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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig A Gaw, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Daniel L Rode, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 17 ; 357 68 ; 357 16 ;
Abstract
A high efficiency light emitting diode is achieved through the use of a patterned metal contact. The metal contact is insulated from the structure of the light emitting diode to prevent current flow and subsequent light generation underneath the electrical bond pad. This shifts the drive current out to the patterned portion of the bond pad or metal contact.