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Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2021
Applicant:

Lumileds Llc, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Costas Dimitropoulos, Redwood City, CA (US);

Sungsoo Yi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

John Edward Epler, San Jose, CA (US);

Byung-Kwon Han, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Lumileds LLC, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/24 (2010.01); H01L 27/15 (2006.01); H01L 33/00 (2010.01); H01L 33/20 (2010.01); H01L 33/50 (2010.01); H01L 33/58 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/24 (2013.01); H01L 27/156 (2013.01); H01L 33/007 (2013.01); H01L 33/0075 (2013.01); H01L 33/20 (2013.01); H01L 33/0093 (2020.05); H01L 33/50 (2013.01); H01L 33/58 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques, devices, and systems are disclosed and include LEDs with a first flat region, at a first height from an LED base and including a plurality of epitaxial layers including a first n-layer, a first active layer, and a first p-layer. A second flat region is provided, at a second height from the LED base and parallel to the first flat region, and includes at least a second n-layer. A sloped sidewall connecting the first flat region and the second flat region is provided and includes at least a third n-layer, the first n-layer being thicker than at least a portion of third n-layer. A p-contact is formed on the first p-layer and an n-contact formed on the second n-layer.


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