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Nitride-based light-emitting device having grid cell layer

US7485897B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 2005
Grant dateFeb 3, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/833
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A nitride-based light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light-emitting device includes a substrate, and an n-cladding layer, an active layer, a p-cladding layer, a grid cell layer and an ohmic contact layer sequentially formed on the substrate. The grid cell layer has separated, conducting particle type cells with a size of less than 30 micrometers buried in the ohmic contact layer. The nitride-based light-emitting device and the method of manufacturing the same improve the characteristics of ohmic contact on the p-cladding layer, thereby increasing luminous efficiency and life span of the device while simplifying a manufacturing process by omitting an activation process after wafer growth.

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