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Nitride semiconductor light-emitting device and production method thereof

US8829559B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2012
Grant dateSep 9, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/8312

Abstract

In a nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having an n-side and a p-side electrode pad formed on the same side of a substrate wherein current distribution in the light-emitting device is improved by forming branch electrodes extended from the p-side electrode pad (and the n-side electrode pad), when sheet resistance values of n-side and p-side layers in the device are low enough, contact resistance between a p-type nitride semiconductor layer and a current diffusion layer of a transparent conductive film formed thereon is reduced and in-plane distribution of the sheet resistance is made uniform whereby improving the optical output, by increasing in a prescribed condition the sheet resistance value of the current diffusion layer.

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