Light emitting diode fabricated with resistors for variable light intensity
First Claim
1. A variable light intensity light emitting diode comprising:
- a substrate doped with at least one of P-type and N-type dopants, said substrate having a first side and second side which is opposite said first side;
a light emitting diode portion for emitting light having a first active layer formed over said first side of said substrate and a first clad layer formed on said first active layer, said first clad layer being doped with a different type of dopant from that of said substrate and having a first electrode formed on said clad layer, and a second electrode formed on one of said first and second sides of said substrate; and
a resistor portion separate from said light emitting diode portion for multistage limitations of current flow to said light emitting diode portion having a second active layer formed on one of said first and second sides of said substrate and a second clad layer doped with a different type of dopant from that of said substrate, and a plurality of resistor electrodes formed on said second clad layer.
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Abstract
A light emitting diode (LED) and resistors for varying the light intensity of the LED are formed on a single chip. Each of the LED portion and the resistor portion includes an active layer and a clad layer successively deposited on a substrate of the chip. The substrate may be doped with one of P-type dopant and N-type dopant and the clad layer with the other of P and Y-type dopants. A first and second electrodes are formed on an exposed surface of the substrate and the clad layer of the LED portion respectively. A plurality of resistor electrodes are formed on the clad layer of the resistor portion. It is preferable to have different spacing between the resistor electrodes to form variable resistances.
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11 Claims
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1. A variable light intensity light emitting diode comprising:
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a substrate doped with at least one of P-type and N-type dopants, said substrate having a first side and second side which is opposite said first side; a light emitting diode portion for emitting light having a first active layer formed over said first side of said substrate and a first clad layer formed on said first active layer, said first clad layer being doped with a different type of dopant from that of said substrate and having a first electrode formed on said clad layer, and a second electrode formed on one of said first and second sides of said substrate; and a resistor portion separate from said light emitting diode portion for multistage limitations of current flow to said light emitting diode portion having a second active layer formed on one of said first and second sides of said substrate and a second clad layer doped with a different type of dopant from that of said substrate, and a plurality of resistor electrodes formed on said second clad layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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