Light emitting diode chip
First Claim
1. An LED chip grown on an electrically insulating substrate, the LED chip comprising a lower current-distributing layer of a first conductivity type, a first electrode, a vertical layer structure, the last two being formed on the lower current-distributing layer horizontally separated from each other, the vertical layer structure comprising an active layer and an upper current-distributing layer of a second conductivity type above the active layer, and a second electrode formed on the upper current-distributing layer, the geometry of the first and second electrodes being adjusted to provide a horizontal distance between the first and second electrodes lower than the current spreading length of the chip, characterized in that a vertical trench is formed between the electrodes, the trench extending through all layers of the chip, including the lower current-distributing layer, for controlling the horizontal current flow in order to achieve a uniform current density over the active layer.
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Abstract
An LED chip (1) grown on an electrically insulating substrate (4) comprises a lower current-distributing layer (5) of a first conductivity type, a first electrode (2), a vertical layer structure (5, 6, 7), the last two being formed on the lower current-distributing layer horizontally separated from each other, the vertical layer structure comprising an active layer (6) and an upper current-distributing layer (8) of a second conductivity type above the active layer, and a second electrode (3) formed on the upper current-distributing layer, the geometry of the electrodes being adjusted to provide a horizontal distance between the electrodes lower than the current spreading length of the chip. According to the present invention, a vertical trench (9) is formed between the electrodes (2, 3), the trench extending through the chip (1), including the lower current-distributing layer (5), for controlling the horizontal current flow in order to achieve a uniform current density over the active layer (6).
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- 1. An LED chip grown on an electrically insulating substrate, the LED chip comprising a lower current-distributing layer of a first conductivity type, a first electrode, a vertical layer structure, the last two being formed on the lower current-distributing layer horizontally separated from each other, the vertical layer structure comprising an active layer and an upper current-distributing layer of a second conductivity type above the active layer, and a second electrode formed on the upper current-distributing layer, the geometry of the first and second electrodes being adjusted to provide a horizontal distance between the first and second electrodes lower than the current spreading length of the chip, characterized in that a vertical trench is formed between the electrodes, the trench extending through all layers of the chip, including the lower current-distributing layer, for controlling the horizontal current flow in order to achieve a uniform current density over the active layer.
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