Vehicle lamp using semiconductor light emitting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10121940-B1
Application number	US-201715499049-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Apr 27, 2017
Priority date	Apr 27, 2017
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting device, wherein the semiconductor light emitting device includes: a first conductive electrode and a second conductive electrode; a first conductive semiconductor layer having the first conductive electrode; a second conductive semiconductor layer overlapped with the first conductive semiconductor layer, and having the second conductive electrode; and a passivation layer formed to enclose the semiconductor light emitting device, wherein one surface of the first conductive semiconductor layer is divided into a first region where the first conductive electrode is disposed, and a second region covered by the passivation layer, and wherein the passivation layer is provided with a plurality of layers having different refractive indexes, such that light is reflected from the second region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A semiconductor light emitting device includes:
a first conductive electrode and a second conductive electrode;
a first conductive semiconductor layer having the first conductive electrode;
a second conductive semiconductor layer overlapped with the first conductive semiconductor layer, and having the second conductive electrode; and
a passivation layer formed to enclose the semiconductor light emitting device,
wherein one surface of the first conductive semiconductor layer is divided into a first region where the first conductive electrode is disposed, and a second region covered by the passivation layer,
wherein the passivation layer is provided with a plurality of layers having different refractive indexes, such that light is reflected from the second region,
wherein the passivation layer includes a first part which covers side surfaces of the semiconductor light emitting device, and a second part which covers one surface of the first conductive semiconductor layer,
wherein the first part is formed as a single layer, and
wherein the second part is formed of the plurality of layers.

2. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second part is extended toward the first region so as to cover at least part of the first conductive electrode.

3. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a through hole is formed at the second part such that the first conductive electrode is exposed to outside therethrough.

4. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the single layer is extended from side surfaces of the semiconductor light emitting device towards one surface of the semiconductor light emitting device so as to cover the second part.

5. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the single layer is less than a total thickness of the plurality of layers having different refractive indexes.

6. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a material having a relatively high refractive index and a material having a relatively low refractive index are repeatedly laminated on each other at the plurality of layers.

7. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein the material having the relatively high refractive index includes at least one of SiN, TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , and ZrO 2 , and the material having the relatively low refractive index includes SiO 2 .

8. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a layer having a relatively low refractive index between the plurality of layers comes in direct contact with the first region.

9. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive electrode and the second conductive electrode are disposed up and down in a state that the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer are interposed therebetween.

10. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second region has an area corresponding to 30 to 40% of an area of one surface of the first conductive semiconductor layer.

11. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein an adhesive electrode is disposed between the second region and the passivation layer.

12. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 11 , wherein the adhesive electrode includes one of chrome and nickel.

13. A vehicle lamp having a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices, wherein at least one of the semiconductor light emitting devices includes:
a first conductive electrode and a second conductive electrode;
a first conductive semiconductor layer having the first conductive electrode;
a second conductive semiconductor layer overlapped with the first conductive semiconductor layer, and having the second conductive electrode; and
a passivation layer formed to enclose the semiconductor light emitting device,
wherein one surface of the first conductive semiconductor layer is divided into a first region where the first conductive electrode is disposed, and a second region covered by the passivation layer,
wherein the passivation layer is provided with a plurality of layers having different refractive indexes, such that light is reflected from the second region,
wherein the passivation layer includes a first part which covers side surfaces of the semiconductor light emitting device, and a second part which covers one surface of the first conductive semiconductor layer,
wherein the first part is formed as a single layer, and
wherein the second part is formed of the plurality of layers.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Eunah

Classifications

• H10W90/00

  Package configurations · CPC title

• B60Q1/30

  for indicating rear of vehicle, e.g. by means of reflecting surfaces · CPC title

• H01L33/06

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L25/0753

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L33/32

  Electricity · mapped topic