Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080283846 | METHOD FOR GROWING SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a method for growing a semiconductor layer which includes the step of growing a semiconductor layer of hexagonal crystal structure having the (11-22) or (10-13) plane direction on the (1-100) plane of a substrate of hexagonal crystal structure. | 11-20-2008 |
20110212559 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, INTEGRATED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, METHOD FOR GROWING A NITRIDE-BASED III-V GROUP COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR, SUBSTRATE FOR GROWING A NITRIDE-BASED III-V GROUP COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR, LIGHT SOURCE CELL UNIT, LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE BACKLIGHT, LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a light-emitting diode, which includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a plurality of protruded portions on one main surface thereof wherein the protruded portion is made of a material different in type from that of the substrate and growing a first nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer on each recess portion of the substrate through a state of making a triangle in section wherein a bottom surface of the recess portion becomes a base of the triangle; laterally growing a second nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer on the substrate from the first nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer; and successively growing, on the second nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer, a third nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor layer of a first conduction type, an active layer, and a fourth nitride-based III-V compound semiconductor layer of a second conduction type. | 09-01-2011 |
20130142210 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device has a semiconductor ridge, and includes a first inner-layer between an active layer and an n-type cladding and a second inner-semiconductor layer between the active layer and a p-type cladding. The first inner-layer, active layer and second inner-layer constitute a core-region. The n-type cladding, core-region and p-type cladding constitute a waveguide-structure. The active layer and the first inner-layer constitute a first heterojunction inclined at an angle greater than zero with respect to a reference plane of the c-plane of the nitride semiconductor of the n-type cladding. Piezoelectric polarization of the well layer is oriented in a direction from the p-type cladding toward the n-type cladding. The second inner-layer and InGaN well layer constitute a second heterojunction. A distance between the ridge bottom and the second heterojunction is 200 nm or less. The ridge includes a third heterojunction between the second inner-layer and the p-type cladding. | 06-06-2013 |
20130156060 | LASER DIODE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LASER DIODE DEVICE - A laser diode device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a semi-polar surface, the semiconductor substrate being formed of a hexagonal III-nitride semiconductor; an epitaxial layer including a light emitting layer, the epitaxial layer being formed on the semi-polar surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the epitaxial layer including a ridge section; a first electrode formed on a top surface of the ridge section; an insulating layer covering the epitaxial layer in an adjacent region of the ridge section and a side surface of the ridge section, the insulating layer covering part or all of side surfaces of the first electrode continuously from the epitaxial layer; a pad electrode formed to cover a top surface of the first electrode and the insulating layer, the pad electrode being electrically connected to the first electrode; and a second electrode formed on a surface, of the semiconductor substrate, opposite to the semi-polar surface. | 06-20-2013 |
20130208747 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate made of a hexagonal Group III nitride semiconductor and having a semi-polar plane; and an epitaxial layer formed on the semi-polar plane of the semiconductor substrate and including a first cladding layer of a first conductive type, a second cladding layer of a second conductive type, and a light-emitting layer formed between the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer, the first cladding layer being made of In | 08-15-2013 |
20150043601 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a light emitting element includes, sequentially (a) forming a first light reflecting layer having a convex shape; (b) forming a layered structure body by layering a first compound semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer; (c) forming, on the second surface of the second compound semiconductor layer, a second electrode and a second light reflecting layer formed from a multilayer film; (d) fixing the second light reflecting layer to a support substrate; (e) removing the substrate for manufacturing a light emitting element, and exposing the first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer and the first light reflecting layer; (f) etching the first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer; and (g) forming a first electrode on at least the etched first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer. | 02-12-2015 |
20150043606 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - Light emitting elements, and methods of producing the same, the light emitting elements including: a laminated structure, the laminated structure including a first compound semiconductor layer that includes a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface, an active layer that is in contact with the second surface of the first compound semiconductor layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer; where the first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer has a first surface area and a second surface area, the first and second surface areas being different in at least one of a height or a roughness, a first light reflection layer is formed on at least a portion of the first surface area, and a first electrode is formed on at least a portion of the second surface area. | 02-12-2015 |
20150044795 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - A method of manufacturing a light emitting element includes, sequentially, (a) forming a mask layer for selective growth; (b) forming a layered structure body by layering a first compound semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer; (c) forming, on the second surface of the second compound semiconductor layer, a second electrode and a second light reflecting layer formed from a multilayer film; (d) fixing the second light reflecting layer to a support substrate; (e) removing the substrate for manufacturing a light emitting element, and exposing the first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer and the mask layer; and (f) forming a first light reflecting layer formed from a multilayer film and a first electrode on the first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer. | 02-12-2015 |
20150050768 | LASER DIODE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LASER DIODE DEVICE - A laser diode device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a semi-polar surface, the semiconductor substrate being formed of a hexagonal III-nitride semiconductor; an epitaxial layer including a light emitting layer, the epitaxial layer being formed on the semi-polar surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the epitaxial layer including a ridge section; a first electrode formed on a top surface of the ridge section; an insulating layer covering the epitaxial layer in an adjacent region of the ridge section and a side surface of the ridge section, the insulating layer covering part or all of side surfaces of the first electrode continuously from the epitaxial layer; a pad electrode formed to cover a top surface of the first electrode and the insulating layer, the pad electrode being electrically connected to the first electrode; and a second electrode formed on a surface, of the semiconductor substrate, opposite to the semi-polar surface. | 02-19-2015 |