Engineered substrates for semiconductor devices and associated systems and methods
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a transducer structure having a plurality of semiconductor materials including a radiation-emitting active region; and
an engineered substrate having a first material and a second material, at least one of the first material and the second material having a coefficient of thermal expansion at least approximately matched to a coefficient of thermal expansion of at least one of the plurality of semiconductor materials, wherein at least one of the first material and the second material is positioned to receive radiation from the active region and modify a characteristic of the light, and wherein at least one of the first material and the second material includes a lens shape.
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Abstract
Engineered substrates for semiconductor devices are disclosed herein. A device in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a transducer structure having a plurality of semiconductor materials including a radiation-emitting active region. The device further includes an engineered substrate having a first material and a second material, at least one of the first material and the second material having a coefficient of thermal expansion at least approximately matched to a coefficient of thermal expansion of at least one of the plurality of semiconductor materials. At least one of the first material and the second material is positioned to receive radiation from the active region and modify a characteristic of the light.
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11 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a transducer structure having a plurality of semiconductor materials including a radiation-emitting active region; and an engineered substrate having a first material and a second material, at least one of the first material and the second material having a coefficient of thermal expansion at least approximately matched to a coefficient of thermal expansion of at least one of the plurality of semiconductor materials, wherein at least one of the first material and the second material is positioned to receive radiation from the active region and modify a characteristic of the light, and wherein at least one of the first material and the second material includes a lens shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a transducer structure having a plurality of semiconductor materials including a radiation-emitting active region; and an engineered substrate carrying the transducer structure and having a first material and a second material, at least one of the first material and the second material having a coefficient of thermal expansion at least approximately matched to a coefficient of thermal expansion of at least one of the plurality of semiconductor materials, wherein the first material and the second material extend continuously across a majority of a width of the semiconductor device, and wherein at least one of the first material and the second material is positioned to receive radiation from the active region and modify a characteristic of the light; a reflective contact electrically coupled to a first one of the plurality of semiconductor materials; a first electrode having a plurality of buried contacts, the first electrode electrically isolated from the reflective contact by an insulator, and wherein the buried contacts are electrically coupled to a second one of the plurality of semiconductor materials; and a second electrode electrically coupled to the reflective contact.
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10. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a transducer structure having a plurality of semiconductor materials including a radiation-emitting active region; and an engineered substrate carrying the transducer structure and having a first material and a second material, at least one of the first material and the second material having a coefficient of thermal expansion at least approximately matched to a coefficient of thermal expansion of at least one of the plurality of semiconductor materials, wherein the first material and the second material extend continuously across a majority of a width of the semiconductor device, and wherein at least one of the first material and the second material is reflective and positioned to receive and reflect radiation received from the active region. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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