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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsuya Kunisato, Takatsuki, JP;
Takashi Kano, Ohtsu, JP;
Yasuhiro Ueda, Hirakata, JP;
Yasuhiko Matsushita, Osaka, JP;
Katsumi Yagi, Suita, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257 94 ; 257 96 ; 257 97 ; 257103 ; 372 45 ; 372 46 ;
Abstract
A light emitting device includes a cladding layer composed of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor of a first conductivity type, an active layer formed on the cladding layer of the first conductivity type and composed of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor containing In, an undoped cap layer formed on the active layer and composed of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor, and a cladding layer formed on the cap layer and composed of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor of a second conductivity type.