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Communication device

US6925100B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 2003
Grant dateAug 2, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/8316
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an LED, the area of contact between an ohmic electrode formed on a contact layer and the contact layer serves as an effective light-emitting area of a light-emitting layer. Therefore, while the area of contact between the ohmic electrode and the contact layer is kept small, a seat electrode is interposed so that the seat electrode is connected to a circuit wiring on a wiring board by a ball electrode being contact with the seat electrode at an area larger than the area. As a result, the size necessary for forming the ball electrode can be secured easily and the light-emitting area of the light-emitting layer in the LED can be reduced sufficiently. Accordingly, a capacitance component formed by clamping the light-emitting portion of the light-emitting layer can be reduced, so that a time constant at a leading edge of luminance and a time constant at a trailing edge of luminance can be reduced sufficiently to obtain a high speed.

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