Beveled LED Chip with Transparent Substrate
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1. A light emitting diode comprising:
- a transparent silicon carbide substrate;
an active structure formed from the Group III nitride material system on said silicon carbide substrate;
respective ohmic contacts on the top side of said diode; and
said silicon carbide substrate being beveled with respect to the interface between said silicon carbide and said Group III nitride.
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Abstract
A light emitting diode is disclosed that includes a transparent (and potentially low conductivity) silicon carbide substrate, an active structure formed from the Group III nitride material system on the silicon carbide substrate, and respective ohmic contacts on the top side of the diode. The silicon carbide substrate is beveled with respect to the interface between the silicon carbide and the Group III nitride.
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50 Claims
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1. A light emitting diode comprising:
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a transparent silicon carbide substrate; an active structure formed from the Group III nitride material system on said silicon carbide substrate; respective ohmic contacts on the top side of said diode; and said silicon carbide substrate being beveled with respect to the interface between said silicon carbide and said Group III nitride. - 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)
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27. An LED lamp comprising:
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a lead frame; a transparent beveled silicon carbide substrate on said lead frame; an active structure formed from the Group III nitride material system on said silicon carbide substrate opposite from said lead frame; respective ohmic contacts on the top side of said diode; a polymer lens over said substrate and active structure; and a phosphor distributed in said polymer lens that is responsive to the light emitted by said active structure and that produces a different color of light in response. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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- 31. A method of designating the directional output of a light emitting diode comprising beveling a silicon carbide substrate at an acute angle with respect to an interface between the substrate and a Group III nitride epitaxial layer.
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39. A light emitting diode comprising:
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a silicon carbide substrate that is between about 50 and 500 microns thick and is characterized by less than 10 percent absorptive losses; an active structure reform from the Group III nitride materials system on said silicon carbide substrate; respective ohmic contacts on the top side of said diode; and said silicon carbide substrate having sidewalls substantially perpendicular with respect to the interface between said silicon carbide substrate and said Group III nitride active structure. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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