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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2004
Kazuaki Kaneko, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Umeda, Nara, JP;
Kazuaki Sasaki, Osaka, JP;
Junichi Nakamura, Kashiba, JP;
Kazuaki Kaneko, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Umeda, Nara, JP;
Kazuaki Sasaki, Osaka, JP;
Junichi Nakamura, Kashiba, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a light-emitting layer formed on the semiconductor substrate; a current-blocking layer formed on a part of the light-emitting layer for restricting light-emission; a current-spreading layer formed on the current-blocking layer and the other part of the light-emitting layer; a front electrode formed on the current-spreading layer; and a rear electrode formed on a rear side of the semiconductor substrate. The current-blocking layer is composed of a central region and an outer region which surrounds the central region via a part of the current-spreading layer, so that a light-emitting region that appears on a front surface of the device has an annular shape. The front electrode and the central region of the current-blocking layer are opposed to each other.