Light emitting element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9865775-B2
Application number	US-201615394333-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2016
Priority date	Jul 1, 2014
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

The light emitting element is provided to comprise: a first conductive type semiconductor layer; a mesa; a current blocking layer; a transparent electrode; a first electrode pad and a first electrode extension; a second electrode pad and a second electrode extension; and an insulation layer partially located on the lower portion of the first electrode, wherein the mesa includes at least one groove formed on a side thereof, the first conductive type semiconductor layer is partially exposed through the groove, the insulation layer includes an opening through which the exposed first conductive type semiconductor layer is at least partially exposed, the first electrode extension includes extension contact portions in contact with the first conductive type semiconductor layer through an opening, and the second electrode extension includes an end with a width different from the average width of the second electrode extension.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A light emitting device comprising:
a first conductive type semiconductor layer;
a mesa disposed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer and comprising an active layer and a second conductive type semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer;
a current blocking layer partially disposed on the mesa;
a transparent electrode disposed on the mesa and at least partially covering the current blocking layer;
a first electrode insulated from the second conductive type semiconductor layer, and comprising a first electrode pad and a first electrode extension portion extending from the first electrode pad;
a second electrode disposed on the current blocking layer to be electrically connected to the transparent electrode, and comprising a second electrode pad and a second electrode extension portion extending from the second electrode pad; and
an insulation layer partially disposed in a region under the first electrode,
wherein the current blocking layer comprises a pad-current blocking layer disposed under the second electrode pad,
wherein the transparent electrode comprises a first opening disposed on the pad-current blocking layer and a second opening exposing the second conductive type semiconductor layer and disposed in the first opening, the second electrode contacting the second conductive type semiconductor layer through the second opening, and an upper surface of the second electrode comprises a first depression disposed to correspond to the first opening and a second depression disposed to correspond to the second opening.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the distal end of the second electrode extension portion is greater than the average width of the second electrode extension portion.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the distal end of the second electrode extension portion has a circular shape having a diameter greater than a width of the second electrode extension portion.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode extension portion comprises an additional extension portion extending from the second electrode extension portion such that the additional extension portion is further away from the first electrode extension portion than the second electrode extension portion is.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 4 , wherein the additional extension portion is formed in a curved shape having a predetermined curvature.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 4 , wherein the additional extension portion is bent towards one corner of the light emitting device.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode pad and the second electrode pad are disposed on a longitudinal line passing through a center of the light emitting structure; the first electrode pad is disposed adjacent to a third side surface of the light emitting device; and the second electrode pad is disposed adjacent to a first side surface of the light emitting device opposite to the third side surface thereof.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 7 , wherein the first electrode extension portion extends towards the first side surface along a second side surface of the light emitting device connecting the first side surface and the third side surface of the light emitting device; and the second electrode extension portion is disposed closer to a fourth side surface of the light emitting device opposite to the second side surface than the second side surface of the light emitting device and extends towards the third side surface of the light emitting device.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein the shortest distance from the second electrode pad to the fourth side surface of the light emitting device is the same as the shortest distance from the distal end of the second electrode extension portion to the fourth side surface of the light emitting device.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 7 , wherein the opening of the insulation layer comprises a plurality of openings arranged at constant intervals along the second side surface.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the shortest distance from the first electrode extension portion to the second electrode extension portion is greater than a distance from the distal end of the second electrode extension portion to the first electrode pad.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the openings of the insulation layer is three or more times a width of the opening of the insulation layers exposing the groove.

13. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the current blocking layer comprises an extension portion-current blocking layer disposed under the second electrode extension portion.

14. The light emitting device according to claim 13 , wherein the second electrode pad is disposed on the pad-current blocking layer to fill the first opening while partially covering the transparent electrode disposed on the pad-current blocking layer; and an upper surface of the second electrode pad has a surface profile corresponding to an upper surface of the pad-current blocking layer and an upper surface of the transparent electrode disposed on the current blocking layer.

15. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the pad-current blocking layer comprises a first region surrounded by the second opening and a second region surrounding the second opening; and an upper surface of the second electrode comprises a protrusion protruding from a lower surface of the second depression and disposed in the first region of the pad-current blocking layer.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer is disposed on the mesa; the mesa comprises at least one groove formed on a side surface of the mesa such that the first conductive type semiconductor layer is partially exposed through the groove; and the opening of the insulation layer at least partially exposes the first conductive type semiconductor layer exposed through the groove.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 16 , wherein the first electrode pad and the first electrode extension portion are disposed on the mesa, and the extension portion-contact portion forms ohmic contact with the first conductive type semiconductor layer exposed through the groove.

18. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer is disposed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer; and
the extension portion-contact portion comprises a first extension portion-contact portion and a second extension portion-contact portion,
the first extension portion-contact portion being disposed along one side surface of the mesa,
the second extension portion-contact portion being disposed near one corner of the mesa so as to be adjacent to the first electrode pad.

19. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a plurality of modification regions formed on at least one side surface of the substrate and having a strap shape extending in a horizontal direction of the substrate, and a distance between a lowermost modification region and a lower surface of the substrate is smaller than a distance between an uppermost modification region and an upper surface of the substrate.

Assignees

• Seoul Viosys Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suh Duk Il
• Kim Ye Seul
• Kim Kyoung Wan
• Woo Sang Won
• Kim Ji Hye

Classifications

• H10W72/5363

  the connected ends being wedge-shaped · CPC title

• H10W72/536

  the connected ends being ball-shaped · CPC title

• H10W72/90 Primary

  Bond pads, in general · CPC title

• H01L33/42

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L33/24 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic