrusions.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the empty spaces are formed in six portions on the sides of the protrusions.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the empty spaces are formed in portions where M-faces of the protrusions encounter with one another.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is an undoped GaN layer.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the empty spaces are surrounded by the sides of the protrusions and the semiconductor layer.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the A-face of the substrate is parallel to the M-face of the semiconductor layer.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a sapphire substrate.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the A-face of the substrate and the A-face of the semiconductor layer form an angle of 30 degrees.

11. A light emitting device package including:

a package body;

a first electrode and a second electrode electrically separated from each other on the package body;

a light emitting device electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode on the package body; and

a molding member surrounding the light emitting device on the package body, wherein the light emitting device includes:

a substrate which that has protrusions on a C-face, and of which unit cells are constructed in a hexagonal structure, wherein the substrate has flat surfaces between the protrusions;

a semiconductor layer that is formed on the substrate, in which empty spaces are formed in sides of the protrusions, and of which unit cells are constructed in a hexagonal structure; and

a light emitting structure layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer that are formed on the semiconductor layer, wherein an A-face of the substrate and an A-face of the semiconductor layer form an angle of greater than zero degree, and the protrusions include the R-faces, and

wherein the empty spaces are disposed in a boundary region between the protrusion and the flat surface.

12. The light emitting device package according to claim 11 , wherein the protrusions are formed in a hemispherical shape.

13. The light emitting device package according to claim 11 , wherein the empty spaces are formed in plural portions on the sides of the protrusions.

14. The light emitting device package according to claim 13 , wherein the empty spaces are formed in six portions on the sides of the protrusions.

15. The light emitting device package according to claim 11 , wherein the empty spaces are formed in portions where M-faces of the protrusions encounter with one another.

16. The light emitting device package according to claim 11 , wherein the semiconductor layer is an undoped GaN layer.

17. The light emitting device package according to claim 11 , wherein the empty spaces are surrounded by the sides of the protrusions and the semiconductor layer.

18. The light emitting device package according to claim 11 , wherein the A-face of the substrate is parallel to an M-face of the semiconductor layer.

19. The light emitting device package according to claim 11 , wherein the substrate is a sapphire substrate.

20. A lighting system using light emitting devices as a light source, the lighting system including a light emitting module comprising one or more light emitting devices, wherein the light emitting device includes:

a substrate that has protrusions on a C-face, and of which unit cells are constructed in a hexagonal structure, wherein the substrate has flat surfaces between the protrusions;

a semiconductor layer that is formed on the substrate, in which empty spaces are formed in sides of the protrusions, and of which unit cells are constructed in a hexagonal structure; and

a light emitting structure layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer that are formed on the semiconductor layer, wherein an A-face of the substrate and an A-face of the semiconductor layer form an angle of greater than zero degree, and the protrusions include the R-faces, and

wherein the empty spaces are disposed in a boundary region between the protrusion and the flat surface.

Assignments (2)
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 Feb 3, 2011
From: KANG, DAE SUNG
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025740/0169 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0010205 · Feb 4, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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