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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:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2001
Applicants:
Alfred Lell, Maxhütte-Haidhof, DE;
Volker Härle, Laaber, DE;
Berthold Hahn, Hemau, DE;
Johann Luft, Wolfsegg, DE;
Inventors:
Alfred Lell, Maxhütte-Haidhof, DE;
Volker Härle, Laaber, DE;
Berthold Hahn, Hemau, DE;
Johann Luft, Wolfsegg, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2906 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to the invention, a semiconductor component for the emission of electromagnetic radiation, especially light, is made that has the following features: an active layer for producing radiation, a p-type contact that is electrically connected to the active layer, an n-type contact that is electrically connected to the active layer, and a current-confining structure to define a current path, with the current-confining structure being provided between the n-type contact and the active layer.