SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING MODULE, LIGHTING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY ELEMENT

• US 20130119422A1
• Filed: 10/12/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Satco Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Nagai, Hideo
• Granted Patent: US 8,692,285 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 257/98
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/00 Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 21/568 Temporary substrate used as encapsulation process aid H01L21/4832 and H01L21/566 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/32225 the item being non-metallic, e.g. insulating substrate with or without metallisation
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/73267 Layer and HDI connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/82005 being a temporary or sacrificial substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/92244 the second connecting process involving a build-up interconnect
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/18 High density interconnect [HDI] connectors; Manufacturing methods related thereto interconnection structure between a plurality of semiconductor chips H01L23/5389
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/24 of an individual high density interconnect connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/82 by forming build-up interconnects at chip-level, e.g. for high density interconnects [HDI] interconnection structure between a plurality of semiconductor chips H01L23/5389
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/156 two-dimensional arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01322 Eutectic Alloys, i.e. obtained by a liquid transforming into two solid phases
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/12041 LED
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/12042 LASER
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/15787 Ceramics, e.g. crystalline carbides, nitrides or oxides
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2933/0016 relating to electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2933/0083 Periodic patterns for optical field-shaping in or on the semiconductor body or semiconductor body package, e.g. photonic bandgap structures
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/10 with a light reflecting structure, e.g. semiconductor Bragg reflector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/20 with a particular shape, e.g. curved or truncated substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/38 with a particular shape
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/382 : the electrode extending partially in or entirely through the semiconductor body
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/387 : with a plurality of electrode regions in direct contact with the semiconductor body and being electrically interconnected by another electrode layer
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/50 : Wavelength conversion elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/505 : characterised by the shape, e.g. plate or foil
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/62 : Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the semiconductor body, e.g. lead-frames, wire-bonds or solder balls

Abstract

A semiconductor light emitting device has a multilayer epitaxial structure for emitting light by a light emitting layer located between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The multilayer epitaxial structure can be grown directly on a base substrate. A reflective layer can be provided in the multilayer epitaxial structure between the base substrate and the first conductive layer. A distributive Bragg reflector can be positioned adjacent the substrate. A surface of the multilayer epitaxial structure can be conformed to provide improved light extraction. A phosphorus film encapsulates the multilayer epitaxial structure and its respective side surfaces.

Claims

1-28. -28. (canceled)

29. A semiconductor light emitting device comprising:

a base substrate;

a multilayer epitaxial structure that includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a light emitting layer that is formed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the first conductive layer being disposed on a main surfaces of the base substrate in such a manner to be positioned closer to the base substrate than the second conductive layer is, and the second conductive layer having an uneven surface which faces away from the light emitting layer so as to improve light extraction efficiency;

a first electrode that is electrically connected to the first conductive layer;

a second electrode that is electrically connected to the second conductive layer; and

a phosphor film that covers the uneven surface.

30. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 29 wherein

the multilayer epitaxial structure having a structural characteristic of epitaxial growth on a single-crystal substrate different from the base substrate, is mounted on the base substrate.

31. The semiconductor light emitting device of claim 29 wherein

first electrode is formed on a surface of the first conductive layer which faces away from the light emitting layer, and is bonded to a conductive film formed on the base substrate via a bonding layer.

32. A lighting module including a mounting substrate, wherein

the semiconductor light emitting device claimed in claim 29 is mounted on the mounting substrate.

33. A lighting device including the lighting module of claim 32 as a light source.