WAFER-LEVEL LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A light emitting diode (LED) package, comprising:
- a semiconductor stack comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer;
a plurality of contact holes arranged in the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active layer, the contact holes exposing the first conductive type semiconductor layer;
a first bump arranged on a first side of the semiconductor stack, the first bump being electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer via the plurality of contact holes;
a second bump arranged on the first side of the semiconductor stack, the second bump being electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer; and
a protective insulation layer covering a sidewall of the semiconductor stack.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a wafer-level light emitting diode (LED) package and a method of fabricating the same. The LED package includes a semiconductor stack including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer; a plurality of contact holes arranged in the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active layer, the contact holes exposing the first conductive type semiconductor layer; a first bump arranged on a first side of the semiconductor stack, the first bump being electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer via the plurality of contact holes; a second bump arranged on the first side of the semiconductor stack, the second bump being electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer; and a protective insulation layer covering a sidewall of the semiconductor stack.
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51 Claims
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1. A light emitting diode (LED) package, comprising:
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a semiconductor stack comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer; a plurality of contact holes arranged in the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active layer, the contact holes exposing the first conductive type semiconductor layer; a first bump arranged on a first side of the semiconductor stack, the first bump being electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer via the plurality of contact holes; a second bump arranged on the first side of the semiconductor stack, the second bump being electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer; and a protective insulation layer covering a sidewall of the semiconductor stack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of fabricating a light emitting diode (LED) package, the method comprising:
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forming a semiconductor stack on a first substrate, the semiconductor stack comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer; patterning the semiconductor stack to form a chip separation region; patterning the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active layer to form a plurality of contact holes exposing the first conductive type semiconductor layer; forming a protective insulation layer covering a sidewall of the semiconductor stack in the chip separation region; and forming a first bump and a second bump on the semiconductor stack, wherein the first bump is electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer via the plurality of contact holes, and the second bump is electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A light emitting diode (LED) package, comprising:
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a plurality of light emitting cells each comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer; a plurality of contact holes arranged in the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active layer of each of the light emitting cells, the contact holes exposing the first conductive type semiconductor layer of each of the light emitting cells; a protective insulation layer covering a sidewall of each of the light emitting cells; a connector located arranged on a first side of the light emitting cells and electrically connecting two adjacent light emitting cells to each other; a first bump arranged on the first side of the light emitting cells and electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer via the plurality of contact holes of a first light emitting cell of the light emitting cells; and a second bump arranged on the first side of the light emitting cells and electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer of a second light emitting cell of the light emitting cells. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of fabricating a light emitting diode (LED) package, the method comprising:
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forming a semiconductor stack on a first substrate, the semiconductor stack comprising a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer; patterning the semiconductor stack to form a chip separation region and a light emitting cell separation region; patterning the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active layer to form a plurality of light emitting cells, each light emitting cell comprising a plurality of contact holes exposing the first conductive type semiconductor layer; forming a protective insulation layer covering a sidewall of the semiconductor stack in the chip separation region and the light emitting cell separation region; forming a connector connecting adjacent light emitting cells to each other in series; and forming a first bump and a second bump on the plurality of light emitting cells, wherein the first bump is electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer via the plurality of contact holes of a first light emitting cell of the light emitting cells, and the second bump being electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer of a second light emitting cell of the light emitting cells. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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