III-Phosphide and III-Arsenide flip chip light-emitting devices
First Claim
1. A light-emitting semiconductor device comprising:
- a stack of layers including an active region, said active region comprising a semiconductor selected from the group consisting of III-Phosphides, III-Arsenides, and alloys thereof;
a superstrate disposed on a first side of said stack, said superstrate substantially transparent to light emitted by said active region; and
a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact electrically coupled to apply a voltage across said active region, said first electrical contact and said second electrical contact disposed on a second side of said stack opposite to said first side.
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Abstract
A light-emitting semiconductor device includes a stack of layers including an active region. The active region includes a semiconductor selected from the group consisting of III-Phosphides, III-Arsenides, and alloys thereof. A superstrate substantially transparent to light emitted by the active region is disposed on a first side of the stack. First and second electrical contacts electrically coupled to apply a voltage across the active region are disposed on a second side of the stack opposite to the first side. In some embodiments, a larger fraction of light emitted by the active region exits the stack through the first side than through the second side. Consequently, the light-emitting semiconductor device may be advantageously mounted as a flip chip to a submount, for example.
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41 Claims
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1. A light-emitting semiconductor device comprising:
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a stack of layers including an active region, said active region comprising a semiconductor selected from the group consisting of III-Phosphides, III-Arsenides, and alloys thereof;
a superstrate disposed on a first side of said stack, said superstrate substantially transparent to light emitted by said active region; and
a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact electrically coupled to apply a voltage across said active region, said first electrical contact and said second electrical contact disposed on a second side of said stack opposite to said first side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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29. An array of light-emitting devices comprising:
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a substrate having a surface; and
a plurality of light-emitting semiconductor devices, each of which comprises a stack of semiconductor layers including an active region, a superstrate disposed on a first side of said stack and substantially transparent to light emitted by said active region, and a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact disposed on a second side of said stack opposite to said first side, said light-emitting semiconductor devices disposed above said surface of said substrate with their superstrates facing away from said substrate;
wherein said active regions of at least a subset of said light-emitting semiconductor devices include a semiconductor selected from the group consisting of III-Phosphides, III-Arsenides, and alloys thereof.
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37. A method of forming a light-emitting semiconductor device, said method comprising:
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forming a structure including a stack of semiconductor layers overlying a host substrate, said stack including an active region, said active region comprising a semiconductor selected from the group consisting of III-Phosphides, III-Arsenides, and alloys thereof;
attaching a superstrate to a first side of said structure, said superstrate substantially transparent to light emitted by said active region;
removing at least a portion of said host substrate; and
forming a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact on a second side of said structure opposite to said first side, said first electrical contact and said second electrical contact electrically coupled to apply a voltage across said active region.
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