Solid state transducer devices with separately controlled regions, and associated systems and methods
First Claim
1. A solid state transducer device, comprising:
- a transducer structure having;
a first semiconductor material having a planar active surface;
a second semiconductor material;
a light-emitting active region between the first and second semiconductor materials, the active region including a continuous portion having a first region and a second region;
a first side; and
a second side facing away from the first side;
a first contact electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a first electrical input to the first region along a direct, linear first path;
a second contact spaced apart from the first contact and electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a second electrical input, distinct from the first electrical input, to the second region along a direct, linear second path different than the first path; and
a common third electrical contact electrically and physically connected to the second semiconductor material and electrically coupled to both the first and second regions to receive electrical current along both the first and second paths, wherein;
the first and second contacts are each separated from the third contact by the same distance, the first and second contacts are positioned on the planar active surface at the first side of the transducer structure and the transducer structure is configured to emit light from the active region through the first side of the transducer structure.
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Abstract
Solid state transducer devices with independently controlled regions, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A solid state transducer device in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a transducer structure having a first semiconductor material, a second semiconductor material and an active region between the first and second semiconductor materials, the active region including a continuous portion having a first region and a second region. A first contact is electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a first electrical input to the first region along a first path, and a second contact electrically spaced apart from the first contact and connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a second electrical input to the second region along a second path different than the first path. A third electrical contact is electrically connected to the second semiconductor material.
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16 Claims
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1. A solid state transducer device, comprising:
- a transducer structure having;
a first semiconductor material having a planar active surface;
a second semiconductor material;
a light-emitting active region between the first and second semiconductor materials, the active region including a continuous portion having a first region and a second region;
a first side; and
a second side facing away from the first side;
a first contact electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a first electrical input to the first region along a direct, linear first path;
a second contact spaced apart from the first contact and electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a second electrical input, distinct from the first electrical input, to the second region along a direct, linear second path different than the first path; and
a common third electrical contact electrically and physically connected to the second semiconductor material and electrically coupled to both the first and second regions to receive electrical current along both the first and second paths, wherein;
the first and second contacts are each separated from the third contact by the same distance, the first and second contacts are positioned on the planar active surface at the first side of the transducer structure and the transducer structure is configured to emit light from the active region through the first side of the transducer structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14)
- a transducer structure having;
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11. A solid state LED system, comprising a singulated LED die having:
- a first semiconductor material having a planar active surface;
a second semiconductor material;
a light-emitting active region between the first and second semiconductor materials, the active region including a continuous portion having a first region and a second region;
a first contact electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a first electrical input to the first region along a linear, unobstructed first path;
a second contact spaced apart from the first contact and electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a second electrical input, distinct from the first electrical input, to the second region along a linear, unobstructed second path different than the first path;
a common third electrical contact electrically and physically connected to the second semiconductor material and electrically coupled to both the first and second regions to receive electrical current along both the first and second paths; and
a controller coupled to the first and second contacts and configured to control the first and second electrical inputs directed to the first and second regions of the singulated LED die, wherein;
the first semiconductor material, the second semiconductor material, and the light-emitting active region define a transducer structure having a first side and a second side facing away from the first side;
the first and second contacts are each spaced apart from the third contact by the same distance;
the first and second contacts are positioned on the planar active surface at the first side of the transducer structure; and
the transducer structure is configured to emit light from the active region through the first side of the transducer structure. - View Dependent Claims (12)
- a first semiconductor material having a planar active surface;
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15. A solid state transducer device, comprising:
- a transducer structure having;
a first semiconductor material having a planar active surface;
a second semiconductor material;
a light-emitting active region between the first and second semiconductor materials, the active region including a continuous portion having a first region and a second region;
a first side; and
a second side facing away from the first side;
a first contact electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a first electrical input to the first region along a direct, linear first path;
a second contact spaced apart from the first contact and electrically connected to the first semiconductor material to direct a second electrical input, distinct from the first electrical input, to the second region along a direct, linear second path different than the first path; and
a common third electrical contact electrically and physically connected and directly attached to the second semiconductor material, wherein;
the first and second contacts are positioned on the planar active surface of the transducer structure, the third electrical contact is electrically coupled to both the first and second regions to receive electrical current along both the first and second paths, and the transducer structure is configured to emit light from the active region through the first side of the transducer structure. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- a transducer structure having;
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