Light emitting element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9893237-B2
Application number	US-201615377453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2016
Priority date	Sep 30, 2014
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A light emitting element includes a semiconductor layer; an upper electrode disposed on an upper surface of the semiconductor layer; and a lower electrode disposed on a lower surface of the semiconductor later. In a plan view, the upper electrode includes a first extending portion extending in an approximately rectangular shape along an outer periphery of the semiconductor layer, a first pad portion connected to a first side among four sides of the first extending portion, a second pad portion connected to a second side that is opposite to the first side, among the four sides of the first extending portion, and a second extending portion and a third extending portion, each disposed in a region surrounded by the first extending portion, the second extending portion and the third extending portion each connecting the first pad portion and the second pad portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light emitting element comprising:
a semiconductor structure;
an upper electrode disposed on an upper surface of the semiconductor structure;
and a lower electrode disposed on a lower surface of the semiconductor structure,
wherein, in the plan view, the upper electrode comprises:
a first extending portion extending in an approximately rectangular shape,
a first pad portion connected and adjacent to a first side among four sides of the first extending portion, a second pad portion connected and adjacent to a second side that is opposite to the first side among the four sides of the first extending portion, and
a second extending portion and a third extending portion, each disposed in a region surrounded by the first extending portion, the second extending portion and the third extending portion each connecting the first pad portion and the second pad portion,

wherein a first straight line connecting the first pad portion and the second pad portion divides the region surrounded by the first extending portion into a region on the side of the third side among the four sides and a region on the side of the fourth side which is opposite to the third side, the second extending portion is arranged in a region on the side of the third side and the third extending portion is arranged in a region on the side of the fourth side.

2. The light emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein on a second straight line perpendicularly bisecting the first straight line, a distance between the second extending portion and the third extending portion is equal to or greater than a shortest distance between the first extending portion and the second extending portion, and equal to or greater than a shortest distance between the first extending portion and the third extending portion.

3. The light emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein on a second straight line perpendicularly bisecting the first straight line, the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the second extending portion is the same as the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the third extending portion.

4. The light emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein (i) a ratio of the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the second extending portion, a distance between the second extending portion and the third extending portion, and the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the third extending portion on a second straight line perpendicularly bisecting the first straight line, and (ii) a ratio of a shortest distance between the first extending portion and the second extending portion, a distance between the second extending portion and the third extending portion, and the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the third extending portion on a diagonal line of the first extending portion, are substantially the same.

5. The light emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the first pad portion and the second pad portion are arranged on a third straight line passing through an intersection point of lines extending diagonally across the first extending portion.

6. The light emitting element according to claim 5 , wherein the first straight line is approximately parallel to the third side and the fourth side.

7. The light emitting element according to claim 6 , wherein the second extending portion includes a portion approximately parallel to the third side, and a parallel portion of the second extending portion has a length of at least a half of a length of the third side, and wherein the third extending portion includes a portion approximately parallel to the fourth side, and a parallel portion of the third extending portion has a length of at least a half of a length of the fourth side.

8. The light emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the second extending portion and the third extending portion are spaced apart from each other and are each connected to the first pad portion and the second pad portion.

9. The light emitting element according to claim 8 , wherein the first extending portion, the second extending portion, and the third extending portion are connected to the first pad portion and the second pad portion at equal intervals from adjacent extending portions at intervals of 60 degrees.

10. The light emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein, on a second straight line perpendicularly bisecting the first straight line, the distance between the second extending portion and the third extending portion is greater than the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the second extending portion, and greater than the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the third extending portion.

11. The light emitting element according to claim 3 , wherein (i) a ratio of the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the second extending portion, a distance between the second extending portion and the third extending portion, and the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the third extending portion on the second straight line, and (ii) a ratio of the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the second extending portion, a distance between the second extending portion and the third extending portion, and the shortest distance between the first extending portion and the third extending portion on a diagonal line of the first extending portion, are substantially the same.

12. The light emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the first pad portion and the second pad portion are connected and adjacent to inner sides of the first extending portion.

13. The light emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the second extending portion and the third extending portion are curved.

14. The light emitting element according to claim 5 , wherein the first straight line is at an angle to the third side and the fourth side which are among the four sides of the first extending portion.

Assignees

• Nichia Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Hidetoshi

Classifications

• H01L33/38 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L33/62

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L33/26

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L33/20

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L33/00

  Electricity · mapped topic