Lateral semiconductor Light Emitting Diodes having large area contacts
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1. A light emitting diode comprising:
- a diode region having first and second opposing faces and including therein an n-type layer and a p-type layer;
a reflective anode contact that ohmically contacts the p-type layer and extends on the first face; and
a reflective cathode contact that ohmically contacts the n-type layer and that also extends on the first face;
wherein the anode and cathode contacts extend on the first face to collectively cover at least about 85% of the first face.
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Abstract
Light emitting diodes include a diode region having first and second opposing faces that include therein an n-type layer and a p-type layer, an anode contact that ohmically contacts the p-type layer and extends on the first face, and a cathode contact that ohmically contacts the n-type layer and also extends on the first face. The anode and cathode contacts extend on the first face to collectively cover substantially all of the first face. A small gap may be provided between the contacts.
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1. A light emitting diode comprising:
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a diode region having first and second opposing faces and including therein an n-type layer and a p-type layer; a reflective anode contact that ohmically contacts the p-type layer and extends on the first face; and a reflective cathode contact that ohmically contacts the n-type layer and that also extends on the first face; wherein the anode and cathode contacts extend on the first face to collectively cover at least about 85% of the first face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A packaged light emitting diode comprising:
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a light emitting diode die comprising; a diode region having first and second opposing faces and including therein an n-type layer and a p-type layer; an anode contact that ohmically contacts the p-type layer and extends on the first face; a cathode contact that ohmically contacts the n-type layer and that also extends on the first face, wherein the anode and cathode contacts extend on the first face to collectively cover at least about 85% of the first face; and a transparent substrate on the second face, the transparent substrate including an inner face adjacent the second face, an outer face remote from the second face and an oblique sidewall that extends at an oblique angle from the outer face towards the second face; and a submount having a submount face and an anode pad and a cathode pad thereon, the light emitting diode die being mounted on the submount such that the first face is adjacent the submount face, the outer face is remote from the submount, the anode contact is adjacent the anode pad and the cathode contact is adjacent the cathode pad. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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