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Light-emitting element and device

US7675230B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateJul 12, 2004
Grant dateMar 9, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10K59/805
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light-emitting element used for display devices and illuminating devices has been formed on a flat substrate, and therefore, when the size of such devices is increased, manufacturing apparatuses also have to be enlarged. Also, a problem involved has been that even a failure of one light-emitting element causes the entire device to fail, making improvement of production yield difficult. To solve the above problems, in the present invention, light-emitting elements are formed as linear elements, and the linear elements are combined to form a plane light-emitting device. This enables the light-emitting device to be produced by selecting only linear light-emitting elements of good quality, and enlargement of apparatuses and enhancement of production yield can be expected.

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