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Semiconductor light emitting element, and its manufacturing method

US6303405A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1999
Grant dateOct 16, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2221/68318
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor light emitting element of nitride compound semiconductors excellent in cleavability, heat radiation and resistance to leakage is made by epitaxially grow a nitride compound semiconductor layers on a substrate of sapphire, for example, and thereafter separating the substrate. For separating the substrate, there are a technique using a abruption mechanism susceptible to a stress such as a "lift-off layer" and a recesses on a substrate. A technique using laser light to cause a local dense heat stress at the abruption mechanism is effective. A nitride compound semiconductor obtained by separating the substrate may be used as a new substrate to epitaxially grow high-quality nitride compound semiconductors thereon.

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