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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Liang-wen Wu, Banciao, TW;
Ru-chin Tu, Tainan, TW;
Cheng-tsang Yu, Wufong Township, Taichung County, TW;
Tzu-chi Wen, Tainan, TW;
Fen-ren Chien, Yonghe, TW;
Liang-Wen Wu, Banciao, TW;
Ru-Chin Tu, Tainan, TW;
Cheng-Tsang Yu, Wufong Township, Taichung County, TW;
Tzu-Chi Wen, Tainan, TW;
Fen-Ren Chien, Yonghe, TW;
Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation, Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
An epitaxial structure for GaN-based LEDs to achieve better reverse withstanding voltage and anti-ESD capability is provided. The epitaxial structure has an additional anti-ESD thin layer on top of the p-type contact layer within traditional GaN-based LEDs, which is made of undoped indium-gallium-nitrides (InGaN) or low-band-gap (Eg<3.4 eV), undoped aluminum-indium-gallium-nitrides (AlInGaN). This anti-ESD thin layer greatly improves the GaN-based LEDs' reverse withstanding voltage and resistivity to ESD, which in turn extends the GaN-based LEDs' operation life significantly.