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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2010
Nathan F. Gardner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael R. Krames, Los Altos, CA (US);
Melvin B. Mclaurin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sungsoo Yi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nathan F. Gardner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael R. Krames, Los Altos, CA (US);
Melvin B. McLaurin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sungsoo Yi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method according to embodiments of the invention includes providing a substrate comprising a host and a seed layer bonded to the host. The seed layer comprises a plurality of regions. A semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region is grown on the substrate. A top surface of a semiconductor layer grown on the seed layer has a lateral extent greater than each of the plurality of seed layer regions.