Osram Oled Gmbh

Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh

Osram Oledgmbh

Attila Molnar

Fabian Kopp

Franz Eberhard

Bjoern Muermann

Lutz Hoeppel

Björn Muermann

Thomas Oszinda

Cheng Kooi Tan

Roland Heinrich Enzmann

A radiation emitting semiconductor chip may include a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region configured to generate electromagnetic radiation, a first dielectric mirror layer arranged above the semiconductor layer sequence, and a second dielectric mirror layer arranged above the first dielectric mirror layer. The first dielectric mirror layer may have at least one first recess. A first current spreading layer may be arranged in the first recess and above the first dielectric mirror layer. The second dielectric mirror layer may have at least one second recess extending up to the first current spreading layer. The first recess may not overlap with the second recess in lateral direction in plan view. Furthermore, a method for producing a radiation emitting semiconductor chip is disclosed.

Radiation emitting semiconductor chip and method for producing a radiation emitting semiconductor chip

An optoelectronic semiconductor device may include a carrier having a roughened first main surface and optoelectronic semiconductor chips arranged over the roughened first main surface. The combined surface area of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips is smaller than the surface area of the carrier, and a part of the roughened first main surface is arranged between adjacent optoelectronic semiconductor chips.

Optoelectronic semiconductor apparatus including an optoelectronic semiconductor device having a carrier with a roughened first main surface and method for manufacturing thereof

In an embodiment a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body having an active region configured to generate radiation, a first contact layer having a first contact area and a first contact finger structure connected to the first contact area, a second contact layer having a second contact area and a second contact finger structure connected to the second contact area, a current distribution layer electrically conductively connected to the first contact layer, a connection layer electrically conductively connected to the first contact layer via the current distribution layer and an insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer is arranged in places between the connection layer and the current distribution layer, wherein the insulation layer has at a plurality of openings, in which the connection layer and the current distribution layer adjoin one another, and wherein edge regions of the insulation layer includes more openings than a central region of the insulation layer.

Radiation-emitting semiconductor chip

An optoelectronic semiconductor component comprises a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type having a first main surface and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type arranged on a side facing away from the first main surface of the first semiconductor layer. The optoelectronic semiconductor component further comprises, on the side of the first main surface, a first current spreading structure electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer and a second current spreading structure electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer. The optoelectronic semiconductor component furthermore includes a dielectric mirror layer arranged on the side of the first main surface of the first semiconductor layer and on a side of the first or second current spreading structure facing away from the first semiconductor layer. At least one of the first and second current spreading structures contains silver.

Optoelectronic semiconductor component with a current spreading structure containing silver, and optoelectronic device

An optoelectronic semiconductor chip may include a first region doped with a first dopant, a second region doped with a second dopant, an active region between the first and second regions, a first contact layer having an electrically conductive material and covering the first region. An insulating layer may cover the first contact layer and include first openings, and the insulating layer may include a second contact layer having an electrically conductive material and covering the insulating layer and the first openings. The first openings may completely penetrate the insulating layer, and the second contact layer may include second openings and/or a third contact layer comprising an electrically conductive material is arranged in the first openings in each case between the second contact layer and the insulating layer.

Optoelectronic semiconductor chip and method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip

In an embodiment a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body having an active region configured to generate radiation, a first contact layer having a first contact area for external electrical contacting the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip and a first contact finger structure connected to the first contact area, a second contact layer having a second contact area for external electrical contacting the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip and a second contact finger structure connected to the second contact area, wherein the first contact finger structure and the second contact finger structure overlap in places in plan view of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, a current distribution layer electrically conductively connected to the first contact layer, a connection layer electrically conductively connected to the first contact layer via the current distribution layer and an insulation layer containing a dielectric material, wherein the insulation layer is arranged in places between the connection layer and the current distribution layer.

A radiation-emitting semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body; a first contact layer having a first contact surface for external electrical contacting of the semiconductor chip and a first contact web structure connected to the first contact surface, wherein the first contact web structure is a region of the first contact layer that, compared to the first contact surface, has a comparatively small extent at least in a lateral direction; a second contact layer, wherein first and second contact web structures overlap in places in plan view of the semiconductor chip; a current distribution layer; and an insulation layer having a plurality of openings into which the current distribution layer extends.

Radiation-emitting semiconductor chip with overlapping contact layers

Optoelectronic components may include a semiconductor layer sequence on an auxiliary carrier where the sequence includes at least one n-doped layer, at least one p-doped layer, and an active layer therebetween. A first insulation layer is arranged over a surface of the n-doped layer. A first and second metallization are arranged for contacting the p-doped and n-doped layers, and the metallizations are connected to each other. The first and second metallizations are spatially separated from one another. A second insulation layer electrically insulates the first and second metallizations.

Method for producing an optoelectronic component, and optoelectronic component

An optoelectronic semiconductor chip may include a semiconductor layer sequence provided for generating and/or receiving radiation. The chip may further include a first trench structure and a second trench structure formed in the semiconductor layer sequence. A first contact finger structure may electrically conductively connect the second trench structure to a first semiconductor layer of the semiconductor layer sequence. The first contact finger structure may adjoin a first side surface and/or a second side surface of the second trench structure at least in places. A second contact finger structure may electrically conductively connect to a second semiconductor layer of the semiconductor layer sequence where the second contact finger may be arranged in the first trench structure.

An optoelectronic semiconductor chip may include a semiconductor layer sequence having at least one n-doped semiconductor layer, at least one p-doped semiconductor layer, and an active layer arranged between the at least one n-doped semiconductor layer and the at least one p-doped semiconductor layer. A p-terminal contact may be electrically contacted to the p-doped semiconductor layer. An n-terminal contact may be electrically contacted to the n-doped semiconductor layer. The n-terminal contact may be arranged in direct contact with the p-doped semiconductor layer at least in regions.

Optoelectronic semiconductor chip, high-voltage semiconductor chip and method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip

A radiation-emitting semiconductor chip is disclosed. In an embodiment, a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body configured to generate radiation, a first contact layer having a first contact area for external electrical contacting the semiconductor chip and a first contact finger structure connected to the first contact area, a second contact layer having a second contact area for external electrical contacting the semiconductor chip and a second contact finger structure connected to the second contact area, wherein the first contact finger structure and the second contact finger structure overlap in places, a current distribution layer electrically conductively connected to the first contact layer, a connection layer electrically conductively connected to the first contact layer via the current distribution layer and an insulation layer arranged in places between the connection layer and the current distribution layer, wherein the insulation layer has at least one opening.

An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region arranged between first and second semiconductor layers; a first contact and a second contact for external electrical contacting of the semiconductor chip; first and second terminal layer regions, via which the first and second contacts electrically conductively connect to the first and second semiconductor layers; and a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer; wherein the first terminal layer region and the second terminal layer region are each arranged in some areas between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer in a vertical direction perpendicular to a main extension plane of the active region; the first terminal layer region and the second terminal layer region are arranged side by side without overlapping; and the first terminal layer region extends in places up to a side surface of the semiconductor chip.

Optoelectronic semiconductor chip and method of producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip

A radiation-emitting semiconductor chip includes a substrate; an epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence having an active zone that generates electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range, wherein the substrate is transparent to electromagnetic radiation of the active zone; and an optically active layer arranged on a side surface of the substrate and on a rear main surface of the semiconductor chip, which lies opposite to a radiation exit surface of the semiconductor chip.

Radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, optoelectronic component comprising a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, and method of coating a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip

An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a contact layer that impresses current directly into a first semiconductor region present in direct contact with a current web, the first semiconductor region is an n-side and a second semiconductor region is a p-side of a semiconductor layer sequence, and a second mirror layer is applied directly to a second semiconductor region, a plurality of contact fields and isolator fields are arranged alternately along a longitudinal direction of the current web, in the contact fields, the contact layer is in direct contact with the current web, and the isolator fields are free of the contact layer, and a first mirror layer is located between the current web and the first semiconductor region.

An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence, a transparent substrate, at least one contact trench, at least one insulating trench, at least one current distribution trench, at least in the insulating trench, an electrically insulating mirror layer that reflects radiation generated in an active layer, at least one metallic current web in the contact trench configured for a current conduction along the contact trench and supplying current to a first semiconductor region, and at least one metallic busbar in the current distribution trench that energizes a second semiconductor region, wherein the contact trench, the isolating trench and the current distribution trench extend from a side of the second semiconductor region facing away from the substrate through the active layer into the first semiconductor region, and the contact trench is completely surrounded by the insulating trench, and the current distribution trench lies only outside the insulating trench.

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Attila Molnar