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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Isamu Niki, Anan, JP;
Motokazu Yamada, Anan, JP;
Masahiko Sano, Anan, JP;
Shuji Shioji, Anan, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nichia Corporation, Anan-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor light emitting device including a substrate, an electrode and a light emitting region is provided. The substrate may have protruding portions formed in a repeating pattern on substantially an entire surface of the substrate while the rest of the surface may be substantially flat. The cross sections of the protruding portions taken along planes orthogonal to the surface of the substrate may be semi-circular in shape. The cross sections of the protruding portions may in alternative be convex in shape. A buffer layer and a GaN layer may be formed on the substrate.